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The Society for Theatre Research has announced that Gary Naylor and Kevin Wilson will serve as joint administrators of the 2026 STR Theatre Book Prize, taking over from longtime administrator Howard Loxton.

They may be strangers on a train but, in Tom George Hammond’s two-and-a-bit-hander, Shirley and Kieran are not here to swap murders but to discover what real happiness looks like.

In honor of the Aida’s 25th anniversary, BroadwayWorld spoke to stars Heather Headley (Aida), Adam Pascal (Radames), Sherie Rene Scott (Amneris), Schele Williams (Nehebka), as Thomas Schumacher (original producer and Disney Theatrical Group chief for its first three decades), lyricist Tim Rice, and book writer David Henry Hwang to compile an oral history of the show’s early days, transition to Broadway, and legacy beyond the boards.

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and Foyle Foundation joined by leading actors, launched the RSC Shakespeare Curriculum, a revolutionary new way of studying Shakespeare using the latest learning technology and innovation. 

See what the critics are saying about Classic Stage Company’s production of The Baker’s Wife, featuring a book by Tony Award winner Joseph Stein, music and lyrics by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winner Stephen Schwartz.

Opera Company of Middlebury’s Youth Opera Company (YOC) will present Cabaret on 46th on November 29 and 30, 2025, featuring eight student performers from five Vermont high schools.

Renowned soprano Fang Tao Jiang officially launched the SolAria Music Foundation at her October 5, 2025 solo recital, On Wings of Song, at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. Check out photos of the event!

Comedy Works Entertainment will present YOHAY SPONDER: SELF LOVING JEW at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver in Denver, CO.

GRAMMY winning artist Joe Jackson will present Hope and Fury and 2026 tour. The tour includes a stop at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre.

BroadwayWorld chats with Japanese-American soprano Emily Michiko Jensen about making her debut in the title role of 'Madama Butterfly' at Opera San Jose November 16th to 30th.

Rising K-Pop powerhouse boy group CLOSE YOUR EYES is back with a new sound for this new chapter of their career, with the release of their third mini album, “blackout.”

To accompany the release of his new album, Joe Jackson and his band will embark on a major North American tour from May to July 2026, including a stop at BroadwaySF’s Curran Theatre.

MAYBE HAPPY ENDING has launched a special digital lottery ticket initiative titled “Club 2064,” (named after the year the show takes place) available for performances starting tomorrow in honor of the production’s one-year anniversary on Broadway.

Directed by Miranda Cromwell, it’s a mixed bag: invigorating and galvanising on one hand, sermonic and overly explanatory on the other. Exquisite performances deliver generally mid songs that have a tendency to come up short on poetic narrative, but overdo it on the clichés. A more decisive tonal approach might have made the message hit harder. The continuous reiteration of the piece’s political beliefs and the doubling down on its feminist slant by telling rather than showing us slows the show down dramatically and narratively.

The stateside debut of three new musicals that were first conceived and produced in Korea, and are now being further developed for the U.S., will premiere at the 2025 K-Musical Roadshow next week.

​​​​​​​Stories on Stage will present 'Making Merry,” celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah with stories and songs, December 12 – 14 in Arvada, Boulder and Denver.

The Short+Sweet Hollywood 2025 semi-finalists have been announced, marking what organizers call “one of the best seasons the festival has seen.”

SMOKE Jazz Club in New York City will launch its new Steinway Spiriocast Concert Series, an innovative collaboration with Steinway & Sons that brings live jazz performances from SMOKE’s stage to audiences around the globe.

Even in a nation celebrated for its singers, Lea Salonga occupies a realm entirely her own. Her distinction lies not in her crystalline tone, but in the intelligence that animates it—the deliberate thought, the emotional architecture of each phrase. She sings with an actor's intuition and a philosopher's clarity. Her voice doesn't simply ascend; it unveils.

For Filipino performers of my generation, Lea Salonga has always been both. Her voice was a map homeward and outward at once: the sound of possibility breaking through perceived cultural ceilings.

wild project has revealed the diverse slate of programming scheduled to be presented in their space this December. All events will take place at wild project.

Manual Cinema is a Chicago-based collective that creates what can best be described as live movies onstage using shadow puppetry, hand-built miniature sets, silhouette performers, and original music all layered together in real time.

This week’s roundup highlights major leadership changes, funding shifts, and renewed investment in the performing arts. OPERA America has named Michael J. Bobbitt as its next President & CEO, while Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS announced $1.5 million in emergency food grants nationwide. In New York, The Joyce Theater Foundation received a landmark $15 million gift, and Broadway productions prepare to take the stage at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Regionally, Chicago’s cultural department faces a proposed budget reduction, Theatre Washington released a new industry impact report, and Houston Grand Opera appointed James Gaffigan as its next Music Director. Meanwhile, in the UK, opera and arts education take center stage with efforts to broaden access and strengthen creative learning.

Fresh from winning the 2025 Olivier Award for Best Family Show, the science sensation Brainiac Live! will tour the UK in 2026, following its festive run at Birmingham Town Hall on 28 & 29 December 2025.

While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated.