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Katie Norris will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with her third solo show, MOTHER SUCCUBUS, following a sold-out run and an Edinburgh Comedy Award 'Best Show' nomination for her previous hour.

Il Turco In Italia may not be Rossini's most famous work, but if there is any justice, this wonderful revival of Mariame Clément's 2021 Festival production will bring this opera to much wider attention. An uproarious comedy accompanied by a rousingly galloping score and gorgeous vocals; it is the escapism and pure fun we all need right now.

National Youth Theatre announced a second wave of 70th anniversary projects, including THE BIG PLAY with playwright Chris Bush, STORYFEST 2026 supported by StudioCanal, and LETTERS TO MY YOUNGER FUTURE SELF at the Royal Festival Hall, backed by Netflix.

Opera North announced the cast for THE SOUND OF MUSIC, with Katie Bird as Maria and Edward Bennett as Captain von Trapp, backed by the 40-piece Orchestra of Opera North at Leeds Grand Theatre.

Island City Stage will present the Florida premiere of LIGHT SWITCH, a comedy by autistic playwright Dave Osmundsen following a young, gay, autistic man navigating modern dating through the lens of 19th-century romantic literature.

Alfie Dundas, a viral comedian with over 100 million online views, will make his Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut with FIRST CLASS PANIC at Pleasance Courtyard's Bunker Three.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 5/7/2026 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

The National Theatre announced further casting and dates for its 2026 season, including Cate Blanchett in ELECTRA/PERSONA, Anne-Marie Duff in SOME WOMAN, and new casts for CLOUD 9 and THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE.

Extant, the UK's leading performing arts company of blind and visually impaired artists, will present an expanded Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme, with projections suggesting up to 12% of shows could be accessible to visually impaired audiences.

Ahead of the debut PBS airing of Suffs, BroadwayWorld caught up with Shaina Taub to discuss the origins of the Suffs proshot, the importance of arts accessibility, and why PBS was the right platform to spotlight this history-making musical. 

This year's nominees are checking in with BroadwayWorld to tell us all about how they got the news. Check back for live updates!

That's a wrap on the 2025/26 Broadway season! 34 shows have opened on Broadway this season, and 12 of them were musicals. That means that there is a new bunch of Legacy Robe recipients to celebrate. Check out photos here.

It’s been 30 years since Jonathan Larson’s rock opera Rent opened at the Nederlander Theatre on April 29, 1996, and arguably changed the theatrical landscape of Broadway.

Multi- Award winning composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz has had a long and distinguished career in writing for both theatre and film. He is probably best known nowadays for his work on Wicked, but his career goes far beyond that one hit show.

Comedian and writer Samantha Dunne will present her solo show STRANGERS I KNOW at The Tank in NYC, following a debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The comedic one-woman show follows a woman who throws a wake for her past selves.

−320°F, written and directed by Hideki Noda OBE, will come to Sadler’s Wells in July. Learn more about the upcoming production here and find out how to get tickets!

Since the start of television’s legendary Saturday Night Live in 1975, there has been cross-over between the show and Broadway. Actors who have started out on Broadway have ended up gracing our televisions on Saturday night as cast members in the sketch comedy program.

Marking the first West End transfer for The Bridge, the multi-award-winning production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods will run in the West End this Autumn.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Suzie Miller’s new play, Inter Alia, will be coming to Broadway this Fall for a strictly limited engagement, starring Rosamund Pike. We have all of the details here!

PYGmalion Theatre Company will close its 2025/2026 season with the world premiere of (PLAN C) by Andrea D. Peterson, running May 1–16 at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center in Salt Lake City.

Home of boundary-pushing performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, arts charity and year-round cultural hub Summerhall Arts has announced 36 more shows of the 2026 instalment of its renowned festival programme.

MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) will present Fish Spit Feast by Camille Huang, from April 22 to 25 in the MAI theatre. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!

The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) has unveiled the Nominees for the 30th Annual Webby Awards, honoring excellence on the Internet. 

A second batch of shows for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been announced, bringing the current total number on sale for 2026 to 2,083. Learn more here!

MELBOURNE OPERA will stage Don Giovanni (The Rake Punished) from 26 April to 3 May at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne, offering a timely interpretation of the classic opera.