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What if Juliet got a second chance? & Juliet delivers a clever twist on Shakespeare with Max Martin's biggest hits, dazzling choreography, vibrant visuals, and a wonderfully engaging cast. Joyful, funny, and irresistibly entertaining from start to finish.

American Ballet Theatre announced the promotion of six corps de ballet dancers — Zimmi Coker, Michael de la Nuez, Tyler Maloney, Joseph Markey, Andrew Robare, and Yoon Jung Seo — to the rank of Soloist, as announced by ABT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe.

The Joyce Theater revealed the full cast and programming for The Joyce Ballet Festival 2026, curated by Misty Copeland, featuring artists from ABT, NYCB, Paris Opera Ballet, and two world premieres.

Theatre Georgian Bay will present a reimagined, 1930s-set production of TWELFTH NIGHT at Collingwood's Shipyards Amphitheatre, marking the company's 10th anniversary with a return to its inaugural Shakespeare production.

American Ballet Theatre announced the promotion of Jarod Curley to Principal Dancer, effective September 1. ABT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe made the announcement on stage at the Metropolitan Opera House following a performance of Swan Lake.

Drew Gehling will play his final performance as William Shakespeare in & Juliet on Broadway in August. After several years in the hit musical, the Waitress alum took to Instagram to announce that he will be taking his final bow.

Franz & Marie, the new musical inspired by Georg Büchner's Woyzeck with book & lyrics by Chris Broderick, has been newly adapted by Teresa Howard with additional music arrangements and orchestrations by Steven Edis.

Chrissy Metz visited THE TONIGHT SHOW to discuss her Broadway debut in & JULIET, revealing she never expected to find herself kissing NSYNC's Joey Fatone onstage. Check out the video here!

We felt very much at the end of the last run that we were not done telling the story. For one, we had rehearsed this for so long, and to just do the 5 shows over 3-4 days. It was not enough for the cast and the creative team, and it was not enough for audiences either, because many people shared how deeply this touched them and how much more they wanted to see.

Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed into a musical mash-up extravaganza. Directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is a theatrical celebration of Truth, Beauty, Freedom and, above all, Love.

Complicité co-founder Annabel Arden will play Nell in Flabbergast Theatre's Edinburgh Fringe production of Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME, joining artistic director Henry Maynard, Simon Gleave, and Derek Elwood at the 375-seat Lomond venue.

Lyric Stage Boston has announced principal casting for its 2027 production of Les Misérables. Directed by Courtney O'Connor, the musical will star De'Lon Grant as Jean Valjean, Christopher Chew as Javert, and Kristian Espiritu as Fantine.

The Public Theater has revealed the cast for Public Works’ PUBLIC RECORD, a new original production by Public Works based on a concept by Emily Lim and Dan Canham.

A queer romance-thriller mash-up sounds an ambitious undertaking, so one must applaud writer Eleanor Tindall and director Emily Aboud for giving it a go. However, this revival at the Bush Theatre in west London doesn't quite come together, despite laudable performances from a young, animated cast.

Peter Van Norden, the veteran character actor whose career spanned more than four decades across Broadway, film, and television, died at the age of 75. His death was announced by his son, Robert via Instagram, who said Van Norden passed away peacefully with his wife, Wendy, by his side after facing several health conditions.

Sunstone Theatre Company will present Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT, OR WHAT YOU WILL at two outdoor Portland-area venues, directed by Jake Merriman with a cast of 14 performers.

Oak Park Festival Theatre continues its 51st Anniversary season with Oscar Wilde’s smashing comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest. First produced in 1895, the play is memorable from Wilde’s fast wit and the farcical parody of the English upper class. Oak Park’s production of Earnest, directed by newcomer Kathryn Walsh, is a comical performance with high energy.

BroadwayWorld chats with Ella Ruth Francis who stars as Tracy Turnblad in San Francisco Playhouse's production of 'Hairspray,' the effervescent musical running July 10 thru September 12. This is a role she was born to play.

Kickdrum, formed by Alfie Wickham, Kai Porter, and Noah Manzoor, will bring Heart Beats Strong to Edinburgh Fringe, a devised work blending physical theatre, dance, and personal diary entries exploring identity and masculinity.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater celebrated the company's 40th Anniversary with the Revel in Ruby Gala. The evening raised $1.3 million, honoring four decades of powerful theatermaking and fueling the artistry, education, and community engagement.

The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival in Prescott, Ontario, will present the world premiere musical R&J AND JONI, blending Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with Joni Mitchell's music, alongside an immersive walkabout MACBETH AT THE TOWER and a local Spotlight Series.

Tangram Theatre Company will present the London premiere of MEMORIAM, a new play exploring Holocaust memory and AI ethics, starring 2025 Olivier Award nominee Beverley Klein as the world's last living Holocaust survivor.

Forced Entertainment announced a return to UK stages with two works: the UK premiere of COLD SWEAT, featuring AI-generated voices and live lip-syncing, and a northern England tour of SELECTED WORKS: TABLE TOP SHAKESPEARE.

Madison Shakespeare Company announced three open-air productions to close its summer season, including an Eastern European folklore adaptation and Shakespeare love scenes performed across two outdoor venues in Wisconsin.

For generations, an invitation to perform at Shakespeare in the Park has represented one of the defining moments in an actor’s career. Each summer, beneath the trees of Central Park and before thousands of New Yorkers, The Public Theater transforms Shakespeare’s works into a living conversation with the present—bringing together generations of artists and audiences through the enduring power of live performance.