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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST & More Lead Los Angeles's September 2026 Top Theatre Shows
by Team BWW - Sep 3, 2026

Los Angeles is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for September 2026 include Beauty and the Beast and more.

Interview: Adam Brett of CLUE at Ahmanson Theatre
by Amanda Callas - Sep 3, 2026

I talk with Adam Brett, lead of the hit murder mystery musical Clue, coming to the Ahamnson Theatre September 8th to September 12th for only seven performances on its second North American Broadway tour.

Patti LuPone, Lang Lang, OH, MARY!, THE MUSIC MAN & More Set for The Music Center's Fall Programming
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2026

The Music Center has revealed its fall 2026 programming across its Downtown Los Angeles campus, featuring Oh, Mary!, The Music Man, Patti LuPone in Candide, Lang Lang, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, a Jerome Robbins Ballet Festival and more.

Center Theatre Group to Launch 2026/27 Education and Engagement Programs
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2026

Center Theatre Group will offer Student Ambassador, Observership, and Apprenticeship programs, along with student matinees, storytelling residencies, and a community tour across Los Angeles.

THE WRITERS' ROOM at Geffen Playhouse to Welcome Six Playwrights
by Stephi Wild - Sep 1, 2026

Geffen Playhouse has selected six Los Angeles-based playwrights to participate in the newest cycle of The Writers' Room, its program supporting the development of new plays and musicals.

Suny Cortland Announces 2026-2027 Season, Including CARRIE, THE LARAMIE PROJECT, and More
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 31, 2026

As a new year begins, the SUNY Cortland Performing Arts Department is looking ahead to a 2026-2027 season built on new leadership, new faces and four productions that showcase the range of its BFA Musical Theatre program. Professor Scott Holdredge begins his first year as department chair this season. A scenic designer who has taught technical theatre at SUNY Cortland for a number of years, Holdredge also serves as scenic and lighting designer for Franklin Stage Company each summer and has designed for Cortland Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Opera and Syracuse University, among others.

Broadway’s Non-Profit Cheat Code
by Ben Waterhouse - Aug 27, 2026

Only one new musical, and zero musical revivals, have made back their initial capitalization over the past two years. Shows cost more than ever before to make it to Broadway, and are closing faster and faster, even after winning major Tony Awards. None of this is new information, the last few years have been a huge struggle for commercial theatre, particularly commercial musicals. As one anonymous Broadway co-producer put it, “every [Broadway] show costs $100k a week too much to operate, and ticket prices need to increase 30% to be where we were five years ago.” That’s quite the gap to bridge

THE TEMPEST Cast Set for Denver Center's Oct. 2 Opening
by Rachel Stone - Aug 25, 2026

Denver Center Theatre Company has set the full cast and creative team for THE TEMPEST, opening October 2 in the Kilstrom Theatre with Jacqueline Antaramian as Prospera, directed by Chris Coleman.

CLUE Tour to Launch Los Angeles Run In September; Tour Dates Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2026

The North American tour of CLUE will open its third season at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles September 8-12, 2026, before visiting Memphis, St. Louis, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Boston and dozens of other cities through March 2027.

REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALÍ MAKE ME HOT to Open Sound Theatre Company Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 19, 2026

Sound Theatre Company will present José Rivera's Obie Award-winning play as part of its 20th Anniversary Season at Seattle Center Armory, with a post-show talkback featuring the playwright.

National Alliance For Musical Theatre Unveils New Musical Grant Recipients
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 19, 2026

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre named 22 grant recipients across the Frank Young Fund for New Musicals and the Impact & Exploration Fund, supporting new musical development and organizational initiatives at member theatres nationwide.

THE MUSIC MAN to Play Ahmanson Theatre This Fall
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 18, 2026

Center Theatre Group will present Big League Productions' national tour of THE MUSIC MAN at the Ahmanson Theatre from October 27 to November 8, 2026, marking the show's first major Los Angeles engagement since 1980.

Portland Opera Single Tickets for 26-27 Season Now Available
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 18, 2026

Portland Opera has opened single ticket sales for its upcoming season, offering audiences in Portland the chance to purchase seats for individual performances ahead of the new lineup.

VLADIMIR, THE WATERFALL, BRACE BRACE to Headline Shattered Globe's 36th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 17, 2026

Shattered Globe Theatre's new season under Producing Artistic Director Ian Frank will include Midwest premieres of VLADIMIR and THE WATERFALL alongside BRACE BRACE at Theater Wit in Chicago.

Francis Jue and Kelly Marie Tran to Star in Lauren Yee’s KING OF THE YEES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 14, 2026

Signature Theatre will present Lauren Yee’s semi-autobiographical comedy King of the Yees, in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theater at The Pershing Square Signature Center starring Francis Jue and Kelly Marie Tran.

Meet the Cast of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, Now in Previews on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Aug 14, 2026

Paranormal Activity is now on Broadway! The Olivier Award nominated new play written by  Levi Holloway and directed by Felix Barrett, begins performances on Friday, August 14, 2026 at the August Wilson Theatre. Meet the cast of Paranormal Activity!

National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene Announces 111th Season; To Include FIDDLER ON THE ROOF In Yiddish
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 13, 2026

The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF) has announced an action-packed season that continues to fulfill the company’s mandate to popularize and renew Yiddish culture for all generations and across groups. 

DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL to Return to the Kirk Douglas Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 12, 2026

Center Theatre Group will bring back TWTheatricals' production of DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL, based on Dav Pilkey's bestselling books, to the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.

JOKES ON HER Nonprofit to Launch, Backing Women's Comedy With $5K Prize
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 12, 2026

Playwright Sandy Rustin has established Jokes on Her, a nonprofit supporting women writing comedy for the stage through an annual cash prize and industry reading in New York City.

Cast and Creative Team Set For A DARK WOOD Chicago Premiere at Tin Drum Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2026

Tin Drum Theatre Company will present the Chicago premiere of Eric Coble's dystopian fable at the Greenhouse Theater Center, directed by Steve Needham.