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Ballyhoo Table & Stage will present a bold, fresh take on RENT, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, running July 16 through August 16, 2026.

For the past two seasons, 14 or 15 new musicals have opened on Broadway. Even in the challenging first two seasons coming out of the pandemic, Broadway saw 8 or 9 new musicals opening. And in the last four full seasons prior to the pandemic, Broadway saw an average of 11 new musicals per season. What gives?

Claudie Blakley and Jemima Rooper will join the discussion at The Actors' Church for 'WAS JANE AUSTEN GAY?', an Ideas in Concert event by the London Review of Books and CLS.

Bay Street Theater will present Radio Alanis, an acclaimed Alanis Morissette tribute band, on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM, delivering a high-energy live celebration of one of the most influential voices in alternative rock history.

Amok Productions will present “69, Emil Amok: A Real Journalist Stands Up,” written and performed by Emil Amok Guillermo, presented as part of the 2026 Playground-SF Solo Fest at Potrero Stage.

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein will join Palm Beach Symphony for the Masterworks Series Concert at Dreyfoos Hall at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach.

Marking 30 years since their very first performance in Brisbane in 1995, Australia's favorite tenor ensemble The Ten Tenors, are bringing their 30th Anniversary World Tour to North America, with a stop at The Harris Center.

The High Life will return in a new musical spectacular featuring all four original cast members - Alan Cumming, Forbes Masson, Siobhan Redmond and Patrick Ryecart. Learn more here!

The cult BBC comedy series The High Life comes to Scottish stages as a brand-new musical, with Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson teaming up with writer Johnny McKnight and director Andrew Panton.

Indian Ink is not among Tom Stoppard’s greatest plays. The tale of a literary darling moving to 1930s India is awkwardly structured and hamfisted in its messages about Indian identity. Yet this revival breathes new life into the lesser-known work.

The hilarious and irreverent comedy has become a vital part of every Christmas season in Los Angeles since 1995, and dedicated fans have been returning over the years to laugh at all the riotous antics. 

The World Premiere of Alexandre Rockwell’s The Projectionist has been selected as the Opening Night selection for the 32nd edition of Slamdance Film Festival.

Goo Goo Dolls will take their live show back on the road in 2026 with an extensive run of U.S. tour dates with Neon Trees. Kicking off on July 24, the summer tour includes performances at Minneapolis’ Mystic Lake Amphitheater, Richmond’s Allianz Amphitheatre at Riverfront, and more.

Award-winning songwriter and playwright Steve Schalchlin will return to the New York stage on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, with a new concert event, Living in the Bonus Round.

Less than a week after the theatrical release of Wicked: For Good, the studio heads at Universal are already brainstorming how to continue the wonderful world of Oz onscreen.

Gregory Maguire, author of the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, will release his new book Galinda: A Charmed Childhood in the fall of 2026. Pre-orders are available now.

Wicked songwriter Stephen Schwartz, along with book writer Winnie Holzman, is currently exploring ideas for a Wicked spin-off project. It would not be a direct sequel to the hit musical and films.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 20, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Goo Goo Dolls are set to take their live show back on the road in 2026 with a Las Vegas residency. Kicking off on May 15, the run of shows includes five performances at The Venetian Theatre at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas.

In a kinder, gentler world, Ben Folds’ name would be mentioned in the same breath as piano greats Billy Joel and Elton John. Like the other two, Folds is a brilliant lyricist, a fantastic pianist, and an amazing storyteller.

They may be strangers on a train but, in Tom George Hammond’s two-and-a-bit-hander, Shirley and Kieran are not here to swap murders but to discover what real happiness looks like.

During his prolific and storied career, Sondheim collaborated with many other artists, from book writers to directors, from actors to musicians. Seeing Sondheim’s regular collaborators, close friends, one-time associates, mentors, and rare connections make appearances in his collection was both moving and illuminating.

The New Victory Theater will welcome Melbourne, Australia’s Circus Oz to New York this December with the rowdy and ridiculous Merry Mayhem, an electrifying circus show displaying everything from playful punches to pranks and pratfalls.

Comedy Works has announced that Kevin Nealon will perform at Comedy Works South at the Landmark Friday November 14 at 7:30 & 9:45 PM and Saturday November 15 at 6:30 & 8:45 PM.

While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated.