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Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 31, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. 

At one point, in June 1939, the UK-US ‘Special Relationship’ was defined by the King eating hotdogs on the president’s lawn. King George VI and the future Queen Mother may not have persuaded President Franklin D. Roosevelt to promise Britain his allegiance in the forthcoming war in Europe, but their state visit – the first for a British monarch in the US – provided a model of transatlantic friendship to be mimicked for decades to come.

Goodman's Centennial 25/26 Season will conclude with programming for all ages, interests and neighborhoods. The theater has unveiled its 4th annual partnership with Chicago Park District’s “Night Out in the Parks” to present The Lizard y El Sol.

It's time to do the Time Warp... at Sphere! The Rocky Horror Picture Show is taking a strange journey to Las Vegas, where the venue will use its advanced technologies to create a newly enhanced experience of the original 1975 film.

The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh has revealed its upcoming season under Music Director Daniel Singer, featuring three programs centered on conflict, community, and grief, including works by Arvo Pärt, Florence Price, and Eric Whitacre.

Ms. Babb doesn’t hit a single false note as legendary singer and civil rights icon Marian Anderson. She is a commanding presence on stage, effusing class and an iron will. The only cavil I have with her singing voice is we don’t get to hear nearly enough of it, but what we do hear is heavenly.  

Entr'Acte Theatrix will present Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS at the William G Skaff Center in West Palm Beach, featuring an all-local cast. Tickets range from $20 to $40.

The second week of the festival kicks off with polyamory, English breakfast, the Emerald City, and UFOs.

George Street Playhouse, located at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), is presenting 'My Lord, What a Night' on a limited engagement through Sunday, May 17th.

A Ukrainian-British immersive production inspired by Salvador Dalí's only novel will make its London debut this May. Written, directed and produced by Anastasiya Yevchenko, supported by Arts Council England and HH Productions.

The Randolph County Area Community Theatre is officially stepping into the spotlight with its inaugural production: The Wizard of Oz, opening this October.

Strange Fruit, directed by Venus Cuffs at Joe's Pub on 2/26, is a multimedia protest performance inspired by Billie Holiday's 1939 anti-lynching anthem. An all-LGBTQIA+ cast of Black artists explores resilience and resistance.

Five finalists have been selected for the award which recognises artists from around the world for their talent and unique qualities in the field of dance. Learn more here!

Award winning director and dramaturgist John R. Wilkinson talks to BroadwayworldUK about his newest world premiere, trusting your audience, and how he feels theatre shouldn't compete.

The reason the play works at all is because of the sheer strength of its production values and the commitment of its cast. When you look at all the design elements – sets, lighting, illusions, choreography – and combine it with performers who move through that space with the same ease as one breathes, it create a cohesive, immersive world that feels both magical and meticulously controlled.

This summer, join Shakespeare's Globe for a season bursting with world-class artists, lesser-known classics, and much-loved plays, in two of the most iconic theatres in the world.

CAP Syosset had their opening night for this winter’s production of “Annie” on Saturday, January 3 and it was a standout version of the classic rags-to-riches musical with a strong, bonded cast.

Award-winning actor, presenter, author, and screen director Stanley Tucci will make his London stage directing debut with the world premiere of SPRINGWOOD by Olivier and Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Nelson.

Hampstead Theatre will present a 2026 season that includes the European premiere of KIMBERLY AKIMBO, alongside five world and European premieres and the London stage directing debut of Stanley Tucci.

The world premiere of This World of Tomorrow starring Academy Award winner Tom Hanks and Tony Award winner Kelli O’Hara is now running Off-Broadway at The Shed at Hudson Yards. Read reviews for the production!

In just a few clock ticks, Wicked: For Good will be here for the world to see! BroadwayWorld has previewed the film and compiled all of the new material we could find in the second part of the film adaptation. Learn all about the new film here!

There’s something deliciously unnerving about sitting in a theater knowing that no one on stage will make it out alive. Resident Ensemble Members production of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None—the best-selling mystery novel of all time, is that rare, perfect storm of tight plotting, psychological suspense, and gallows humor.

​The Fall 2025 season is in full swing, and with it, comes new plays for theatre lovers of all kinds. Whether you live for intense dramas or would rather escape with zaney comedies, there's something for everyone both on and off-Broadway in November 2025.

The creators of PERFECT WORLD discuss how the true story of a brilliant young novelist who vanished in 1939 became the inspiration for their new musical, playing Nov. 1-9 at the El Portal Theatre.