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Full Circle Theatre will present a Bridgerton-inspired prequel to Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, exploring the backstory of Beatrice and Benedick before they became enemies-to-lovers.

Artistic Director Jonathan Church unveiled the acting company for Stratford Festival's 75th season, featuring Thomas Duplessie as Hamlet, Chilina Kennedy in Mary Poppins and Chicago, and Eric McCormack in Present Laughter.

Midsommer Flight will present a staged reading of Lauren Gunderson's political farce inspired by Shakespeare's classic, directed by Anna Rachel Troy and featuring an all-female cast.

Today’s subject Renea S. Brown is currently living her theatre life onstage at Folger Theatre playing the role of Isabella in Psalmayene 24’s reimagining of Measure for Measure. The show runs through November 1st.

The Pulitzer Prize finalist play by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich will open at the Barrymore Theatre with an ensemble featuring Tony Award winners Michael Cerveris and Montego Glover.

The Baron's Men deliver a funny, beautifully costumed, and well-acted Shakespeare classic, even if Katherine's 'happy ending' gives a modern audience plenty to debate. Playing through Oct. 11th, 2026.

The National Ballet of Canada will open its 75th anniversary season with John Cranko's ROMEO AND JULIET at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, marking the production's return after a 17-year absence.

New England Youth Theatre will present the second annual Broadway in Brattleboro, a one-night-only fundraiser featuring professional Broadway performers and youth mentors. The event benefits NEYT's youth arts education programs.

Perhaps the trickiest, most controversial work in Shakespeare’s arsenal, The Taming of the Shrew comes to the Lambeth Fringe in a peculiar rewrite. Zak Rosen and Paige Hann flip the script on coercive control and try to make the Bard kinkier: Petruchio becomes the submissive simp to Katherina’s Dominatrix in what could be an explosive take on masculinity, rage, patriarchy, and sex. At this stage, however, the piece still needs to be whipped into shape as it doesn’t know what it wants to say.

Storyhouse will present RAPUNZEL, a festive pantomime featuring Charlie Mae McKevitt in the title role alongside a cast including Alicia Aquino, Savannah Beckford, and James Colebrook.

Olivia Marcus and Gabriel Akuwudike lead a new stage adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's novel at Storyhouse in Chester. The production features an ensemble cast and marks a fresh take on the classic story.

The Stratford Festival announced its 75th-season lineup under Artistic Director Jonathan Church, featuring 13 productions including Shakespeare, major musicals, Canadian premieres, and new works.

Capital Classics Theatre Company announced the lineup for season 13 of its Shakespeare Book Club at West Hartford's Noah Webster Library, featuring nine plays centered on the younger generation in Shakespeare's works.

On September 17th, we lost Duncan Sheik, a major composer and influence on 21st century theatre, whose music for Spring Awakening pushed the art form forward. Sheik was impressively prolific. While the headline of his theatre career may be the impactful Spring Awakening, his career was filled with over a dozen other varied and worthwhile theatrical projects, in addition to his achievements in popular music. He wrote music and sometimes lyrics for an impressive slate of musicals in addition to composing music for plays, and amassed a notable collective of collaborators on his many shows. 

Shakespeare's Globe announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Timberlake Wertenbaker's THE ANIMALS COME TO THE TABLE, directed by Anthony Lau, at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

Hear Art presents a new production of Nick Payne's CONSTELLATIONS developed in British Sign Language and spoken English, starring Stephen Collins and Kitty Devlin, with Charlotte Arrowsmith making her first commissioned directing role.

Orange Tree Theatre revealed the full cast for CRANFORD, an adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel by Lin Coghlan and Shaun McKenna, directed by Josh Roche and starring Tamsin Greig.

Jason Donovan stars in a bold new production of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST at Melbourne's Athenaeum Theatre, alongside Nadine Garner and Jeremy Proulx. The season has been extended due to demand.

Principal Dancer Agnes Su and First Soloist Donald Thom received the 2026 Dancers First Award from The National Ballet of Canada, recognized for standout performances in THE WINTER'S TALE and other productions.

The Huntington has revealed the cast and creative team of Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, directed by Huntington Norma Jean Calderwood Artistic Director Loretta Greco.

Vanguard University will present the classic musical comedy ONCE UPON A MATTRESS at its Lyceum Theater in Costa Mesa. The production features a comedic retelling of the Princess and the Pea fairy tale with direction by Susan K. Berkompas.

Mathieu Myrick and Alyssa Beaulieu will star as the title characters in THT Rep's production, directed by Artistic Director Livy Scalon at the BrickBox Theater in Worcester.

Ciera Miller has been named Roundabout Theatre Company's tenth Directing Fellow, joining an 11-member Roundabout Directors Group cohort offering mentorship to emerging theatre directors.

Laura Main will replace Samantha Womack as The Dresser opposite Jane Asher's Queen in Daisy Goodwin's BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT, opening at Arts Theatre Cambridge Sept. 24 before touring Nottingham, Chelmsford, York and other cities into February 2027.

Atlanta 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. Selections for September 2026 include Annie and more.