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What is a pro-shot and how is it different than an adapted film? Pro-shot is an abbreviation for professionally shot, denoting a stage play that was captured in its native habitat: a theatre. In general, a pro-shot seeks to film the exact experience that audience members would have at a live performance of the show, in contrast with a feature film which actually adapts the piece into a new form, including different locations, the removal of theatrical aesthetic, and changes to make the script work as a film as opposed to as a live theatrical show.

xBroadway’s current theater capacity rules have not always been how they are now. The distinctions between Broadway, off-Broadway, and other types of venues have changed over the decades as the industry has evolved. 

Bergen County Players (BCP) has announced that the complete event schedule is now live for its upcoming Open House. This special event invites theater lovers and curious neighbors to go 'Behind the Curtain' at the Little Firehouse Theatre.

Troupe has announced the world premiere of Simon Reade's new stage adaptation of Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky by Patrick Hamilton. Learn more here!

This sparkling musical is a brand of theater that’s all surface and shimmer and doesn’t pretend to be otherwise. A showbiz fantasy at full throttle making you feel delightfully upbeat.

The iconic rock musical Hair is back in a bold new Brazilian production directed by Charles Möeller and Claudio Botelho. Opening at São Paulo’s BTG Pactual Hall, the show celebrates the spirit of the 1960s counterculture — peace, love, and rebellion — through powerful anthems like Aquarius and Let the Sunshine In. With a cast of 30 led by Rodrigo Simas and Eduardo Borelli, this vibrant staging fuses rock, poetry, and raw emotion to explore freedom, identity, and protest in a turbulent era. Nearly six decades after its debut, Hair still pulses with youthful defiance and idealism, inviting audiences to sing, reflect, and feel the rhythm of a revolution that never truly ended.

Mint Theater Company will present the American premiere of Crooked Cross beginning this week. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets here!

BroadwayWorld is here with your fall 2025 guide to all the shows lighting up New York’s stages. From world premieres to long-awaited revivals, this season’s Off-Broadway lineup delivers something for every kind of theater fan!

Ensemble Arts Philly is kicking off its 2025–2026 season – one full of Broadway, jazz, comedy, speakers, a historic celebration of The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 125th anniversary. LEARN MORE!

Mint Theater Company has revealed the cast for the American Premiere of Sally Carson's Crooked Cross. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

The Festival of Arts Fine Art Show, one of Southern California's most iconic summer events, will return to Laguna Beach next month. Learn more about the event here!

Step through the revolving door of 1928 Berlin and into a world of glamour, longing, and quiet desperation as Alchemy Theatre brings the rarely staged musical GRAND HOTEL to life at ZACH Theatre’s Whisenhunt Stage.

From June 26 to August 3, the San Francisco Symphony's summer season includes three classical programs with violinist Blake Pouliot, Grammy Award-winning ensemble Time for Three, and violin duo TwoSet Violin; two film concerts with the Orchestra playing the scores of How to Train Your Dragon and The Princess Bride live-to-picture; and a program celebrating the movie music of Hans Zimmer.

The terrific new musical Real Women Have Curves brings the story of a Mexican family to Broadway. Ana is a first-generation Mexican-American who dreams of becoming a journalist and must navigate being the only one with American citizenship in her family as she finds her own way in the world. Artists from Mexico have brought great and important work to the Broadway stage over the years.

NYC's theatre district is full of amazing places for eating, drinking, and shopping, but if you are looking to see all you can in a short window of time, there are plenty of sights within walking distance of all 41 Broadway theatres. From outdoor pitstops to guided tours and museum visits, check out 13 activities to add to you midtown sight-seeing itinerary. ​

The Radio City Rockettes announced that the iconic precision dance company is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2025, with celebrations beginning today and continuing throughout the year, including at the 2025 Christmas Spectacular.

Rogue Artists Ensemble will present a limited engagement production of Schlitzie: Alive and Inside, by Eric Fagundes and directed by Nikki DiLoreto. Learn more here!

The event on February 19th completely sold out The Andrew J Brady Music Center, filling the auditorium with adoring fans who have flocked to see their favorite dancers in person. At this performance, the tour succeeded in its display of stellar designs, dynamic talents, and a wide range of acts.

During these dark and cold nights, something magical is happening on stage at the Lyric Hammersmith. Play On! was originally created by director Sheldon Epps and writer Cheryl L. West back in 1997, transferring from San Diego to Broadway. Talawa theatre company have stripped the show back and have created a truly joyful production to delight the most curmudgeonly of audiences.

Discover the final week of the New York premiere of SUMP'N LIKE WINGS at Theatre Row.

We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 32 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Fall 2024 reading list.

Breton Tyner-Bryan's Broadway Dance Drama short, WEST OF FRANK, is now streaming on CUNY TV. The film, nominated for Best LGBTQ Film at the London Fashion Film Festival, celebrates influential women and transmasculine activists.

Troupe, in association with Park Theatre, has announced the full cast for the world première of a new stage adaptation of John Galsworthy’s seminal work, The Forsyte Saga.

The cast has been revealed for the NY premiere of SUMP'N LIKE WINGS at Mint Theater Company. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Pageant of the Masters is an annual theatrical celebration that brings famous works of art to life through live reenactments, transforming classical and contemporary pieces into living masterpieces accompanied by original live music and storytelling. The Pageant began in Laguna Beach in 1932 where its continued to grow and evolve for over 90 years, continuing to attract over 200,000 patrons each summer.