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If you liked Evita at the Palladium, you'll like Carmen at the Coliseum

Madison Opera launches its 2025–26 season with Puccini’s timeless masterpiece La Bohème, performed November 7 and 9 at Overture Hall. The beloved opera follows the passionate and heartbreaking lives of young artists in Paris, featuring a dynamic new cast and direction by Alison Pogorelc, conducted by John DeMain.

L’Alliance New York will present a screening of The Illusionist, the acclaimed 2010 animated film directed by Sylvain Chomet and based on an unproduced screenplay by Jacques Tati.

A new comedy troupe is taking NYC SketchFest by storm. Los Esketchis, a bilingual sketch group blending English, Spanish, and Spanglish, will make its debut on Saturday, October 18, 2025.

​​​​​​​GALLIM, the internationally acclaimed company led by choreographer and artistic director Andrea Miller, will present its return to The Joyce Theater with the world premiere of MOTHER.

In HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, Albus Potter (Adam Grant Morrison) and Scorpius Malfoy (David Fine) use a Time-Turner to go back in time to try to prevent a tragedy from occurring. If Morrison could travel back to his first role, he might try to convince his younger self to stick with acting because it was going to take him to places he could never imagine. The show, which is the most expensive Broadway touring production at a cost of $23.5 million, will be performed from Oct. 12-26 at the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State Street in downtown Columbus).

The West End’s production of MJ the Musical will be coming to a close in February 2026, after opening in March last year. Recently, we had the chance to speak with Jamaal Fields-Green, who is the only person to have played Michael Jackson on Broadway, on tour across North America and now in the West End! We discussed what the process is like to become the iconic performer, his favourite Michael Jackson songs and some of the differences between the West End and Broadway. 

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present the company premiere of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. For three performances only, Music Director Enrique Mazzola conducts the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus in this 20th-century masterpiece. Learn ore!

Casting Society (CSA) has revealed the television, theater, commercials, short film and short form series nominees for the 41st Artios Awards. See the full list here!

​The Fall 2025 season has officially begun, and with it, comes new plays for theatre lovers of all kinds. Whether you live for intense dramas or would rather escape with zaney comedies, there's something for everyone both on and off-Broadway in October 2025.

I’m looking forward to conducting Bizet’s Carmen for English National Opera (ENO) this autumn, alongside fellow conductor, Clelia Cafiero. Carmen’s extreme drama and memorable music makes it one of the best-loved operas by audiences worldwide.

Les Miserables is headed back to New York! More dates have been announced for the World Tour of Boublil and Schönberg's LES MISÉRABLES: THE ARENA CONCERT SPECTACULAR. Learn more here!

Rehearsal photos have been released for ELF The Musical, returning to London’s Aldwych Theatre for a limited holiday run, starring Joel Montague, Carrie Hope Fletcher, and Aled Jones.

On Tuesday, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter joined TODAY to talk about starring in the new Broadway revival of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, which recently opened at the Hudson Theatre.

The first four-actor stage adaptation of The 39 Steps was written by Corble and Dimon and first premiered in 1966. It was subsequently rewritten by Patrick Barlow in 2005. It is a favorite for community theatres around the world, but it first began its life as a 1915 novel by John Buchan, which was adapted by Alfred Hitchcock for his 1935 spy thriller film.

Bergen County Players will continue its 93rd season with Tony Award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig's uproarious whodunnit The Game's Afoot: Or Holmes for the Holidays.

Opera San José will continue its 42nd season, devoted to exploring the question “what is love?,” with Puccini's tragic masterpiece Madama Butterfly. Learn more here!

Westport Country Playhouse named Tony Award-winning Broadway star Nathan Lane as Artistic Honoree at a fundraiser, “At This Stage,” on Saturday, October 4. Check out photos from the evening below.

World Stage Theatre Company will present Lord of the Flies by William Golding, adapted by Nigel Williams, October 31–November 9 in Tulsa. Directed by Bailey James.

Opera Atelier will present Mozart’s The Magic Flute at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre from October 15–19, 2025, featuring soprano Rainelle Krause in her company debut as the Queen of the Night.

It’s now October, which means we are back in the swing of things here at Clark University. This semester, I am taking four classes: two for my English major and two for my minor in Theatre.

Out of Pocket, Inc.'s eighteenth season will open with the historical comedy The Amateurs by Pulitzer-Prize-nominated playwright Jordan Harrison. Learn more here!

Healing TREE is hosting their 10th Annual, star-studded Gala in New York City on Saturday, October 18th. See who is taking part and learn how to purchase tickets here!

The Ensemble Theatre | CJ Emmons, [Jk] Creativ, and Silambam Houston have been carefully selected as the 2025-2026 season residency recipients. Single tickets as well as three-show ticket packages on sale now and are available.

Frog & Peach Theatre Company has announced that the 2025 edition of Tinkerbell Live will be coming to Bruce's Garden in Inwood Hill Park this month. Learn more here!