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PUNCH - A New Musical: Presented in Concert is inspired by the true story of Punch, an abandoned Japanese macaque (a type of monkey described as being highly social and intelligent) who became internet famous because of his bond with a large stuffed orangutan toy. 

Running now through June 21, 2026, at the Crane Theater, Walking Shadow Theatre Company’s production of Perfect Arrangement finds an effective balance between comedy and drama, using laughter to draw audiences into a story with surprisingly high stakes.

Following the 79th Annual Tony Awards, this coverage examines the immediate impact of Broadway's biggest night, including data-driven insights into post-ceremony ticket sales and a recap of key event moments. Outside New York, the industry continues to navigate significant organizational shifts, featuring new leadership appointments at the Berkeley and Nottingham Playhouses and strategic developments at the Kennedy Center and Norwich Theatre, alongside reports of major financial milestones at Hartford Stage and the Overture Center.

The performances, the vocals, the intimacy of the space, all of it hit me in the best way. It felt honest and alive, and I walked out really glad I saw it. Celebrate Pride Month with RENT, a production that honors LGBTQ+ lives and the power of standing together.

Ana Gasteyer's satirical diva character, September L. Davis, has teased a return to the stage in New York following this year's Tony Awards, and has responded to Ana Gasteyer's Tony Award loss.

It’s Tony Award season and all the pre- and post-show gatherings are happening in real time, celebrating an amazing Broadway season. Among the who's who events of the season was the Black Broadway Nominee Soirée, held on Friday, June 5, hosted by three-time Tony Award-winning producer Lamar Richardson and his wife, Zaire Julion-Richardson.

On Saturday night, WME hosted a pre-Tonys party in celebration of the agency’s Tony nominated clients at Le Jardin sur Madison in New York. Check out photos here!

Amina Robinson, a Philadelphia director and Temple University professor who made history as the first Black woman to win a Barrymore Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical, has been named Artistic Director of Theatre Horizon in Norristown, PA.

Composers Concordance will present an evening of music for bass voice and piano featuring Denis Sedov and Karina Pogosbekova at the Ellington Room at Manhattan Plaza, with works by Gene Pritsker, Eugene W. McBride, and Shostakovich.

EPIC Players, New York's neuro-inclusive theater company, will present SCHOOL OF ROCK featuring performers ages 12–17 at A.R.T./New York Theatres. The production features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Comedian Olga Koch will perform her new show Fat Tom Cruise at Edinburgh Fringe's Pleasance Courtyard, followed by a UK and Ireland tour. The show explores masculinity, accountability, and storytelling.

Smoke Jazz Club in upper Manhattan will host a five-night tribute series honoring Sonny Rollins, featuring the Eric Alexander Quintet with special guest trumpeter Nicholas Payton.

Comedian Emmeline Downie will bring her debut one-woman show GAIL to the Pleasance Courtyard Attic at the Edinburgh Fringe, playing a 54-year-old Milton Keynes divorcée on the verge of becoming a life coach.

Lightning Rod Special, the Obie and Fringe First-winning Philadelphia company behind Underground Railroad Game, will bring LIONS to Edinburgh Festival Fringe for its international premiere, a clown show about the deaths of the creators' fathers.

Bridge Street Theatre will present illusionist Thomas Baker for a special one-night-only performance this month. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

VOICES of Kentuckiana has announced an artistic leadership transition for the chorus. Mason Rice, who has served this past season as Associate Artistic Director, will step into the role of Artistic and General Director.

Anton Benson Productions will return to the Oak Theatre with a festive production for family audiences this Christmas. Learn more about the production here!

In the spring of 2026, celebrating the monumental 30th anniversary of the TV anime broadcast, the Detective Conan Special Concert returns, grander and more powerful than ever before.

Pierre Novellie will perform two shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: a brand new stand-up hour, OKAY, ONE MORE THEN BEDTIME, and DO THE ONE ABOUT..., a limited-run collection of his most celebrated routines from over a decade of comedy.

The second to last Minneapolis performance of The Great Gatsby was cancelled mid-performance due to technical difficulties. Learn more about the issue and the show here.

Initial casting has been announced for the West End transfer of the Bridge Theatre production of Into The Woods. Learn more about the production and the cast here!

Gare St Lazare Ireland and Berggruen Arts and Culture will present the world premiere of HOW IT IS, Samuel Beckett's novel staged as a live art event at Venice's Palazzo Diedo, featuring Conor Lovett and Stephen Dillane.

Revel is a brand new production marking the long-awaited return of Scotland’s renowned Company Chordelia, whose previous productions including The Chosen, Nijinsky’s Last Jump and Dance Derby garnered rave reviews and played to audiences across Scotland and beyond. It is created and performed by Company Chordelia’s founding Artistic Director Kally Lloyd-Jones alongside Edinburgh dance artist and choreographer Steinvör Palsson.

Roodepoort Theatre and Stageworx will present THE BIG BAD MUSICAL, a family courtroom comedy musical featuring a cast of 30 performers and original music, where audiences serve as jury to decide the Big Bad Wolf's fate.

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