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What did our critic think of FREEDOM! at St. James UMC In Little Rock?

Rubicon Theatre Company has revealed the cast and creative team for Eleanor, a tour-de-force solo performance about the remarkable First Lady whose legacy continues to inspire the world.

A new promo is here for A24's The Death of Robin Hood, starring Hugh Jackman. The Tony winner plays the famed outlaw in the film, though the folklore figure is now depicted as an aging man full of regrets about his past life of crime and murder.

Shakespeare's Globe announced a series of climate-focused events during London Climate Week, including a free Climate Open House with stage readings and an off-grid matinee of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.

American Theater Group will present THE UNWITTING MAGICIAN at the Union Arts Center, written by playwright Jeremy Dobrish, a Maplewood resident. Learn more here!

Showstopper! The Improvised Musical is a unique production where a group of comedians, singers and musicians come together to create a new musical every night before an audience. Over the years it’s been running, Showstopper! has won an Olivier Award and even recently reaching 1,500 performances.

The Chelsea Music Festival has revealed that tickets and season passes are on sale for its 17th annual season, featuring 17 New York Premieres, 1 World Premiere, and a week of concerts, visual art, and culinary events in New York City.

Isa Briones and Sepideh Moafi hosted the live announcement of the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations. Check out the full list of nominations here!

The Jersey City Jazz Festival will present a three-day waterfront event at Exchange Place Plaza, merging with the Jersey City Latin Jazz Festival for the first time, featuring Joe Lovano, Eddie Palmieri, Nate Smith, and more.

The BBC Proms returns in summer 2026, presenting eight weeks of world-class music from an array of leading orchestras, conductors and soloists from across the UK and around the world.

Schmigadoon! is now open at the Nederlander Theatre! Alex Brightman & Sara Chase star — read what every major critic is saying in our full review roundup.

RiverEdge Park in Aurora has added concerts by Third Eye Blind and Six One Five Collective to its 2026 summer season. The performances will take place in July and August as part of an expanded lineup following venue renovations.

From Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater suspending operations and Central Works announcing its closure after 36 years, to Duluth Playhouse navigating a leadership transition, regional companies across the U.S. are grappling with the pressures of rising costs and uncertain funding. Across the Atlantic, the UK theatre sector is meeting similar headwinds head-on, with the government distributing £127.8 million to 130 cultural organizations, Stagetext securing funds to expand captioning access nationwide, and SOLT and UK Theatre sounding the alarm over strains on the touring ecosystem.

Curve Theatre in Leicester announced a new Made at Curve production of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, directed by Artistic Director Nikolai Foster, with set design by Leslie Travers.

“I’m just here to talk about my divorce,” says Yousef Sweid right after a preamble about the reception of political productions. He and Isabella Sedlak write a poignant reflection on how beliefs and birthplaces raise us and shackle us at once. Between The River and The Sea approaches the Palestinian genocide from a personal standpoint, never making it its focus, yet permeating every word with the weight of it. It introduces a Christian-Arab-Palestinian-Israeli father who’s raising two Jewish-Arab-Austrian children in Berlin. Yousef (Sweid) is trying to get custody of his youngest after his second divorce, after his ex-wife told him she wants to move back to their home country. 

This spring, Market 57 at Pier 57 will welcome Al Volo, a contemporary Italian gastronomy inspired by la dolce vita – the art of enjoying life through simple, everyday rituals.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 20, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

RG Productions and Theatre Gigante have come together in a historic collaboration for the world premiere of Sparrows Fall, written and directed by Richard Gustin in conjunction with World Premiere Wisconsin. The result is one of those productions that stays with you long after you leave the theatre—an ambitious, ensemble-driven work that challenges its audience to listen, reflect, and bear witness.

Not long ago, I found myself doing that familiar pre-theater math: watching the clock at the end of the workday, checking train times, wondering if there was time to grab a quick dinner, and thinking, “Can I actually make this curtain without it feeling rushed?” It is a small thing, but it can make the difference between a great night out and a stressful one.

Boundless Theater will present an invite-only salon and fundraiser at its Midtown Manhattan headquarters, featuring performances by Alison Fraser, Antwayn Hopper, and others, alongside excerpts from new works in development.

Eno River Players will present The Anatomy of Melancholy, a new play inspired by Robert Burton’s 17th-century text, at IATI Theater in New York City. The production will run for a limited engagement in the East Village.

Seattle Rep has released first look footage of APPROPRIATE, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' 2024 Tony Award-winning drama now playing through May 10, 2026 at the Bagley Wright Theater in Seattle.

Carnegie Hall has revealed the spring and summer schedule for Carnegie Hall Citywide, the Hall’s free concert series that brings a mix of live performances to venues throughout New York City.

Dear Readers, why do we like shows about dysfunctional families? I posit that it’s one of two reasons. Either we are reveling in knowing that your family isn’t that bad or watching as more of a catharsis of seeing a family like yours get through their dysfunction. Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins seems to enjoy them too as he keeps making them and making them well. Last year’s Tony Award winner for Best Play was his, “Purpose”, and the year before he won the Tony for Best Revival of a Play with “Appropriate”. But whatever your reason for seeing these kinds of shows, you’ll want to catch the Seattle Rep’s current production of “Appropriate” as they’ve knocked it out of the park.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will host GALA 2026 at Rockwell on the River in Chicago, honoring Douglas R. Brown and Rachel E. Kraft while continuing the theater's 50th Anniversary celebration.