The First Man 1922

The co-writers of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button are quick to acknowledge the strange geographic journey behind their eagerly anticipated musical: an American short story set in Baltimore, first adapted into a movie set in New Orleans, and now transposed for its stage debut to a Cornish village off the coast of Great Britain.

Resonance Records will release a newly discovered 1976 live recording of saxophonist Clifford Jordan performing with pianist Al Haig, bassist Wilbur Ware, and drummer Kenny Clarke at Chicago's Jazz Showcase.

Irish Repertory Theatre officially opened Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape, directed by Ciarán O'Reilly. See what the critics are saying about the production in BroadwayWorld's Review Roundup.

Irish Repertory Theatre is presenting Eugene O'Neill's THE HAIRY APE, directed by Ciarán O'Reilly and featuring Jon Beavers and Elizabeth Teeter in this revival of the expressionist classic about a ship laborer's search for belonging.

Sarasota Youth Opera will present Rachel J. Peters' one-act opera based on Carl Sandburg's Rootabaga Stories, featuring young performers aged 8-18 alongside professional artists.

BroadwayWorld has your official fall 2026 Off-Broadway preview, a complete guide to everything opening Off-Broadway! See West End transfers, stars in play revivals, multiple world premieres and more.

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company will present its New Play Reading Festival at Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center in Williamsville, featuring readings by Playwright Wing members and a guest playwright.

O Céu de Bibi Ferreira celebrates Brazil’s legendary “Grand Dame of Theater” in a poetic musical journey through her extraordinary life and career. After successful runs in Rio, the production arrives in São Paulo August 20 for a free season.

Trumpeter Sam Butler and saxophonist Garrett Fasig lead the VISIONS JAZZ ENSEMBLE with vocalist April Varner on OF THE PEOPLE, an album reimagining American spirituals, folk songs and anthems as jazz.

Plays of Wilton will present the U.S. premiere of FORBIDDEN!, a rediscovered 1922 Dutch drama regarded as the first coming-out play, directed by Ronnie Larsen.

Irish Repertory Theatre has revealed the cast for Eugene O'Neill’s The Hairy Ape, featuring Elizabeth Teeter, Joanna Glushak and more in a production directed by Ciarán O'Reilly.

Irish Repertory Theatre revealed four productions for its 2026 Fall Season. Irish Rep’s 2026 Fall Season will kick off on the Francis J. Greenburger Mainstage with Eugene O'Neill’s The Hairy Ape directed by Ciarán O'Reilly.

I want to praise the quality of the large cast for their dedication to bringing so many authentic characters to life onstage while changing costumes, accents and physicality often in the blink of an eye. But with so much interesting history to be explored about a man who was often quoted, and misquoted, in the press, I was hoping to learn more about the iconic physicist as a profoundly complex human being, exile, husband, philosopher and thinker, and not watch him be represented singing silly songs.

The Stratford Festival's Meighen Forum will present a lineup including The Brian Barlow Big Band performing Duke Ellington's Such Sweet Thunder and a one-night-only reading of The Amateurs, a new TV series from the creators of Slings and Arrows.

Shakespeare's Globe will present A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM from April 23 to August 29, 2026, directed by Emily Lim with a diverse cast including Audrey Brisson and Enyi Okoronkwo.

The historic Castro Theatre will host the San Francisco premiere of A24's new film Pillion, from writer-director Harry Lighton and starring Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling on Thursday, February 12.

With their revival of Orphans starting performances this week, Jermyn Street Theatre has announced full casting for Jerome Kilty's Dear Liar - adapted from the correspondence of George Bernard Shaw and Mrs Patrick Campbell.

Award-winning director Gustavo Barchilon, known for Barnum, Something Rotten!, Dreamgirls, Titaníque! and Funny Girl, unveils an ambitious 2026 season spanning revivals, premieres, and tributes. The reopening of Rio’s Teatro Ginástico will present Barchilon’s musical homage to Brazilian icon Bibi Ferreira. In São Paulo, Shrek – The Musical returns with Thiago Abravanel, while Barchilon leads the Brazilian premieres of The Seven Year Disappear and the Tony-nominated Mother Play. He also directs Into the Words, an intimate Sondheim project, and brings Laila Garin’s acclaimed solo show to São Paulo. Meanwhile, the hit comedy Curto-Circuito expands with a national tour and performances in Portugal and the U.S.

BroadwayWorld is here with your fall 2025 guide to all the shows lighting up New York’s stages. From world premieres to long-awaited revivals, this season’s Off-Broadway lineup delivers something for every kind of theater fan!

In October 2025, SFJAZZ will continue its 2025/26 season with an eclectic mix of world-class artists—from jazz legends and rising stars to genre-defying innovators in soul, global music, and beyond. See the lineup here!

St. Ann’s Warehouse has just announced that Tony nominees Tom Sturridge and Brian d’Arcy James have joined the cast of St. Ann’s new production of Eugene O’Neill’s “Anna Christie,” directed by Thomas Kail. We have all of the details here!

The Truth About Blayds will open at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season in September. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

Living a lifestyle beyond one's means and being prone to excesses in all aspects of life often may catch up with you (especially if there is no money in the family vault) . That is unless a long lost relative leaves you everything in their will, and they day is saved. Therein gives just a glimpse into the super silly premise of the delightful farce, TONS OF MONEY, now playing at the Royal George Theatre of the Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Derby Theatre will stage the première of Elizabeth Newman's new adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's landmark novel The Great Gatsby.

This time, the reader question was: There are only three states in America without known Broadway musicals set within their borders. Can you guess which three? WE're breaking it down state by state.