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Prospect Musicals announced the full line-up for its 2026 Gala & Muse Awards at The Edison Ballroom, honoring LaChanze, Ken Davenport, Lindsay Mendez, Ryan Scott Oliver, and Jose Antonio Vargas.

Battery Dance will present its 50th Anniversary Gala, honoring Founder & Artistic Director Jonathan Hollander and Victoria Phillips, Ph.D., with dinner and performances at The Rooftop at Edison Ballroom in New York City.

Tanglewood has revealed the details of its 2026 season, opening in late June and continuing to Labor Day weekend. The schedule brings many of the world’s most exciting musicians to the beautiful Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts.

PRETTY WOMAN THE MUSICAL brings Gerry Marshall (Director) and J.F. Lawton’s (screenwriter) unexpected hit romantic comedy to the musical theatre stage. 

Why has the arrival of Tilly Norwood, a virtual actor apparently on the cusp of actual agent representation, caused outrage and panic among screen veterans but barely a murmur from their theatrical confrères? Julian Spooner’s take on the controversial Mistero Buffo offers one explanation why.

Fourth Wall Theatre Company has a revival right now, and boy, does it feel timed for the right moment in Texas politics. Read BroadwayWorld's review of Eureka Day at 4th Wall Theatre Company.

For anyone who’s seen Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a lot of the familiar story beats remain here. However, this local production by Encore Performing Arts takes a unique approach to their mounting of this stage musical.

This fall, the Museum of Arts and Design will present the first major museum exhibition dedicated to jewelry artist Douriean Fletcher, whose work spans independent design, costume, and film. Learn how to attend.

Playwrights Foundation, the West Coast’s premier launchpad for exceptional new plays and playwrights, will honor Tony and Pulitzer Award winning playwright David Henry Hwang.

Playwrights Foundation will honor Tony and Pulitzer Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang with the 2025 Impact Award in recognition of his theatrical achievements and profound influence on current and rising generations of writers.

The new musical Goddess can currently be seen in its New York premiere production at the Public Theater on Lafayette Street. Directed by the Public’s associate artistic director and resident director Saheem Ali, who is currently Tony Award-nominated for directing Buena Vista Social Club, Goddess is playing at the Public’s largest space by capacity, the Newman Theatre.

Making its debut at the 2025 Hollywood Fringe Festival is Funeral Show - Elena Martinez’s one-woman dark comedy pokes around in the well-known wound of when your parental relationship becomes terminal.

Asolo Repertory Theatre has announced complete casting for the epic closing of the 2024 – 2025 Season, Jesus Christ Superstar, which begins previews on May 14, 2025. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Tim Rice and directed and choreographed by Josh Rhodes. Jesus Christ Superstar runs May 14 – June 15. 

The Dramatists Guild of America has announced that the recipient of its 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award is playwright David Henry Hwang. The award will be presented at the Guild’s annual awards ceremony on Monday, April 28. 

The August Wilson African American Cultural Center has announced the addition of three new members to the Board of Directors. Learn more about the new members here!

East West Players has announced its 60th Anniversary Diamond Legacy Season, helmed by recently appointed Artistic Director Lily Tung Crystal. Learn more about the lineup here!

Just in time for the holidays, Michael Bublé teams up with GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter Carly Pearce for a brand new single entitled “Maybe This Christmas.' Listen to the new track now!

Piper Sobon shares her experience acting in White Christmas and Disney's Frozen, Jr. at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre

London-born, NY-based singer-songwriter Cornelia Murr has announced the February 28 release of her new album, Run To The Center. Now, Murr also reveals a new single off the album, “Meantime.'

A world-exclusive exhibition, Radical Textiles will open at the Art Gallery of South Australia on 23 November 2024.

A new musical, Particle Fever, based on the 2013 documentary film about the largest scientific experiment ever undertaken, is currently in development. The musical is written by David Henry Hwang, includes new music and lyrics by Bear McCreary and Zoe Sarnak, is directed by Leigh Silverman, and produced by Megan Kingery and Annie Roney.

Roundabout Theatre Company just announced complete casting for the new production of Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang directed by Leigh Silverman. Check out who will join the cast here!

Signature Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for SOFT POWER.

Still hurting over the end of the Broadway season? BroadwayWorld has just learned that that singer, songwriter and actor Nick Jonas and Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will return to Broadway to star as 'Jamie' and 'Cathy' in the first ever Broadway production of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's beloved THE LAST FIVE YEARS. We have all of the details!

From the gripping opening number to the dynamic conclusion, Tina, The Tina Turner Musical, is on hell of an emotional rollercoaster. The highs and lows of Tina's tumultuous journey are brilliantly encapsulated in the show, and her extraordinary music weaves through a narrative that is both heart-breaking and stunning.