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American Ballet Theatre announced the promotion of six corps de ballet dancers — Zimmi Coker, Michael de la Nuez, Tyler Maloney, Joseph Markey, Andrew Robare, and Yoon Jung Seo — to the rank of Soloist, as announced by ABT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe.

In a candid conversation with BroadwayWorld, beloved actor Aaron Lazar discusses the progression of his ALS diagnosis and says his purpose ‘feels more exciting to me than dying.’

“Politics have no place in theatre,” says a person who has no idea that some of the first-ever plays from Ancient Greece were political. From Antigone by Sophocles to Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, there has been no shortage of bold theatre spreading a message.

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.

The Actors' Gang will present Two Gentlebots of Verona, a free, family-friendly adaptation of William Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, from August 1–30, 2026 in Culver City and Burbank as part of its annual Free Shakespeare in the Park for Families series.

Yvonne Strahovski, David Corenswet & François Arnaud will star in Three Days of Rain on Broadway in February 2027, directed by Anna D. Shapiro.

West End and Broadway star Ruthie Henshall will release her new memoir, The Showgirl and the Prince, detailed her secret relationship with Prince Edward in the 1980s. Learn more here.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater revealed eight new Board Trustees, including former TCG President Ben Cameron and Medical College of Wisconsin President Dr. Shekar Kurpad, to serve three-year terms guiding the theater's next chapter.

Newsies, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein premiered on Broadway in 2012. BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the cast has been up to since the show first burst onto Broadway!

Blurb: The Garden of Dreams Foundation has announced The Roommates Show: Live from Manhattan to Benefit the Garden of Dreams Foundation, featuring Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Matt Hillman.

Industry City, brooklynONE productions and Puppetworks have announced Puppetworks: Behind the Curtain, a special community celebration marking the organization's move to Industry City. The June 26 event will honor more than four decades of puppetry, storytelling and arts education while offering a first look at Puppetworks' future home.

Gingold Theatrical Group announced casting for a rare NYC presentation of Noël Coward's THIS WAS A MAN, unproduced in New York since its 1926 premiere, featuring Tony nominee A.J. Shively and directed by David Staller.

Olga Levina is the Co-Founder and Executive Producer of Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC), where she has spent more than two decades building one of New Jersey’s leading arts organizations, and the Founder of Voices International Theatre and Arts Festival.

Tony and Emmy Award-winner Billy Crystal’s new one-man show, 860 will play a limited run at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre, beginning in October of 2026. The complete creative team will be announced in the coming weeks. 

The Everyman is delighted to announce the appointment of eight new members to its Board of Directors following a recent public recruitment process. learn more here!

2026 is halfway over, which means that the 2026/27 Broadway season has just begun! Now that the 79th Annual Tony Awards have concluded, all eyes are already on the lineup for the new Broadway season and many Broadway productions have already revealed full details of their upcoming engagements.

Rhode Island Stage Ensemble has revealed its 20th anniversary season, themed 'Rising Up,' featuring Dracula, School of Rock: The Musical, and Hadestown: Teen Edition, among other MainStage and youth productions at venues across northern Rhode Island.

Celebrating its 20th birthday this year, Camden Fringe has announced a programme of more than 400 shows playing across over 30 venues this summer. Learn more here!

The 79th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday, June 7, 2026. It's the biggest awards show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize?

On the legal and legislative front, a federal judge ordered the removal of President Trump's name from the Kennedy Center and temporarily blocked its planned closure, while New York State added $150 million to its theatrical production tax credit program. Broadway closed out its 2025–2026 season with a new all-time box office record of $1.91 billion, and the Broadway League and Actors' Equity announced a new audition initiative called LEAP.

Lake Tahoe Dance Collective will present its 14th annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival, featuring artists from New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Broadway across multiple venues in North Lake Tahoe.

Gingold Theatrical Group will present Noël Coward's This Was a Man as part of its Project Shaw series, marking the play's first known New York presentation since its original premiere nearly 100 years ago.

The Cape Cod Chamber Music Festival will present eleven live performances across five Cape Cod venues, featuring the Danish String Quartet, GRAMMY-winning Imani Winds, Harlem Quartet, and world premieres of Festival commissions.

Further details are now known about the forthcoming remake film of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, written by Enda Walsh, which will have music written by Tim Minchin. Learn more here!

CAPA announced the schedule for its 57th Summer Movie Series at the historic Ohio Theatre in Columbus, featuring 28 films over nine weeks, including 13 series premieres, anniversary screenings, and two free Ohio Goes to the Movies presentations.