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Roger Q. Mason's new play BILL, a sequel to Lavender Men, will receive a developmental reading at Open Jar Studios in New York as part of PlayPenn's New Play Development Conference.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 19, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Divorced. Beheaded. LIVE! The global musical hit Six is already embarking on its second German tour, and the Queens once again proclaim their Herstory with plenty of pep, power and emotion: fans can look forward to the full SIXperience without compromise.

Broadway alums Tracy Letts (August: Osage County, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) John Gallagher Jr. (Spring Awakening, Swept Away) and Colton Ryan (Dear Evan Hansen, New York, New York) are among the new cast members joining the Netflix series The God of the Woods in recurring roles. 

The concept album for MURDER AT THE GATES, a new musical by Tony Award winner Steven Sater and musician James Bourne, is set for release with lead single 'f**kin' Scream' featuring Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo.

Closing on Sunday, June 21, Artist Playground and Kho-Lab Productions present 'Double Take,' featuring the twin bill, AL.TER by Joaquin Pablo and 'Reverse Card' by Chase Kyle Loza.

All new photos have been released as Paddy Bever starring as Henry Creel in Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix Theatre in the West End. The production is running until 27 December. Check out the photos here.

The Chain Theatre will present the world premiere of Vicious Dogs in Marietta, a one-act dark comedy by Lane Bernes Genee, as part of its Summer One-Act Festival in New York City.

The Upside Down is returning to Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights this season. The latest version of the Stranger Things haunted house will focus on the fifth and final season of the hit series, which debuted on Netflix last year. 

Profile Theatre's THE ROOMMATE is a dark comedy that surprises, moves, and lingers, with knockout performances by Gail Dartez and Eleanor O'Brien. One week left, don't miss it.

Vivid Stage will present its SUMMER SOLOS outdoor reading series at the Visual Arts Center of NJ in Summit, featuring four solo performances by professional actors on consecutive Wednesday evenings.

Unstrung Harpist Productions and the Frederick Shakespeare Festival will present Henry IV, Part One at the Avalon Theater inside Hood College's Tatem Performing Arts Center, in repertory with Ardeo Theatre Company's Much Ado About Nothing.

The Young Vic announced full casting for the world premiere of THELMA & LOUISE, a new musical adaptation featuring Olivier Award nominees Amy Lennox and Rachel Tucker, with music by Neko Case and direction by Trip Cullman.

Arizona Theatre Matters announced Melanie Ron as Frankie in MACKERS, Jeanmarie Simpson's dark comedy about a Macbeth production unraveling during a preview performance, with Ron serving as narrator, stage manager, and witness.

Have you ever wondered what really goes on in cemeteries when memories are shared with those seen and unseen at grave sites?  Then head on over to see two, funny and life-affirming plays in this year’s Hollywood Fringe Festival, bundled together as Amazing Graves, produced by Amanda Lynne for Neo Ensemble Theatre.

Many of us have less-than-fond memories of high school, and can relate to the idea that “high school is hell” – enough so that a musical about a high school literally at the mouth of hell, overrun by demons and evildoing feels fairly apropos.

Sara Malinowski's one-woman show Girlfriends, a queer road trip cabaret following its Hollywood Fringe world premiere, will play two nights at The Tank in New York City during Pride.

Summer is here and there is no better time of year to soak up the sun and dive into a new book. You're in luck, because 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 21 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Summer 2026 reading list.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 06/15/2026.

Ana Gasteyer, who was nominated for a Tony this year for her performance in the Tony-winning musical Schmigadoon!, is currently developing a new holiday musical competition series.

Masquerade will extend for a sixth time through 2027, and the production has revealed a host of all new cast members who will join the show. Learn more here!

Following seven West End engagements, two UK tours, and thirty productions across the globe, the Olivier Award-nominated stage thriller 2:22 – A GHOST STORY has set its New York Premiere for this fall at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. 

The jukebox musical ALL AT ONCE will reunite members of its original Philadelphia and New York casts for a 40th anniversary remaster concert at The Green Room 42, with in-person and livestream tickets available.

I think adulthood would be significantly more enjoyable if we brought back gold stars, actual gold stars, the kind your third-grade teacher kept in a drawer that somehow carried the same prestige as an Olympic medal. 

Netflix is bringing back the popular comedy series The Four Seasons for an eight-episode third season. The series hails from Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield and is based on the 1981 Alan Alda film.