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Settle in, it's time to meet one of the stars of Broadway Across Canada's upcoming production of 'Clue'! I had the opportunity to learn all about the mysterious lady in purple during our one-on-one interview before the show's debut in Calgary.

Newsies, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein premiered on Broadway in 2012. BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the cast has been up to since the show first burst onto Broadway!

Rose Ayling-Ellis and James Spence will lead the cast of PRIVATE JONES, a new WW1 musical weaving sign language, live captioning, and a Foley soundscape, at Southwark Playhouse Elephant in London.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel and producer Michael Maso are set to lead Bards on the Cape, a new writers retreat opening on Cape Cod. Learn more here!

The European premiere of PRIVATE JONES, a new WW1 musical written and directed by Marshall Pailet, is set to run at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, featuring a cast of hearing, hard-of-hearing, and deaf performers.

Small is back in a big way this summer! 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. Watch in this video as he talks more about his journey to the stage and the support and inspirations he found along the way.

The Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer and actor Eisa Davis discusses her new play at the Vineyard, ||:GIRLS:||:CHANCE:||:MUSIC:||, as well as her other upcoming projects including a revival of Angela’s Mixtape and the new musical Warriors.

Olivia Cygan discusses making her Shakespeare Theatre Company debut as Desdemona opposite Wendell Pierce in Simon Godwin's production of OTHELLO, running May 19 through June 28 at Harman Hall.

Stranger Things: The First Shadow will extend for a final time, completing its run at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End on December 27, 2026 and at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway on January 3, 2027.  

Brand Associates and Brand Library & Art Center will present Brand 54, a national juried exhibition of works on paper selected from over 1,350 submissions, with a free public opening reception in Glendale, CA.

In 'Uber: The Musical,' Danielle Brooks taps into her theater background with a Broadway-inspired jingle that serves as an advertisement for the popular rideshare service. Check it out now.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced that Kimberly Akimbo, the winner of the most Tony Awards of the 2022–2023 season, including Best Musical, is now available for licensing. 

Laura Benanti is in for a busy Tony weekend. The popular performer will join Tituss Burgess to co-host “The Tony Awards: Act One,” a live pre-show, which will include the presentation of the first round of this year’s Tony Awards, airing free on Pluto TV.

Oh!Scare Wilde Productions will present the UK premiere of THE PIGEON FACTORY at Underbelly Cowgate as part of the Culture Ireland Edinburgh Showcase, a darkly absurd one-man show written and performed by Aaron O'Neill.

Theatre South Playhouse in Dr. Phillips, Orlando, will present a fresh production of MATILDA: THE MUSICAL, featuring returning cast member Jonny Jones as Miss Trunchbull, directed by Hillary Brook.

Goodman Theatre Artistic Director Susan V. Booth and Executive Director John Collins have revealed the 2026/2027 Season line-up, beginning this fall. With 12 productions—five world or Chicago premieres, a reinvestigated classic and more.

Oh What A Ride! Productions and Crow's Theatre will present DANCER at Toronto's Terminal Theatre, featuring the original creative team and cast in an expanded staging of the 2023 Fringe Festival hit.

Yachtley Crew, the seven-piece Yacht Rock band signed to Jimmy Buffett's Mailboat label, will perform at Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts on Long Island.

Having originated the role of Hercules at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey in 2023, Bradley Gibson is returning to Disney’s Hercules, this time in London's West End from 29 June! We recently had the chance to speak with Gibson about returning to the role, talking about what originally made him want to be a part of it, what it is like to come back to the role and his favourite songs from the show!

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.