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What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre this month. February is filled with world premieres featuring well-known stars. See the full list!

Toronto's Mirvish Theatres will dim their marquee lights on January 28 at 8 PM to honor the late Paul Elliott, a prominent UK theatre producer who passed away recently.

59E59 Theaters will present eight diverse UK productions at the Brits Off Broadway 2026 festival, showcasing a range of dramatic and comedic works.

The Seldoms, which presents multimedia performances exploring complex issues, will perform the Chicago premiere of Founding Artistic Director Carrie Hanson's Floe.

SFJAZZ will present a diverse lineup of jazz performances in February 2026, featuring renowned artists and ensembles. The month-long event will take place at the iconic SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco.

There is nothing that signals MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL faster than the words, “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?” From the show's opening moments, the production strongly announced its arrival in Vancouver, BC with confidence and attitude. This week, Broadway Across Canada brought the 10-time Tony Award-winning musical, MOULIN ROUGE! to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.  

MadKap Productions will present the musical COMPANY for 13 live performances at the Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave in Downtown Skokie. from Feb 6 through Mar 1, 2026.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater will introduce a series of new commissions and premieres as part of its expanded John D. Lewis New Play Development Program, supported by a significant $1 million donation.

Portland Playhouse will bring Pearl Cleage’s razor-sharp, multi-generational feminist comedy Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous to their North Portland stage this winter, under the direction of Ramona Lisa Alexander.

Composer Lisa Bielawa will premiere 'BALLOON VARIATIONS' with ensemble Contemporaneous at Columbia University's Miller Theatre on February 26.

Two River Theater has received an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award for The Monsters: A Sibling Love Story by Ngozi Anyanwu. The award provided support for additional rehearsal time with the full creative team prior to the world premiere.

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the complete cast and design team for the upcoming production of Fallen Angels by Noël Coward. Learn more about the full cast here!

Dead Moose tells the story of Job, an eighteen-year-old who miraculously survives a car accident with a moose. Returning home from the hospital, he begins to reassess his life in a series of non-linear vignettes - grappling with questions of death, fate, and religion.

The Broadway production of Ragtime was a glorious accomplishment, a riveting testament to the original American musical and to all that America itself could be. The show ran for 834 performances at the Ford Center, closing in the final year of the 20th century. It was nominated for 13 Tony Awards, taking home four.

Primary Trust will run on the Grand Theatre's Spriet Stage. Director Cherissa Richards leads the way through the tender, quirky, and Pulitzer Prize-winning pages of Playwright Eboni Booth in this all-new, London-made production. 

GatherNYC, a revolutionary concert experience founded in 2018 by cellist Laura Metcalf and guitarist Rupert Boyd, continues its expanded 2025-2026 season at the series' home venue, Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) (2 Columbus Circle).

Park Avenue Armory has appointed Deborah Warner as its Anita K. Hersh Artistic Director. Warner was named a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2006.

The cast and creative team has been announced for the World Premiere of Circle Forward, a new play by Deb Hiett, directed by Neel Keller. Learn more about the production here!

The Neighborhood star Beth Behrs recently shared her dream of playing Maria in a Broadway production of The Sound of Music. Watch as she talks about her bucket list role on The Jennifer Hudson Show.

Pittsburgh Public Theater kicks off 2026 with the Pittsburgh premiere of the recent Broadway adaptation of AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, taking the stage at the O'Reilly Theater in Downtown Pittsburgh February 4-22, 2026.

What did our critic think of the national touring company production of DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL, running at the National Theatre.

Blue Note Hawaii is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a January lineup that includes Josh and Iam Tatofi, The Carole King & James Taylor Story, and more. Check out the full lineup here.

The first time audiences stepped into Re: birth at The Cockpit, London (Camden Fringe) they didn't take their seats. They became part of the performance. No proscenium, no script—just live composition, shifting light, and sound that responded to movement. For Yuke Cao, this wasn't just theatre. It was a quiet recalibration of how stories are told across cultures.  

A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE Neil Diamond MUSICAL, will make its Portland premiere at Keller Auditorium,

Artistic Director Yuval Sharon will depart from the Detroit Opera at the end of the 2025-26 season. Sharon has been with the company for six years. Learn more here!