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There’s a strange dichotomy that exists in live theater. I may not like the material, but will still find reason to love its execution. And at Theater West End, they’ve culled together a company of players who help elevate the material of POTUS into a comedy that now exists thanks to their approach to the characters. They form a symbiotic relationship with the audience throughout the two acts to make us still care for them, for their arcs, and for their resolutions – no matter how far-fetched it may seem. This is where the production of POTUS shines.

If you’re not up on your Greek Mythology, and don’t know the tale of Medea, written by Greek playwright Euripides in 431 BC, she figures heavily in the quest of Jason and The Argonauts. Thankfully the program for Wichita Community Theatre’s production brings you up to speed quickly. Jason sails his ship, the Argo, to find the Golden Fleece, when he meets Medea, a sorceress and daughter of the king who has all the fleece. The goddess Hera makes Medea fall in love with Jason so Medea will help him. Medea completes near impossible tasks, they get the fleece, but before her journey with Jason is done, Medea commits some pretty heinous crimes to keep Jason safe and happy. If it weren’t for Medea, Jason’s quest for the Golden Fleece would not have been so successful. Medea and Jason get married, have two sons, and live happily ever after in Corinth. That is, until Jason is titillated by a royal princess half his age, and Medea gets thrown over for a trophy wife.

The official poster for Stop! That! Train! has rolled into the station. Watch its unveiling in a new promo featuring Rachel Bloom, who offers an up-close look at the new poster.

Every discipline within the performing arts has a moment when a practitioner stops inheriting tradition and starts building something new. For Xin Dong, a principal aerial trapeze performer and coach with over two decades of professional experience, that moment came not on a stage but in a training room, where he began dismantling the assumptions that had long governed how high-speed aerial rotation was taught.

The Nalanda Literature Festival will present the Delhi Nalanda Dialogue 2026 at India International Centre, New Delhi, gathering over 100 policymakers, scholars, and diplomats around the theme 'Governance, Culture & Literature.'

The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation, The Muny, and the Fabulous Fox announced nominees for the 2025-2026 Ken Page Awards, honoring St. Louis-area high school musical theatre. The ceremony will be held at the Fabulous Fox.

Just months ago, Whitney White was celebrating the opening of her third Broadway project. Liberation was loved by both critics and audiences when it transferred to the James Earl Jones Theatre following its triumphant run off-Broadway last season. Watch in this interview as she chats more about her Liberation experience and looks ahead to her upcoming projects. 

The Next Festival of Emerging Artists announced its 14th season, celebrating women immigrant composers with world premieres at PS21 in Chatham, NY, National Sawdust in Brooklyn, and Gibney Dance in NYC.

Elham, playwright Sanaz Toossi’s brilliant character played by an equally brilliant Vanah Assadourian, frustratedly exclaims in a tongue unfamiliar to her mouth, “I want everyone to know I am not an idiot and also I am nice.” English, produced by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, captures the day-to-day drama of living your identity in an unfamiliar language.

​​​​​​​DanceCleveland’s 69th season came to a satisfying close Saturday night at Playhouse Square’s Mimi Ohio Theatre with the Northeast Ohio debut of YY Dance Company.

Two technically brilliant performances illuminate a play interesting in form and content , but can't quite rescue its outdated approach to its key issues

Rover Dramawerks will present ONE DAY ONLY 32, its signature one-act play festival in which seven short plays are written, rehearsed, and performed within a single 24-hour period at the Courtyard Theater in Plano.

Theater Resources Unlimited will host a Community Gathering on whether musical theater should return to its Golden Age roots, featuring BMI Lehman Engel Workshop veterans Skip Kennon and John Sparks.

Theater Resources Unlimited will host a live panel and streamed town hall examining AANHPI artist underrepresentation, tokenism, and institutional accountability in theater, co-hosted by arts advocates and performers.

Eboni Booth’s 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Primary Trust, packs a great deal of power about loss, loneliness, courage, and connecting with people.

Austin Playhouse’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, directed by Lara Toner Haddock, is a fast, witty farce about Monty Navarro and his murderous path to inheritance. The humor lands through timing and structure rather than weight or message. I’d almost forgotten how funny it is, and it’s simply built to keep you laughing.

The Southland has had its share of memorable Fugard stagings, and the newly-opened revival of “MASTER HAROLD” at the Geffen Playhouse boasts an impressive roster of artists and creatives – onstage and off – who bring this tale vibrantly to life.

The Almeida Theatre announced the full cast for CLEANSED, Sarah Kane's play directed by Olivier Award-winner Rebecca Frecknall, featuring Leo Bill, Pearl Chanda, and others. The production runs in London this summer.

Good Apples Collective has revealed programming for their 2026 season including another round of their popular Director/Playwright Speed Dating event in April, the World Premiere of benevolent by Sophie McIntosh in August, and more.

Music Theatre of Connecticut’s 39th season closes with Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 The Musical, a fun, energetic show that closely follows the story of the 1980 hit movie.

I thoroughly enjoyed the evening and the feeling that it left me with. To witness such talented musicians sharing their passion was an absolute honour. Classical music really does feel like the epitome of cultured refinement, elevating our connectedness to each other by highlighting the miraculous genius that has gone into the creation of these moving symphonic pieces, the creation of such beautiful instruments, and the virtuosic abilities of those who have mastered them. It’s in your own best interest to go to at least one Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra performance this year, you won’t regret it.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 17, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

During Amazon MGM Studios' CinemaCon presentation, Mel Brooks revealed the title of the studio’s highly anticipated Spaceballs sequel, Spaceballs: The New One, which will arrive with ludicrous speed into theaters on April 23, 2027. 

The Louisville Orchestra received $3.2 million from the Kentucky General Assembly, bringing total In Harmony Tour funding to $11.8 million. The statewide initiative has reached 57,000 Kentuckians across 50 counties since 2022.

Now having its Southern California regional production, MEAN GIRLS - THE MUSICAL continues performances at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through May 3, 2026. Produced by McCoy Rigby Entertainment, this fun, high-energy, youthfully-targeted new iteration of the 2018 stage adaptation of Tina Fey’s beloved 2004 film comedy looks and feels like a brand new show—boosted by impressive new visuals and a highly-caffeinated ensemble whose enthusiasm and verve is quite infectious. A dazzling, entertaining show with high-caliber polish, La Mirada's production is a slick, electrically-charged iteration that is a worthwhile new chapter in the show’s evolution.