Sun-Up Revival (1928 Broadway)

Elena Langer's black comedy opera satirizing fame and celebrity culture will premiere in the UK at English National Opera's London Coliseum. The production, presented by Nederlandse Reisopera with the Phion Orchestra, follows an acclaimed Dutch tour.

Irish Repertory Theatre will present four new play readings and a workshop performance featuring writers Chris Gethard, Hannah Khalil, and Eoin McAndrew, directed by Bailey Bass, Nicola Murphy Dubey, Kimberly Senior, and Keelie Sheridan.

Studio 54 gets $8.3M, the Kennedy Center names Rick Canny artistic director, A.C.T. taps Elizabeth Williamson, and Access to Work cuts hit UK dance. Plus Chicago's Cadillac Palace turns 100 and Lloyd Webber is honored by London. Read now.

The Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki has returned to his first love, the stage, taking on the role of legendary playwright Tennessee Williams in Lookingglass Theatre Company's Kowalski. Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Galecki.

Four of New York State's leading opera organizations—The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Saratoga, Finger Lakes Opera, and Seagle Festival—will present their collaborative production of the Kurt Weill jazz musical in Manhattan at Kaufman Music Center.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 6, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Los Angeles theater company finalized the purchase of its 1928 carriage house home and two adjacent properties, securing the organization's future as it approaches its 30th anniversary.

Most people have never heard of Comedian Harmonists, a group of six men who impressed the world with their sophisticated and harmonious voices from 1928 to 1934, during the rise of Nazi Germany. This was epic because three of the men were Jewish and one Christian was married to a Jewish woman.

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Write Out Loud, Michael Cerveris and more. 

54 Below will host a lineup of performers including Britani Bateman with Lagoona Bloo, Claybourne Elder, Charles Busch, Ute Lemper, Linda Eder, Orfeh, and Jeanna de Waal, alongside a Frank Sinatra tribute concert and other cabaret acts.

Laufey will host the fourth annual A VERY LAUFEY DAY, bringing arts-themed events to more than 75 cities worldwide, with proceeds supporting the Laufey Foundation's arts access mission.

Broadway's biggest landmarks are easy to spot, but some of the Theatre District's most fascinating stories are hiding in plain sight. From historic theaters and legendary rehearsal spaces to tucked-away tributes and unexpected Broadway landmarks, these lesser-known stops will add a whole new act to your next walking tour!

Construction has begun on the first phase of a capital campaign to restore Philadelphia's Sedgwick Theater, home to Quintessence Theatre, with work including facade repairs and a new marquee.

Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. While last week’s column focused on spouses penning shows together, this week is all about blood relatives partnering to write work. 

American Ballet Theatre revealed its upcoming seasons at the David H. Koch Theater, featuring a world premiere by Brady Farrar and company premieres of Helen Pickett's Petal, and more.

Duck Soup Cinema at Overture Center in Madison, Wis., announced its upcoming season lineup, featuring three silent films with live Grand Barton Organ accompaniment, vaudeville acts, and works starring Charlie Chaplin, Pola Negri, and Clara Bow.

If the Last Night is about waving Union Jacks until arms ache, the First Night had some of that feeling too — albeit a different flag. The Proms this time around will commemorate the 250th anniversary of United States declaring bye-bye to Blighty and plotting its own course into history. Before the strains of “Jerusalem” fade away for another year, the Royal Albert Hall will see both the LA Philharmonic and New York’s Met Orchestra take the stage and Marin Alsop will conduct a night of Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. Yuja Wang gives Samuel Barber’s Piano Concerto its first Proms outing on the Last Night, there are world premieres from Wynton Marsalis and Jessie Montgomery plus a centenary celebration of Miles Davis’ work.

Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. 

Limón Dance Company will present a program at The Joyce Theater in NYC featuring José Limón's 1958 work Mazurkas, performed in full for the first time since 1964, alongside Aszure Barton's 2025 commission Join.

Michelle Leigh directs the play version of Auntie Mame, which is seldom presented on stage these days. Thank goodness patrons of the Brookfield Theatre can rediscover this delightful play.

The Fisher Center at Bard will present Richard Strauss's seldom-staged 1928 opera THE EGYPTIAN HELEN at Bard SummerScape, starring Hailey Clark, John Matthew Myers, and Jana McIntyre in a new production by director Christian Räth.

Tangent Theatre Company will present a staged reading of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning THREE TALL WOMEN at The Spark of Hudson in Hudson, NY, featuring two performances with free admission and required reservations.

Directed and Choreographed by Broadway’s Nikki Snelson, Footloose is now running at the historic GEM Theatre in Garden Grove. Get a first look at production photos!

The Dusti Bongé Art Foundation will present COMING HOME: BECOMING AN ARTIST, a summer exhibition featuring 34 works tracing Mississippi's first Modernist painter as she emerged as an artist after her husband's death.

You won’t want to miss this one.