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International music artist Nicola Roberts from the BRIT Award-winning group Girls Aloud, will join the West End production of multi award-winning Hadestown in the role of Persephone.

The trailer has been released for LIVE AT THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS, ROME, the forthcoming live film from musician David Gilmour. The movie will be shown in cinemas & IMAX worldwide on 17th September for a limited time only. Watch the trailer here.

With the Harry Potter show now in production in the UK, we have put together a guide to the stage performers assembled for this new series, from two-time Tony winner John Lithgow to Arabella Stanton.

What starts off as this well-intentioned self-help seminar becomes this brutal disintegration of all of their egos and the way they live their own lives.

The forthcoming David Gilmour live film, LIVE AT THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS, ROME, will be shown in cinemas & IMAX worldwide on 17th September for a limited time only.

The Orion Ensemble will launch its 33rd season with a vibrant program that blends beloved chamber music classics with original works composed specifically for the ensemble.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA has received a $1,250,000 gift commitment from Dr. Michael C. Liu. Learn more about the generous gift here and about the Orchestra.

Due to scheduling conflicts, I was able to avail myself of only a small sampling of the W71 events during the first weekend of programming. We attended a performance of MANY HAPPY RETURNS at 11am and Tennessee Williams’ CAMINO REAL at 2pm. We had time between to enjoy lunch and a bit of shopping on Spring Street. The performances were very well done, a bit non-traditional, and without a doubt up to the long standing and well-established standards / expectations associated with the WTF. Bravo to all involved in the resurrection of this Phoenix from the Ashes. Although, admittedly once skeptical (I am a former New Yorker) I am happy to highly recommend immersion in the newly re-imagined Williamstown Theatre Festival. You will have to move quickly though as W71 runs only through August 3. That said, I am already looking forward to what W72 will bring us in the Summer of 2026.

As temperatures cool and night extends this fall, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity invites theatre audiences in Southern Alberta to venture inside their theatres for two world premiere productions.

The first production photo from global icon Dolly Parton’s brand new musical, Dolly: A True Original Musical, has just been released — and it’s giving rhinestones, heart, and pure Nashville sparkle! The world premiere bows with a sold-out first preview at the Fisher Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Belmont University — right in Dolly’s hometown of Nashville, Tennessee.

Broadway, film & TV star and former Saturday Night Live cast member Ana Gasteyer will headline The Auditorium's 2025 Annual Gala at the Palmer House. Learn more!

BroadwayWorld talks to celebrated Broadway veteran Robert Westenberg about how he landed the role of an aging Neil Diamond in A BEAUTIFUL NOISE after a 20-year hiatus from the business—and how the first time he heard a Neil Diamond song, he was headed for a job in the priesthood. 

This summer, LEGALLY BLONDE the musical struts onto the Malkin Bowl stage for a summer of sparkle and show-stopping songs. Back by popular demand, the hit show makes its highly anticipated return as part of Theatre Under The Stars’ 2025 season, playing in repertory with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from June 27 to August 16.

Broadway shows 2026 are here! Daniel Radcliffe, Adrien Brody, Taraji P. Henson & more star in an incredible season of plays, musicals & revivals. See the full list!

Renowned international music conservatory Manhattan School of Music has announced that acclaimed composer, conductor, and saxophonist Jim Saltzman has been appointed Dean of the School's prestigious Jazz Arts division, effective July 1, 2025.

Just In Time’s origin story as well as overall conceit has much in common with one of Broadway’s very first jukebox musicals, which was ahead of its time. In 1985, Leader of the Pack, telling the story of pop singer-songwriter Ellie Greenwich, opened at the Ambassador on Broadway. Learn all about pop music bio-musicals here!

Between the Buried and Me will embark on an extensive North American tour on Sept. 14, just two days after the release of their eagerly awaited new album, The Blue Nowhere.

Warner Music Nashville and Rhino Records, along with Randy Travis, have announced the upcoming release of NOW PLAYING – Randy Travis, a new vinyl collection featuring 10 of the country icon’s most beloved songs.

The first ever Christmas show at Sadler’s Wells East opens this November, with the world premiere of Ebony Scrooge running from Wednesday 26 November - Sunday 4 January 2026.

Palm Beach Symphony has revealed the 2025-2026 Masterworks Concert Series led by Music Director Gerard Schwarz. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Miami City Ballet has announced the appointment of Gonzalo Garcia as its new Artistic Director. This announcement ushers in a new chapter as the company prepares to celebrate its milestone 40th Anniversary Season.

Vangeline Theater / New York Butoh Institute, in collaboration with The Brick, will present the ninth annual Queer Butoh from Wednesday, June 25 - Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 8pm at The Brick Theater, 579 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn. Tickets start at $25 and are available for purchase here.

BroadwayWorld recommend their top musicals from the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme.

The Players' Ring in Portsmouth, in its latest offering, invites audiences into the unassuming yet profoundly resonant world of “A Man of No Importance.” This 2002 musical, with its tender book by Terrence McNally and the soaring melodies of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, (They wrote the musical, “Ragtime.”) gently peels back the layers of common day life into a universe of heartfelt human connection and quiet courage.

The Stage Managers’ Association (SMA) has announced its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management. Learn more here!