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Take a first look at photos from the Broadway production of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, featuring a star-studded cast, including Patina Miller, Denée Benton, Jasmine Amy Rogers, and more.

Actor and Tony Award-nominated playwright Jocelyn Bioh will join the cast of her own play, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play for four performances only. Learn more here!

We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Fall 2026 reading list.

Sketch trio Michael Clarke, James Gault and Ed Jones will bring their acclaimed show THE SCARING to Soho Theatre's Main House, following a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Every season, more than a few household names make their way to perform alongside all of our Broadway favorites! Fall 2026 is no exception, with some of the entertainment industry's brightest stars heading to Broadway. See the full list!

Manhattan Theatre Club announced full casting for the Broadway premiere of SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY, featuring Denée Benton, Patina Miller, and Jasmine Amy Rogers, directed by Whitney White at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

2026 is halfway over, which means that the 2026/27 Broadway season has just begun! All eyes are already on the lineup for the new Broadway season and many Broadway productions have already revealed full details of their upcoming engagements.

The sold-out queer thriller-romance TENDER transfers to Bush Theatre's main Holloway Theatre, starring Francesca Amewudah-Rivers and Nadi Kemp-Sayfi, directed by Emily Aboud.

Center Theatre Group has revealed twelve productions for the 2026/27 Season. The eight-show One CTG subscription package includes plays and musicals at the Mark Taper Forum and Ahmanson Theatre, including The Turning world premiere and more.

**** 'It would be hard to not fall for the charm of Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. A celebration of femalehood, Black culture and community, it’s filled with a vibrant joy and celebration in part thanks to a cast who share a wonderful chemistry. As client Jennifer says, it’s like being at home for the day watching their 12-hour day unfold.'

Performances are now underway for August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone on Broadway! The show recently extended, and will now play through Sunday, July 19. Meet the cast here!

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has released production photos ahead of the UK premiere of the Tony Award-winning play Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. Check out the photos here!

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced two productions that will be a part of the company’s 2026-27 season, including the Broadway premiere of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play. Learn more here!

The Broadway Women's Fund revealed its 2026 Women to Watch on Broadway list, the seventh list from the fund spotlighting women in leadership in theater.

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre have released rehearsal images ahead of the UK premiere of the Tony Award-winning play Jaja’s African Hair Braiding which runs at the venue from Wednesday 18 March – Saturday 25 April 2026. Check out the photos here!

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre had announced casting for the UK premiere of the Tony Award-winning play Jaja's African Hair Braiding which runs at the venue from Wednesday 18 March – Saturday 25 April 2026.

As the fight for women to have equal rights and opportunities has evolved, so has the presence of plays telling these stories. When I wrote my book, Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy that the History Books Left Out, the first-ever book about female musical theatre writers, I researched many musicals that are in this genre as well.

All three are razor-sharp comedies, set across a single day, inviting audiences into vivid, pressurised worlds, and investigating how we both understand and misunderstand each other.

Playwrights Jocelyn Bioh and Samuel D. Hunter and multi-sector leader Audrey Choi have joined the Dramatists Guild Foundation Board of Directors. Learn more here!

Broadway shows 2026 are here! Daniel Radcliffe, Adrien Brody, Taraji P. Henson & more star in an incredible season of plays, musicals & revivals. See the full list!

Today’s subject Jade Jones is a powerhouse performer who is currently living their theatre life onstage at Arena Stage in the World Premiere play We Are Gathered. The show runs through June 15th in Arena’s Fichandler Stage space.

And when it comes to the humble Harlem hair salon in Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, now in its New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage in the Roberts Studio Theatre, Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA, through May 31, make that something to marvel at.

Center Theatre Group has revealed full slate of eleven productions for the 2025/26 Season, including Here Lies Love, Mamma Mia and more. See the full lineup here!

​Dallas Theater Center has revealed Brianna “Bri” Woods as the newest member of DTC's Diane and Hal Brierley Resident Acting Company. Learn more!

National Black Theatre (NBT) in association with The Flea Theater has announced the cast and creative team for the NYC premiere of Chiaroscuro. Performances run May 27 - June 22 at The Flea Theater.