Drama professor, historian, director, and writer Amnon Kabatchnik has penned a new book in his reference series, Bloody Broadway: Plays of Menace, Murder, and Mystery, Volume II.
Epheverie Theatre Company will co-produce WONG SIDE OF TIME, a new queer Asian musical inspired by Anna May Wong, as part of the SheNYC Festival at Classic Stage Company in Manhattan.
Simon & Schuster Audio will release the 1993 Broadway benefit reading of Larry Kramer's THE NORMAL HEART on digital audio for the first time, featuring Kevin Bacon, Stockard Channing, Harry Hamlin, and a rare stage appearance by Barbra Streisand.
Williamston Theatre announced THE 39 STEPS as the final production of its 19th season, with cast members Patrick Loos and Ryan Patrick Welsh returning after appearing in DIAL M FOR MURDER earlier this season.
Arts Centre Melbourne's Australian Museum of Performing Arts will host ENCORE!, featuring 50 iconic objects from Australia's performing arts history, including costumes worn by Kylie Minogue, Hugh Jackman, and Olivia Newton-John.
Battery Dance will present its 45th Annual Festival at Wagner Park, featuring a week of free nightly performances, community workshops, and a one-night commemorative show marking the U.S. semi-quincentennial.
SheNYC Arts announced eight original full-length plays and musicals selected for the 2026 SHENYC SUMMER THEATER FESTIVAL, chosen from hundreds of global submissions through a blind review process, set to run at the Lynn F. Angelson Theatre in New York.
The New York Drama Critics' Circle celebrated the 2025-2026 season with honors for Little Bear Ridge Road, Ragtime, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, and more. BroadwayWorld was inside the event for an exclusive look at the evening’s honorees and attendees. Check out the photos!
Bergen County Players will host a post-show talkback with film historian and Smithsonian Associates scholar Max Alvarez following a performance of THE 39 STEPS at Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell, NJ.
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.
Ascent will have its world premiere at Skylight Theatre in Los Angeles. The play runs May 9–June 14. The production tells the story of aerospace pioneer Qian Xuesen.
The 39 Steps will be presented at Kelsey Theatre on Mercer County Community College's West Windsor Campus, with four actors portraying more than 150 characters in the two-time Tony Award-winning whodunit.
59E59 Theaters has announced the productions in its Summer 2026 season, featuring a mix of solo performance, comedy, and new plays. Learn more about the lineup here!
Production photos have been released for The 39 Steps at Bergen County Players. The comedy closes the company’s 2025–2026 season. Performances run in Oradell through May.
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) continues its 2026 season with the opening of You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!, a raucous, heartfelt comedy by playwright Keiko Green.
Becky is in the building! The Broadway production of Gina Gionfriddo’s Becky Shaw, directed by Trip Cullman, officially opened earlier this week at Second Stage's Hayes Theater on Broadway. Check out photos fo the cast on the red carpet here.
The Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT) is leaking water from the roof. If MCT does not have a functioning roof, the staff and programming are at risk. Learn more about how to help!
Florida Repertory Theatre announced five plays selected for its 2026 PlayLab Festival of New Works, running April 30–May 3 in Fort Myers. Works by Dominic Finocchiaro, Kenneth Jones, Kelundra Smith, Stephen Spotswood, and Jenny Stafford are featured.
The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia has announced two major gifts that will support its curatorial work and expand its permanent collection.
Teatro Paraguas will present Man-Moth & The Gospel of Possibility: A Multi-Media Event, a multi-media event, in March 2026. This innovative production combines various media forms to explore new artistic expressions.
The Finborough Theatre will present a new London production of THE OLD LADIES, the drama by Rodney Ackland based on the novel by Hugh Walpole. See rehearsal photos.
Troupe has announced the world premiere of Simon Reade's new stage adaptation of Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky by Patrick Hamilton. Learn more here!
A hit in the West End and on Broadway when it premiered in 1935, The Old Ladies, a classic drama from acclaimed playwright Rodney Ackland in its first London production for over 30 years opens at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre.
Rubicon Theatre Company is presenting The 39 Steps, adapted by Patrick Barlow from John Buchan’s iconic spy novel and Alfred Hitchcock’s legendary 1935 film. Get a first look at production photos.
Pompano Beach Arts will present a free community storytelling program featuring live theatre and documentary film as part of its Black History Month programming. The event will include The Porch Talk: A One Act Play and a screening of the documentary RUBIN.
