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Signature Theatre has revealed its 2026-2027 Season. The 37th season features six musicals and two plays, including a world premiere musical, a regional premiere musical, and a DC premiere play.

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. 

Dig Deep Theatre and Theatre Extempore announced a co-production of Kenneth Lonergan's THIS IS OUR YOUTH at The Olive Branch in Valencia, CA — marking the Santa Clarita Valley's first live staging of the acclaimed coming-of-age dramedy.

It’s been 30 years since Jonathan Larson’s rock opera Rent opened at the Nederlander Theatre on April 29, 1996, and arguably changed the theatrical landscape of Broadway.

Olney Theatre Center has revealed its 2026-27 season featuring a production of La Cage aux Folles directed by Artistic Director Jason Loewith, Les Misérables, directed by Stephen Brackett and more.

Ramsey Theatre Company has revealed a 34-member cast plus a 20-person choir for its production of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame at SKYPAC in Bowling Green, KY, with Orchestra Kentucky in the pit.

Few performers are born into the circus—and even fewer transform that legacy into mastery on one of the most dangerous apparatuses in live performance. Rodrigo Gomez is one of them. His journey growing up under the big top to performing on international stages is a story of discipline, risk, and a relentless pursuit of precision.

We learn that the suburban fantasy is not sustainable, primarily because such a fantasy can only ever be a dream. The reality of suburban living, as told by Kimberly Akimbo, shows there is much more nuance to everyday life than the nuclear family with a white picket fence and a wholesome dinner at eight. If everyone got what they wanted, after all, they wouldn’t want for more.

San Francisco Playhouse has revealed its 24th season, which will be presented August 2026 to September 2027. The season will feature three musicals and four plays.

The play is just… it’s about everything. I’ve read it maybe 200 times over the years. It used to be my favorite thing to do—get friends together after the bar closes and read it out loud

A second batch of shows for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been announced, bringing the current total number on sale for 2026 to 2,083. Learn more here!

A new feature-length documentary is in the works from producers Judd Apatow and Robert Schwartzman and director Gus Black about singer-songwriter Mark Oliver Everett. 

The new Broadway season is in full swing, full of exciting new shows and revivals of beloved classics. While many of them are original concepts or based on plays, 12 have related films or series that you can watch from home. If you are seeing any of the below productions in 2026, check out how you can study up beforehand or unpack afterwards!

Next month, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond for Women's History Month, including Linda Eder, Kate Baldwin, Jenn Colella and more. 

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Allison Bailey, Jordan Tyson and more. 

Broadway's Andrew Keenan-Bolger is making a showstopping YA debut with Limelight (now available where books are sold), a poignant coming-of-age novel about identity, first love, and the power of the arts to help young people feel seen. BroadwayWorld is very excited to bring you an exclusive excerpt from the book!

The LA Phil has revealed the 2026 Hollywood Bowl summer season with performances at the world-renowned amphitheater in the Hollywood Hills from June to September 2026.

A new comedy is in writing as we speak to celebrate 30 year of comedy in Falkenberg. It takes us back to the 1920 with the name Saltwater splash and bootleg alcohol.

The successful Hayward Hawaiian Music Series will wind down with Masters of the 'Ukulele, hosted by award-winning musician Patrick Landeza. Learn more here!

Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi is scheduled to perform at Walt Disney Concert Hall as part of the LA Phil’s upcoming 26/27 season. Entitled, simply, Solo Piano, the new collection will be released in an album.

FUEL will present 'AN EVENING WITH AN IMMIGRANT', a compelling performance by Inua Ellams with a live score by Laura Mvula and the Chineke! Orchestra. Learn more here!

World Music Institute will continue celebrating 40 years of presenting the finest global music and dance in New York City with a brand-new Spring-Summer season full of new discoveries, old favorites, and special events.

From Anthony Ramos to Ben Platt, take a look at all the Broadway stars to look out for when you tune in to Ryan Murphy's new series, The Beauty. All episodes of the series are now streaming on Hulu.

The Broadway production of Ragtime was a glorious accomplishment, a riveting testament to the original American musical and to all that America itself could be. The show ran for 834 performances at the Ford Center, closing in the final year of the 20th century. It was nominated for 13 Tony Awards, taking home four.

South Coast Repertory will open 2026 with a rotating repertory of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton.