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The past month represented the strongest April grosses in Broadway history, with each week being well over the $40 million mark, and Easter week peaking at over $50 million. Several shows opened, bringing the total number conncurrently running shows on Broadway to 40, the highest mark since 2018. As ever, some of those 40 are doing much better than others. 

Heather Tyson, an award-winning Solo Artist, will take the stage with her acclaimed solo show, TITLE PENDING, as part of the San Diego International Fringe Festival.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s Studio is set to stage the world première of This Is A Gift, a new play by Edinburgh-based Icelandic playwright and director Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir, set in Leith.

The Critics Choice Association has announced the date and honorees for its 2nd Annual Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television. Honorees include Michael Urie, Gideon Glick, Bowen Yang, Nathan Lee Graham, and more.

Beck Center for the Arts has announced its 2025-2026 Professional Theater Season, the 92nd season which includes a big splash, comedies, dramas, musicals, and a new collaboration with Oberlin College & Conservatory Music Theater Program. 

Shake & Stir Theatre Co and Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), in association with Brisbane Festival, have announced the premiere of a brand-new production of the breakout Australian pop musical The Lovers.

The Hudson Valley Symphony Orchestra and Andre Raphel, Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor will present a Season Finale concert, Elgar's Friends & Ravel at 150.

Main Street Theater (MST) is celebrating 50 years of engaging theater for curious and thoughtful audiences of all ages. 2025-2026 marks the 50th Season for Main Street Theater and will include seven productions.

“Fasten your seatbelts!” cries Salty Brine at the top of the show, “it’s going to be a bumpy ride!” He’s not wrong: watching him at work is like standing in the middle of a four-way road junction and being smashed over and over by cars from every direction. In a good way.

Celebrate 10 Years Of Family Fun And Summer Savings With The South Florida Adventure Pass! Passholders can enjoy unlimited admission to Butterfly World, Flamingo Gardens, Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS) and Sawgrass Recreation Park.

The Naughty Carriage on the Orphan Train is a fresh revival of the recent BYMT classic with a cast of 39 performers from across the UK. See the show at Birmingham Hippodrome and learn how to purchase tickets.

Carnegie Hall has revealed the summer schedule for Carnegie Hall Citywide, a free concert series that brings a mix of live performances to venues throughout New York City.  Learn more!

It's been one hell of year for James Scully. Following a critically acclaimed performance off-Broadway last year, the actor made his Broadway debut in July in the cast of the hottest (and funniest) play of the season- Oh, Mary! This little show that could started as a limited engagement before it extended... and extended again, and again, and again. James has been along for the ride, and following a brief time away this winter, he has returned to the cast for the show's final months on Broadway. ​

Catch up on all the latest from the week ending April 11, 2025 with videos from Smash, Boop! The Musical, and more!

Born With Teeth will make its West End premiere, featuring Ncuti Gatwa as Christopher Marlowe and Edward Bluemel as William Shakespeare. Learn more about the show here!

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its 2025–26 season running from September 17, 2025, through May 3, 2026. Learn more about the season programming here!

Bryan Cranston will star as ‘Joe Keller', Marianne Jean-Baptiste as ‘Kate Keller' and Paapa Essiedu as ‘Chris Keller' in Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS. Learn more about the show here!

Fault Line Theatre is launching their 15th Season. In 2025, Fault Line Theatre will continue developing new plays with their Irons in the Fire series. Learn more about the plays here!

The Segal Centre for Performing Arts, in association with Russell Citron, will present Our Little Secret: The 23andMe Musical, a bold and heartwarming new production written by and starring Noam Tomaschoff.

It's been half a year since Sunset Boulevard took its first Broadway bows at the St. James Theatre, and a year a half since the show's journey began in London in Fall 2023. Nicole Scherzinger, Tom Francis, Grace Hodgett Young and David Thaxton have been along for the whole ride. Watch in this video as all four chat more about their experience on Broadway so far.

Following countless rave reviews and a second consecutive sell-out, award-nominated run at the Fringe, 2023 Best Newcomer nominee Dan Tiernan is back and he's giving you everything he's got. No bluffing.

NYC's theatre district is full of amazing places for eating, drinking, and shopping, but if you are looking to see all you can in a short window of time, there are plenty of sights within walking distance of all 41 Broadway theatres. From outdoor pitstops to guided tours and museum visits, check out 13 activities to add to you midtown sight-seeing itinerary. ​

The Empire Strips Back – A Burlesque Parody will make its Las Vegas debut at Rio Hotel & Casino in May. This one-of-a-kind production takes the galaxy's most iconic saga and gives it a cheeky, seductive twist. 

Due to fan demand, CREED has extended The Summer of ’99 Tour for 2025 with 5 additional dates to their previously announced 23-city run. The band has added stops in Mt. Pleasant, MI; Cincinnati, OH; Providence, RI; Manchester, NH; and Halifax, NS.

OFC Creations Theatre has announced the 2025-2026 Broadway in Brighton Series, back for a third year, after last season's lineup featured Tony and Emmy nominated actors from Hollywood and Broadway.