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San Francisco's Merola Opera Program, one of the world's most prestigious opera training programs, will close its 2026 Summer Festival with the annual Merola Grand Finale.

Susan Aston, acting coach to James Gandolfini and Director of MFA Acting at The Actors Studio Drama School, will direct THE CEILING, a new musical by Blake Allen, at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City.

We caught up with stage and screen director Jason Moore, who spoke about working on Prime Video's Elle, his theatrical directing style, and returning to direct Avenue Q decades after the original production.

The 13th SA International Ballet Competition will take place at Artscape in Cape Town, featuring a seven-member international jury including former Mariinsky Ballet principal Igor Kolb and Central School of Ballet artistic director Kate Coyne.

Continuing its long-term commitment to the work of August Wilson, A Noise Within will present Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, the seventh of the 10 plays in Wilson's landmark American Century Cycle to be produced by the company.

Bard Music Festival will present an intensive two-weekend exploration of Mozart's life and legacy at the Frank Gehry-designed Fisher Center on Bard College's Hudson River campus, with 11 themed concerts and 6 livestreams.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater will launch a one-day discount of up to 25% off tickets to A Christmas Carol, running at the historic Pabst Theater, featuring Matt Daniels as Scrooge.

Austin's theatre community has plenty to celebrate. After representing the Heller Awards at the 2026 Jimmy Awards, London Mays, a national finalist, and Isaiah Barafwala, who earned a featured Character Medley solo, reflect on Broadway, community, and the future in our exclusive interview.

I won't post to X.Imagine my surprise and delight to view this musical through the fresh vision presented by Director Anna Hogan, cast and crew. Let’s begin with the basics, compliments of the Cabaret program:

NYC drag artists Xena Fauxbia and Soda Pressed bring JUDY GARLAND IS FAT AT CARNEGIE HALL to Brooklyn Art Haus' EdFest and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, blending drag, theater, and cultural criticism to examine fatphobia and the entertainment industry.

Principal casting announced for RENT at London's Duke of York's Theatre, with Travis Ross, Bella Brown, Billy Nevers, and others joining previously announced Gaten Matarazzo. Booking has been extended due to popular demand.

Opera Orlando will kick off its upcoming education season with a new cohort of SINGS!: Summer Institute for the Next Generation of Singers, a week-long training intensive concluding in a public showcase recital at Timucua Arts Foundation.

Theatrikos Theatre Company will present the Tony Award-winning musical ONCE, directed by Jan Rominger, at its Flagstaff, AZ venue. The cast doubles as the orchestra, performing live on stage.

Steppenwolf Artistic Director Audrey Francis discusses playing both Daniela and her father Lon in Mia Chung's wildly inventive CATCH AS CATCH CAN, closing the theatre's landmark 50th Anniversary Season through July 12, 2026.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 7, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours

The Muny announced the full cast for Disney's NEWSIES, with Jack Roden leading as Jack Kelly. The Tony Award-winning musical returns to Forest Park for the first time since 2017.

The Loop: Lab and New Work Festival announced its upcoming season, featuring staged readings of two new works for young adult audiences at The Hivve in Grants Pass, Oregon, including Lee Cataluna's 'The King's Table' and the musical 'Greek To Me.'

Three footballers compete for two slots on the Nigeria football squad, exploring complicated identities and tangled heritage along the way

The Great American Songbook Foundation announced Scott Bradlee, Adam Kantor, and Miche Braden as guest mentors for the 2026 Songbook Academy, joining previously announced headliners Lea Salonga, Mandy Gonzalez, and Michael Feinstein.

The RSC announced new productions for its 2026-27 season, including Sharon D Clarke in OTHELLO, a world premiere by Stewart Pringle, and a touring MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR visiting regional theatres across England.

Production photos have been released for Midsommer Flight's As You Like It, the company's 13th free summer Shakespeare production. Directed by Founding Artistic Director Beth Wolf, the comedy continues its six-park Chicago tour through August 2.

Secret Cinema announced the full cast for GREASE: THE IMMERSIVE MOVIE MUSICAL, returning to Evolution London in Battersea Park for a strictly limited run, with Kieran Alleyne, Charlotte Avery, and others joining previously announced leads.

Birthright, the new play by Tony Award winner Jonathan Spector, is now in previews at MCC Theater. Directed by Teddy Bergman and featuring a starry ensemble cast, the production traces the evolving relationships of six friends in a story that explores community, history, and the ties that bind.

Premiere Stages at Kean University revealed the cast and creative team for Mala Aria, a new play by Gloria Majule, directed by Jamil A.C. Mangan, featuring Nazira Cisse, Shiro Kihagi, Eugene Nesmith, and Anita Welch-Smith.

Shakespeare & Company has revealed the cast for Twelfth Night, directed by Kate Kohler Amory, set to run outdoors at the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre in Lenox, Mass., featuring Irish folk music and a 10-member ensemble.