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Rivendell Theatre Ensemble has unveiled its 30th Anniversary Season of new plays written by women, and its annual new play festival. See the full lineup here!

Playwrights Pearl Cleage and David Greenspan have been named the 2025 recipients of the Legacy Playwright Awards, honoring their lifelong contributions to American theatre.

What did our critic think of MARIA THERESIA at Ronacher? And now it's open, MARIA THERESIA THE MUSICAL, VBW's latest in-house production, a story about one of Austria's and, as well, Europe's most influential women in history, opened at the Ronacher Theater in the heart of Vienna. We gained a glimpse of what to expect during the press call, but nothing had prepared us for what we witnessed. 

We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Fall 2025 reading list.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the cast and creative team of the world premiere play Billie Jean, about sports icon and equality champion Billie Jean King.

Following on from the hugely successful extended 50th anniversary celebrations of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells, The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III will tour across the UK throughout February and March 2026.

The Elton John AIDS Foundation and the Looking Out Foundation have announced a landmark initiative—the “Who Believes In Angels?” Campaign—to address the urgent global humanitarian crisis caused by recent cuts to HIV/AIDS funding in the United States. 

The newest UK Tour of An Inspector Calls is coming to Milton Keynes Theatre in May. Learn more about this upcoming performance and how to get tickets here!

Opening this December, After the Rain will feature 10 large-scale, multi-disciplinary installations that celebrate inter-generational legacies and cultural warriors of the past, present and future.

Portland State University Opera will present “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi,” two one-act operas by the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini with libretto by Giovacchino Forzano.

Blade and Blade II, from prolific composers Mark Isham and Marco Beltrami, will receive deluxe reissue releases. Debuting on vinyl for the first time, both soundtracks will be released in multiple unique color variants.

Are you a filmmaker looking for a challenge? The Avalon Film Festival may be just the thing for you! Teams will have 52 hours to write, shoot, and edit a short film. Learn more!

Cape May Stage has unveiled its 2025 season filled with stories of connections that shape our lives - friendships forged in youth, relationships tested by time, and the unexpected encounters that shift our perspectives.

On Sunday 01 December 2024, a special gala performance of The Devil Wears Prada, a new musical, was presented on World AIDS Day, at the Dominion Theatre, in support of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Check out photos from the event here!

Lumina Theatre’s A FEW GOOD MEN at Howard Co. Center for the Arts is More Than A Few Good Actors: visual details and realistic settings offer an intimate angle to audiences of this emerging theatrical company.

While casting practices have evolved to enhance diversity (albeit, too slowly and not enough), the selection of plays remains strikingly homogeneous. We need to focus on what is produced as much as who is cast.

Houston has a new production company LION WOMAN PRODUCTIONS. On November 7th, they debut PLAYHOUSE CREATURES by April DeAngelis - a show about the point when women were first allowed on the stage, and it is an all-female The piece includes a dramatic swordfight women execute under the hand of experienced fight coordinator Ann Candler Harlan.

Houston’s CLASSICAL THEATRE COMPANY has decided to take it back to the original written word and return Dracula to the status of a demon rather than a lover. And yet, somehow, they have cast Spencer Plachy, who is the most swoon-worthy actor Houston has, a man who has embodied Mr. Darcy for years. Also, a man sexy enough to star in the Broadway tour of THE LION KING shirtless as Scar. It’s wild to see Darcy do Dracula and do it as a feral animal to boot. See what our critic had to say.

What did our critic think of NOISES OFF at The Alley Theatre?

Production images have been released for the UK Tour of Stephen Daldry’s multi award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley’s AN INSPECTOR CALLS, playing at Alexandra Palace until Saturday 21 September before visiting 26 venues across the UK.  Check out the photos here!

The Actors’ Gang audience favorite Topsy Turvy (A Musical Greek Vaudeville), written and directed by Artistic Director Tim Robbins, will return for a limited engagement September 26th to November 16th.

Additional cast members for the Australian tour of the award-winning Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's celebrated rock musical JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR have been revealed.

What did our critic think of DISNEY'S NEWSIES THE MUSICAL at Sundance Amphitheater?

Theater for the New City will present its twelfth  Dream Up Festival in August. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

PW Productions has announced the full cast for the 2024-25 UK Tour of Stephen Daldry's multi award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley's AN INSPECTOR CALLS, opening at Alexandra Palace on Friday 30 August, where it will play for 3 weeks.