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San Francisco Playhouse has revealed its 24th season, which will be presented August 2026 to September 2027. The season will feature three musicals and four plays.

Prime Stage Theatre will present its world premiere adaptation of Laurie Halse Anderson's novel SPEAK, running May 1-10, 2026 at New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh, with Anderson attending a post-show discussion on May 2.

The Encore Musical Theatre Company will present Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking rock musical RENT, which will run April 9-May 3, 2026, in the Maas Theatre.

In his new book Making RENT, Tim Weil takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most groundbreaking musicals of the 20th century. In a recent interview with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge, Weil opened up about his first impressions of Jonathan Larson, the emotional weight of the show’s earliest days, and the creative process that shaped its now-iconic score.

New 42 will present Finding Your Voice, a special event featuring a discussion between Broadway star Andrew Keenan-Bolger and his sister, Tony Award-winner Celia Keenan-Bolger, about his new coming-of-age novel, Limelight.

Georgie Butler and Edward Flynn Haddon have joined THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT at Southwark Playhouse Borough following an open casting search of more than 600 performers. The London premiere runs July 9 to August 22, 2026.

Yes, Rent opened on Broadway thirty years ago. Having seen its final preview with a rapt and frequently weeping audience, it was fun to share it with an audience that knows the score (and when to moo).

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking rock musical RENT, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts presents RENT in Concert-- a powerful performance that spotlights the score that transformed musical theater

Pleasantville theater company Arc Stages will present An Evening with Adam Pascal, with special guest John Hickok. This special, one night only concert will benefit the Arc Stages Capital Campaign.

Current star of Masquerade Telly Leung discusses with Jennifer Ashley Tepper playing the Phantom in the immersive production, the full circle from Rent fan to Rent actor, Gavin Creel’s leadership during a production that never was, and much more. 

Fasten your seatbelts! The Musical Theatre Guild is a non-profit membership theatre company founded in 1996 by a dedicated group of professional musical theatre artists. Beginning in living rooms, these artists were interested in exploring and preserving the unique American art form of musical theatre by presenting either forgotten, neglected, or unfairly dismissed Broadway musicals. Brian Kim McCormick is playing the only leading man who can handle Margo Channing portrayed deliciously by Barbara Carlton Heart. Live extended orchestrations by the generosity of the David Lee Foundation under the direction of the very talented Brad Ellis.

RENT Tony Award winner Wilson Jermaine Heredia will make his directorial debut with the new play A MEANS TO AN END, written by J. William Bruce. The production will premiere at the Producer's Club in New York with two performances.

Max Harwood, Marcus Collins, and others will star in the European premiere of THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT, showcasing the late composer's lesser-known works.

State Theatre New Jersey will present RENT in Concert. RENT in Concert is hitting the road for a special Performing Arts Center tour, bringing the unforgettable music of Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking musical to audiences across the country.

A new production of Jonathan Larson’s 1996 Pulitzer Prize Winner RENT, itself a re-interpretation of Puccini’s “La Boheme,” arrives like a time capsule that refuses to stay shut as a first ever co-production of the White Theatre (inside the Jewish Community Center) and Kansas City’s venerable Melting Pot Theatre. Picture a time, not so long ago, when a diagnosis of HIV was a sentence of death.

Adapted from Nicholas Sparks' ubiquitous 1996 novel (and its popular 2004 film iteration featuring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling), THE NOTEBOOK - THE MUSICAL re-stages a generational love story into a quietly sweeping, memory-fractured stage romance that subtly promotes emotional accumulation over plot novelty. Now on stage at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts, this 2024 three-time Tony-nominated Broadway musical's first national tour continues performances in Costa Mesa through February 8, 2026.

The National Tour of RENT in Concert will arrive at Long Island University's Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, bringing the unforgettable music of Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical to Long Island audiences.

From Anthony Ramos to Ben Platt, take a look at all the Broadway stars to look out for when you tune in to Ryan Murphy's new series, The Beauty. All episodes of the series are now streaming on Hulu.

Ballyhoo Table & Stage will present a bold, fresh take on RENT, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, running July 16 through August 16, 2026.

St Michael's community and St Kilda creatives will collaborate for a poignant production of RENT at Midsumma 2026, with Performances at Performing Arts Centre, St George's from January 21-24.

We had the opportunity to interview Dana Zell who has served as the Managing Director of CMT for the past 10 years.

The Jonathan Larson Project, the New York tribute featuring previously unheard songs from the composer of Rent, will make its UK premiere at Southwark Playhouse Borough next year. Learn more here!

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including 54 Celebrates Hanukkah, Jantzen Theatrical’s Christmas in New York and more. 

What did our critic think of TICK...TICK...BOOM! at Alumnae Theatre?

The Olivier Award-winning Oedipus, an adaptation created and directed by Robert Icke, will begin performances on Broadway on Thursday, October 30, 2025. Meet the cast of Oedipus here!