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The RSC announced full casting for Laura Wade's THE CHERRY ORCHARD, directed by Tamara Harvey. Alfred Enoch, Chumisa Dornford-May, Esther Smith, and Sophie Stone join Kenneth Branagh, Helen Hunt, and Bill Pullman at the Swan Theatre.

Symphony Space will present a sneak preview screening of NT LIVE: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES, featuring a live Q&A with Tony Award-winning director Marianne Elliott. The film stars Lesley Manville and Aidan Turner in the National Theatre production.

Stage West Theatre in Fort Worth will present the final chapter of its Sherlock trilogy, closing out the three-part series at its West Vickery Boulevard home.

At an elite dance studio in my hometown, dancers show up for practice like clockwork.But these dancers aren’t worried about triple pirouettes or perfectly pointed toes. They are there simply for the love of dance and the love of each other.  

A new adaptation of THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS, directed by Fiona Sauder and based on the A.A. Milne play Toad of Toad Hall, makes its world premiere at the Shaw Festival's Jackie Maxwell Studio Theatre.

Beaches concludes its Broadway run at the Majestic Theatre May 24, following  28 previews and 38 regular performances. The final performance comes over three months before the production was originally set to play its scheduled final performance of its limited engagement on September 6.

TADA Productions will present the Broadway musical CHICAGO at The TADA Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska's Historic Haymarket District, featuring Bailey Domann as Roxie Hart and Matt Nesmith as Billy Flynn.

BroadwayWorld has learned that Beaches, A New Musical will close on Broadway this Sunday, May 24. The final performance comes over three months before the production was originally set to play its scheduled final performance.

Beaches star Jessica Vosk has revealed that a 'superfan' made their way backstage and into her dressing room following a recent performance of the Broadway musical. Watch a video of her detailing the 'scary encounter' on Instagram.

Jordan Fisher is moving from Skid Row to the ballroom for I Won't Dance, a new YA dance-themed romantic comedy starring and executive produced by the Broadway performer. 

Leeds Playhouse has revealed the full cast for Brassed Off, a major new staging directed by Olivier Award‑nominated and UK Theatre Awards winner Amy Leach.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 8, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Actor Victoria Smurfit, known for her role in RIVALS, has been appointed President of the Royal National Institute of Blind People, succeeding Dame Gail Ronson DBE after 14 years of service.

The tale of Salieri and Mozart is returning to the screen in a new series adaptation of Amadeus, the acclaimed play by Peter Shaffer. Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany lead the cast as the musical rivals, and spoke to BroadwayWorld about preparing to play these well-known roles. Watch the full conversation here.

The National Theatre announced further casting and dates for its 2026 season, including Cate Blanchett in ELECTRA/PERSONA, Anne-Marie Duff in SOME WOMAN, and new casts for CLOUD 9 and THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE.

With yet another highly-anticipated series of The Celebrity Traitors on the horizon, entire streaming channels dedicated to murder mysteries and absolutely no shortage of true crime podcasts (and TV shows about true crime podcasts), it appears we live in a nation completely insatiable when it comes to death and deceit. The jubensha-inspired Alibi: Dead Air, then, is perfectly timed as it invites audiences to step inside a story with secrets, subterfuge and a serial killer on the loose.

What did our critic think of PETER PAN at Arkansas State University Beebe?

McFly drummer Harry Judd will play Coach Bolton in the London transfer of Disney's HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, taking over the role from Jason Donovan following a Salford run.

All new rehearsal photos have been released from Peter Shaffer’s Black Comedy at the Orange Tree Theatre, directed by Caroline Steinbeis. Check out the photos here!

Tafelmusik will close its 2025/26 season with 'BEETHOVEN EROICA & BOLOGNE: THE WINDS OF CHANGE' at Koerner Hall in Toronto, featuring works by Beethoven and composer Joseph Bologne.

Broadway In Chicago and Metra announced a free round-trip rail promotion for nine summer productions, including CHICAGO THE MUSICAL, LES MISÉRABLES, and THE OUTSIDERS. Riders show their show ticket to the conductor for complimentary travel.

The newly opened Broadway original musical Beaches, A New Musical has has just shared a first look! Watch highlights from the new musical in this video. 

Beaches has made it to Broadway! Just last week, the best of Broadway gathered at the Majestic Theatre to celebrate opening night of the new musical, directed by Lonny Price and Matt Cowart. Watch in the video as the full company hits the red carpet on opening night!

An unlikely pair creating an unlikely piece of theatre essentially sums up the new production of GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY now playing at Road Less Traveled Theater. Yes,  horror writer Stephen King has paired up with musician John (formerly Cougar) Mellencamp to write a musical. And somehow, the result is uniquely representative of both men in a most complementary fashion.

THE OUTSIDERS, winner of four 2024 Tony Awards including Best Musical, will play The Kentucky Center in Louisville for a limited engagement presented by PNC Broadway in Louisville.