Summer

Peninsula Players Theatre will present RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH, a theatrical tribute featuring hits like 'Folsom Prison Blues' and 'I Walk the Line,' directed by Dan Kazemi in his debut at the theater.

Amon Amarth announced a new album, 'The Allfather Awakens,' on Metal Blade Records, alongside the debut of lead single and video 'Gjallarhorn.'

This thrilling new musical from the director of Jersey Boys celebrates the love, music and mayhem of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. Featuring barnstorming performances and electrifying chemistry from Christopher Ryan Grant (Million Dollar Quartet) and Christina Bianco (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Wizard of Oz), this is Johnny and June like you’ve never seen them before.

Idina Menzel has announced a few new tour dates with local symphonies starting this month through May of 2027. All of the concert dates and ticket information can be found on Idina's website.Tickets are currently on sale for all performances, with the exception of the two performances in Costa Mesa and the one performance in Kohler. 

Inlet Dance Theatre’s performances at Cleveland Heights’ Cain Park and Akron’s Heinz Poll Summer Dance Festival last summer gave audiences a preview of the company’s 25th-anniversary season and featured works from its rich repertoire.

Germany's Gauthier Dance will bring THE FIREWORKS PROJECT to Jacob's Pillow's Ted Shawn Theatre for its U.S. debut, featuring nine new dances including a world premiere by Rena Butler, led by artistic director Eric Gauthier.

Lyric Stage Boston has announced principal casting for its 2027 production of Les Misérables. Directed by Courtney O'Connor, the musical will star De'Lon Grant as Jean Valjean, Christopher Chew as Javert, and Kristian Espiritu as Fantine.

Theater camps like Stagedoor Manor and French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts have some incredibly famous alumni. BroadwayWorld looks at a handful of former campers who eventually made their way to Broadway.

The Tanglewood Music Center kicked off its 2026 season with the first TMCO concert and its annual Opening Exercises convocation in Ozawa Hall. This summer's cohort includes 122 Fellows from 24 states and 11 nations.

Sarah Uriarte Berry will touch hearts and recall treasured memories during For The Love Of Judy. This will be a lovefest. Uriarte-Berry has starred in five Broadway shows and three Broadway National tours, in the opera house, and concert halls. She received Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for her performances in the Lincoln Center production of The Light In The Piazza. Music Director and accompanist is the renowned Gerald Sternbach of both Broadway and Hollywood.

Altadena Music Theatre announced its 2026 summer season with productions of GREASE and LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, performed at a temporary outdoor venue at the Mountain View Mausoleum after the Eaton Fire displaced the company.

“The Cheetah Girls: Next Gen,' a new installment in the beloved franchise, has been greenlit for Disney Channel and Disney+. The music-driven film goes into production in South Africa this month.

Vanessa Williams will conclude her run as Miranda Priestly in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA THE MUSICAL at London's Dominion Theatre, with Matt Henry also set to depart his role as Nigel.

What’s happening Off-Broadway in July? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this season, including one-person shows by celebrities, world premiere plays, musical revivals and more.

Tom Dugan's one-man play about Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, performed by Christopher C. Gibbs, returns to Gilded Balloon Teviot at Edinburgh Fringe, followed by a limited London run at Wilton's Music Hall.

New York City Ballet will present its annual Fall Fashion Gala, once again celebrating choreography and costume design. The evening will feature a World Premiere by Jennifer Archibald, in her NYCB debut, plus more.

Pop punk group Bowling For Soup has added 10 dates in November to their Fall headlining tour, Hey!! Let’s Be Friends … The Tour. The new dates follow a busy summer with Simple Plan and 3OH!3, along with select dates of Vans Warped Tour,

The contemporary ballet company, Chamber Dance Project (CDP): Its bringing together of soloist-level professional ballet dancers during their lay-off periods from major professional companies and partnering them with equally talented musicians and boundary pushing choreographers.

The Shawnee Playhouse will host a three-week S.T.A.R.S. Academy musical theatre intensive for children ages five to eleven, culminating in four performances of DISNEY'S FINDING NEMO KIDS.

The winners have been revealed for You’re in the Band: School of Rock – The Musical Contest. Ten schools have been selected to receive a free performance license for School of Rock – The Musical or School of Rock: Young Actors Edition.

DEATH NOTE: THE MUSICAL has announced the full company for its reimagined London production, opening at the Barbican Theatre for a strictly limited six-week season this July. Tickets are on sale now.

Dutch National Ballet will present its annual Gala in July, at the Dutch National Opera & Ballet in Amsterdam, marking the final ballet season under artistic director Ted Brandsen before he steps down from the company.

It's the end of an era on Broadway. As BroadwayWorld reported last month, the curtain has officially come down on Boneau/Bryan-Brown, the iconic Broadway press office founded by ATPAM-members Chris Boneau and Adrian Bryan-Brown, after more than three decades representing theatre on Broadway, Off-Broadway and around the world.

Anthony J. Wilkinson signed a multi-year extension with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, bringing several MY BIG GAY ITALIAN productions to Sound Waves Theater through 2028, including a world premiere.

John Lithgow took home a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for GIANT. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction! Watch in this video.