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An imaginatively mounted production with a terrific cast that acted as a tribute to the late great Duncan Sheik.

NOSTALGIA BAIT was an excellent night of fun that celebrated growing up as a theater kid in the early 2000s. Creative choices were made that enhanced the show into a full production.

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.

ALIEN ANT FARM released the single and music video 'Gaslighter' via Judge & Jury Records. The track will appear on the band's new album and precedes tour dates including Sick New World in Fort Worth, Texas on October 24, plus UK and Ireland performances.

Stage One has selected eight emerging producers for paid 12-month placements with leading UK production companies and national theatres including Sonia Friedman Productions, the Royal Court, and regional venues.

BET announced the SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2026 nominees, with fan voting for R&B/Soul Song of the Year on BET.com and a new Spotify R&B X International Artist category voted on Spotify.

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. 

DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE will play a 15-week West End run at the Prince Edward Theatre, with Michael O'Reilly returning as Johnny Castle alongside Pippa Jackson and Emily Layden-Fritz.

Costume designer Susan Hilferty – who amassed a mantel-full of awards, including the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics’ Circle Awards, for the musical “Wicked,” being presented by Broadway In Boston at the Citizens Opera House through November 15 – got an early start on a career that so far includes 27 Broadway shows, including the Tony Award-nominated revivals of “Parade” (2023), “Funny Girl” (2022), and “Present Laughter” (2017) as well as 2005’s “Into the Woods” and 2006’s “Spring Awakening.”

UMe released a new vinyl reissue of ZIGGY MARLEY & THE MELODY MAKERS' CONSCIOUS PARTY, the first vinyl pressing since the album's 1988 debut. The Grammy Award-winning album is available in multiple configurations including 180g emerald green and standard black vinyl.

Ventura Music Festival will present the Pacific Jazz Orchestra performing arrangements of Quincy Jones' early work from the 1950s and 60s, featuring vocalists Nayanna Holley and Adam 'Aejaye' Jackson, led by Grammy-nominated arranger Chris Walden.

Directed by Jonathan O'Boyle, this production comes from Barn Theatre Cirencester where it was first staged in 2022, revived for a summer run and now transfers with its full Barn company before heading off on a national tour. It arrives as a hastily arranged replacement for the troubled Burlesque that is doing its own circuit of the UK after cancelling what was meant to be its opening run.

'Evita' is making its way back to Broadway, but it’s been more than four decades since Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Tony Award-winning musical first arrived in New York City. BroadwayWorld looks back at the original cast.

When you go to a show and find out that an understudy is going on for one of the leading roles, you may actually be seeing a future Tony Award winner in the making.

The Paley Center for Media announced the schedule for its 20th annual PaleyFest Fall TV Previews, featuring exclusive conversations with stars and creative teams from anticipated new and returning series. Conversations will stream on the Paley Center's YouTube channel.

Following the departure of Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey, the previously announced London revival of Sunday in the Park With George has been cancelled. Leanrn more here.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 11, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

CAGE THE ELEPHANT released the new single 'Dying In Reverse' and will perform at the official NFL halftime show for the Patriots vs. Lions game in Munich on November 15th. Tickets for the band's 2027 EU/UK headline tour go on sale soon.

BroadwayWorld can exclusively reveal that the creators of ‘Spring Awakening’ are still hoping a movie adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical will happen.

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.

Series historian David Van Deusen marks THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW's 65th anniversary with a new digital book, updated documentary and podcast episode featuring Larry Mathews, who played Ritchie Petrie.

DANCE CAROUSEL will return to Austin's Ground Floor Theatre with two programs featuring one-minute works by two dozen local choreographers, expanding from previous years' lineup.

GRAMMY-winning fiddler Jim VanCleve, co-founder of APPALACHIAN ROAD SHOW, will be inducted into the National Fiddler Hall of Fame during a ceremony and concert at the Appalachian Theatre in Boone, North Carolina.

Nelly Furtado has released a 20th anniversary deluxe edition of LOOSE, featuring unreleased demos, bonus tracks, and reimagined versions of hits including "Promiscuous" and "Maneater."