Petronella, or A Royal Romance

Check out new video from Chicago featuring the return of three-time Dancing With the Stars champion Mark Ballas as Billy Flynn. Six-time champion Derek Hough welcomed Ballas back with a special opening monologue before joining him for a post-show talkback.

San Francisco Opera has announced its 2026-27 season, featuring productions of Simon Boccanegra, Mary, Queen of Scots, Manon, The Marriage of Figaro, Das Rheingold, and Tosca, along with concerts, Opera Ball, and Opera in the Park.

Chanhassen Dinner Theatres will present Tuesdays with Morrie from October 27 through November 29. Directed by Serena Brook, the production stars Gabriele Angieri as Morrie and Ryan London Levin as Mitch.

TheaterWorks has announced its production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, running August 28 through September 13 at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts. Nick Gunell stars as Joseph alongside Molly Lajoie as the Narrator.

Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma is presenting Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street through August 2. The production stars husband-and-wife performers Scott Guthrie and Lindsie VanWinkle-Guthrie and features a cast of 52, including members of Canterbury Voices.

A new Australian tour of American Psycho will launch in Melbourne this October before heading to Brisbane in 2027. Conor Beaumont reprises his acclaimed performance as Patrick Bateman in the revival directed by Mark Taylor.

Starlight Theatre has announced the cast for its production of Newsies, starring Lucas Pastrana as Jack Kelly alongside Graham Rowat, Aubrey Matalon, Bryonha Marie, and a company featuring Kansas City performers and national talent.

Gettysburg Community Theatre’s production of 1776 is powerful, entertaining, and thought-provoking. Their whole run has sold out, but this reviewer is looking forward to seeing their next production.

Chain Theatre will present Program 16 of its 2026 Summer One-Act Festival beginning July 21, featuring three original science fiction plays: Outerspace by Zoe Ray Prawda, The Replacement by Gabriella Arianna, and To Be Borned by Ahreumbi Rew.

Australian stage and screen veteran John Waters has joined the Australian cast of Fiddler on the Roof as Lazar Wolf. Producers also announced the production will play Perth's His Majesty's Theatre beginning in January 2027, completing a national tour that includes Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne.

Hill Country Community Theatre will conclude its 40th season with The Mystery of Irma Vep by Charles Ludlam. Directed by Cathy Rose, the two-person comedy runs August 14-23 and stars Tim Dey and Cody Petty in a whirlwind of quick-change performances.

Holden Street Theatres Inc. will present the South Australian premiere of Adam Rapp's Tony Award-nominated drama THE SOUND INSIDE, directed by Nick Fagan, starring Michelle Nightingale and Benji Riggs.

Violinist, composer, and actor Dr. Edward W. Hardy will perform a genre-spanning solo set at Marcus Garvey Park's Richard Rodgers Amphitheater, preceding Classical Theatre of Harlem's Uptown Shakespeare in the Park production of OTHELLO.

Premiere Stages opens their 2026 season with an exceptional production of Gloria Majule’s new play, Mala Aria that was the winner of the theater’s 2025 Premiere Play Festival.

The 27th Annual Englewood Jazz Festival, presented by Live the Spirit Residency, will return to Chicago's Hamilton Park with three days of free performances honoring the centennials of Oscar Brown Jr., John Coltrane, and Miles Davis.

Classical Arts Entertainment will present Swan Lake, performed by The United European Ballet Company, at Shea's Buffalo Theatre in Buffalo, NY for one performance.

Spire Center for Performing Arts in Plymouth, MA announced five upcoming concerts, including singer/songwriter Zoë Lewis, the Borromeo String Quartet, Balourdet Quartet, Galvin Cello Quartet, and Lenny Williams, Niav Maher & Friends.

New Perspectives Theatre Company will present its 18th annual Meganne George WOMEN'S WORK SHORT PLAY FESTIVAL, featuring six original short plays in two programs at NPTC Studio in Manhattan.

Bay Street Theater announced the cast for its intimate staging of DEAR EVAN HANSEN, led by Kenny Lee and Broadway veteran Maya Days, directed by Artistic Director Scott Schwartz in Sag Harbor.

Kristianne Kurner announced she will leave New Village Arts at the end of the 2026–2027 season after 25 years leading the Carlsbad theater company.

Kansas City Actors Theatre will present INTIMATE APPAREL by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage at the City Stage in Union Station, starring KCAT Ensemble Member Chioma Anyanwu and directed by Teresa Leggard.

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Ruthie Scarpino's THE GREAT ESCAPE, a clown and corporeal mime show for ages 6 to 100, will play Mad Horse Theatre in South Portland, with tickets available as a sliding donation at the door.

Hell in a Handbag Productions, marking its 25th year, will present a revival of JOAN CRAWFORD GOES TO HELL, written by David Cerda and directed by Cheryl Snodgrass, at The Clutch in Chicago.

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum is presenting The People of Pompeii, a darkly funny new comedy by Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award-winning playwright Bernardo Cubría, co-directed by Ellen Geer and Xochitl Romero.