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PlayPenn's 2026 New Play Development Conference, themed 'Democracy in Action,' will feature new works by Roger Q. Mason and more, plus an interview with Pulitzer Prize winner Eboni Booth, across Philadelphia and New York City.

Emmy Award-winner Kerry Washington will receive the Spotlight Tribute in recognition of her career as an actress and producer at the Third Annual Gotham Television Awards.

When Hairspray opens the Muny’s 108th season, Katy Geraghty will don Tracy Turnblad’s bow adorned bouffant wig for the 5th time in her acting career. The scene stealing Geraghty turned in memorably hilarious performances at The Muny as Mary Patrick in Sister Act and as Bridget in Bring it On over the past two seasons.

Paranormal Activity will make its Canadian Premiere at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre in a strictly limited engagement. The cast of the Toronto production includes six actors with credits on Broadway, London's West End and touring productions.  

Broadway alums Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells are starring in Miss You, Love You, a new HBO original film from Academy Award-winning writer Jim Rash. Check out the newly released trailer for the movie now.

Jermyn Street Theatre has unveiled its 2026 Autumn season. The season opens with the UK premiere of Tony and Olivier-award winner Simon Stephens’ new play A Slow Fire.

After a sold-out debut run in 2025, cabaret artist and major Francophile Matthew Rosenstein will bring his BroadwayWorld-nominated show “Make Me French!” back to the stage for a limited July 2026 run.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 5/17/2026.

Watch in this video as 2026 Tony Awards nominee Aya cash chats more about her bonkers Giant cast, what an honor it is to be in this Broadway season, and so much more.

Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo will make his West End debut as Mark in a new production of RENT, directed by Olivier Award winner Luke Sheppard, at London's Duke of York's Theatre.

The second week of the festival kicks off with polyamory, English breakfast, the Emerald City, and UFOs.

Opera North announced the cast for THE SOUND OF MUSIC, with Katie Bird as Maria and Edward Bennett as Captain von Trapp, backed by the 40-piece Orchestra of Opera North at Leeds Grand Theatre.

Tony Nominations were announced earlier this month Tuesday, providing many shows, particularly new musicals, with a shot in the arm, as many had been previously struggling.

A searing MEASURE FOR MEASURE. Burbage Theatre Co. offers a gripping production of Shakespeare's 'problem play'

Stacie Burrows returns to Edinburgh Fringe for the fourth time with FOOL'S GOLDMINE, a solo show exploring her family's relationship with debt, featuring an original soundtrack and directed by Katierose Donohue Enriquez.

Shifting Ground Collective announced its upcoming season, featuring the Toronto premiere of AMÉLIE and the return of ONCE to the city's musical theatre scene.

Liverpool Everyman will present Attachment, a new play written by Young Writers' Programme graduate Julia Cranney and directed by Kate Treadell, exploring adoption, parenthood, and love.

Olivier Award-nominated actor Johnny Flynn will play singer-songwriter Paul Simon in The Road Home, Bill Condon's forthcoming historical musical drama.

Claire Danes will receive the Performer Tribute at the 2026 Gotham Television Awards on June 1 at Cipriani Wall Street — celebrating her Emmy and Golden Globe-winning career.

Jordan Fisher is moving from Skid Row to the ballroom for I Won't Dance, a new YA dance-themed romantic comedy starring and executive produced by the Broadway performer. 

Edgar Allan Poe continues to captivate readers, close to two centuries after his death. His imagination spawned Gothic horror and helped shape the modern psychological thriller through his exploration of madness, guilt, and the dark recesses of the human mind.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 5/10/2026.

For BroadwayWorld's Debut of the Month, we are featuring Matthew Erick White, who is currently making his Broadway debut as James Hopper Jr. in Stranger Things: The First Shadow.

The Muny announced the principal cast for Disney's NEWSIES, starring Casey Likes, Michael Park, and Anastacia McCleskey, among others, in the production's first Forest Park return since 2017.

Broadway will get haunted this summer when the smash-hit, Olivier Award nominated new play PARANORMAL ACTIVITY arrives at The August Wilson Theatre. Tickets are on sale now.