Longtime The Lion King cast member Mduduzi Madela assumed the role of Simba earlier this year, and you can now see new photos! He is the second South African performer to hold the role of Simba in the Broadway company.
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center have revealed six new board members for the upcoming season, including Lisa Barwick, Jake Bergstrom, Christopher Drees, Kristin Heiges, Amy Smith, and Tiffany Woelfel.
Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre will present Footloose at the F. Scott Black Theatre at CCBC Essex, featuring the iconic 80s musical about a rebellious teen who challenges a small town's ban on dancing.
The Happy Together Tour is coming to Paramount Theatre. The 2026 bill features bands and artists including The Association, The Troggs, Chicago lead singer Jason Scheff and more.
ArtsFairfax announced three new board members and updated executive officers for its upcoming fiscal year, expanding leadership with professionals from law, arts administration, and business.
Paper Mill Playhouse announced the election of six civic leaders and professionals to its Board of Trustees, expanding the board to 34 members as the theater wraps up its Next Act Campaign.
Moonlight Stage Productions will present the San Diego Regional Premiere of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY as part of its 45th Anniversary Season at Vista's Moonlight Amphitheatre, featuring Josh Adamson as Willy Wonka.
Emerging Artists Theatre announced the inaugural Spark Musical Theatre Festival NYC, a new festival dedicated to original musical development at The 28th Street Theatre in Manhattan. Submissions are open with no fees required.
Durnmoose Entertainment will present THE KOBOLD SHOW! at Gilded Balloon Patter House during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The five-clown comedy, which won Best Ensemble at NYC Fringe, features a mix of veteran and emerging international performers.
Centre Stage will present DEAR EVAN HANSEN, the six-time Tony Award-winning musical with a book by Steven Levenson and score by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, exploring social anxiety, grief, and human connection.
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.
The Virginia Theatre Festival will present DISNEY'S NEWSIES at the Culbreth Theatre, directed and choreographed by Broadway veteran Matthew Steffens, with a cast of 37 actors including 13 local young artists.
Cockpit in Court Summer Theatre will present Ira Levin's thriller DEATHTRAP at the Cabaret Theatre at CCBC Essex in Baltimore County, featuring a cast navigating ambition, deception, and dark humor.
The Theater Project will present KALEIDOSCOPE KABARET 'Lotta Laughs' Edition, a festival of live music and short comedic plays, at DMK Black Box Theatre in Union Township, NJ, featuring works by playwrights workshop members and a Young Playwrights Competition winner.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and punk poet laureate Patti Smith will perform at NJPAC's Prudential Hall in Newark as part of the Dodge Poetry Festival, joining a lineup of celebrated literary voices.
Rosedale Community Players and Secondhand Rose Players will present the world premiere of PRESTO CHANGE-O!, a comedy by Michigan playwright P.S. Drake, at a Southfield-area venue.
Comedian James Dellasala performs BILLIONAIRES, a one-man show in which he portrays five ultra-wealthy American billionaires whose benevolent facades begin to crack.
Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown will host Hallmark Stars Live, a new multi-city tour presented by Michaels featuring stars Nikki DeLoach, Andrew Walker, Ashley Williams, Jonathan Bennett, and Tamera Mowry-Housley.
Seattle Theatre Group announced the lineup for the 25th annual More Music @ The Moore, featuring Grammy Award-winning music director Adam Blackstone alongside nine emerging local musicians ages 14-21 at the historic Moore Theatre.
Natascia Diaz has joined the cast of Into the Woods as the Witch at Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre this summer. Learn more about the upcoming production and how to get tickets here.
Caramoor will present the free outdoor world premiere of THE ONLY WAY IS THROUGH, a new work by GRAMMY-winning composer Christopher Cerrone, featuring Sandbox Percussion and the Young People's Chorus of NYC.
Steel Petals, the Indianapolis folk, indie, and Americana trio, will present NASHVILLE NIGHTS at Feinstein's at Hotel Carmichael in Carmel, IN, with doors opening for dinner before the show.
Beck Center for the Arts announced its annual Faculty & Staff Visual Arts Exhibition, on view in the Hoffman-Stach Gallery in Lakewood, Ohio. The free exhibition features work in a wide variety of styles and media from Beck Center instructors and staff.
Ivoryton Playhouse's production of the Tony Award-winning musical 1776, starring Broadway's Mark Aldrich, has opened to enthusiastic audience and critical response at the Connecticut venue. Check out photos of the show.
AILEY II will take the stage in Jacksonville as part of the FSCJ Artist Series season. Tickets go on sale soon for the upcoming performance at the Florida-based presenter.
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