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Gingold Theatrical Group will present Noël Coward's This Was a Man as part of its Project Shaw series, marking the play's first known New York presentation since its original premiere nearly 100 years ago.

Returning to celebrate the Centennial of the El Capitan Theatre, Disney’s home on Hollywood Boulevard, is Disney’s “The Rocketeer.' Before the movie, guests can enjoy a Q&A with Director Joe Johnston and Executive Producer Larry Franko.

Opera Philadelphia will present the Philadelphia premiere of THE BLACK CLOWN, a music theater work set to Langston Hughes' poetry, with bass-baritone Davóne Tines in the title role at the Miller Theater.

Audiences are in for a magical and provocative experience with Austin playwright and performer Katie Bender’s INSTRUCTIONS FOR A SEANCE. The show is part of Austin’s Fusebox Festival— five exhilarating days of live performance, art, film, music, dance, and theater all over the city. In the show Bender invites audiences into a space where theater, magic, and personal reckoning intersect.

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre announced the cast for AN IDEAL HUSBAND, directed by Nicholai La Barrie, running May 7–June 6, 2026, before transferring to Bristol Old Vic June 10–20.

The Stanford Jazz Workshop has announced the 54th annual Stanford Jazz Festival at Stanford University. This year's festival will feature a diverse lineup including jazz legends and contemporary artists across various genres.

Troupe has announced the world premiere of Simon Reade's new stage adaptation of Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky by Patrick Hamilton. Learn more here!

What does it mean to ‘reimagine’ Noël Coward's relatively unknown play The Rat Trap?   First some context: To live in London with over one hundred theatres in the city is this former Drama Lit Major's dream come true. There are plays everywhere, not just in theatres but in pubs, in basements, in ‘found’ spaces, or warehouses. Plays of all shapes, sizes and quality. It's a theatre fanatic’s idea of heaven.

Ma Rainey and her band return to The Goodman this spring in a major revival—and a reunion of two Chicago theater legends. Goodman Family Resident Director Chuck Smith directs August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with Associate/Music Director Harry J. Lennix.

BESSIE COLEMAN, FEARLESS AND FREE was educational, inspiring, and uplifting. The storyline was impeccable, the cast was superb, and the use of technology enhanced the overall production. A great production for all ages.

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. 

For more than two decades, magician Steve Cohen, known as “the Millionaires’ Magician”, has performed Chamber Magic inside the the Lotte New York Palace. In this interview, Cohen shares how his work connects to New York’s historic lineage of magicians soon to be honored in the NYPL exhibition The Mystery and Wonder: A Legacy of Golden Age Magicians in New York City.

Are you trying to plan your entertainment for the week or looking for a fun show to see this weekend? We have you covered with jazz, cabaret, comedy, and more! NYC has so many incredible events, but here are a few top picks to consider this week

Broadway currently boasts 41 theaters. This number has always been ever-changing—since even before the first time the word “Broadway” was used to describe professional theater in New York.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been taped at the Ed Sullivan Theatre located on Broadway between 53rd and 54th Streets since it began in 2015. Before the Broadway-loving Colbert took over The Late Show, the host was David Letterman, who ruled late night from 1993 onward via his perch at 1697 Broadway.

From July 24 through August 5, the nonprofit Classic American Tales (CAT) will present four different events in two different Cape May locations: The historic Dormer House B&B and The Cape May Public Library. 

The Truth About Blayds will open at the multi-award-winning Finborough Theatre for a four week limited season in September. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

Hopefully, there’ll be more revivals in the future.

A new version of the classic, The Pirates of Penzance, is currently commanding the stage at Roundabout’s Todd Haimes Theatre on 42nd Street—formerly the American Airlines and before that, the Selwyn. This revisal of the beloved show is titled: Pirates! The Penzance Musical.

Two of the most famous lawyers in modern history are Ross Cellino Jr. and Steve Barnes. A hilarious dark comedy about the law partners, titled Cellino v. Barnes, has been running off-Broadway since last summer, starring Eric William Morris and Noah Weisberg and written by Mike B. Breen and David Rafailedes. 

You'll love every character in this play, even the surly maid.

Milwaukee Repertory Theater has revealed its inaugural season of the Associated Bank Theater Center, its new home for entertaining, provoking, and engaging theater. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Target Margin Theater is presenting the world premiere production of Show/Boat: A River, a daring reconsideration of the seminal musical Show Boat. Read the reviews!

Chicago, the Musical, now playing at the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts, is a super evening out for you and your significant other.  It is a welcome respite from our incredible snow event last weekend. 

The cast has been revealed for Target Margin Theater's world premiere production of Show/Boat: A River, presented by NYU Skirball in partnership with the 2025 Under the Radar Festival. Learn how to purchase tickets.