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As part of its 2026 Spring Puppet Performance Series, and in celebration of World Puppetry Day, the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will welcome back UConn Puppet Arts alumna Sarah Frechette.

Strange Fruit, directed by Venus Cuffs at Joe's Pub on 2/26, is a multimedia protest performance inspired by Billie Holiday's 1939 anti-lynching anthem. An all-LGBTQIA+ cast of Black artists explores resilience and resistance.

There’s something wonderfully nuts about The Town Players of New Canaan taking on One Man, Two Guvnors, Richard Bean’s 2011 hit based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni. The original, written in 1743, is a classic commedia dell’arte comedy built on disguises, twins, and glorious chaos.

There’s something wonderfully nuts about The Town Players of New Canaan taking on One Man, Two Guvnors, Richard Bean’s 2011 hit based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni.

Adams Theater's 2026 season will feature a range of events from April to October, including performances by Omar Román de Jesús and Regie Gibson.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry and the UConn Puppet Arts Program will present the 2026 UConn Winter Puppet Slam on Friday, March 6, 2026 at 8 p.m. in UConn's Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre.

Park Theatre will present an exciting lineup for the 2026 Shamrock Fest and St. Patrick's Day Parade, featuring a variety of performances and activities.

Chronicling a father's loss of his daughter by suicide, Bent Through Glass, a new play written and performed by Alex Koltchak, will be staged for twenty-two performances from April 1-25, 2026.

Viral comedy band Lewberger, featuring Try Guys' Keith Habersberger, returns to NYC for a one-night-only show at Asylum NYC on March 5, 2026, after their sold-out 2023 Off-Broadway run.

Rock band Taking Back Sunday has announced that they will be touring this summer with special guests Bayside. The tour is set to kick off on May 31st in Dewey Beach, with stops to follow in Pittsburgh, Jacksonville, Cleveland, St. Louis, and more.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present Calle Allende by Pinned & Sewtured, a puppet theatre work inspired by Frida Kahlo. The performance explores identity, pain, and creativity through visual storytelling.

HBO Max, the streaming service from Warner Bros. Discovery, will launch in the UK and Ireland on Thursday, March 26, 2026. HBO Max will also become the streaming home of TNT Sports in the UK1.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present a Spring Puppet Forum event featuring the Mexican puppet company Lormiga Títeres.

San Francisco Playhouse will present the West Coast Premiere of Candrice Jones' Flex, directed by Bay Area theatre titan and Lorraine Hansberry Theatre artistic director Margo Hall.

THE THIRD CHOICE, a solo show written and performed by Tahir “Tai” Chatur, will be presented at the 2026 New York City Fringe Festival with FRIGID New York. The production will play The Rat NYC in Brooklyn with performances in April.

The Spring 2026 season has officially begun, and with it, comes new plays for theatre lovers of all kinds. Whether you live for intense dramas or would rather escape with zany comedies, there's something for everyone both on and off-Broadway in February 2026.

A new semi-immersive production of BUGSY MALONE will be presented at Malthouse Theatre Canterbury. The musical will star Olivier Award winner Kerry Ingram and feature a cast of emerging young performers.

The new musical SLAM FRANK, following its sold-out Fall run and growing national conversation, has announced the pre-launch of a Kickstarter campaign to fund its Original Cast Recording.

Netflix Is a Joke Fest is back. The week-long extravaganza will once again bring together comedy's biggest names, including Rachel Bloom, Bill Burr, Alex Edelman, Jeff Hiller, Bob Odenkirk, Martin Short, Sarah Silverman, and many more.

Does GUYS AND DOLLS belong in the conversation as the greatest musical written in the  20th Century?  The answer may certainly be a big fat “YES,” but the competition is fierce; it must go head to head with the likes of West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Gypsy, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd and any of the early Rodgers and Hammerstein classics.

Art Prevails Project has announced the 2026 Say Sumthn' Poetry Workshop and Showcase, an engaging youth poetry program that centers both writing and performance.

Great AZ Puppets will present 'THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF' from January 22-25, 2026, featuring Art Grueneberger and Puppet Art Theater Co. This family-friendly puppet show offers a humorous take on the classic tale, suitable for ages 3 and up.

Looking back over 2025, it appears I sat in a dark room and wrote barely legible thoughts into a notebook on about 150-odd occasions. By the grace of God and the BroadwayWorld UK editor, I saw a real smörgåsbord of delights, everything from highly anticipated West End theatre to opera, dance, circus, cabaret, comedy and immersive theatre.

This season, three plays are receiving Broadway debuts which already made significant noise off-Broadway in their original productions, years ago. Becky Shaw, Bug, and Marjorie Prime will all be opening on Broadway in early 2026 in brand new productions. The first and last are spending time on Broadway at the Hayes under the auspices of Second Stage while Bug is being presented by Manhattan Theatre Club at their home, the Friedman. 

Slicing across the Theatre Works stage in the heat of Melbourne tennis-mania this Midsumma Festival is Australian Open — Angus Cameron’s wickedly funny play about elite tennis, family, and open relationships.