West Side Story Revival (2006 Houston, TX (Regional))

54 Below will present performances featuring Broadway talent including SUFFS star Housso Sémon, Disney Channel icon Anneliese van der Pol, and RuPaul's Drag Race's Sapphira Cristál.

When people hear about Idlewild, the first thing that comes to mind is the 2006 drama film with a musical score produced, written, and mostly performed by the Grammy award winning hip-hop duo Outkast. Set in fictional Idlewild, Georgia, the film focuses on the seedier side of the music business rather than the majesty that was Idlewild, Michigan.

Could a musical based on the music of The Killers be in the works? In an interview with GQ, Justin Peck shared that after working on Illinoise, that he has a dream of developing the band's album 'Hot Fuss' into a musical next. 

54 Below will present performers from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and entertainment, including artists in October, including Jenn Colella, Ali Ewoldt, Christine Ebersole and more.

DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE will play a 15-week West End run at the Prince Edward Theatre, with Michael O'Reilly returning as Johnny Castle alongside Pippa Jackson and Emily Layden-Fritz.

Pasadena Dance Theatre will present THE NUTCRACKER at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, featuring choreography by Jessamyn Vedro and a cast of more than 60 dancers.

Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention's landmark 1966 debut album receives a six-disc super deluxe edition featuring 105 tracks, including 90 rare live and studio recordings, many released for the first time.

The discourse surrounding reasons for reviving musicals on Broadway is a relatively recent phenomenon. These days, if a show is announced for a revival, a sentence that often follows is: “Why are they reviving it?” 

Portland Center Stage celebrates two decades at its historic home with a milestone season featuring new productions and co-productions, as the theater emerges from a financial crisis.

Complete principal casting has been announced for the Off-Broadway revival of Spring Awakening at Studio Seaview, directed by Danya Taymor and beginning performances November 27, 2026.

Musica Viva NY will present 10 young performers from Madrid's Teatro Real Crescendo and The Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program in an evening of operatic masterpieces at All Souls NYC.

Todd Schroeder is a multiple award-winning Music Director, Creative Director, Composer, Producer, Arranger, and Pianist whose artistry has graced some of the world’s most iconic stages. Celebrated for his ability to connect with artists on a deep level, Todd has collaborated across genres—from Jazz and Broadway to Pop, Country, and Rock—with luminaries including Jason Alexander, Engelbert Humperdinck, Liza Minnelli, Dave Koz, Sir Tom Jones, Haley Reinhart, Leslie Odom Jr., Sam Harris, and Angela Lansbury.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 11, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The National Theatre’s 2027 programme will include eight world premieres alongside much-loved classics, and a unique reach that extends across stages, screens and communities.

The San Francisco Symphony will honor Michael Tilson Thomas with a memorial concert featuring longtime collaborators including Audra McDonald, Yuja Wang, and Jamie Bernstein at Davies Symphony Hall.

Timothy Bloom will receive The Prince Fellowship and Chase Parker will receive The Prince/TTLP Fellowship, programs supporting early-career producers in association with Columbia University School of the Arts.

The Actors' Gang in Culver City will present an eight-show season featuring THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE, THE EXONERATED, new works, and family-friendly programming.

Nathan Darrow, Renea S. Brown, and Lee Osorio will lead Folger Theatre's staging of Shakespeare's MEASURE FOR MEASURE, directed by Psalmayene 24 and reset in the 1950s American South.

Michelle Branch and NEW RADICALS frontman Gregg Alexander appear together in a reimagined music video for The Game of Love, marking Alexander's first on-screen band appearance in decades.

TAKING BACK SUNDAY will commemorate the 20th anniversary of its album LOUDER NOW with a deluxe anniversary edition, according to a release from Big Picture Media.

The Argyle Theatre's founding Artistic Director Evan Pappas will retire following a nine-year tenure. Taking the helm is Long Island native Tommy Ranieri, who will work alongside Executive Producers and Managing Partners Mark and Dylan Perlman.

The Complete History of American Musical Theater” series returns to the Odyssey Theatre with an exploration of landmark shows, songs, artists and innovations from The 1950s that helped define the Golden Age of the American musical. Through engaging narration and live performances, the evening celebrates classics including Guys and Dolls, The King and I, My Fair Lady, West Side Story and The Music Man. Featured performers include Eileen Barnett, Camryn Hamm, Scott Harlan, Hayden Kharrazi, Tony nominee Mary Gordon Murray and Tony nominee Rory O’Malley, with narration by Dan Fishbach and Mark D. Kaufmann. One performance only takes place on Saturday, Aug. 8 at 8 p.m. The Odyssey Theatre is located at 2055 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90025. For more information and Tix Click: go to OdysseyTheatre.com.

For almost a decade now, MSMT, together with the Brunswick downtown Association’s Music on the Mall, has presented, on the town green, a large outdoor concert free for the citizens of Brunswick, greater Maine and beyond. This MSMT summer event traditionally draws the largest crowd in the history of the series, and summer 2026 was no exception with more than 2500 people filling the great lawn. With sunshine in abundance, picnic suppers and music in the air, it proved to be an idyllic  evening.

Philip Stokes' gripping new thriller THIS IS NOT AMERICA hits Edinburgh Fringe at Pleasance Courtyard, 5-31 August. From the creators of award-winning Shellshocked.

BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the original Broadway cast of Jersey Boys has been up to since the show first opened on Broadway, ahead of its 20th anniversary tour!