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HBO will present the fourth season of THE GILDED AGE alongside new documentaries and an A24 film. THE GILDED AGE season four follows the Russell family as they reckon with consequences of their rise in society.

Lazy Susan Theatre Co. is about to embark on their 4th annual theatre season which will explore identity, community, power and survival through bold intimate storytelling.

Halloween season in Williamson County has found its crown jewel. Studio Tenn has officially launched its 17th theatrical season at the Turner Theater with a deliciously macabre production of The Addams Family running through October 25. Directed with razor-sharp comedic timing and vibrant visual flair, this production proves that Broadway’s favorite ghoulishly eccentric clan translates brilliantly to the local stage.

Forward Theater will present the Wisconsin premiere of GASLIGHT, Steven Dietz's adaptation of Patrick Hamilton's 1938 thriller, at Overture Center for the Arts in Madison.

The Long Beach Shakespeare Company will present radio adaptations of classic works including Ray Bradbury's Zero Hour, Edgar Allan Poe's Tell Tale, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds at the Helen Borgers Theatre.

Outhere Music will release recordings featuring violinist Geneva Lewis performing Barber, Zorn, and Glass; mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor's recital debut; and Paavo Järvi conducting Mahler's Symphony No. 2 with Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich.

The musical was on Broadway before it was a movie, and they highlight all the great songs from the movie, all the stuff with the kids, all the beautiful things with the nuns, and the captain and Maria. But there's also some really great stuff that they just didn't have time to put into the movie.

East Lynne Theater Company will present an adaptation of the infamous 1938 radio broadcast in true Golden Age radio style, with four actors performing 75 roles and creating live sound effects.

What did our critic think of OUR TOWN AT TOWN PLAYERS OF NEW CANAAN at Powerhouse Theatre?

Get a first look at production photos of Alex Finke in In Clay, the opening production of City Theatre’s 2026–27 season. Starring Alex Finke and directed by Kimberly Senior.

Wisconsin Classic Stage will present the city's professional premiere of Gertrude Stein's immersive operetta in the Sanctuary Hall of Calvary Presbyterian Church, capped at 75 audience members nightly.

City Theatre will stage IN CLAY, a solo musical about overlooked ceramic artist Marie-Berthe Cazin, following a sold-out run at Signature Theatre in Washington, D.C.

City of London Sinfonia will present two world premieres exploring migration, memory and belonging, with new works by Nicola T. Chang, Mary Jean Chan and Emily Levy at London venues.

The GRAMMY-winning Experiential Orchestra announced its upcoming NYC season, 'Beauty in the Face of Adversity,' featuring four immersive programs across multiple venues, with soloists including cellist Inbal Segev and violist Paul Neubauer.

They're creepy, they're kooky... and still irresistible. Magnolia Musical Theatre's free outdoor production of The Addams Family blends laughter, heart and memorable performances into a wonderfully entertaining evening beneath the Texas sky. Regional theatre at its best.

Princeton Summer Theater’s (PST) 2026 season continues with THE 39 STEPS, a noir farce full of danger, mystery, and laughs.

Olney Theatre Center announced a two-week extension for PLEASE UNDERESTIMATE ME, the world premiere solo show starring celebrity chef Carla Hall, directed by Helen Hayes Award recipient Lili-Anne Brown.

Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt follows multiple generations of an Austrian Jewish family from prosperity to despair — spanning over 50 years from 1899 to 1955. Now in its Chicago-area premiere at Writers Theatre, the late Stoppard’s final play includes a cast of 24 actors and many, many characters. Leopoldstadt (named after the Jewish quarter of Vienna) is a sprawling and ambitious work.

You may ask yourself—is seeing a touring stage production of the globally and generationally ubiquitous 1959 musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC still worth experiencing live on stage in 2026? While the stage musical in its current touring form certainly doesn't offer anything revolutionary or new to the show's now timeless canon, this latest iteration is, overall, a genuinely enjoyable, unabashedly earnest, and pleasantly nostalgic revival of a classic, featuring everything that made the show so gosh darn lovable to our parents and their parents before them. Sticking to the familiar, the show remains a comfortably cozy revival that will satisfy those expecting more of the same. The tour continues at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through June 14, 2026.

Chicago is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for June 2026 include Catch as a Can and more

This summer, Chicago is offering a wide variety of plays and musicals, as well as comedy, dance, music, and more. To highlight these productions, The League of Chicago Theatres is publishing its Summer Theatre Guide.

What is a pro-shot and how is it different than an adapted film? Pro-shot is an abbreviation for professionally shot, denoting a stage play that was captured in its native habitat: a theatre. In general, a pro-shot seeks to film the exact experience that audience members would have at a live performance of the show, in contrast with a feature film which actually adapts the piece into a new form, including different locations, the removal of theatrical aesthetic, and changes to make the script work as a film as opposed to as a live theatrical show.

Stage West Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas, announced its 48th season lineup. The company, located on W. Vickery Blvd., continues its decades-long run as one of the city's prominent theatrical venues.

Olney Theatre Center has revealed its 2026-27 season featuring a production of La Cage aux Folles directed by Artistic Director Jason Loewith, Les Misérables, directed by Stephen Brackett and more.

The star singer (JEKYLL & HYDE) joined forces with Music Director Billy Stritch on Wednesday March 25. Ms. Eder was in supremely capable hands (literally) all night.