The Lion Inside 2024

Zhang Yimou's 1991 period drama starring Gong Li will return to theaters in a newly restored 4K version. The film won the BAFTA and NY Film Critics Circle awards for best foreign language film.

The children's theatre festival will present six productions from the UK and Australia, including ROOM ON THE BROOM, THE 78-STOREY TREEHOUSE, THE LION INSIDE, STICK MAN, and two HORRIBLE HISTORIES shows.

Apple TV will premiere two new holiday specials: SNOOPY PRESENTS: 12 DAYS OF SNOOPY and FRAGGLE ROCK: A HOLIDAY GIFT. Classic Peanuts films also return with special free streaming windows.

See photos from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ fifth annual NextGen Spotlight, hosted and directed by Jelani Remy.

Shakespeare's Globe announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Timberlake Wertenbaker's THE ANIMALS COME TO THE TABLE, directed by Anthony Lau, at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

Guildford Shakespeare Company announced its autumn season, featuring the return of PUT UP YOUR SWORDS, a knife crime awareness programme reaching Surrey schools, alongside THE PLAY'S THE THING and A BREW TO A KILL.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 14, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Fall 2026 reading list.

Genesis hosted a reception at Hotel Excelsior celebrating Maggie Gyllenhaal's FLESH IMPACT following its Venice Film Festival premiere, with Ellen Burstyn, Amy Marentic and Taika Waititi among the attendees.

GEA Live and Lionsgate will bring TWILIGHT IN CONCERT to more than 60 U.S. cities starting January 16, 2027, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with stops in Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Chicago and Dallas.

Australian punk band C.O.F.F.I.N released the acoustic single "13 Days," the final track from upcoming album OUT IN OSLO, alongside new documentary screening dates.

There’s no place like Las Vegas! At least that’s what 'The Wizard of Oz' fans are saying when they exit the Sphere, the immersive entertainment arena just off the Strip that can seat over 17,000 people.

For Jack Horner, Circus Parade is a story 20 years in the making. First discovering Jim Tully’s raw and uncompromising account of life inside an early 20th century American circus while studying circus himself, Horner immediately saw something which had rarely been brought to the stage: not the sequins, spectacle and romanticism of the circus, but the sawdust, sweat, hardship and humanity beyond the tent. 

Write Out Loud, the annual contest creating opportunities for musical theater’s next generation of songwriters, has announced the cast of its upcoming eighth studio EP. BroadwayWorld shares exclusive photos from inside the studio.

Michael Donovan directs the Broadway musical at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, with a cast led by Blake Jenner as Frank Abagnale Jr. See photos of the production.

Australian band C.O.F.F.I.N released the acoustic single "13 Days" ahead of their upcoming album OUT IN OSLO, alongside screenings of a new documentary chronicling the group.

Adventure Theatre MTC will present the world premiere of BEATRICE LIKES THE DARK, a new play by Dani Stoller directed by Patrick Flynn, in Glen Echo, Maryland.

Yes, yes: ask the average person about Frankenstein and they will speak at length about the book and the films but, if it wasn't for the theatrical adaptations, Mary Shelley's gothic classic would arguably just be collecting dust in your local library.

Arena Stage shared a performance clip of the company of CRAZYSEXYCOOL: The TLC Musical performing TLC's Grammy-winning hit 'No Scrubs,' which opens Act II of the new production. Watch the video now!

Overture Center will present the 45th season of KIDS IN THE ROTUNDA, a free Saturday arts series in Madison featuring local artists, family performances and interactive programming for children and adults.

Contemporary dance company Winifred Haun & Dancers has revealed its 2026–2027 performance season, featuring world premieres, celebrated repertory, new work by Chicago area choreographers, and more.

Metrograph will present an 11-film retrospective of director Tsui Hark, featuring a newly restored version of his 1980 film DON'T PLAY WITH FIRE alongside titles from across his career.

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced the complete cast and design team for the upcoming production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden (Waiting for Godot) making his Broadway directorial debut.

Lakeshore Records released BAD ZOMBIES, a mashup of Billie Eilish's Bad Guy and Crazy Dave's Theme from Plants Vs Zombies, performed by The String Revolution and cellist Tina Guo.

The hybrid live-action and animated series stars Emmy winner Megan (Piphus) Baptist alongside a new puppet character named Cupcake, set inside the WOW Workshop.