Silence! The Musical

The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has revealed the full cast and creative team for Million Dollar Quartet, directed by Jonathan O'Boyle, with Darren Day leading a cast that includes Connor Payne as Elvis and Joe Bence as Jerry Lee Lewis.

Beautifully acted, engagingly riveting, and populated with impactful characters, Reggie D. White's thoughtfully sprawling and emotionally layered new play—directed by Lili-Anne Brown—delivers an ambitious, deeply affecting examination of generational legacy, Black identity, masculinity, and the elusive pursuit of emotional healing. Set almost entirely within the walls of a suburban home in Southern California, the touching, and, often times, quite humorous play unfolds across multiple decades, chronicling the intersecting lives of three generations of African-American men connected not only by blood, but by inherited silence, buried resentment, generational trauma, and a complicated yearning for deep connection.

Theater Latté Da announced its 2026-27 season, featuring INDECENT, ALL IS CALM, the Midwest premiere of LIZARD BOY, the world premiere of SHE'S COME UNDONE, and SPRING AWAKENING in collaboration with the University of Minnesota.

The Greek National Opera is continuing its artistic outreach journey across Greece with a grand tour of Crete. The GNO tour will visit six municipalities on the island.

HOLE!, the two-hander musical comedy from American Sing-Song, will transfer to Soho Theatre's main space before returning to Edinburgh Fringe, following a sold-out 2025 run and performances at The Public Theater in New York.

Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s THE WIZARD OF OZ does not attempt to recreate nostalgia in its simplest form. Instead, this production interrogates why the story has endured for generations and reframes it through a distinctly theatrical lens rooted in American folk tradition, musical intimacy, and emotional immediacy.

The Louisville Orchestra with Music Director Teddy Abrams, Dashon Burton, and Jeffrey Kahane will release The Year of Silence, featuring commissioned works by Christopher Cerrone and Andrew Norman.

Summerhall Arts announced its final 30 shows for its 2026 festival, including an 80-seat Sauna Theatre, Shaparak Khorsandi's debut play KISMET, Hannah Maxwell's new show, and productions from Francesca Moody Productions and theatregoose.

MTI Concert Dance announced an exclusive licensing agreement for works by choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett, becoming the third choreographer in the MTI catalogue, joining José Limón and Jerome Robbins.

FAIRLIGHT, an electropop musical retelling the origin story of lawn tennis as a queer love story, will tour across the UK, performing on actual tennis courts from Birmingham to Wimbledon and Crawley Pride.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 1, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport announced the cast and creative team for LERNER & LOEWE'S CAMELOT, with Liv Kurtz, Alexander Ríos, and Montgomery Sutton leading the production.

Writer and performer, and star of Titanique on Broadway, Marla Mindelle, will host the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards. Learn more about the ceremony here!

Star Amerasu has joined the cast of Silverback Mountain, Mickey Gooch, Jr.'s new Off-Broadway play directed by Sam LaFrage, running a limited engagement at AMT Theater in New York.

The BROADWAY BOUND THEATRE FESTIVAL announced its 10th anniversary lineup, featuring two musicals and ten plays at AMT Theater in New York's Theater District, with works by writers from across the country.

weary soul. With a steady beat that blends with your pulse, this music sticks in your mind and body. Devoid of elaborate set pieces or high tech features, the show soars because the story matters. And you will come away remembering all that is good and noble and possible in community.

Theatre Three revealed its 2026-27 season, featuring Spring Awakening, a new commission Gremlins! (mostly), Neil Simon's Rumors, and more, with rush tickets, and student discounted tickets available.

The Muny announced the principal cast for HAIRSPRAY, opening its 108th season at Forest Park. Katy Geraghty and Richard Kind lead the production, which marks the show's return to the St. Louis stage for the first time since 2015.

Rubicon Theatre Company has revealed the lineup for the 28th Season at the award-winning Southern California company, featuring five dramas, comedies, and musicals that explore the enduring power of family, community, memory, and shared humanity.

There are musicals that entertain, and then there are musicals that reach into your chest, grab hold of your heart, and refuse to let go. Next to Normal, now playing at The Historic Lyric Theater in Harrison through Sunday, April 19, does exactly that in this powerful collaboration between the Ozark Arts Council and NorthArk Drama.

The Billy Barnes Foundation and Fraser Entertainment Group invite you to the Billy Barnes' Bash Benefit Concert on Wednesday, April 22nd at 8:30 PM (dinner at 7:00 PM). Starring Jo Anne Worley, Eileen Barnett, Cheryl Daro, Michael Deni, Jane A. Johnston, Jackie Joseph, Jeffrey Polk, James Snyder, and BJ Ward.

GatherNYC will present weekly Sunday morning concerts at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC through May 31, 2026, featuring cellist Thomas Mesa, violinist Curtis Stewart, Catalyst Quartet, Aeolus Quartet, and NY Philharmonic musicians.

What did our critic think of GRICEL - A TANGO STORY AT ESPACE LUMEN at Espace Lumen?

To us at BroadwayWorld, Alicia Keys is first and foremost a storyteller for the stage in music and theatre. As a Tony Award–winning producer of the Broadway musical based on her own life and featuring her own music, Hell’s Kitchen, she has proven her ability to translate music, identity, and lived experience into a theatrical language that resonates far beyond the recording studio.

The Broadway musical ANASTASIA opens at Sydney Lyric Theatre in April 2026, starring Georgina Hopson, Rhonda Burchmore, and Nancye Hayes, following a acclaimed Melbourne run.