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Five-time Tony Award-winning producer John N. Hart has joined the producing team of LOCH NESS, a Broadway-aimed new musical set to premiere at Two River Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey.

The African American Film Critics Association honored Broadway and theater leaders at its 5th annual luncheon, recognizing actors and a broadcast veteran for their contributions to the arts.

Hulu has greenlit Ryan Coogler's reimagining of THE X-FILES, starring Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel as FBI agents investigating unexplained phenomena. Coogler wrote and directed the pilot for the series produced by 20th Television.

Sony Pictures Classics will release the psychological thriller BUNKER, written and directed by Florian Zeller and starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, following an awards-qualifying run.

The Tony-nominated two-person comedy opens Pompano Players' season at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, marking the show's first production in South Florida nearly two decades after its New York premiere.

The African American Film Critics Association will present its fifth annual AAFCA Goes to Broadway Luncheon, recognizing Broadway artists and cultural leaders including André De Shields, Jasmine Cephas Jones and more.

Hilary Duff released the original song CATastrophe, written for Warner Bros. Pictures Animation's THE CAT IN THE HAT film. The track, co-written with Matthew Koma, Madison Love, and Brian Phillips, arrives with an official music video directed by Dano Cerny.

The upcoming production of the 1955 musical written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (music and lyrics) and Douglass Wallop and George Abbott (book) will star Neil Patrick Harris as Applegate, Julianne Hough as Lola, and Austin Scott as Young Joe Hardy. It will play Broadway’s Marquis Theatre, which incidentally, hosted the first revival of the show from 1994-1995. The 2027 production will be the second Broadway revival for the perennially popular property which has been a favorite in schools and communities since it made a splash during musical theatre’s Golden Age. 

Nikki Glaser and David Spade announced upcoming dates for their Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, with presales and public ticket sales beginning this fall.

Hilary Duff performed at The GRAMMY Museum's Ray Charles Rooftop, celebrating her sixth studio album LUCK… OR SOMETHING alongside album collaborators in an intimate conversation and performance.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre and The Ira & Leonore Gershwin Philanthropic Fund launched a new granting program providing $2,000 to $5,000 to member organizations developing musicals from existing songs, stories and cultural touchstones.

Hilary Duff announced 32 additional dates for THE LUCKY ME TOUR across Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., with the European leg beginning May 7 in Madrid and the U.S. leg launching October 1 in Sunrise, Florida. Rebecca Black, Dashboard Confessional, and Tegan and Sara will provide support on select dates.

Hilary Duff closed her UK tour leg with a second sold-out show at London's The O2 Arena, ending with a confetti-filled encore and a countdown timer announcing additional 2027 tour dates.

The National Theatre’s 2027 programme will include eight world premieres alongside much-loved classics, and a unique reach that extends across stages, screens and communities.

Theater Resources Unlimited will present the second part of its virtual feedback lab for musical theater writers and producers, focusing on songs that express conflict, character turnarounds, and plot complications.

Estonian vocalist Tui Hirv and Icelandic composer-guitarist Páll Ragnar Pálsson will release LAYERS, an album of ambient interpretations of Nordic folk songs and hymns, on Sono Luminus.

Callum Crawford will star as Spot in SPOT'S BIRTHDAY PARTY, a stage adaptation of Eric Hill's books touring 13 UK towns and cities from September 12, 2026, including Bristol and Middlesbrough.

Tectonic Theater Project's Pulitzer Prize finalist HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES will begin a limited engagement at the Barrymore Theatre, directed by Moisés Kaufman in a co-production with La Jolla Playhouse.

Republic/UMe will reissue Amy Winehouse's BACK TO BLACK with unreleased demos, rare B-sides, a live Paradiso Amsterdam performance, and new liner notes from Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi.

Directed by Elaine Epstein, the documentary follows the arrest of a midwife serving Amish and Mennonite families in rural New York and the women who organized in response.

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.

Scenario Productions has cast Carley Janse van Vuuren as Tracy Turnblad in HAIRSPRAY, marking the musical's return to the professional South African stage after nearly two decades.

Edy Modica, known for JURY DUTY, will release her debut comedy special through Irony Point, the production company behind I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE, for wide YouTube viewing.

The Altadena Music Theatre (AMT) production of Grease opened at the Mountain View Mausoleum, 2300 Marengo Avenue in Altadena. A celebration of teenage dreams, rebellious hearts, and the magic of first love. Check out the photos!

Altadena Music Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, with performances set for the Mountain View Mausoleum in Altadena.