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The Neighbourhood has announced THE WOURLD TOUR, a global trek of tour dates in support of their upcoming album (((((ultraSOUND))))). The tour kicks off in Austin, TX on March 28th and will take the band through the East Coast before heading to Europe, Australia, and Asia.

Fathom Entertainment has released the first trailer for Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration, the new documentary film highlighting the centennial birthday of the Tony winner, featuring interviews with Chita Rivera, Mary Tyler Moore, Derek Hough, and more. Check it out now.

After years spent creating work for other companies, Andrea Miller is returning to the Joyce theater with GALLIM, where she serves as Artistic Director and Choreographer, with her first full-length world premiere since 2018.

Ariana Grande's 'Positions' Live EP is re-released for its fifth anniversary. Stream the six-song collection now on YouTube and more.

Brooklyn-based sketch comedy group Bundle & Save will present their first full-length sketch show, Nobody Forced You To Be Here, on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at 7 p.m. at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective’s Eris Mainstage in Williamsburg.

Supporters of the Barrington Stage Company came out in full force last night on Monday, October 27, 2025 for their annual fundraising gala, BSC>NYC. The gala honored longtime Barrington supporter Eda Sorokoff.

What did our critic think of THE CHER SHOW at Bill Hanney's North Shore Music Theatre?

Entertainment Squad's LGBTQ label PrideFlix has released the trailer for its latest original film, Out of My Comfort Zone. The coming-of-age musical, Will Ehren and Violet Vale, will be released digitally on November 4. Watch the trailer now.

THE WISDOM OF EVE blends the magic of the stage with the shadows behind to expose the full world of theater. Here you find the blood, sweat, and tears that can take people to the top as well take people down as they climb. Altarena Playhouse’s THE WISDOM OF EVE takes you on a wild ride through the underbelly of theater life.

Co-written by Oliver and James Clements and directed by Michael Cotey, GUAC embraces its rough-around-the-edges persona without laboring to break new ground.  The 100-minute evening has a narrative sequence and certainly an agenda.

While different tryout theaters have different relationships to the development of new shows, it’s worth looking at both which commercial rental theaters and which non-profit theaters have had the most Best Musical Tony Award winners come from their stages.

It's debut season in NYC cabaret, and Heather Frank looks like she's going to fit right in.

A dependable haven for artists in isolation, Theater Resources Unlimited will present an upcoming town hall, Queery: Is Theater As Gay-Friendly As We Think?. Learn more and see how to attend.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame icon Joan Jett & the Blackhearts are headed back to House of Blues Las Vegas inside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino for another exclusive Las Vegas engagement in February 2026. 

Only two new musicals are opening on Broadway in the first half of the 2025-2026 season: The Queen of Versailles and Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). There has been much discourse on the topic of whether rising capitalization costs and the rareness of full recoupment is impacting the number of new musicals being produced on Broadway. 

It’s been a really, really good year in St. Louis for French songs.  In April the Blue Strawberry hosted a marvelous evening of Jacques Brel, the superstar chansonnier of the ‘50s and ‘60s.  Now, at the Sheldon, we have an evening of that even more dazzling icon, Édith Piaf, who blazed across the world’s musical firmament a generation earlier.

When creators Paul Almeida and Makayla Moore first envisioned THE DRESSING ROOM, their goal was simple: bring the unpredictable humour of theatre life to the screen while creating opportunities within Vancouver’s own artistic community. What began as a small pilot filmed in 2018, has since evolved into a Leo-nominated comedy series that captures the backstage madness, heart, and resilience of the performing arts.

As the fight for women to have equal rights and opportunities has evolved, so has the presence of plays telling these stories. When I wrote my book, Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy that the History Books Left Out, the first-ever book about female musical theatre writers, I researched many musicals that are in this genre as well.

Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum’s RDA Performs will open the series will with Piano Portraits: A Piano Duet Dialogue, an intimate and dazzling program performed by RDA Performs Artistic Director Dr. Alexandria Le and Broadway legend Philip Fortenberry. Known for their artistry and natural chemistry, the two artists weave an exhilarating dialogue of colors, textures, and layers in a program that spans elegance, wit, and virtuosity.

One of the least performed plays in Shakespeare’s canon, and also one of the most aptly labelled as a ‘problem play’; Troilus and Cressida is ostensibly about the romance between these two Trojans, but in reality much of the play focuses on the backdrop to their love - the ongoing siege of Troy by the Greeks. This production in the open-air Globe Theatre is the final new show of the summer season.

Performances are now underway for Beetlejuice the Musical’s third Broadway engagement at the Palace Theatre for a limited 13-week run through January 3, 2026. Meet the new cast of Beetlejuice here!

The Tony Award-winning smash hit comedy OH, MARY! will premiere in London at the Trafalgar Theatre This December! The West End premiere will see Mason Alexander Park star as Mary Todd Lincoln.

Why has the arrival of Tilly Norwood, a virtual actor apparently on the cusp of actual agent representation, caused outrage and panic among screen veterans but barely a murmur from their theatrical confrères? Julian Spooner’s take on the controversial Mistero Buffo offers one explanation why.

A sweeping epic opens the latest Stages season.

The worldwide smash-hit musical MAMMA MIA! will play Milton Keynes Theatre from October 13–24, 2026, as part of its major new UK tour. Featuring ABBA’s timeless hits, Judy Craymer’s beloved production has been seen by over 70 million people worldwide.