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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.

In a new article, Josef Palermo, an artist who served as the Kennedy Center’s first curator of visual arts, detailed his experience amidst the Trump administration's takeover of the institution.

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.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 30, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

BEEHIVE: THE 60’s MUSICAL, playing at Desert Theatreworks (DTW) is a revue, meaning that it has no real story. However, director, choreographer, and musical director Lance Phillips presents the show as what I would call a “jukebox documentary”.

The Town Hall will host legendary composer Yoko Kanno for Piano Me, an intimate, immersive piano-led experience that blends music and visual expression into a deeply personal journey.

Actress and dancer Heather Morris will join viral dance duo Austin and Marideth Telenko (Cost n' Mayor), in the cast of 11 to Midnight on Thursday, April 9th for a 5-week limited engagement.

Spring is in full swing at SFJAZZ this April, with a vibrant lineup of concerts spanning jazz, blues, soul, and beyond, including Keb' Mo', August Lee Stevens, and more.

Adventure Theatre MTC is inviting audiences to journey back over 2,500 years with Aesop's Fables, a lively collection of theatrical vignettes directed by Ray Ficca, the creative force behind the 2025 sellout hit Dragons Love Tacos.

The Tanglewood Popular Artist Series, which each year brings a star-studded lineup of musicians and performers to Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed, continues to expand its 2026 summer season with the addition of Jon Stewart among a roster of major artists across genres including rock, country, pop, Broadway, and soul.

Social media creator Melissa Becraft is set to join the cast of Cost n' Mayor and Hideaway Circus' off-Broadway production of 11 to Midnight, for a limited engagement beginning March 26.

RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar, writer, and creative producer Bosco will unveil her biggest one-queen theatrical production to date, “The Marvelous Miss Gender,” with a 33-city theater tour across the U.S. this July through August, presented by Murray & Peter. 

Crescendorious, a punk and joyous children’s theatre company founded by Brigitte Aphrodite & Quiet Boy, announces a UK tour of their beloved multi-sensory art installation and gig-theatre experience, A Message for the Future.

City Theatre Company, Pittsburgh’s home for contemporary plays based on the South Side, has announced the details of the theatre’s 52nd season of bold, new works, beginning in September 2026.