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Lundstrum Performing Arts will present SISTER ACT, the musical comedy based on the 1992 film, at its North Minneapolis location, featuring student performers including scholarship-bound lead Aniyah Warren.

In 'Dances to American Music' at the Joyce Theatre, Morris pays tribute to regional American music.

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts announced its upcoming holiday lineup, featuring ELF THE MUSICAL, Nevada Ballet Theatre, the Las Vegas Philharmonic, and performances by Antonia Bennett, Clint Holmes, and more.

Stockard Channing makes her directorial debut with Samuel Beckett's KRAPP'S LAST TAPE at Latitude Festival's 20th edition, starring David Westhead, before the production heads to Edinburgh Fringe.

The Stratford Festival's Meighen Forum will present a lineup including The Brian Barlow Big Band performing Duke Ellington's Such Sweet Thunder and a one-night-only reading of The Amateurs, a new TV series from the creators of Slings and Arrows.

A series of sketches based on familiar themes from the cartoons.

The Washington Ballet announced its 2026/27 season, marking the company's 50th anniversary with five programs at venues including Warner Theatre, Sidney Harman Hall, The National Theatre, and Wolf Trap.

Now running at The Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre is A Walk on the Moon. Inspired by the acclaimed 1999 film, A Walk on the Moon is directed by Tony Award nominee Sheryl Kaller and features a book and additional lyrics by original screenwriter Pamela Gray, music and lyrics by Tony Award and Grammy Award nominee AnnMarie Milazzo, and choreography by Josh Prince. In this interview, Talia Suskauer, who plays 'Pearl', reflects on the rehearsal process and the journey of the new musical so far.

What did our critic think of TEDXNASHVILE MIXTAPE at Analog?

Newsies, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein premiered on Broadway in 2012. BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the cast has been up to since the show first burst onto Broadway!

Christopher Nolan's cult neo-noir film Memento will screen at Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall with a live percussion score composed and performed by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard drummer Michael Cavanagh, presented by Arts Centre Melbourne and MIFF.

Ty Fanning, Ami Okumura Jones, Kirsty Bushell, and Pippa Winslow are set to lead the West End return of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY at the Ambassadors Theatre for its fourth extension.

Jenn Gambatese, Bryan Fenkart, and Patrick Oliver Jones headline the cast of UNZIPPED, a new musical by Douglas J. Cohen and Eva Margolies, in a free presentation at Theater 555 in NYC.

Much has been written about the proliferation of pop singer-songwriters writing new musicals for Broadway and off-Broadway. Less covered is the trend of pop singers performing on Broadway, which has made for a number of memorable appearances in current and recent seasons. 

Theater Resources Unlimited will present a free live reading of UNZIPPED, a new musical by Eva Margolies and Douglas J. Cohen, at Theater 555 in NYC, followed by an industry talkback panel.

Big League Productions' national tour of MEREDITH WILLSON'S THE MUSIC MAN will present three performances at the Palace Theater in Waterbury, CT, directed by Matt Lenz with choreography by Emmy winner Joshua Bergasse.

Friendship is nearly always a side element in musicals. From the comic sidekick of the leading character to the backup pals who provide background vocals, friends are part of the fabric of many shows—but rarely are they the main event. 

For an evening of terrific talent, beautiful staging, and emotional performances, check out Theatre Harrisburg’s production of Godspell on stage through May 10th.

Black Ensemble Theater has promoted Daryl D. Brooks to Artistic Director, and revealed and the opening of a new 150-seat Studio Theater, rehearsal room and dressing room as the second phase of the Free to BE Village.

David Gersten, Vice-President of ATPAM, the Association of Theatrical Press Agents & Managers (IATSE Local 18032), died on Monday, April 6 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.

Hannah Kevitt celebrated the end of her run as the full-time 'Claire' in Maybe Happy Ending by 'passing the charger' to her successor, Claire Kwon. A tradition at the production every time a role is passed on to a new performer, watch the video!

This week, Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Matthew Morrison has officially begun a strictly limited 3-week engagement as Bobby Darin in Broadway's Just In Time. Go inside the basement of Wicked in new video as Matt and his new co-star Isa Briones take their first bows on Broadway!  

This week, Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Matthew Morrison will begin a strictly limited 3-week engagement as Bobby Darin in Broadway's Just In Time. The show's original star Jonathan Groff completed his run on Sunday, March 29. In a new video, Groff passes the fedora to Broadway's newest Bobby. Watch below!

Ice Cream Man, the new movie from horror director Eli Roth, will hit theaters on August 7, 2026. The film will have a theatrical run in North America on over 2000 screens via Iconic Events Releasing.

In April, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Marilyn Maye, Claybourne Elder and many more.