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As soon as the orchestra launches into the opening bars of Maine State Music Theatre’s current production of Anastasia, there is a frisson of electricity that runs through the house.

I'm a millennial, and a nerd. Of course I love Avenue Q. It reminds me of seventh through ninth grade, when the nascent internet first started spreading clips of the music from this 'raunchy puppet show on Broadway.'

Watch brand new video from Ragtime at Goodspeed Opera House as Mamie Parris and Behr Marshall perform, 'The Night That Goldman Spoke at Union Square' and 'Journey On'. 

The Cincinnati Arts Association has revealed its CAA PRESENTS! 2025-26 Season. The milestone season marks the 30th anniversary of the Aronoff Center, which opened in October 1995. Learn more!

Just a week after he wraps up his final performance in the titular role of FLOYD COLLINS on Broadway—a role that earned him a 2025 Tony Award nomination—musical theater icon Jeremy Jordan will head to Los Angeles to perform his long-running and (as of now) nearly sold-out one-man show at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, June 28–29.

Second Stage Theater has just announced five productions for the Company’s upcoming 47th Season, which will include productions of Marjorie Prime, Becky Shaw, Meet the Cartozians, Meat Suit, and. he Receptionist. We have all of the details here!

Throughout Kids Week, children aged 17 and under can see participating shows for free when accompanied by a full-paying adult, and each full-paying adult can also purchase up to two additional children's tickets at half price.

St Helens Theatre Royal is inviting young theatregoers to follow the Yellow Brick Road and enjoy some fantastic family-friendly fun this October. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets to The Wizard of Oz!

​​​​​​​Due to popular demand, Sally Cade Holmes and Heather Shields, producers of critically acclaimed hit Hold On To Your Butts, have announced a limited Summer West End engagement returning to the Arts Theatre.

Watch David R. Gordon (Tateh) perform 'Success' with the cast of Goodspeed's Ragtime in this all-new clip. Ragtime features a book by Terrence McNally. Music is by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. The musical is based on the novel “Ragtime” by E. L. Doctorow.

Algonquin Arts Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for its upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz. See who is starring and learn more about the show here!

Back in 2023, the Royal Shakespeare Company celebrated the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio with a national playwriting competition. From over 2000 entries, 37, spanning all genres, were picked. Readings for the winning plays were held through the autumn of that year and subsequent productions have been popping up here and there ever since. Nancy Netherwood’s Radiant Boy now landing at Southwark Playhouse directed by Júlia Levai. The writer’s professional debut takes us back to the 80s in North-East of England, where it is believed that a young man is possessed. Back home from studying at King’s College Choir in London, he and his mother keep their friction at bay while they wait for Father Miller to arrive. Can they redeem Russell’s spiritual health? And what is it that’s haunting him exactly?

Alberta Bair Theater (ABT) has announced its 2025–2026 season, a wide-ranging lineup featuring music icons, Broadway blockbusters, dance spectacles, comedy favorites, and international acts.

In the Heights follows three days in the life of a community in Washington Heights. We get to see several different stories and vignettes that are happening throughout the show. It's this community that's having to deal with instant change.

Watch brand new video from Ragtime at Goodspeed Opera house as Brennyn Lark performs 'Your Daddy's Son'. The production runs through June 15, 2025. The cast for Ragtime is one of the largest in Goodspeed’s history.

San Francisco Playhouse will close its 22nd season with Lerner and Loewe’s My Fair Lady. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed two additional shows that will be a part of the company’s 2025-2026 season. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.

English National Opera has announced the appointment of André de Ridder as its new Music Director and unveils details of its programme for the 2025/26 Season. Learn more here!

The award recipients of Broadway In Chicago's 14th Annual Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (IHSMTA) were announced and presented, in an award ceremony sponsored by NBC 5, celebrating outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre performances at Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place on Monday, May 12.

Goodspeed has shared a new video of Mamie Parris performing 'Back to Before' from Ragtime. A powerful musical about the dreams of three American families woven together with ragtime, jazz and show tunes, Ragtime kicks off Goodspeed's 2025 season. 

The Broadway Education Alliance has just announced the 50 nominees for Outstanding Performer in a qualifying role in an officially licensed high school production presented during the 2024-2025 academic year. We have the full list of nominees here!

On Saturday, May 10th, I had the pleasure of seeing SISTER ACT as performed by Fairfield Center Stage in Fairfield, CT, at Wakeman Hall inside First Church Congregational of Fairfield.

MAMA, I'M A BIG GIRL NOW! is running May 7th at 7:30p at the Lexington Opera House. Read our interview with one of the show's stars, Tony Award-nominee Laura Bell Bundy!

Get a first look at the company of Goodspeed Musicals' Ragtime - the first production of the 2025 season. A powerful musical about the dreams of three American families woven together with ragtime, jazz and show tunes, Ragtime runs through June 15, 2025 at The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn.

Get ready to groove with Head Over Heels, the electrifying jukebox musical set to the music of the iconic all-female rock band, The Go-Go’s! This hilarious and heartwarming show is a high-energy mash-up of a 16th-century romantic farce and timeless pop hits like “We Got the Beat,” “Vacation,” and, of course, “Head Over Heels.”