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BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO opened at the Young Vic this week, and runs through January 31 — here is what critics thought of the production in the United Kingdom.

What happens after Happily Ever After, after all? In Sondheim and Lapine’s beloved musical retelling of the Grimm classics, a parade of familiar folktale figures find their way “Into the Woods” and try to get home before dark—under the guidance of Mark Lamos, who dazzled us with A Little Night Music in 2008. What did the critics think of Jordan Fein's revival?

The Jewish Museum and Film at Lincoln Center have announced the full lineup for the 35th annual New York Jewish Film Festival, returning to the Walter Reade Theater in Manhattan.

Performances are now underway for the Broadway premiere of Bug, written by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts and directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. Meet the cast of Bug here!

Having brought their extraordinary theatrical concepts to the all-conquering Fiddler on The Roof, director Jordan Fein and designer Tom Scutt reunite to bring lucky London audiences a gorgeously dark and heartfelt version of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim's Into The Woods. 

Last week at the Grand Théâtre of Luxembourg, Laura Bachman’s new creation Commençons par faire l’amour premiered as an intimate, yet universal meditation on love, memory, and gender.

Florida Studio Theatre has announced a new matching gift challenge supporting the development of the McGillicuddy Arts Plaza, following a recent unrestricted contribution from a generous donor who asked to remain anonymous.

 Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, will go on sale on Monday, December 8 at 10 am for its engagement at Keller Auditorium.

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this month. Get into the holiday spirit with a popular adaptation of A Christmas Carol, plus more.

New plays will ring in the new year at The Goodman when the popular annual New Stages Festival returns. This year’s line-up features the newest works by some of the country’s hottest playwrights.

This week, we look at the record-setting viewership of the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and renewed efforts in New York and abroad to redefine cultural priorities. Across Broadway, we probe shifting economic pressures on creatives through a new interview with Andrew Lloyd Webber. Meanwhile, with the announcement of a new arts and culture transition committee by Zohran Mamdani, incoming leadership may reimagine the city’s cultural agenda. On a regional level, we follow the pioneering costume exhibition by Cleo Parker Robinson Dance at Denver International Airport — a celebration of decades of creative work — and internationally, we cover a new report revealing post-pandemic shifts across UK theatres, as well as the opening night of Paddington: The Musical in London’s West End.

The Matcham Experience will descend upon the historic Liverpool Olympia next Easter – revealing a haunting ghost story that promises to unsettle, disturb and linger long after the curtain falls.

This new approach to the storytelling of Hadestown helped make me appreciate some of the compromises on the tour. And to further appreciate what they still maintained from the first tour and Broadway production. The set’s slightly modified (Hades’ door is more centered, for one), but we get to keep the band onstage. We get that dingy café feeling through the layout. We hold on to the iconic props – the rose, the candle, the guitar, the lamps – as well as the steampunk design of the costumes. The Workers are still a core five that inhabit both worlds and create their own, unspoken storylines through their movement and couplings. And the characters themselves are still the same, timeless figures that make Hadestown always feel like a new experience every time.

The Coronet Theatre will present its Spring 2026 season beginning in February, featuring six UK premieres and a slate of international productions that draw from classic literature, contemporary dance, and visual art.

Merlynn Tong’s (Playwright and Performer) latest work, CONGRAULATIONS, GET RICH! is a fabulous musical comedy that centres on Singaporean Chinese culture. 

All four actors as well as director Mirai are to be commended for keeping the action moving and characters deeply present in their own truths. Given the small and up-close staging in the black box theatre, every audience member will feel like a fly on the fence in Jessie’s backyard while seated on all four sides of the center stage playing area. Each in their own ways creates a portrait of parenthood that is by turns raw, hilarious, joyful, and profoundly moving.

The Brighton Center for the Performing Arts is setting the stage for romance and community support this Valentine's Day with 'The Best of Broadway: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber & More,'

Currently playing at Dolphin Theatre in Onehunga, It’s a Wonderful Life is a heartwarming production that captures the spirit of the classic film within the bonus intimacy of live theatre. Produced by Dolphin Theatre, directed by Maryanne Rushton and written for the stage by Mary Elliot Nelson, this show runs until 6th December.

Williamston Theatre will present its 9th Annual Giving Tuesday Play-A-Thon on December 2, 2025, offering a full day of staged readings free to the public. The lineup will include adaptations, new works, and dark comedies.

All forms of the Arts exist because of the symbiotic relationship that is creativity and awareness. Quite simply, unless the public is aware of an artistic creation it cannot resonate, impact, or educate as is the intent of all such undertakings.

Theater for the New City will present The Great American Play Series in the premiere of 'The Story of Sal B. and Barbranne: A Mob Fantasia (Cyrano Redux),'.

Within a week, Toronto audiences had the opportunity to see two musicals which parody that scourge of November to January television, the Hallmark Christmas Movie.

The Tank has unveiled their Spring 2026 Core Productions. The Spring 2026 Season will begin in January with DIRT created by Sour Milk, followed by Scarecrow.

Ardent Theatre Company focuses on Britain's forgotten twentysomethings - and not just for the plot

The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is ringing in the holiday season with a festive lineup of performances. From empowering conversations and timeless tributes to beloved ballet classics, audiences can enjoy a variety of live entertainment.