School 1957

Director Alison Reid's documentary THE ART OF ADVENTURE, following the 1957 Land Rover expedition of Robert Bateman and Bristol Foster, will open in theaters across the US this fall.

Phyllida Law, the veteran stage and screen actress and mother of Emma Thompson and Sophie Thompson, has died at the age of 94.

Center Theatre Group will present Big League Productions' national tour of THE MUSIC MAN at the Ahmanson Theatre from October 27 to November 8, 2026, marking the show's first major Los Angeles engagement since 1980.

Broadway veterans Nick Blaemire and Van Hughes begin their show tossing canine plushies into the audience, Oprah-style. “We’re Nick and Van and we wrote this,” they gleefully announce.

Drama professor, historian, director, and writer Amnon Kabatchnik has penned a new book in his reference series, Bloody Broadway: Plays of Menace, Murder, and Mystery, Volume II.

Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis announced single tickets are now on sale for its 2026-2027 season, featuring SCHOOL OF ROCK THE MUSICAL, two world premieres, and the return of DR. SEUSS'S HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!

Limón Dance Company will present a program at The Joyce Theater in NYC featuring José Limón's 1958 work Mazurkas, performed in full for the first time since 1964, alongside Aszure Barton's 2025 commission Join.

Classic American Tales (CAT) will present Tales at the Dormer House in which guests are treated to lemonade and tasty treats while listening to stories written by noteworthy authors, read by a variety of performers.

La Poubelle, a new cabaret venue, is a hidden gem. We visited on May 23 and experienced great staff and service, and the food was, quite simply, delicious. See photos and a write-up of the night.

BOSTON MODERN ORCHESTRA PROJECT will present a free concert at NEC's Jordan Hall featuring world premieres by John Aylward and Avner Dorman, alongside New England premieres by Paul Moravec and Bernard Rogers.

Musicals and plays based on movies? Many. Based on books? Also plentiful. Based on true stories? Of course. But musicals and plays based on or inspired by magazine articles? These are a rare breed. One recently opened on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre.

The Dallas Opera has announced the winners of the 2025–2026 Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition following the live finals held March 6 at the Winspear Opera House.

Classic Stage Company has revealed the final two Rediscovery Readings of the 2025-2026 season. CSC will present RUR by Karel Čapek, and Rope by Patrick Hamilton.

The Festival of Arts of Laguna Beach is now accepting applications for its longstanding and highly competitive Scholarship Program for the 2026–2027 academic year. Learn more here!

Wagner College Theatre has revealed that James Still is the winner of the 2026 Stanley Drama Award for, Haunt Me. As fiction and reality blur onstage, Haunt Me becomes a surreal, compassionate exploration of identity, memory, and creation.

The winners of the 42nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Contests have been announced, showcasing a range of talents in commemorating the legacy of Dr. King.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actress, choreographer, and dancer Carmen de Lavallade has died at age 94. Learn more about her and read the full obituary here.

Rosana Paulino was selected as the recipient of the $20,000 annual grant for international or national artists working in the spirit of Black Mountain College (1933-1957). Learn more here!

The National Youth Opera Academy, in collaboration with the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera, will offer an intensive new summer program for aspiring high school vocal artists.

What do you call a gaggle of nuns and a monk or two who sing and dance at Christmas? “Nuncrackers; THE Nunsense Christmas Musical,” playing weekends at Theatre 29 through December 7.

Myles Frost will headline Arena Stage's upcoming production of Chez Joey. Following a run as Michael Jackson in MJ the Musical, the Maryland-native Broadway sensation will return home to the DC area this winter.

While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated. 

While different tryout theaters have different relationships to the development of new shows, it’s worth looking at both which commercial rental theaters and which non-profit theaters have had the most Best Musical Tony Award winners come from their stages.

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced additional events running alongside the October – April Season, kicking off next month. Learn more about the upcoming events here!

Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center will host a three-night event series this fall featuring Aphorisms: A Tribute to Ursula Mamlok with New Chamber Ballet and a Momenta Quartet tribute to Stefan Wolpe and John Cage. Presented in conjunction with Points in Space: Performance at Black Mountain College, the programs celebrate the College’s lasting impact on dance and music.