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Goodman Theatre Artistic Director Susan V. Booth and Executive Director John Collins have revealed the 2026/2027 Season line-up, beginning this fall. With 12 productions—five world or Chicago premieres, a reinvestigated classic and more.

Philadelphia Theatre Company will present a free one-night-only concert reading of LA GUAGUA 47: A PHILADELPHIA MUSICAL, a new work by Alba Martínez, directed by Laurie Woolery, ahead of a planned full production.

New Adventures announced full tour dates for Matthew Bourne's CINDERELLA, with the Olivier Award-winning production set to visit 16 UK venues across 23 weeks, opening at Theatre Royal Plymouth before a Christmas season at Sadler's Wells.

JOAT Festival International de Street Dance will return to Montreal's Quartier des Spectacles for its 10th edition, co-produced with Danse Danse, featuring breaking, hip hop, and popping battles, workshops, and performances at Club Soda and Place des Arts.

Theatre Under the Stars announced its 86th season, with SISTER ACT and DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID set to perform at Stanley Park's Malkin Bowl in Vancouver.

Lyric Arts Company of Anoka announced the full cast for its upcoming production of THE PROM, directed by Amanda White, running at the Main Street Stage in Anoka, MN. Single tickets start at $50.

Oscar Wilde's comedy of manners arrives at the Stratford Festival's Avon Theatre, directed by Krista Jackson and starring Fiona Reid as Lady Bracknell alongside Carter Gulseth and Joe Perry.

Burning Coal Theatre Company will present WAIT TIL YOU SEE THIS! 2026, featuring three plays in repertory by emerging artists, including works by Roné Sargent, Lucius Robinson, and Liza Birkenmeier, at its Raleigh, NC venue.

Edmonton's Citadel Theatre will present its COLLIDER FESTIVAL play development showcase, featuring free readings of five new plays and two artist-led playwriting workshops sponsored by Theatre Alberta.

After a sold-out debut run in 2025, cabaret artist and major Francophile Matthew Rosenstein will bring his BroadwayWorld-nominated show “Make Me French!” back to the stage for a limited July 2026 run.

Todd Buonopane, known for Broadway's Cinderella and 30 Rock, will join the cast of Gregory Jacobs-Roseman: I Hate Cake, A Birthday Cabaret at The Green Room 42, alongside Tony nominee Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Natalie Douglas.

There is nothing that sends my theatre-loving heart into full jazz hands mode quite like watching young performers step into the spotlight and belt their way toward Broadway dreams, and the 2026 Broadway Bound Awards, presented by Celebrity Attractions in partnership with Stage 13, was an absolutely dazzling reminder that the future of musical theatre in Arkansas is sparkling brighter than the marquee lights on Broadway Theatre.

On Monday, May 18) the cast and creative team of Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) and friends celebrated their Cast Album Vinyl Release with an intimate party at RPM Underground. Check out photos of the event. 

Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute announced a five-week Butoh course in Brooklyn, culminating in a student performance. Taught by choreographer Vangeline, the program is open to dancers and non-dancers with sliding-scale tuition.

Conductor and pianist Jeffrey Kahane announced the launch of Harmonium of Texas, a new San Antonio orchestra and educational initiative, with an inaugural season featuring Joshua Bell, Emanuel Ax, and Roomful of Teeth.

Literally Alive Family Theatre announced its upcoming Off-Broadway season at the Players Theatre, featuring three original musicals based on classic literature: ALICE IN WONDERLAND, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and CINDERELLA.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 20, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Theatre in the Park continues its 2026 outdoor season with SHREK THE MUSICAL, running May 22 through May 30. Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks film and the beloved storybook, the show follows a swamp-dwelling ogre, a wisecracking donkey, and a feisty princess on an unlikely adventure that proves what makes us different can also make us strong.

The Stuttering Association for the Young (SAY) will present its return to the nation’s capital for the 2nd Annual DC Benefit Gala in Washington, DC, an evening of celebration, inspiration, and advocacy, honoring Stephen and Lindsay Bennett.

In Joe Bardin’s SEEING MAYA, peace doesn’t emerge through political rhetoric or grand ideological revelation. At least conceptually, it begins with something far more fragile: two people willing to step outside the boundaries of what feels normal.

Baritone Benjamin Sokol, an artist in development with Sherrill Milnes VOICE Programs, received the Carlisle Floyd Centennial Prize — the organization's first time awarding the honor.

Connecticut Theatre Company will present The Prom, with book by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin and music by Matthew Sklar, at the historic Repertory Theatre in New Britain. Tickets start at $26.

Gustavo Dudamel will receive two new honorary titles with the LA Phil – the Diane and M. David Paul Artistic and Cultural Laureate of the LA Phil and the Jane and Michael Eisner Founding Director and Conductor Laureate of Youth Orchestra Los Angeles.

Titanique will launch a multi-city North American tour in 2027. The Tony-nominated musical steered by the songs of pop icon Céline Dion will perform at venues across the country.

When HAIRSPRAY begins its run at Maine State Music Theatre on June 3, the new revival, created as a co-production with Lancaster’s Fulton Theatre, will be an evening of professional firsts for its young star, Eden Franco, who plays the demanding role of the musical’s protagonist, Tracy Turnblad. For Franco, who was graduated from college only two years ago, this production marks her first professional contract, her first experience in regional theatre, her debut in Maine, and her role debut in the Marc Shaiman-Scott Wittman musical.