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BBC Radio 2 host Vernon Kay will return to pantomime in SLEEPING BEAUTY at Churchill Theatre Bromley, reprising his comedy role of Billy after winning Best Newcomer at the UK Pantomime Awards on his 2023 debut.

Griffin Theatre Company will present LACUNA by Eric Jiang, a new work following a jobless young woman hired by a Chinese underworld goddess to erase memories, at Downstairs Theatre, Belvoir St Theatre.

The Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough will host a free screening of THE PEOPLE'S EMERGENCY BRIEFING, backed by Chris Packham, followed by a community discussion on climate and nature risks.

Penny Wolhuter will lead IMMORTAL, a one-woman drama written by Peter Terry and directed by Sharon Spiegel-Wagner, telling the true story of a survivor of the 1911 Blaaukrantz river bridge collapse at The Drama Factory in Strand, South Africa.

Theatre Works and Aperture Productions will present Savages, Patricia Cornelius's play about masculinity and violence, directed by Kitan Petkovski with an ensemble of women and non-binary actors at St Kilda's Theatre Works.

Wonder Lane Entertainment announced a Family Access Initiative for SEASON SQUAD, releasing 1,000 tickets at $20 for its Sydney run. The 60-minute pop musical features music from the team behind Disney's Descendants and Netflix's Spirit Rangers.

An all new trailer has been released for Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, the stage adaptation of the classic novel,  at Westport Country Playhouse. The video was created by Rory Duffy. Check out the video here!

Tom Alper's new play ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER, about a divorced son who moves in with his aging mother, will receive a free staged reading at Santa Monica Playhouse, featuring a cast of four.

Playwright Petrina Ampeire's new one-act PLAN B, directed by Kenneth Keng, follows three international friends forced to compete for a single visa, exploring immigration, ambition, and sacrifice at The Chain Theatre in New York City.

Richard Strauss's opera within an opera, Ariadne aux Naxos, is a curious beast: a hybrid of spoken word and singing, a mix of musical influences and themes which ask whether high art can ever mix with popular entertainment. Two rival musical companies – a burlesque group and a serious opera company – must give their performances simultaneously at the request of the richest man in Vienna.

Broadway alums Lissa deGuzman (Elphaba) and Allie Trimm (Glinda) last shared the stage as musical theater’s most popular witches about a year ago. But when the green curtain fell and the emerald lights dimmed, you let fate and magic bring these two talented ladies back on stage.

What did our critic think of LEGALLY BLONDE at Duluth Playhouse?

A delightful evening of wit, charm, and impeccable musicianship awaits audiences at the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Houston's production of The Gondoliers. Long before Broadway became synonymous with the American musical, W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan were redefining what musical storytelling could be.

Sounds of Los Angeles County will present COUNTRY NIGHTS at George Lane Park in Quartz Hill, CA, featuring live line-dancing lessons, outlaw country vinyl, and performances by Breakin' Boots, DJ Maxey, and the Gilbert Louie Ray Band.

Gabby Tamez headlines the Corazón Norteño Tour at San Angelo Park in La Puente, featuring Jessica Ballesteros and Grupo La Virtud, as part of LA County Parks' free Sounds of LA County summer concert series.

Sounds of Los Angeles County will present UTOPIA ONE LOVE SUMMER FEST at East Rancho Dominguez Park in Compton, featuring live performances spanning deep house, Afrobeats, hip-hop, funk, and disco. Admission is free.

Christmas in The Grandparents Club is coming to NSW, ACT, VIC (Shepparton) and QLD from 1 November 2026. The third installment in the hit Australian musical comedy trilogy stars 2025 Gold and Silver Logie winner Lynne McGranger. 

The multiple award-winning producer behind RENT and Catch Me If You Can, LPD Productions has announced the cast for its upcoming production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Winner of seven Tony Awards, this razor-sharp musical comedy proves that climbing the corporate ladder can be every bit as entertaining as it is unpredictable.

Pantochino Teen Theatre is set to to present the Broadway musical Lionel Bart’s “Oliver!” freely adapated from Charles Dickens novel “Oliver Twist” at Arts Hall on Audubon Street in New Haven. Co-producers Bert Bernardi and Jimmy Johansmeyer have announced three performances.

Laurizarry will present REPLACED! written and directed by Jess Lauricello.  A surrealist sci-fi tragicomedy following a young woman identified only as a Daughter (played by Zoe Mintz) who returns to her hometown to find that everyone in it has been replaced by aliens.

From the company that delivered 'She Kills Monsters,' Heathers: The Musical,' 'We Are The Tigers,' 'Medea' and 'Proof' comes MACBITCHES by Sophie McIntosh, directed by Stina Madriaga-Stone, presented and produced by MadKing Productions.

Spotlight Cast & Crew will present YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN as the inaugural production of its new tuition-free Studio program, performed by student artists at Paschal High School's Miriam Todd Theatre in Fort Worth.

Forager Theatre Company will present FRIZZLED: A Magic School Bus Musical Parody at Culture Lab LIC in Long Island City. The show, written by Eliana Rubin, follows sold-out runs at The Pit and The Tank.

E*RNEST, a new interactive adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest by Saawan Tiwari, announced its cast for the world premiere at Chicago's historic Glessner House, produced by *theatre and PopUp Productions.

You will never see a production of “Legally Blond, the musical” better performed or sung or danced than what you can see currently running at New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park.  This is pure, show-biz entertainment as rendered by this cast and Director/ Choreographer Jerry Jay Cranford and his team.     Based on the popular 2001 film, the musical follows Elle Woods, a fashion-obsessed UCLA sorority president. Elle enrolls at Harvard Law School to win back her boyfriend. This begins as a two-hour sugar rush of bubblegum pop, cheerleader enthusiasm, and enough pink to repaint Barbie's Dream House.