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Theater Resources Unlimited is presenting its TRU Audition Conference for Theater 2026. The program includes workshops, panels, and auditions with industry professionals. Registration is open through April.

Theater Resources Unlimited's ACT26 series will continue with actor workshops and panel discussions, leading to auditions on May 2-3 before up to 40 theater companies, producers, agents, and casting directors. Registration closes April 22.

Ballet Arts will mark its 50th anniversary season with a new staging of Coppélia, presented in collaboration with the Adelphi Orchestra. This family‑friendly production brings together live orchestral music, guest artists, and dancers.

Spragga Benz, Wayne Wonder, and Agent Sasco will headline JOURNEY TO KINGSTON at the Miramar Cultural Center on May 30 at 8:00 PM, with tickets ranging from $75 to $150 for VIP Meet and Greet.

The purpose of Jez Butterworth’s 2012 play THE RIVER is as elusive as its subject matter, the Sea Trout. 

Hudson Valley Shakespeare has revealed that the construction of its new home in Garrison, NY, the Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center, has reached substantial completion.

When Next We Meet has announced the full line-up for its fifth edition, returning to the Georgian grounds of Raheen House in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary from May 29th–31st, over the June Bank Holiday Weekend.

New York Theatre Barn will host A Seat at the Table: A Panel of Broadway Directors on April 21, featuring Tony nominees Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Camille A. Brown, Jeff Calhoun, and Moisés Kaufman at Open Jar Studios.

This week's theater news spans continents and crosses languages — quite literally. In New York, Rattlestick Theater announces a meaningful tribute to one of Off-Broadway's greatest champions, renaming its West Village home in honor of the late playwright Terrence McNally, while Broadway Cares celebrates the generosity of the theater community with a record-breaking fundraising run on Governors Island. Across the Atlantic, the beloved West End hit Paddington the Musical prepares to bring its score to audiences worldwide with an eagerly anticipated cast recording release. And speaking of reaching audiences worldwide, BroadwayWorld announces a major expansion of its multilingual platform, now available in 20 languages ahead of a landmark year for international visitors to the U.S. Meanwhile, in Chicago, the theater community is grappling with hard questions about legacy, accountability, and who gets to define excellence, as the city's storied Jeff Awards face growing calls for reform.

Singer-songwriter Kenny White performs at Club Passim in Cambridge, MA on May 1, following a national tour with Stephen Stills and Judy Collins. SPOTTISWOODE opens the show.

Market House Theatre in Paducah, KY unveiled its 63rd season, themed 'The Act of Community,' featuring Come From Away, The Crucible, Footloose, and two more productions across the 2026–2027 season.

The October Project Poetry Contest, co-founded by poet Julie Flanders, vocalist Marina Belica, and composer Emil Adler, opens April 1 and closes April 30, with judges including Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco.

Dallas is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Check out our top picks for Spring 2026 in Dallas!

NOoSPHERE Arts will present We Are Nature: Transformation a multidisciplinary series running May through October at Brooklyn's Kingsland Wildflowers Rooftop and Governors Island's Colonels Row Building.

 Roy Thomson Hall has announced that, due to overwhelming demand, a second performance of the special National Geographic Live presentation, Amazon: Andes to the Atlantic.

The American Theatre Guild will present THE MUSIC MAN at Century II Concert Hall in Wichita, Kansas as part of the 2025–2026 Broadway in Wichita Series. The production is scheduled to run April 24–26.

​The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival has revealed 2026 programming and casting. The St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival will include the world premiere of the new musical R&J and Joni, and more this summer.

BroadwayWorld is excited to announce that Amber Gray and Harvey Guillén, currently starring on Broadway in The Rocky Horror Show, will announce the nominees for the 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards. Tune in right here at BroadwayWorld tomorrow, April 1 (2pm ET) to watch the announcement live. 

ALABAMA SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL will present the world premiere of ReCON$truXion, a new play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan. The production will showcase innovative storytelling and themes relevant to contemporary society.

At Two River Theater's 32nd Annual Gala on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at Park Loft in Oceanport on the Fort Monmouth campus, attendees will be treated to an exclusive sneak peek of the ground-breaking World Premiere musical Elephant Shoes.

SHakespeare's Globe will present Bertolt Brecht's MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN from 7 May to 27 June 2026, featuring a cast led by Michelle Terry as Mother Courage and directed by Elle While.

The Beverly Theatre Guild will present its 63rd season closer, Shrek: The Musical. This funky twist on classic fairy tales based on the iconic movie is scheduled to be performed on April 24, 25 and 26, 2026. Check out photos of the cast here!

Center Theatre Group has revealed twelve productions for the 2026/27 Season. The eight-show One CTG subscription package includes plays and musicals at the Mark Taper Forum and Ahmanson Theatre, including The Turning world premiere and more.

RiverEdge will present a lineup featuring The Beach Boys, Cheap Trick, and other artists as part of its summer concert series, along with $3 concerts and a Movie in the Parks series.

A Scottish musical comedy about a wee island, and a lad with big dreams will come to Glasgow and Edinburgh this summer, as Crocodile Rock makes a return to Scottish stages.