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Gordon Bovinet has had long and storied career in Musical Theater, Opera and as one of the most in-demand vocal coaches in Europe. He is in town this week to celebrate his 80th birthday and to take in a performance of the show that launched his career: CATS – or in this case: CATS: JELLICLE BALL!

LIVERPOOL OLYMPIA officially launched its new CIC status with a special event for local schoolchildren, featuring a magic circus show and a first look at the restored Elephant Pit.

I admit I’ve never seen Stephen Sondhiem’s Assassins, nor ever heard the score or read the synopsis. A flop in 1990, the 2004 revival won five Tony awards, and it’s been in theatre rotations since, often causing controversy for its raw language and unsavory content. A play from the perspectives of infamous assassins?

Performances are now underway for  CATS: The Jellicle Ball, which begins preview performances Wednesday, March 18 at the Broadhurst Theatre ahead of a Wednesday, April 7 opening night. Meet the cast here!

Internationally acclaimed opera star Sir Bryn Terfel CBE will perform at the MSO's 2026 Spring Gala and present an exclusive masterclass for aspiring voices.

92NY will present the world premiere of SUPERBLOOM, a collaborative dance performance by Jodi Melnick and Sara Mearns, on March 27 and 28, 2026. The event will also be available for streaming.

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!

The chemistry between these three actors as they navigate the whirlwind script is superb. In times when it seems like there is little to laugh about, performances like this, which remind us to find moments of delight and laughter, are essential.

Irish Repertory Theatre has revealed two productions and an Irish-language reading for their 2026 Spring / Summer Season. The season will feature The Loved Ones New York Premiere.

The historic Liverpool Olympia is set to become a Community Interest Company (CIC), enhancing its role in local community development and cultural engagement.

Andy Paluselli will present Real Men Wear Scarves in Pittsburgh, written and performed by Andy Paluselli and directed by Herman Sebek. The production will be presented as part of the 2026 New York City Fringe Festival.

Puffin Cultural Forum will present a special staged reading of In Equal Measure, followed by a facilitated community discussion on police accountability, communal grief, and the moral consequences when justice systems fail.

Following a smash hit sold out run at last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this irreverent and high-octane comedy musical that collides Catholic guilt with Latin heat, has announced the premiere of a new fully-realised, scaled up production.

In a landmark collaboration, Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia and The New Zealand Dance Company will honour revered choreographer, the late Douglas Wright, with the return of his iconic masterpiece GLORIA.

What did our critic think of ASSASSINS at Brookfield Theatre?

BLACK STARS is a living historical archive of selected works from 16 Black New York-based artists. This exhibition will be housed at Make Manifest in the historically Black neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant (Bedstuy), Brooklyn.

What did our critic think of ON YOUR FEET! at Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook Terrace, IL?

Carolyn Lucas was studying dance in college when a friend took her to see iconic postmodern dance choreographer Trisha Brown (1936–2017) and her eponymous company at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The experience changed her life and launched her career, according to Lucas.

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti will join forces with her mother, Linda Benanti, for a special performance of MOTHERS KNOW BEST at Westport Country Playhouse on February 28.

De Nationale Opera will present the Opera Forward Festival from March 6-15, 2026, marking its 10th anniversary with a series of innovative performances.

What did our critic think of JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Playhouse On The Square?

With Disney’s Hercules currently running at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London’s West End, one of the production’s most-loved songs Great Bolts of Thunder is being released as a single remixed by electronic music duo Basement Jaxx.

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.

We had the pleasure of interviewing Andy Chiang of the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company about the dance company and the upcoming performances to celebrate Year of the Horse at NJPAC.

Five Evenings Theater in association with New Wave Arts Theatre Collective and EventMuze present the New York premiere of BENEATH THE ICE OF THE VISTULA, a new play with music, beginning February 12 at West End Theater.