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The terrific Jessica Vosk has completed her run in Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen on Broadway and the production has released footage from inside the Shubert Theatre as Vosk sings one last explosive performance of, 'Pawn It All'. Watch the video!

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.

“Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” took on a new meaning in Vancouver this week as MJ THE MUSICAL debuted at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Tuesday for its opening night. The touring production arrived with sharp focus on the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, showing how Michael Jackson (or MJ) shaped every beat and detail.

For their Christmas show this year, The Mill at Sonning is putting on My Fair Lady, the 1956 Broadway musical written by Alan Jay Lerner (Lyrics and Book) and Frederick Loewe (Music). For those unfamiliar with the venue, it is an intimate, 217-seat theatre in the semi-round that operates as a dinner theatre, where audiences have a lovely two-course meal before the performance begins.

Broadway in Victoria will present the Victoria premiere of the award-winning Broadway musical TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, on stage from January 6-11, 2026, at Victoria's Royal Theatre (805 Broughton St).

54 Below, Broadway’s supper club and private event destination, will present a full month of concerts in December featuring Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch, the 15th Annual Joe Iconis Christmas Extravaganza, Darius de Haas, Norm Lewis, Matthew Morrison, Charles Busch, Joy Woods, and more.

From December 3-14, 2025, FROM THE OTHER SIDE transforms La MaMa into a home for an incredible group of Balkan artists, on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 1PM.

'For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.' It's a classic tale, one that has been told hundreds of thousands of times and one that theatre kids everywhere know well. But you likely have not seen Romeo and Juliet quite like this. The costumes are vibrant, the choreography is exhilirating, the voices are powerful, and the story... there is quite the twist in the story. 

San Francisco Playhouse has released new production photos of INTO THE WOODS as its holiday production, running November 20, 2025 through January 17, 2026.

MJ the Musical will kick off the holiday season on Friday, November 28th with special post-show performances of the Jackson 5’s iconic rendition of the Christmas classic, ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town.'

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present cellist Jay Campbell and pianist Conor Hanick at Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center. Learn more about the event here!

Ed’s Filmworks will present the West Coast premiere of Kind Stranger … a memory play, a new theatrical work adapted entirely from the memoirs of Tennessee Williams.

Mercury Theatre Colchester has announced initial casting for the world premiere production of award-winning Mercury Playwright Ava Pickett’s new play The Manningtree Witches.

From the new Jonas Brothers Christmas special to musical classics like White Christmas, take a look here to find out which holiday streaming titles will bring a Broadway fan some extra joy this year.

America’s Got Talent All-Star/Finalist Jimmie Herrod has released his first full-length album, Pretty Is What Changes, a jazzy album with songs from Stephen Sondheim. Check it out now.

BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical's alumni cast Olly Dobson and Ben Joyce will make a special return to the production as ‘Marty McFly' to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the UK film release.

Folger Theatre at the Folger Shakespeare Library revealed the plays and playwrights for the fourth annual Reading Room Festival, a four-day festival of staged readings, panel discussions, workshops, and community celebrations.

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present Jessica Vosk in concert, with music from her album SLEIGH. Vosk will return to the stage with a swinging 10-piece band for an afternoon of holiday treats and mashups, and more.

Anna Ziegler's new play Evening All Afternoon will make its world première at the Donmar Warehouse next year. Diyan Zora, making her Donmar debut, directs Anastasia Hille and Erin Kellyman in this new play.

ShowTown Theatricals has announced four new hires within its New York general management office: General Managers Megan Curren and Amanda Feldman and Associate General Managers Miguel Ortiz and Siani Woods.

The Asylum Theatre returns to the Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum for the second annual Solo Play Day Festival with an exceptional performance of Gifts of Gratitude from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 23.

The national tour of “& Juliet” opened Tuesday night for a run through Sunday at the Kansas City Music Hall with enough voltage to transform the theater into a full-color pop arena.  “& Juliet” is a clever take and reimaging of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.”  It is funny.  It is hip! It is hugely enjoyed by the audience!

The George Devine Award has revealed its 2025 Shortlist of four playwrights. Formed in 1966 in memory of the Royal Court’s founding Artistic Director George Devine, the Award is recognised as one of the most prestigious in new writing.

Watch a video of Gianna Harris and the cast of & Juliet on Broadway, along with former stars Lorna Courtney and Maya Boyd, performing 'yes, and?' by Ariana Grande in honor of their third year on Broadway!

From her first “Hellooooo!” to her fiery dinner fiasco, Mrs. Doubtfire is an icon for the generations. As a big screen hit in 1993, Mrs. Doubtfire was full of huge personalities and a heartwarming storyline that resonated with viewers—so much so that a Broadway production based on the film was created in 2022.