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David Threlfall will star as King Lear alongside Nadine Shah at the Royal Exchange Theatre, in a production adapted and directed by Matthew Dunster marking part of the venue's 50th anniversary season.

Center Repertory Company will open its new season with Tennessee Williams' THE GLASS MENAGERIE, directed by Artistic Director Matt M. Morrow at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.

Edge of the Wood's Resident Theatre will present Tennessee Williams' THE GLASS MENAGERIE, directed by Kevin Schwartz, featuring Joseph Jefferson Award winners Ryan Hake and Anne Trodden, at Edgebrook Community Church in Chicago.

Crowded Fire Theater will present the West Coast premiere of MANNING, a play by Benjamin Benne directed by Adin Walker, at the Potrero Stage in San Francisco.

Laurizarry will present REPLACED! written and directed by Jess Lauricello.  A surrealist sci-fi tragicomedy following a young woman identified only as a Daughter (played by Zoe Mintz) who returns to her hometown to find that everyone in it has been replaced by aliens.

What did our critic think of BETRAYAL at Gloucester Stage Company?

Lyric Stage Boston has announced principal casting for its 2027 production of Les Misérables. Directed by Courtney O'Connor, the musical will star De'Lon Grant as Jean Valjean, Christopher Chew as Javert, and Kristian Espiritu as Fantine.

Jack Tarlton and Jessica Hardwick lead the cast of 1984, a new adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian novel, in a co-production from Citizens Theatre, Dundee Rep Theatre, and The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh touring Scotland.

An elegant and beautifully hosted afternoon that celebrated Cape Town's vibrant theatre community with warmth, style and genuine emotion. From the lively opening performance to the relaxed post-awards festivities, the Baxter Theatre proved to be the perfect new home for the Cape Town Theatre Awards.

Whether you are Team Black or Team Green, there is probably a stage veteran on your side. Like other HBO shows such as The Gilded Age and Julia, the Game of Thrones spin-off, House of the Dragon, is full of Broadway, West End, and stage alums. 

Storc, written by Audra Zook, and directed by Audra Zook, will come to Chain Theatre's Summer One-Act Festival in July. Learn more about the upcoming production here,

Theater Latté Da announced an extension of its world premiere musical MY ÁNTONIA at the historic Ritz Theater in Minneapolis, adding performances due to popular demand.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival kicks off its 35th anniversary season with MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, directed by Jim Helsinger and starring national tour veterans recreating the legendary 1956 Sun Records jam session at DeSales University.

Elizabeth Teeter, currently starring as 'Portia' in SOMETHING ROTTEN! at The Muny, will perform a solo show at Blue Strawberry in St. Louis, joined by her father Lara Teeter for a special appearance.

Written by Fringe First winning playwright Jack MacGregor, directed by John Byrne Award recipient Fraser Scott, and produced by NTS Producing Fellow Leah Byrne; Prophets will premiere at Assembly Roxy.

I've always been a comics guy, ever since I was five years old and discovered my dad's shipping crate full of seventies and eighties cult titles like Howard the Duck and Doctor Strange.

On her deathbed, US playwright Joshua Harmon’s grandmother granted him permission to write a play about their family, on the condition that it be as “brutal and vitriolic” as possible. The result is We Had A World, a Pandora’s Box of generational trauma – indeed, the actor playing Harmon begins by opening up a literal box.

Awards were presented in over two dozen categories of outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, and productions, and more at The 43rd Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony held at The Huntington Theatre in Boston.

The complete cast has been announced for the Boston and Broadway  productions of the Olivier Award nominated new play PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. Learn more about the cast here!

Pittsburgh Public Theater has terminated all of its staff as the merger with Pittsburgh CLO proceeds. Between 9 and 12 staff members were told that their positions have been eliminated and they were to prepare to leave the same day.

The Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards has been renamed the Cape Town Theatre Awards, marking a new chapter under a newly established NPO. CATS leads with 11 nominations among 65 eligible productions across 23 categories.

Raven Theatre has unveiled its 44th season, to include Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop, directed by Mikael Burke in a co-production with About Face Theatre and more.

The Arkansas Repertory Theatre will present STEEL MAGNOLIAS by Robert Harling as the first production in its 2026 Golden SummerStage season, with tickets ranging from $25–$70.

How Now Brown Cow will present Nick Payne's CONSTELLATIONS at The Baxter Studio, directed by Jay Pather, with Mark Elderkin and Mwenya Kabwe, before transferring to Theatre On The Square in Johannesburg.

We sat down to discuss everything from Philadelphia Theatre Company to the world premiere of Pulitzer-Prize winner James Ijames' new play, Wilderness Generation.