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Great AZ Puppet Theater will present 'PIP AND SQUEEK GO TO THE SHOW' from February 26 to March 22. This family-friendly puppet show features two mice in a comedic adventure on stage, suitable for ages 5 and up.

Philadelphia Ballet invites audiences into a dazzling world of romance and elegance with its upcoming production of The Merry Widow, running March 5 - 15 at the Academy of Music.

A new featurette has been released for Michael, taking viewers behind the scenes of the highly anticipated biopic about music icon Michael Jackson. Check it out now.

Audience members who enjoy Shakespeare but are looking for a new take on his classic stories, or those who have struggled with Shakespeare in the past, will enjoy THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. This trailer-park take on the play is full of fun performances and laugh-worthy moments.

All Things Go Festival has announced the lineup for its Toronto 2026 edition, which includes Lorde, Kesha, The Beaches, Wet Leg, and more. The festival will take place on June 6th and 7th at the downtown waterfront venue RBC Amphitheatre.

Theatre in the Round Players kicks off 2026 with How to Catch Creation, Christina Anderson’s moving and lyrical play about what it means to create—and to connect—with art, with others, and with ourselves.

Sarasota Opera will present THE MERRY WIDOW by Franz Lehár as part of its 2026 Winter Festival. The operetta will open on February 21 and run through March 27 following the festival’s opening production of LA BOHÈME.

Mayo Performing Arts Center has announced ticket on-sale details for An Evening of Alton Brown, Menopause The Musical 2, and UB40: The Unstoppable Tour 2026. Tickets for all three events go on sale January 30.

Inside, you’ll find practical guidance for performers, timely conversations about safety, labor, and financial realities on Broadway, and a celebration of the often-unsung artists who keep shows running. We also look beyond New York to regional theaters rethinking their futures, another Kennedy Center cancellation, and an international announcement bringing a popular screen property to the London stage.

Mamdani is urging New Yorkers to stay home. We spoke with five artists with shows originally scheduled for today about deciding to cancel, and that decision's impact on them in terms of stress, anxiety, and lost time and money.

Broadway In Chicago has announced that single tickets for the North American tour of THE GREAT GATSBY will go on sale this week. The touring production of the Broadway musical will play a limited two-week engagement at the Cadillac Palace Theatre this spring.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 21, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Netflix has released the trailer for Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing, a new high-stakes docu-series that explores the world of competitive ice dance. Check it out now.

The Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation has announced the Preliminary Round performances of the 2026 Gina Bachauer International Junior & Young Artists Piano Competitions.

After screenings across the country and film festival accolades in 2025, the documentary Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round (2024) will be available on Kinema from January 15 to January 20, 2026, during Martin Luther King JR. Day. 

Following the series finale of the megahit Stranger Things, Netflix will release 'One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5,' a documentary offering an inside look at the making of the final installment of the Duffer Brothers' generation-defining series. Watch the trailer now.

A rehearsal trailer has been released for Peter Pan Goes Wrong at Hale Center Theatre, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the comedy’s rehearsal process.

After the release of her sophomore EP, But What The Hell Do I Know, Alemeda is hitting the road for her tour in support of the EP. The tour will kick off in Atlanta, GA, on February 18 and wrap in Los Angeles on February 26.

Emma Wallace, in association with Burnet Go To, will present Home for the YALLidays, a one-night only holiday-themed cabaret at Burnet Go To.

Unicorn Theatre’s festive offering this season is a wonderfully eccentric Santa-based delight. How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? transforms Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen’s much loved picture book into a piece of bold physical theatre , which celebrates curiosity, imagination and joyful nonsense. In its first collaboration with Told by an Idiot, Unicorn Theatre delivers a Christmas show that feels mischievous inventive and refreshingly unpredictable.

The 2026 edition of HOLD ON LET GO will feature contemporary performance works curated by Maiko Yamamoto, Josh Martin, and Lisa Mariko Gelley. Events will include mainstage works, in-development sharings, and festival gatherings.

The Encore will welcome audiences to celebrate the season with A Merry Little Christmas, a festive and intimate cabaret starring Encore favorites Chris Joseph, Gayle E. Martin, and Ash Moran.

Merry Ol’ Missouri: A Family Christmas Spectacular returns to the Missouri Theatre in Columbia, Missouri on December 18-20, 2025. Last year’s sold-out, one night only show created such overwhelming demand that producers Melissa Bohon-Webel and Shelby Ringdahl Cox expanded the 2025 holiday spectacular to three performances. The very busy Shelby Ringdahl Cox graciously agreed to sit down with Broadway World and talk about creating Merry Ol’ Missouri: A Family Christmas Spectacular. Melissa and Shelby are the founders of Show Me Theatricals, the creative minds behind Merry Ol’ Missouri: A Family Christmas Spectacular, and the co-directors of the show. Both women grew up in Columbia, Missouri, graduated from Rockbridge High School, and went on to successful performing careers in New York and beyond.

Single tickets for the upcoming engagement of MAMMA MIA! in Vancouver at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre will go on sale. Since premiering in London in 1999 and on Broadway in 2001, the musical has captured the hearts of millions around the globe.

In a new featurette for Wicked: For Good, sound mixers Simon Hayes and Andy Nelson, sound designer John Marquis, and more delve into the world of sound as heard in the new film. Watch the video now.