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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) will bring their Summer of Hits Tour to Bradford Live on Wednesday 8 July 2026. Learn more about the performance here!

Stage and screen legend Ian McKellen sat down with Stephen Colbert during a recent episode of The Late Show for an extended interview covering his long career as a performer. Check it out now.

The Glen Tetley Legacy has announced a year-long international centenary celebration marking 100 years since the birth of choreographer Glen Tetley. Beginning in February 2026, leading ballet companies worldwide will perform major works from Tetley’s repertory.

The Spring 2026 season has officially begun, and with it, comes new plays for theatre lovers of all kinds. Whether you live for intense dramas or would rather escape with zany comedies, there's something for everyone both on and off-Broadway in February 2026.

The large majority of our 41 Broadway theaters were built to be Broadway theaters. Other than the Winter Garden, which was originally a horse exchange, the Nederlander, which was originally a carpenter’s shop, and the Broadway and Lunt-Fontanne which were originally movie theaters, every current Broadway house was intended from the beginning to present Broadway shows. As for off-Broadway? The opposite is true.

This October, one of musical theater’s most iconic spectacles makes its long-awaited return to the Red Dot. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking, genre-defining musical CATS will leap back onto the stage at the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands, for a strictly limited season.

Brandon Maggart helped close out The Gardenia's 45 years in West Hollywood with stories, songs, and tales of a life well lived. Daughter Maude Maggart joined for a poignant duet finale.

The Muppets are back! Check out a new sneak peek from the special episode of The Muppet Show, featuring Kermit the Frog and Scooter as they realize they have booked too many acts for their show.

It's time to meet Broadway's best on The Muppet Show tonight! With the new special now streaming, we have rounded up some of the best of Broadway talent during the show's original run.

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this month. February is filled with world premieres featuring well-known stars. See the full list!

​Men at Work and Toad the Wet Sprocket will be live in concert at The BayCare Sound with special guest Shonen Knife.

Graham Bickley, Rob Houchen, and Kelly Mathieson are set to join Ramin Karimloo in the upcoming production of TO MAURY, WITH LOVE.

London City Ballet, under the direction of Christopher Marney, unveiled its 2026 season repertoire and initial tour dates, featuring classic and contemporary performances.

The history of shows that have transferred from off-Broadway to Broadway is well documented. Hundreds of Broadway plays and musicals started out off-Broadway before making the leap to a Broadway house. But much more rare is the circumstance of a show starting out off-off-Broadway (that’s right, two ‘off’s!) and traveling all the way to the main stem. One of these shows is playing right now, and is a major theatre success story with off-off-Broadway roots!

Teatro Paraguas will present a screening of Salt of the Earth, which focuses on the incredible story of the 1951 strike by the Mexican-American miners and their wives against the Empire Zinc mine in Bayard, New Mexico. 

The 2025 Sydney Theatre Awards have announced their winners, celebrating outstanding achievements in theatre across various categories.

Renowned director Sir Trevor Nunn returns to Arts Theatre Cambridge to direct EASY VIRTUE, featuring Alice Orr-Ewing, Michael Praed, and Greta Scacchi.

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project has announced its upcoming winter-spring season, featuring a series of premieres and new recordings. The season promises a lineup of performances, showcasing both contemporary compositions and classical masterpieces.

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.

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) has announced the wide-ranging program of its Winter-Spring 2026 season, approaching its 30th year. Season’s highlights include Boston performances of a trio of monodramas, the revival of a neglected opera, and the world premiere of three BMOP-commissioned orchestral works.

The Olivier Awards will return to being broadcast on the BBC this year. The BBC has been named as the official broadcast partner of the 50th anniversary Olivier Awards.

After a 15-year hiatus, the Trisha Brown Dance Company will return to Boston, showcasing a retrospective of dances from the 1970s, 1980s, and 2010s at the Vivo Performing Arts on February 13-14. The performances will highlight the innovative postmodernist work of choreographer Trisha Brown and her notable collaborations.

Tony Award winner and original Dreamgirls star Jennifer Holliday brought the house down at 54 Below with a powerful performance of “I Am Changing,” the signature anthem she made famous on Broadway.

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart are back in a new teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, the highly anticipated title from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Check it out now.

Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC) will present Caesar, a new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, February 6-22, 2026, at the Suzanne Roberts  Theatre.