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West End Charity Football Club led 29 participants on a 15-mile walk past 58 West End theatres, surpassing previous fundraising totals for theatrical charity Acting for Others.

Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga made history this week as the first Filipina to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Darren Criss and Brandy were on hand to celebrate the Tony Award winner and Disney Legend and reflect on her impact on stage and screen.Watch the videos.

new theatre season is here. With a new season, we are also welcoming a new Executive Director to Des Moines Playhouse. After a multi-month search, Des Moines Playhouse announced its new Executive Director, Chelsea Haaland.

Callum Crawford will star as Spot in SPOT'S BIRTHDAY PARTY, a stage adaptation of Eric Hill's books touring 13 UK towns and cities from September 12, 2026, including Bristol and Middlesbrough.

Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed the latest recipients of their Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions for new theatrical works surrounding themes of science, math, and technology.

See some of the biggest names performing at cabaret venues in NYC this fall, at a range of budget points, including an immersive cemetery performance, original Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr, a holiday show from Broadway legend Kelli O’Hara, and more

Lea Salonga will be honored with the 2,855th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, becoming the first Filipina to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Learn more here!

Nathan Darrow, Renea S. Brown, and Lee Osorio will lead Folger Theatre's staging of Shakespeare's MEASURE FOR MEASURE, directed by Psalmayene 24 and reset in the 1950s American South.

BritBox will premiere AGATHA CHRISTIE'S TOMMY & TUPPENCE starring Antonia Thomas, Josh Dylan and Imelda Staunton, headlining a fall slate that also includes new seasons of LUDWIG, DEATH VALLEY and TIME.

Sadie Sink, Noah Jupe, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes are among nominees for The Stage Debut Awards 2026, with winners to be revealed at a London ceremony on September 27.

Brian McDonald will reprise his solo comedic performance as Alex in Jonathan Tolins' BUYER & CELLAR, directed by Jamie Torcellini at Santa Barbara's New Vic Theatre.

The Cape Playhouse has revealed the complete cast and creative team for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, including Julia Murney, Tatianna Córdoba and more.

Tennessee Shakespeare Company will present a season of firsts in Memphis, including Love's Labor's Lost, a new Christmas cabaret, The Great Gatsby, a new play festival, and more.

Broadway performers JJ Niemann, Samantha Pauly and Paul Schwensen will headline a benefit concert in Midway, Kentucky, supporting arts education in Jessamine County Schools.

Canadian-born David D’Lancy Wilson is nearly one year into his run as Mufasa in THE LION KING. Next week, Pride Rock comes roaring into Montreal and Wilson is coming home to Canada. I had the opportunity to chat with Wilson about his life, career, and the experience of wearing the mask of one of musical theatre’s most iconic fathers. For Wilson, however, Mufasa is more than a king, warrior, husband and protector. At his core, he says, “he is just a parent trying to do right and best for their child.” As a father of two young boys himself, that perspective carries particular weight. THE LION KING takes the stage at Salle Wilfred-Pelletier, Places des Arts, 175 Rue Sainte-Catherine O, Montréal, QC H2X 1Y9 from August 19 - September 6, 2026.

The Sarah Siddons Society will honor James Moore, music director and conductor of Lincoln Center Theatre's RAGTIME revival, with its Leading Artist Award in Chicago.

An award-winning documentary chronicling the music of Y Vân will screen in Orange County, revisiting the sounds tied to Saigon's cultural history.

Theatre Group Asia has released a first look at music rehearsals for the international premiere of The Notebook: The Musical, and the clip puts the show's two Allies front and center.

'The Notebook,' the hit Broadway musical based on Nicholas Sparks’ 1996 bestseller, featuring music and lyrics by American singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and a book by American playwright and screenwriter Bekah Brunstetter, is making its first international premiere at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater this September.

OFC Creations founder Eric Vaughn Johnson discusses the 2026-2027 Broadway in Brighton Series, a season of six musicals featuring rarely produced titles, a North American premiere of THE OSMONDS, and a New York State premiere of THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 15, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Austin's theatre community has plenty to celebrate. After representing the Heller Awards at the 2026 Jimmy Awards, London Mays, a national finalist, and Isaiah Barafwala, who earned a featured Character Medley solo, reflect on Broadway, community, and the future in our exclusive interview.

Paul Schwensen has spent his career slipping between leading tracks and understudy roles on Broadway and the road, from Elder Price in The Book of Mormon to Fiyero in Wicked and Chris in Miss Saigon.

The Proscenium Theater is about to be beaten with more energy as American actor Jason Canela steps into the Manila spotlight for 'On Your Feet!' The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan.

Broadway and Vine kicked off its 2026 season with a sunset concert by Tony and Olivier Award Winner Lea Salonga on Carneros Resort’s Vineyard Lawn in Napa Valley. See photos~