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BAM Rose Cinemas will present FILMAFRICA 2026, a showcase of contemporary and classic Pan-African cinema curated by the New York African Film Festival, featuring world, US, and North American premieres from Uganda, Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, and beyond.

Edinburgh's Winter Festival generated a record £241m economic impact, with over 2.9 million visits to Christmas sites and 115,000 attendees at Hogmanay, representing a 20% rise over three years.

Celebrity chef and TV personality Carla Hall will make her professional stage debut in PLEASE UNDERESTIMATE ME, an autobiographical one-woman show at Olney Theatre Center, directed by Helen Hayes Award-winner Lili-Anne Brown.

In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other — the chance to return to life.

Bump in the Night Theatre will present HOOKMAN, Lauren Yee's existential slasher comedy, at Bramble Arts Loft in Chicago. The production explores grief, trauma, and dark humor through a hook-handed serial killer story.

Following its 2023 production at 59e59 Theatres and productions around the country, the Penguin Rep Theatre production of SMALL, written by and starring Robert Montano, will return to New York City for a limited engagement.

The Muny announced the principal cast for HAIRSPRAY, opening its 108th season at Forest Park. Katy Geraghty and Richard Kind lead the production, which marks the show's return to the St. Louis stage for the first time since 2015.

The 2025/26 Broadway season has officially come to a close, and what a season it has been! Audiences have enjoyed a ton of exciting performances over the past twelve months, and with awards season now upon us, we're looking back at how this year's productions add up and compare to seasons past.

The Gamm has dipped back into Martin McDonagh’s canon (previous productions include Hangmen, 2023, A Skull in Connemara, 2016), for their latest production–The Cripple of Inishmaan.  Set in the remote Aran Islands, this play shows what feels like a softer side of McDonagh in that it’s a peek into the world of some quirky characters and the neighbors they barely tolerate, but are also woven into every aspect of life. 

Marking the first West End transfer for The Bridge, the multi-award-winning production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods will run in the West End this Autumn.

Tanya Perez's NSFW solo show WELCOME TO CLOWNTOWN, fresh off its 2023 Off-Broadway run at The Tank, will have its Southeast premiere at the 35th Annual Orlando Fringe Festival in May 2026.

The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts announced its 2026-2027 season, with subscriptions on sale now for its Broadway, Dance, and The Hanover Theatre Repertory (THT Rep) series.

In April, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Marilyn Maye, Claybourne Elder and many more. 

Center Theatre Group has revealed twelve productions for the 2026/27 Season. The eight-show One CTG subscription package includes plays and musicals at the Mark Taper Forum and Ahmanson Theatre, including The Turning world premiere and more.

Performances are now underway for Manhattan Theatre Club's world premiere of The Balusters, a new play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon. Meet the cast of The Balusters here!

Performances are now underway for Beaches, A New Musical, the new musical about the friends who carry us through life. Learn more and meet the cast of Beaches here!

Teatro Nuovo will present IL DON GIOVANNI and IL TURCO IN ITALIA in July 2026, marking two centuries of Italian opera in America with performances at Montclair State University and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Broadway has a long history of one-person shows, including many that have been added to the canon in this century.  Seeing one actor powerfully create a whole world on stage can be an exceptional experience. Of course, one handers are hardly one-person projects; while there may only be one actor on stage, they are collaborating with an entire team of creatives, designers, and behind-the-scenes personnel to bring a show to life. 

The Broadway Women's Fund revealed its 2026 Women to Watch on Broadway list, the seventh list from the fund spotlighting women in leadership in theater.

Delaware Theatre Company is currently presenting the U.S. premiere of GLORY RIDE, the new musical based on the true story of Tour de France champion Gino Bartali. Check out photos from the production below.

The 2026 Heller Awards have officially announced their nominees, recognizing outstanding young talent in the arts. The awards ceremony is set to honor these young artists for their exceptional contributions.

16 shows have been added for Metallica’s Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere in Las Vegas, extending Metallica’s Sphere residency into 2027. The general on-sale for all dates begins Friday, March 6 at 10am PT.

Two one-act plays presented as a double-bill, each centring on an act of knife violence, He Said/She Said revives Dom Riley's Misconduct and Madeline Gould's Ladykiller.

Following rumors and speculation, it has been confirmed that Metallica will debut its Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere in Las Vegas. The highly-anticipated eight-show run will take place on October 1 and 3, 15 and 17, 22 and 24, and 29 and 31, 2026.

Canadian Stage will conclude its season with the Canadian Premiere of the newest play from two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage, CLYDE'S, on stage April 11th to 26th at the Bluma Appel Theatre.