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The YVR Art Foundation announced 10 recipients of its 2026 Art Scholarship Awards, distributing $75,000 to First Nation artists from British Columbia and the Yukon across emerging and mid-career categories.

The stage production does make a lot of strides that strengthens the endurance and popularity of this love story. It repeats iconic moments from the popular 2004 film, but isn’t aping the original screenplay in any way. A new libretto offers a fresh take that borrows the basic structure of the novel and memorable film moments, whilst breathing in new voices and new scenes that add different layers to these familiar characters.

For BroadwayWorld's Debut of the Month, we are featuring Esteban Andres Cruz, who is currently making their Broadway debut in Dog Day Afternoon, opposite Jon Berthal. Read the full interview with Esteban here!

Ormsby Wilkins will conclude his tenure as Music Director of American Ballet Theatre after more than two decades. David LaMarche, a longtime member of ABT's music staff, has been appointed as his successor.

Heartstopper star Kit Connor, who also appeared in Broadway’s Romeo + Juliet, will lend his voice to Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory, Netflix’s forthcoming animated reimagining of Roald Dahl’s novel. 

Americans for the Arts has announced new leadership for its Board of Directors, naming Kristina Newman-Scott as Chair, alongside Marc Folk as Vice Chair, Theo Edmonds as Secretary, and Robert Newman III as Treasurer.

Broadway has a long history of one-person shows, including many that have been added to the canon in this century.  Seeing one actor powerfully create a whole world on stage can be an exceptional experience. Of course, one handers are hardly one-person projects; while there may only be one actor on stage, they are collaborating with an entire team of creatives, designers, and behind-the-scenes personnel to bring a show to life. 

LA Phil President & CEO Kim Noltemy has unveiled the 2026/27 LA Phil season at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The season features figures including Esa-Pekka Salonen, who takes up his newly established role of Creative Director.

The Guthrie Theater has revealed the nine productions that will make up its 2026–2027 mainstage season. The full lineup includes Samuel Beckett’s seminal play Waiting for Godot, featuring Academy Award nominee David Strathairn and more.

 Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, the Evanston theatre company that has been thrilling audiences with stories of the Black American and African diaspora experience since 1979, has announced its programming for the 2026 season. 

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World renowned ambassadors of Dance and Culture, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to its Chicago home – The Auditorium, Chicago's Landmark stage at 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive – with four dynamic performances debuting six new works, April 24-26, 2026.

The festival runs from 25 February to 8 March in Glasgow.

While much of the dramatic weight of Angels in America undeniably stems from the specter of AIDS, it would do the play a huge disservice to reduce it to a story about disease alone. What Theater West End makes clear is that Kushner’s work is as much about identity, loss, and the human struggle to reconcile who we are deep down with who we present to the world.

Multi-platinum-selling recording artist and award-winning West End actor Matt Cardle will play Charlie Price alongside Johannes Radebe as Lola, in the brand-new production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning KINKY BOOTS The Musical.

Pina Bausch's ‘Sweet Mambo' will come to Sadler's Wells Theatre from Wednesday 11 February – Saturday 21 February 2026.  First staged in 2008, the choreographer's penultimate work makes its London premiere at Sadler's Wells. 

The Royal Ballet has announced the retirement of Gary Avis from his position as Principal Character Artist and Senior Répétiteur. Learn more about Gary and his retirement here.

OFC Creations Theatre has been a fixture of the Rochester, NY performing arts scene since 2005. After opening the 260-seat OFC Creations Theatre Center in 2020, OFC has continued to expand with the largest educational theater program for young actors in New York State, opening an immersive theatrical restaurant and cabaret performance venue in 2022.

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.

Following the Opening Night performance of The Weekend, longtime BSC Press Director Charlie Siedenburg, who has served the company with distinction for the past 21 years, will be retiring.

OPERA America has revealed the recipients of the 2025 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards, which honor outstanding trustees of North American opera companies. Learn more!

Here, I share some of my favorite (and least favorite things) about living and going to school in New York City while preparing for my current commuter era.

Chautauqua Theater Company has unveiled its full 2025 Season, featuring a dynamic lineup of mainstage productions and new play workshops. This year's season builds on CTC's legacy of bold storytelling and artistic innovation that reflect the evolving landscape of American theater.

Ogunquit Playhouse has announced that tickets are now on sale for its 2025 Annual Gala, taking place in August. Learn more about the upcoming event here!

The Joffrey Ballet has announced the appointment of Christine Rocas, former Joffrey Company Artist, as Rehearsal Director of The Joffrey Ballet. Rocas steps into the role following twenty years as a Company Artist and one year serving as Interim Rehearsal Director.