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'AmberS' is currently being staged as the inaugural production of the newly opened EX THEATER ARIAKE in Tokyo’s Ariake district. Bringing together some of Japan’s most distinguished creative talents, including creative producer, original creator, and playwright Shigeaki Kato, director Masahiko Kawahara, music director Taisei Iwasaki, and character design supervisor Isao Tsuge, the production presents a visually and emotionally compelling theatrical experience. Centered on Kazuya Ohashi’s spirited youth Evel and Takuto Teranishi s enigmatic pianist Alan, the story follows a cast of characters navigating a world on the brink of transformation. This review takes a closer look at the dress rehearsal held on April 24.

SELECTIONS FROM THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME offered beauty, judgment and mercy all wrapped in one show presented by Fidelity Theatricals. They return on 5/11 with selections from song cycles and standalone works.

The Palm Beach Institute for the Entertainment Arts will present GOOD TO THE LAST DROP, an original ensemble production set inside a coffee and wine bar, at its intimate 40-seat North Palm Beach theater.

New York Theatre Workshop announced it will distribute 1,500 free tickets to its IN THE BRICKS Festival at a May Day 'Walk the Block' event on East 4th Street, with tickets valid for four staged productions and exclusive film screenings.

Soulpepper Theatre will present the world premiere of TIGER BRIDE, a punk-rock song cycle adapted from Angela Carter's gothic short story, starring Dora Award-winning performer Hailey Gillis.

Dorset Theatre Festival announced casting for two productions in its upcoming season, including the psychological thriller DECEIVED and Theresa Rebeck's backstage comedy THE UNDERSTUDY, featuring stage and screen veterans.

What did our critic think of QUIET! THREE LADIES LAUGHING at Crystal Theatre?

Parsons Dance wowed the opening night audience at The Joyce Theater’s Tino & Rajika Puri Auditorium on Wednesday 4/29.

Bated Breath Theatre Company announced the final performances of DIRTY BOOKS, the immersive world premiere written and directed by Mara Lieberman, playing at Bated Breath Theater in New York's Union Square.

Philadelphia's Highmark Mann Center announced its 50th anniversary season, featuring more than 50 performances, world premieres, and a $70 million campus transformation coinciding with America250 celebrations.

Center Stage Records announced the release of the PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK: THE MUSICAL original Off-Broadway cast recording, featuring music by Greta Gertler Gold and lyrics by Hilary Bell, with a UK premiere planned for 2027.

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.

Dorset Theatre Festival announced casting for two productions in its upcoming season, with DECEIVED and THE UNDERSTUDY featuring stage veterans with Broadway, Off-Broadway, and television credits.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that André Bishop, Jules Fisher, and James Lapine will each receive the 2026 Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

A new Josh Groban concert will make its broadcast debut on PBS Great Performances this May. Watch a clip from the special now, featuring a mashup of 'Children Will Listen' from Into the Woods and 'Not While I'm Around' from Sweeney Todd.

The Alhambra Theatre & Dining has announced the return of the Tony Award-winning musical 1776, running this spring. The Alhambra last produced 1776 in 2018.

A band of bohemians pitching up in Kensington would normally have the locals reaching for a bottle of smelling salts. Happily, the only thing being upended here is expectation, as Lost Estate’s Chat Noir slips its latest slice of elegant decadence discreetly into this West London enclave.

Chromolume Theatre will present William Finn's ELEGIES: A SONG CYCLE at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, directed by Carol M. Becker, at the Zephyr Theatre in Los Angeles for three performances only.

The Old Globe announced its annual gala, themed 'Escape Into a Fantasy,' will feature a special performance by Broadway star and multiple Emmy Award-winner Wayne Brady, with proceeds supporting the Globe's Arts Engagement department.

The PG Exploration Festival will present an industry reading of COPPÉLIA AT THE ANIMATRONIC PIZZA ARCADE, a new musical inspired by the 19th-century French ballet, set in a 1985 Chuck E. Cheese-style pizza arcade.

The Frist Art Museum in Nashville will present An Indigenous Present, an exhibition featuring 15 artists spanning a century of modern and contemporary Indigenous art, co-curated by artist Jeffrey Gibson and curator Jenelle Porter.

American Stage announced its production of THE HOT WING KING, Katori Hall's 2021 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, directed by Kenny Moten at its St. Petersburg, FL theater.

I made it my goal for 2026 to see more live theatre. Additionally, I wanted to challenge myself by seeing shows that I have never gotten the chance to see before. In this blog, you will read my thoughts about the three new shows that I saw and how they inspire me as a performer.

Polish folk dance and music ensemble Mazowsze returned to the Kennedy Center for the first time in over 20 years to a full and enthusiastic audience in the Opera house. With colorful costumes festooned with ribbons, bells, flowers, scarves, vests and hats galore, this group of over 150 artists offers a feast for the eyes and ears, and their songs and dances reflect 42 different regions of Poland.

The duo chat about their upcoming Ottawa recital at the Carlton Dominion-Chalmers Centre on May 6th.