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In celebration of the centennial birthday of Dick Van Dyke, PBS is releasing a new documentary film chronicling the life and career of the Emmy, Tony and Grammy-winning star. Watch the trailer now.

The Theater Project, an incubator for new work and rising artists, has opened for submissions to its thirteenth annual THINK FAST festival of short plays, which will take place online next year.

Short+Sweet Hollywood will return for its seventh season this fall, running October 17 through November 23, 2025, at the Victory Theater in Burbank. Festival Director Ashley Karp will once again lead the event, which will showcase a wide range of ten-minute plays created by both returning and new artists.

Hennepin Arts has announced that Steve Martin and Martin Short are returning to Minneapolis in 2026 in The Best of Steve Martin and Martin Short with very special guests Jeff Babko and The Steep Canyon Rangers.

Concord Theatricals has announced the six winning plays of the 2025 Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, which will be published by Samuel French in the 50th Off Off Broadway Festival Plays anthology. The winning playwrights were selected from over 750 submissions worldwide.

Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press have announced Kemuel DeMoville as the winner of the June 2025 Go Try PlayWrite Contest for his short play You Can Feel It All the Way into the Core of Your Being. They Give Birth Astride of a Grave, the Light Gleams an Instant, then it's Night Once More.

Ben Stiller is directing and producing the new documentary film Stiller & Meara: Nothing is Lost, about his parents: comedy icons Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.

Ahead of the season premiere of Match Game this week, Tony Award winner Martin Short chatted with Good Morning America about the show, also reacting to his latest Emmy nomination for Only Murders in the Building. Watch the interview!

This summer, the stage is set for bold voices and fresh stories at EAG's Midsummer Short Play Festival! Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

Playwright Rishi Varma has announced the cast for his eco-gothic drama, Sulfur Bottom, which is coming to The Jerry Orbach Theater. Learn more about the show here!

Be Bold! Productions has announced the Week One winner of the 14th annual Players Theatre Short Play Festival – NYC, which opened last weekend in the West Village.

Red Bull Theater has revealed the winning selections for Red Bull’s SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL 2025. Learn more about the festival and see how to attend upcoming performances.

Be Bold! Productions will present the 14th annual Short Play Festival. The tri-annual short play festival will host 15 original short plays each weekend for four days. Learn more!

Short+Sweet Sydney – the world's largest short play festival will continue this week Fri 9 to Sun 11 May with an all-singing, dancing bite-sized selection of tasty treats!   Learn more here!

The Missouri Coalition for the Environment and That Uppity Theatre Company collaborated to produce PLAYS FOR THE PLANET, a program of 9 short vignettes to increase awareness about current climate issues. The hour-long program was directed by That Uppity Theatre Company’s Joan Lipkin and St. Louis based directors Sami Ginoplos and Bekah Harbison.  

Readings of four short plays by women writers will recognize Yam HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, in an event to be presented by Remember the Women Institute. Learn more.

Elton John and Brandi Carlile have set the world premiere of “Who Believes In Angels? Stories From The Edge Of Creation.” The short film gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at the ‘making of’ each song off their forthcoming collaborative album.

The chorus of the Welsh National Opera have voted unanimously to take further action short of strike on Thursday 27 February and Saturday 1 March, affecting shows on these dates.

AMENRA return with two EPs that highlight the band's career as one of the most compelling and unequivocally vital entities in extreme music. Now, AMENRA share 'Forlorn,' the opening track from With Fang and Claw. Watch the video here!

Nevada's largest film festival returns to take movie lovers on journeys around the world with unique and diverse films. The 21st Annual Dam Short Film Festival will screen more than 150 short films February 12-17, 2025, in the Elaine K. Smith Building in downtown Boulder City, Nevada.

For the first time, Jerry Mitchell will step into the role of producer as he joins the producing team of the world premiere of King of Pangea at the King's Head Theatre.

With Christmas right around the corner, get into the holiday spirit with Mrs. Santa Claus, the forgotten Jerry Herman musical starring Angela Lansbury.

Jerry Zaug was honored for his 30 years of service at Peninsula Players Theatre, highlighting his dedication and contributions to the renowned theater company.

Disney Branded Television has announced that “An Almost Christmas Story,” directed by David Lowery and produced by five-time Academy Award® winner Alfonso Cuarón, will premiere Nov. 15 on Disney+. Watch the trailer!

Two-time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals has announced its 2025 season at the Goodspeed Opera House. Learn more about the season lineup here including Ragtime, All Shook Up, A Chorus Line, Mrs. Santa Claus.