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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.

All you need is time to check out this powerful and poignant musical number from & Juliet. Watch in this exclusive video as the wonderful Michael Iván Carrier takes the stage at the Laurie Beeachman Theatre to perform May's Act 1 ballad, 'I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman'.

Jermyn Street Theatre and Glass Mask Theatre announced full casting for the UK premiere of Simon Stephens' A SLOW FIRE, with Ross Gaynor, Fionn Ó Loingsigh, and Ian Toner reprising their roles from the Dublin production.

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company announced its 2026-2027 season at The Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse in Atlanta, featuring MEASURE FOR MEASURE, MACBETH, THE TURN OF THE SCREW, OTHELLO, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and ROMEO AND JULIET.

Violinist Esther Abrami announced her new album Amour on Sony Classical, marking her first large-scale composition. The debut single features a solo violin and orchestra arrangement of Zdeněk Fibich's Moods, Impressions and Souvenirs.

Rachel Zegler is set to star in NDA, a new psychological thriller film from writer-director Audrey Ellis Fox. She will appear in the movie alongside Penn Badgley and Tony Award nominee Amy Ryan.

You can now get a first look at Joey Fatone and Chrissy Metz starring together on Broadway in & Juliet. Chrissy Metz made her Broadway debut as ‘Angelique’ in the Broadway musical last month.

Shakespeare's Globe announced the cast for AS YOU LIKE IT, co-directed by Sean Holmes and Charlie Josephine, who also stars as Orlando. Lola Shalam leads as Rosalind in the Globe Theatre production.

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum presents Waiting in the Wings, a vibrant, funny, deeply humane comedy by Noël Coward that reminds us that a life well-lived is measured not by applause, but by connection. Set in “The Wings,” a charity home for retired actresses, Coward’s 50th play is a witty and poignant portrait of nine opinionated, funny, difficult and full of life women, each of whom once basked in public admiration.