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Five-time Tony Award-winning Buena Vista Social Club, is now available at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT).

Main Street Theatre & Dance Alliance will honor Debra Orenstein with the 2026 Star Award on April 16, recognizing her contributions to the arts community on Roosevelt Island.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 26, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Des Moines Performing Arts has revealed its 2026-27 Willis Broadway Series, bringing a lineup of Broadway’s biggest hits and new productions to the Des Moines Civic Center, including Hell's Kitchen, Just in Time and more.

Crow's Theatre has revealed its 2026-27 season—the organization's 43rd season of programming—celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their permanent east-end home at Dundas and Carlaw.

Impact Arts has revealed its 22nd Season of Summer Stock Austin. The 2026 lineup includes family friendly theatre with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella and Disney’s Newsies: The Musical.

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

Broadway in San Antonio has announced its 2026–27 season at the Majestic Theatre, featuring a mix of major touring hits, classic revivals, and several San Antonio premieres. Learn more about the season here!

Houston Grand Opera will open Handel's Messiah, arranged by Mozart, in the first performances of the oratorio in company history. Messiah transforms into a surreal and mesmerizing theatrical spectacle reminiscent of Disney's Fantasia.

Growing up in Rockville, Md., Eymard Cabling’s fields of study were somewhat limited. Cabling, who will be playing the role of The Engineer in Short North Stage’s upcoming production of the epic MISS SAIGON, thought he had three career choices.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA will present a dynamic 2026/27 season featuring a mix of masterworks and contemporary pieces under Music Director Salvador Brotons.

Jane Eyre, a musical by John Caird and Paul Gordon based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë, will receive its UK Premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant for a strictly limited season.

Boston-born Apollo Dukakis most important lifelong role has been as the adoring brother of his sister, Academy-Award winning actress Olympia Dukakis, who left us in 2021. To honor her memory, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble is presenting OK, OLYMPIA, LET’S GO!, a multi-media celebration of her life that includes YOU AND ME, a one-act play written by Apollo.

The Stanford Jazz Workshop has announced the 54th annual Stanford Jazz Festival at Stanford University. This year's festival will feature a diverse lineup including jazz legends and contemporary artists across various genres.

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Paulo Szot, Kate Baldwin and many more.

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 Pigeon Production Company, an immersive theatre and cultural production company founded in 2018 by Jessica M. DeLucia and Michael Mellamphy (Red Dead Redemption 2), presents POITÍN & PROSE: A Celebration of Irish Stories and Spirits in association with Smuggling Nun Poitín on March 7th from 3:00-5:00 PM at Long Acre Tavern.

Franklin Stage Company will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2026, marking three decades of producing professional, admission-free theater for the community and visitors alike.

Jack Gallagher returns to B Street Theatre for his final show, AN IRISH GOODBYE, a blend of memoir and comedy, running from March 11 to April 12, 2026.

Next month, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond for Women's History Month, including Linda Eder, Kate Baldwin, Jenn Colella and more. 

Performances are now underway for Dog Day Afternoon, a new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Adly Guirgis. Meet the cast of Dog Day Afternoon here!

Countertenor John Holiday stars as Akhnaten in LA Opera’s spectacular revival of the acclaimed Philip Glass opera, February 28 through March 22 - and I can’t wait to see it.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will conclude its 20-city U.S. tour with performances at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. The event marks the inaugural season under new Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack.

Buena Vista Social Club celebrated its first year on Broadway with a special surprise for audiences. After its first anniversary performance, the audience was treated to cafecitos from a Cuban coffee truck outside of the theatre. Watch the video!

The world premiere of Marcel on the Train, co-written by Marshall Pailet and Tony Award nominee Ethan Slater, and directed by Pailet, officially opened on Sunday, February 22 at Classic Stage Company. Read the reviews here!