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In just over a week, one of the most-anticipated shows of the season officially opens on Broadway. Sunset Boulevard is back, straight from its acclaimed run in London, and this time, Tony-nominated and Olivier-winning director Jamie Lloyd is at the helm. ​

This time, the reader question was: What is the history of Romeo and Juliet on Broadway?

Never has there lived a writer who has been better at capturing the complexities of the human condition like William Shakespeare. His characters confront death in ways that reveal universal truths about courage, love, grief, and the meaning of life. Study up on some of his best with these 30 Iconic Shakespeare Quotes About Death.

The Dukes Christmas show returns with a theatrical adaptation of Mary Norton’s beloved classic tale, The Borrowers. The cast has been revealed now.

Macbeth, starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo, which is currently playing to sold out houses in the West End, will come to cinemas next year. Learn more about when the show was captured and when it'll be released in movie theatres.

Patrick Page will star in ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE at the Guthrie Theater, exploring Shakespeare's villains. The production offers a deep dive into the Bard's most notorious characters. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Great Beyond Company & The Hudson Theatre has announced the new musical, Adventures In The Great Beyond, with previews beginning November 1, 2024.

Further casting has been announced for Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier's new version of Chekhov's masterpiece The Seagull. Learn more about the show here!

Marlena Brinkmann and Justin Valentine,  both freelance guest artists will be the guest artists in the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker.

The Rep has announced the return of its Studio Season with THE ROOMMATE, running from October 23 to November 17.

The winners have been announced for the 2024 Joseph Jefferson Equity Awards, more commonly known as the Equity Jeff Awards. These awards are given for theatre arts produced in the Chicago area.

Orange Tree Theatre has announced full casting for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night - OT's Artistic Director Tom Littler directs.

After a hit run as part of the 2024 Chain Theater Winter One-Act Festival, HONOR by T.J. Elliott continues its limited engagement Off-Broadway run. See photos from the production.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actress Dame Maggie Smith has died at age 89. Perhaps best known for her screen roles in the Harry Potter film series and Downton Abbey, Smith also had several stage credits to her name, and won a Tony Award in 1990.

The ninth annual T.S. Eliot Lecture on December 15th at 6pm will feature Ralph Fiennes reading and then discussing his relationship with T.S. Eliot’s poem Four Quartets, marking the 80th anniversary of its first publication as a single volume in 1944. 

The Jamie Lloyd Company has announced the on sale dates for its new production of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing starring Tom Hiddleston (Benedick) and Hayley Atwell (Beatrice), directed by Jamie Lloyd.

Confluences of history weave together in Lyndsey Turner’s pulsating new production

Featuring a strikingly charismatic yet grounded performance from its leading actor, HENRY V presents a compelling study of the excitement and danger inherent in even the best-intended feelings of nationalism.

According to the New York Times, Marsha Mason is stepping in for Mia Farrow, who tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, September 14th, according to a now-deleted post on her official X account.

Critics have stopped by The Critic, the dark and sharp-witted new thriller starring stage and screen icon, Ian McKellen. Read the reviews!

Michael Healey’s THE MASTER PLAN, is set to make its highly-anticipated return to the Toronto stage this November and today Crow’s Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company have announced the upcoming production’s stellar cast.

Get a first look at Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of William Shakespeare’s Henry V, staged by Artistic Director Edward Hall in the Courtyard Theater, now on stage through October 6.

See what the critics are saying about Our Country's Good at Lyric Hammersmith. Read the reviews and learn more about the show.

Thornton Wilder’s Our Town will begin previews on Tuesday, September 17 ahead of an opening on Thursday, October 10 at the Barrymore Theatre for a strictly limited engagement. Meet the cast of Our Town here!

Written and directed by T.J. Elliott, HONOR stars Alinca Hamilton (Andrei Serban's Richard III, Julius Caesar at Classic Stage, To All the Black Girls... at Ars Nova), along with John Blaylock (Doctor Frankenstein at West End Theater, The Temple at The Brick, Proof at The Gallery Players), and Ed Altman (Love's Labor's Lost at Theatre Row, Atlantic Pharmaceuticals at The Tank, Jake Shore's Adjust The Procedure).