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Jane Asher and Samantha Womack will lead the UK tour of BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT, Daisy Goodwin's debut play, directed by Anthony Banks, visiting Cambridge Arts Theatre and several other venues.

The RSC announced new productions for its 2026-27 season, including Sharon D Clarke in OTHELLO, a world premiere by Stewart Pringle, and a touring MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR visiting regional theatres across England.

Playhouse on the Square will present the world premiere of YOUR ROMEO, written by Shualee Cook and directed by Courtney Oliver, at TheatreWorks in Memphis, starring Resident Company Members Brooke Papritz and Caroline Simpson.

The Washington Ballet announced its 2026/27 season, marking the company's 50th anniversary with five programs at venues including Warner Theatre, Sidney Harman Hall, The National Theatre, and Wolf Trap.

Secret Cinema announced the full cast for GREASE: THE IMMERSIVE MOVIE MUSICAL, returning to Evolution London in Battersea Park for a strictly limited run, with Kieran Alleyne, Charlotte Avery, and others joining previously announced leads.

City Theatre Austin will present a musical reimagining of Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, directed by Adam Adolfo, blending the classic comedy's verse with iconic songs from the past century.

Storc, written by Audra Zook, and directed by Audra Zook, will come to Chain Theatre's Summer One-Act Festival in July. Learn more about the upcoming production here,

John Donnelly's THE PASS, directed by Max Hunter, will make its American premiere at La MaMa in a five-week limited run starring Matisse Ratron-Neal, Terry Bell, Ino Badanjak, and Oliver Rowland-Jones.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presented its Center Stage evening on Tuesday, and it was a glorious capstone to the company’s 2026 festival.  It featured the best young opera talent in America. 

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 29, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Molly McQuillan's thriller 3600, directed by Anna Marie Tobin, will be performed at the Chain Theatre Summer One-Act Festival, starring Ashley M. Cowles and Casey Mars Miller.

The Canadian production of the international hit musical comedy & Juliet will end its run at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in August. The production will have played 277 performances and been seen by over 320,000 patrons. 

& Juliet recently celebrated 1500 performances on Broadway. Check out photos and video from the celebration, along with a first look at Emmy & Golden Globe nominee Chrissy Metz in the show!

This summer, the great tradition of Shakespeare in the Park continues with Romeo & Juliet (directed by Saheem Ali) running through Sunday, June 28 and The Winter's Tale (directed by Daniel Sullivan) running through Saturday, August 22. BroadwayWorld's very own Spencer Glass is taking us on a trip to the Delacorte to learn more about why Shakespeare in the Park should be on your Summer 2026 bucket list and how to get tickets. Watch in this video!

The American Repertory Theater announced the complete cast and creative team for RHINOCEROS, directed by Diane Paulus at the Loeb Drama Center, starring Paul Giamatti, John Turturro, and Tatiana Maslany.

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum will present The People of Pompeii, a new comedy by Bernardo Cubría set in Topanga Canyon, co-directed by Ellen Geer and Xochitl Romero.

Stages St. Louis has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming production of Guys & Dolls. Directed by James Monroe Iglehart, the classic musical will run July 24 through August 23 at The Ross Family Theatre.

Hartford Stage will present Breakdancing Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet as part of its 20th anniversary celebration, combining classical text with contemporary dance and original music.

Hannah Rae's A MAN CALLED PARIS, a queer reimagining of Romeo and Juliet, returns to The Tank in NYC with a mostly returning cast, directed by Rae and produced by Kulturkanonen.

Flabbergast Theatre will present Samuel Beckett's ENDGAME at Edinburgh Festival Fringe's Pleasance at EICC, marking the company's largest Fringe production to date and their return since their acclaimed MACBETH in 2022.

Paul Herzberg's award-winning play THE MOTH, a psychological thriller exploring race, trauma, and the legacy of Apartheid, will receive its London premiere at the Finborough Theatre following a sell-out Northern tour.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 23, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

You can now get a first look at the 'Holy Saint Francis!' scene from The Public Theater's Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Romeo & Juliet, directed by Saheem Ali.

Performances are underway for The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Romeo & Juliet. The cast includes Ra’Mya Latiah Aikens as Juliet and Daniel Bravo Hernández as Romeo. Watch the famous balcony scene here!

Casting high school aged teen-agers can be a trickier needle to thread than one might think. Two actors who are still in high school wrestling down the spectrum of emotions, growth journeys and heartbreak of Shakespeare’s tale is no small achievement. Asher Hagler and Quinnlyn Scheppner make their marks; they are charismatic, genuine and, yes, also very young.