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You Do You Theatre Co. Brings TICK, TICK... BOOM! to Zurich
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2025


After a sold-out Zurich run of The Last Five Years in February, You Do You Theatre Co. returns with another musical: Jonathan Larson's tick, tick... BOOM!.

AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER STADT MAHAGONNY Comes to Theater Basel
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2025


Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny, an opera in three acts, with music by Kurt Weill and text by Bertolt Brecht, will premiere in August. Learn more about the show here!

MARS Comes to Theater Basel in September
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2025


Fritz Angst from Zurich dies of cancer in 1976. Having grown up in affluence, he felt cheated out of life by the bourgeois coldness of his world and brought up to die.

GO WITH YOUR HEART Comes to Theater Basel
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2025


In Go With Your Heart, Tim Etchells and Vlatka Horvat construct a work about the ways in which incidents, events, and movement are stored in and processed by the body.

KINTSUGI/I WILL, LOVE Comes to Theater Basel
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2025


With ‹Kintsugi / I Will, Love›, Ballett Basel invites you to an evening of two world premieres by choreographers Adolphe Binder and Jonathan E. Fredrickson.

HMPF Comes to Theater Basel in October
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2025


Hmpf is coming to Theater Basel later this year. In this piece, things don't go at all as one would have imagined - with everything that goes with it: with fascinated amazement.

Lucerne Festival 2025 Kicks Off in August
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2025


The festival will delve into compositions that are unfinished, cyclical, or intentionally left open-ended, offering a profound reflection on the nature of musical creation.

Engadin Festival 2025 Comes to Switzerland
by BWW News Desk - May 09, 2025


The Engadin Valley in Switzerland will resonate with the sounds of world-class classical music during the 84th edition of the Engadin Festival beginning in July. Learn more here!

The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Will Take Place in Basel
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2025


The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place in St. Jakobshalle, Basel next month. It was selected by Host Broadcaster SRG SSR and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to host the 69th edition of the Contest.

DIDO AND AENEAS Comes to Theater Basel
by BWW News Desk - April 01, 2025


Dido and Aeneas, and opera in three acts by Henry Purcell with text by Nahum Tate, is headed to Theater Basel. Learn more about this upcoming show and how to get tickets here!

GO WITH YOUR HEART Comes to Theater Basel
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2025


Go With Your Heart is coming to Theater Basel. Stage icon Tim Etchells and artist Vlatka Horvat are renowned for compelling experiments in their respective fields.

DIE KRUME BROT Comes to Theatre Basel
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025


Die Krume Brot by Lukas Bärfuss comes to Theatre Basel this month. Learn more about the upcoming performance and find out how to get tickets to the show here!

KINTSUGI Comes to Theatre Basel in May
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2025


The Ballet, Kintsugi comes to Theatre Basel in May. New pieces by Adolphe Binder and Jonathan Fredrickson will premiere. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!

TURANDOT Comes to Theatre Basel This Week
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2025


Turandot is coming to Theatre Basel. This is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with text by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni. Learn more about the production here!

Was ist Broadway?
by Sidney Paterra - February 05, 2025


Entdeckst du gerade die Magie des Broadways und möchtest mehr über die Geschichte der Broadway-Musicals erfahren? Möchtest du deine theaterbegeisterten Freunde beeindrucken, hast aber nicht genug Hintergrundwissen, um mitreden zu können?

Die 15 besten Städte der Welt, um Theater zu erleben
by Sidney Paterra - February 04, 2025


Bereit für den nächsten Urlaub und möchtest dabei auch ein paar Theaterbesuche einplanen? Dann hast du Glück – die ganze Welt ist eine Bühne! BroadwayWorld hat eine Liste der fünfzehn besten Städte zusammengestellt, in denen du erstklassiges Theater erleben kannst.

THE LAST FIVE YEARS Comes to You Do You Theatre Co. in Zurich
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2025


You Do You Theatre Co. has announced its Zurich debut with Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed musical, The Last Five Years. Performances will take place at Theater STOK in February.

INTO THE WOODS Comes to Theater Basel
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2025


Into the Woods is coming to Theater Basel. In Stephen Sondheim's madcap cult musical, Grimm's most famous characters come together. Learn more about the show here!

DIE GLASMENAGERIE Comes to Theater Basel This Month
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2025


Die Glasmenagerie is coming to Theater Basel this month. Tennessee Williams' classic about the disillusionment of a family was first performed in German in Basel in 1946.

DIE DREIGROSCHENOPER is Now Playing at Theatre Basel
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2025


Die Dreigroschenoper by Bertolt Brecht, with music by Kurt Weill, is now playing at Theatre Basel. Jörg Pohl, actor and co-director of the drama department at Theater Basel, was recently awarded the Gertrude Eysoldt Ring.

DIE KRUME BROT Comes to Theater Basel
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2025


Geerbte Schulden zwingen sie, ihre Lehre abzubrechen. Alleinstehend und mit ihrer kleinen Tochter Emma sucht sie nach einem Ausweg aus der Abwärtsspirale.

LA TRAVIATA Comes to Theatre Basel Next Month
by BWW News Desk - December 24, 2024


La traviata is coming to Theatre Basel next month. Performances will begin in January. Learn more about this upcoming production and find out how to get tickets here!

DIE SCHNEEKONIGIN Comes to Theatre Basel This Month
by BWW News Desk - December 23, 2024


Die Schneekönigin comes to Theatre Basel this month. This production is modeled after Hans Christian Andersen in an adaptation by Franz Broich. 

CARMEN is Now Playing at Theatre Basel
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2024


Carmen is now playing at Theatre Basel. This is an opéra comique in four acts by Georges Bizet with text by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy after the novella by Prosper Mérimée.

DER FALL Comes to Theater Basel in 2025
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2024


Der Fall comes to Theater Basel in 2025. Performances will begin in January. Learn more about this upcoming ballet performance and find out how to get tickets here!


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