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Ensemble Studio Theatre and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced ten recipients for their 2026 Science and Technology New Play Commissions, continuing a 25-year program that has developed over 300 plays exploring science.

WE HAD FUN, a new drama on consent and truth written and performed by neurodivergent artists Emmeline Hartley and Jack Mullings, will make its world premiere at Edinburgh Fringe's Summerhall, directed by Olivier and Tony-nominated Carrie-Anne Ingrouille.

Chicago Dance Health Fund will present Dance for Life's 35th Anniversary at The Auditorium, featuring 12 works from companies including Hubbard Street, Giordano, and Deeply Rooted Dance Theater.

Broadway alum Rodney Ingram took over the title role in Aladdin earlier this year, and new production photography of him with Sonya Balsara (Jasmine) has been revealed!

A week before their Tony performance, the candelabra that Amber Gray holds during the Rocky Horror set sat on a counter in Brooklyn for repair. You’ve seen the shimmering pink vial in the hands of Megan Hilty and plastered across Playbills and pole banners in the theater district, or maybe you’ve seen the light-up “Handbook For The Recently Deceased” on the Beetlejuice tour in Sarasota, Florida. Wherever they are now, those props were born in a small, unassuming workshop on the intersection of Meeker Ave. and Apollo Street. 

Un portentoso y contundente montaje de la obra maestra de Tony Kushner que nos demuestra su relevancia y urgencia en el 2026.

Edmond Rostand’s classic comes back to the West End with a new adaptation by Simon Evans and Debris Stevenson. This is a drastically different approach from the last time we saw Cyrano on a commercial stage. If Jamie Llloyd redefined the story in 2019, Evans grounds it back to its roots in an open-hearted celebration of emotion, language, and empathy. With Cyrano, Rostand explores the timeless relation between inner and outer beauty. Adrian Lester shines as the big-schnozzed poet, joined by the remarkable Susannah Fielding as Roxane.

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum will present The People of Pompeii, a new comedy by Bernardo Cubría set in Topanga Canyon, co-directed by Ellen Geer and Xochitl Romero.

TexARTS Theatre and Academy named Andrew Cannata as its next Executive Director during its 20th anniversary season. Cannata, former head of Zilker Summer Musical and founder of Magnolia Musical Theatre, succeeds Sandy Cox.

Scottsdale Arts' Canal Convergence will present WESTERN NATURE, a free 10-night public art event at the Scottsdale Waterfront featuring large-scale installations, live music, dance, and workshops celebrating the landscapes of the American West.

The stories about Francis Albert Sinatra are endless. Two decades before Beatlemania hit the States, thousands of girls queued around the block so they could see the short, skinny kid from Hoboken sing while they cried, screamed and fainted. He had a thick New Jersey accent and a thin skin, punching one critic in the back of the head and physically threatening other members of the press. His friendship with mob members and their goons supposedly helped him out of a recording contract and for decades the FBI kept a file on him running to thousands of pages. He was close friends with Marilyn Monroe and gifted her a dog; she named it “Maf”, short for Mafia Honey, just to wind him up. At the age of 48, he dated a teenage Mia Farrow and the two eventually married in 1966.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts has announced an expanded lineup of community and family programming as part of its 2026 Summer Season. The offerings include interactive family concerts, wellness classes, immersive performances, house tours, culinary events, and outdoor activities across the historic estate.

Seoul-based composer Minyoung Kim will bring her solo show PLASTIC to Summerhall's Anatomy Lecture Theatre for its UK premiere, blending geomungo, jeongga, and electronic music with psychedelic projection.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk winner Ethan Slater will join the hit revival Little Shop of Horrors as Seymour, alongside Tony Award nominee Betsy Wolfe as Audrey.

Dear Dickies at Hyde Park Theatre is a funny and heartfelt world premiere from Robin Chotzinoff, directed by Kristen Osborn. Using clothing as a lens for memory, identity, and family, this interactive solo show is personal, engaging, and full of warmth. Worth experiencing.

The trailer is here for WHAM! 10 Days In China, a new documentary uncovering the history of the band's visit to the country in 1985 and spotlighting their historic performances in Beijing and Guangzhou. Check it out now.

New Special Stages are set to take place at the M COUNTDOWN STAGE during KCON LA 2026, including Grammy-winner Anderson .Paak, beatboxer WING, and more.

Noah Mannion, Rafferty Smale, Spencer Collins, and William Gurney will share the title role in Billy Elliot the Musical's national tour and limited West End season, with original Olivier Award-winning Billy, Liam Mower, returning as 'Older Billy.'

King Hamlet, the documentary that follows Oscar Isaac during the 2017 production of Hamlet at The Public Theater, will be available to rent for a limited time from July 1 to July 31 as part of the 'Unreleased Gems' collection on Letterboxd Video Store.

Barrington Stage Company has revealed the complete cast for the world premiere of Estate Sale by award-winning playwright Keelay Gipson and directed by Steph Paul, playing at the St. Germain Stage.

Tracee Ellis Ross recently stopped by The Tonight Show, where she spoke about her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing, and how it serves as a full-circle moment for the performer who was inspired by Whoopi Goldberg at a young age. Watch the interview now.

Newsies, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein premiered on Broadway in 2012. BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the cast has been up to since the show first burst onto Broadway!

The final Carnegie Hall appearance of the season by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin proved to be one of the most satisfying orchestral evenings New York has heard this spring. In a program devoted almost entirely to Mahler—featuring the *Rückert-Lieder* and the Fourth Symphony with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato—the Met Orchestra demonstrated once again why it has become one of the city's most consistently rewarding ensembles.

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park announced its 2026 Annual Festival in Tivoli, NY, featuring three consecutive Saturdays of dance, music, and storytelling curated by Michèle Steinwald, with performers including Valerie June, Calpulli Danza Mexicana, and EVIDENCE.

Musicals at Richter, Connecticut's longest-running outdoor theater, will present the Tony Award-winning musical 1776 to kick off its 42nd season at the Richter Arts Center in Danbury.