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Janine LaManna leads the cast of OEDIPUS! A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY at 54 Below, the award-winning musical adaptation that reimagines the Greek tragedy as a rom-com set in Appalachian coal country.

Impact Arts has revealed cast and creatives for 22nd Season of Summer Stock Austin. The 2026 lineup includes the ultimate in family friendly theatre with Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella and Disney's Newsies: The Musical.

The Tony Award-winning musical, Buena Vista Social Club, is eyeing a run in London's West End next year, according to the production's lead producer, Orin Wolf. Learn more here!

Wild Nights is inspired ridiculousness. It’s a fun romp of giddy, screaming, giggling teenage girls executing what they believe is the perfect sleepover. The directors and actors tap into this ensemble’s fearless ability to be comedically vulnerable and do what ever it takes to earn the audience’s laughs.

New Wolsey Theatre revealed its autumn season, headlined by a co-production of Calendar Girls The Musical, alongside gig-theatre, new drama adaptations, and the return of its Rock'n'Roll Panto with Cinderella.

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre announced the cast for Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA, with two newcomers set to star as Cinderella and the Prince. The Indianapolis production offers $10 discounts for children ages 3-15.

Two Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre newcomers will star in Cinderella, being presented at the venue this spring and summer. As Beef & Boards' 2026 Family Show, Cinderella tickets for children ages 3-15 receive a $10 discount.

The Old Globe is celebrating its 2026 Holiday Season with the 29th annual production of the beloved musical, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!; the Dickens comedic send-up, Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show and more.

La Femme Theatre Productions has announced the cast of its upcoming production of Wendy Wasserstein’s play An American Daughter. Learn more about the play here!

Extant, the UK's leading performing arts company of blind and visually impaired artists, will present an expanded Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme, with projections suggesting up to 12% of shows could be accessible to visually impaired audiences.

Friendship is nearly always a side element in musicals. From the comic sidekick of the leading character to the backup pals who provide background vocals, friends are part of the fabric of many shows—but rarely are they the main event. 

Before the long-awaited inaugural production at TimeLine Theatre’s new home, BroadwayWorld sat down with TimeLine Company Members Will Allan and Behzad Dabu, who play brothers Dr. Thomas Stockmann and Peter Stockmann in An Enemy of the People.

Disney Theatrical Group announced the full company for the final extension of HERCULES at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, with Bradley Gibson leading as the title character alongside newly announced cast members joining the production.

Everyone, including Jim Parsons, is awaiting Ariana Grande’s arrival at Broadway’s St. James Theatre to support her brother, Frankie Grande, in Titaníque. 

Oklahoma City University's Bass School of Music is bringing the sweeping Broadway musical ANASTASIA to the historic Kirkpatrick mainstage this April, with a 31-member cast, a 15-piece chamber orchestra, and original costumes. Performances run April 24 through 26.

Following its first sold-out “dance along performance,” the Tony and Grammy-winning Broadway musical BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB will host an encore “dance along” performance, hosted by John Leguizamo. 

Following a sell out run at Edinburgh Fringe and an Irish tour, Don’t Tell Dad About Diana will come to Underbelly Boulevard Soho for two nights only this May. Learn more here!

The Tony Award-winning musical CHICAGO will return to Philadelphia's Forrest Theatre for the first time since 2009, presented by Ensemble Arts Philly and The Shubert Organization.

Today, exactly 114 years after RMS Titanic sank to to the bottom of the North Atlantic, Titanique arrives in New York City at last. The splash-hit musical comedy inspired by the 1997 film Titanic and powered by the songs of Céline Dion, officially opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre. Check out what the critcis are saying about the production...

David Shields, known for his Olivier-nominated role in PUNCH, has joined Go Live Theatre as a patron, supporting the charity's mission to bring live theatre to disadvantaged young people across the UK.

The Broadway musical ANASTASIA opens at Sydney Lyric Theatre in April 2026, starring Georgina Hopson, Rhonda Burchmore, and Nancye Hayes, following a acclaimed Melbourne run.

Bradley Gibson, who originated the role of Hercules in the 2023 world premiere, will reprise the part from June 29 at Theatre Royal Drury Lane as the Disney musical completes its London run.

In April, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Marilyn Maye, Claybourne Elder and many more. 

On Thursday, March 26, the Tony and Grammy-winning Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club held Broadway’s first-ever “dance along” performance, which was hosted by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Check out videos here!

Five-time Tony Award-winning Buena Vista Social Club, is now available at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT).