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This week on Real Time with Bill Maher features a one-on-one interview with Vice President Mike Pence and a panel discussion with Senator Chris Murphy and Susan Rice.

Four years after first seeing SIX, I still remain impressed by how well the musical continues to work. What initially seemed like a clever gimmick – a pop concert starring the six wives of Henry VIII – has instead proven itself to be one of the most inventive pieces of musical theatre of the last decade.

Much has been written about the proliferation of pop singer-songwriters writing new musicals for Broadway and off-Broadway. Less covered is the trend of pop singers performing on Broadway, which has made for a number of memorable appearances in current and recent seasons. 

Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner Stockard Channing will make her directorial debut at the Edinburgh Festival with KRAPP'S LAST TAPE, starring longtime friend David Westhead, with all proceeds benefiting the Wembley to Soweto Foundation.

Speight Jenkins, who led Seattle Opera for 31 years and transformed it into one of the most respected opera companies in the US, has died at 89, the company announced.

Scottish Ballet's MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS is likely to stand as the most spectacular triumph at Spoleto Festival USA 2026, and festival founder Gian Carlo Menotti's 1939 radio opera, THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF, will probably remain the best theatre.

Theater Resources Unlimited will present a free live reading of UNZIPPED, a new musical by Eva Margolies and Douglas J. Cohen, at Theater 555 in NYC, followed by an industry talkback panel.

The 79th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday, June 7, 2026. It's the biggest awards show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize?

Society of London Theatre's Kids Week returns this summer with over 50 West End and London shows, offering free tickets for children aged 17 and under accompanied by a full-price adult, plus behind-the-scenes activities.

Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari will host the Carnegie Hall Notables—a membership program for music enthusiasts in their 20s and 30s—for the 20th Annual Notable Occasion.

Air Supply will perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater as part of their A Matter of Time Tour, coinciding with the duo's 50th anniversary and their first studio album in 15 years.

Cumberland Theatre will present Charles Busch's cult camp comedy PSYCHO BEACH PARTY, directed by artistic director Kimberli Rowley, featuring a cast of local and visiting actors including two performers from New York City.

A special moment took place in Sydney this weekend when an audience member took the stage to join the orchestra during the opening night performance of Justin Hurwitz’s La La Land in Concert at the Darling Harbour Theatre.

There is a moment, somewhere between the knife-thrower's insane grin and Brian the Goose making his entrance with the unruffled authority of a minor aristocrat, when you simply have to give in to the magic. Giffords Circus has this effect on people. It has had this effect on people for twenty-six years, and Waterfield — this season's new production, themed around the riverbanks and hedgerows of an England that exists mainly in children's literature — gives absolutely no indication that the spell is about to wear off.

Shoshana Bean, who is nominated for a Tony Award for her performance in The Lost Boys, recently received her iconic portrait at Sardi's. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the unveiling here!

The opening night performance of HELL’S KITCHEN at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre delivered an unforgettable evening for Los Angeles audiences, highlighted by a special appearance from Alicia Keys. Check out the photos!

The Stratford Festival’s Opening Week wrapped up last night with director Molly Atkinson’s production of Samuel Beckett’s WAITING FOR GODOT at the Festival Theatre. As I sit here contemplating what I want to say about it, I suspect I could write a One Act play called Reviewing Godot. How does one review what has been described as ‘a play in which nothing happens…twice’? One can of course highlight the brilliant performances of Tom McCamus, Paul Gross, Jonathan Goad, and David W. Keeley as Estragon, Vladimir, Pozzo, and Lucky – but even as I sit here reflecting on the performances, I find myself continuing to reflect (in a good way) on the absurd profundity of ‘nothing’ happening.

Nick Fagan has drawn together some of Adelaide’s finest performers.

Laura Benanti is in for a busy Tony weekend. The popular performer will join Tituss Burgess to co-host “The Tony Awards: Act One,” a live pre-show, which will include the presentation of the first round of this year’s Tony Awards, airing free on Pluto TV.

You can now get a first look inside the first day of rehearsals for the West End transfer of The Old Vic’s Olivier Award nominated production of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, directed by Carrie Cracknell.

This June, Broadway fans can beat the heat with a slew of new movies, shows, and music, including the movie musical Power Ballad, the disaster comedy Stop! That! Train!, and a new Hamilton documentary is coming to Disney+.

Capital Classics Theatre Company announced casting for its 35th Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festival, with MEASURE FOR MEASURE and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM performing in repertory outdoors at the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford.

Lake Tahoe Dance Collective will present its 14th annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival, featuring artists from New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Broadway across multiple venues in North Lake Tahoe.

Cheyenne Jackson will return to 54 Below with a brand new show! Jackson is a GRAMMY and Emmy-nominated actor, singer, and songwriter known for his versatile work across concert stages, Broadway, television, and film.

This week on Real Time with Bill Maher features a one-on-one interview with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and a panel discussion with Katy Tur and Speaker Kevin McCarthy.