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This summer, join Shakespeare's Globe for a season bursting with world-class artists, lesser-known classics, and much-loved plays, in two of the most iconic theatres in the world.

Puppet Showplace Theater will present its winter season from January to March 2026, featuring educational programs and performances that explore science, history, and cultural heritage in Brookline Village.

BroadwayWorld chats with virtuoso pianist-actor-writer Hershey Felder about his latest show, 'Hershey Felder: The Piano and Me,' running in its world premiere engagement at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley January 17 to February 8 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts.

One of the most effective things the musical gains by moving from page to screen to stage is permission to reframe the story without betraying it. By leaning harder into the Curtis brothers as the emotional spine, the musical clarifies a distinction that’s always been present in the text but rarely foregrounded this explicitly: Darry, Soda, and Ponyboy are family by blood, bound by obligation and grief; while the Greasers are family by choice, bound by loyalty and survival.

Performances are underway for Revolution(s), the all-new punk/metal/hip-hop musical by Tom Morello and Zayd Ayers Dohrn, at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Read the reviews below!

Manual Cinema is a Chicago-based collective that creates what can best be described as live movies onstage using shadow puppetry, hand-built miniature sets, silhouette performers, and original music all layered together in real time.

Discover the Stratford Festival's 2026 cast lineup, featuring GUYS AND DOLLS and more! Get details on how to attend this exciting season.

Incredible as it seems, globally renowned magicians Penn & Teller have finally got around to their first residency in London’s theatre district. Now both in their seventies, this could well be their West End debut and farewell. 

Penn & Teller, the undisputed masters of modern magic are celebrating their Penn & Teller, the undisputed masters of modern magic are celebrating their incredible 50th Anniversary. Taking place at The London Palladium from Saturday 13 September 2025, the 11-date residency will mark the duo’s first ever West End run of a show. Renowned for their jaw-dropping performances, a joyous exploration of magic and comedy, Penn & Teller first performed together on 19 August 1975 and are now arguably the world’s most famous magicians.

The production will star John C. Short as the flamboyant Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Michelle Elaine Lucey as Janet Weiss, and Michael Morch as Brad Majors. Joining them are Niko Lento (Riff Raff), Jennifer Nelson (Magenta), and more.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), Chichester Festival Theatre and the Roald Dahl Story Company, have announced further casting for The BFG.   Learn more here!

Gift Horse Theatre will premiere DONT COPY ME (COPY) at Dublin Fringe Festival 2025, September 16–20 at Smock Alley Theatre. The queer, female-led production reimagines Samuel Beckett’s legacy through music, dance, lecture, and playful provocation.

The Stratford Festival has announced its 2026 season, which will be the final year under the inspired leadership of Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino. Learn more about the lineup here!

Burlesque the Musical based on Steven Antin’s film starring Christina Aguilera and Cher is playing now at the Savoy Theatre. Read all the reviews for the production!

The McCoy Center for the Arts will host unforgettable evening with platinum-selling singer-songwriter Marc Cohn and GRAMMY-winning musician Shawn Colvin, performing together. Learn more!

The McCoy Center for the Arts will host unforgettable evening with platinum-selling singer-songwriter Marc Cohn and GRAMMY-winning musician Shawn Colvin. Learn more!

Atlantic Theater Company has revealed its Judith Champion Launch Commissioning Program writers for 2025. Learn more about the Commissioning Program and the writers here!

The new national tour of the iconic musical Beauty and the Beast is now traveling across America. Read the reviews as they come in here and learn more about the production!

TNT has shared a sneak peek clip from the eighth episode of “The Librarians: The Next Chapter,” executive produced by Dean Devlin. Watch the clip now!

Following its award-winning debut at the Dublin Fringe Festival, BITCH, a bold fusion of cabaret, stand-up, and theatre from Irish actor and theatremaker Marty Breen, makes its way to the Pleasance Dome as part of the 2025 Culture Ireland Edinburgh Showcase.

Throughout Kids Week, children aged 17 and under can see participating shows for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult, and each full-paying adult can also purchase up to two additional children's tickets at half price.

The tightly produced, crisply presented piece directed by Schoolhouse Producing Director Bram Lewis stars Wali Jamal in a thoroughly engaging and formidable performance that also profiles Mr. Armstrong’s lifelong manager Mr. Joe Glaser and another deity straight from the Mount Olympus of jazz, Mr. Miles Davis. Mr. Jamal skillfully presents the three as distinct personalities without overdoing it. He represents them rather than impersonates them, which is a wise choice because there only is one sun in this universe and it is the one and only Satchmo.

Rorschach Theatre’s 2025 Magic in Rough Spaces New Play Lab will present a trio of staged readings of new plays, each featuring sample design elements to give audiences a taste of what a full production might feel like.

Rorschach Theatre has announced finalists for its annual Magic in Rough Spaces New Play Lab. Get full details for the plays. The final three plays will be announced May 19, 2025 and public readings of those finalists will be on June 14, & 15, 2025.

Pachyman — the musical project of Puerto Rican-born, Los Angeles-based musician Pachy Garcia — has announced a 28-date North American co-headlining tour with Stones Throw artist MNDSGN.