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Interview: Davis Gaines is live in DAVIS GAINES @ COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY!
by Gavin Glynn - Jul 26, 2026

DAVIS GAINES to headline in the desert at Coachella Valley Repertory on 7/30/26 @ 7pm. DAVIS performed the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera over 2,000 times on Broadway, in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Subsequently, he was chosen by Hal Prince and Lloyd Webber to play the leading role in the World Premiere of Whistle Down the Wind. Other Broadway and National Tour credits include Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera, Cornelius Hackl in Hello, Dolly! (with CAROL CHANNING), Camelot (with RICHARD BURTON) and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (with ALEXIS SMITH). In Los Angeles, Gaines received Best Actor awards for his portrayals of Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha and Hannibal Lecter in SILENCE! The Musical. Film and television work includes Warlock: The Armageddon, Sweeney Todd, Desperate Housewives, Charmed, Chicago Hope, Veronica’s Closet, Bodies of Evidence and Murder, She Wrote. Additionally, Gaines has sung for six U.S. Presidents and with virtually every major symphony orchestra in North America, including the New York Pops at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl. A native of Orlando, he currently resides in Los Angeles and is a frequent singer of our National Anthem for the Los Angeles Lakers, Clippers, Kings and Dodgers.

Deaf West Theatre to Host First-Ever New York City Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 23, 2026

Deaf West Theatre will present The 35th Anniversary Gala – One Night in New York at Joe’s Pub. Marking Deaf West’s first-ever New York City gala, the event will celebrate 35 years of innovation, collaboration, education, and social change.

Theater Resources Unlimited to Host Community Gathering on the Role of the Creative Producer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 22, 2026

Theater Resources Unlimited will hold a Zoom community gathering examining whether producers can truly be considered creative collaborators, open to theater professionals and enthusiasts.

The Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis to Step Down
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 22, 2026

After 23 years as Artistic Director of The Public Theater, Oskar Eustis will step down when his current contract concludes in 2028, at the end of The Public Theater's 60th anniversary season.

Review: MUSE/IQUE DEFIANTLY JONI: A SINGER/SONGWRITER BARES HER SOUL at Mark Taper Forum
by Shari Barrett - Jul 19, 2026

The concert offered an intimate tribute to Joni Mitchell's unique genius, offering a revelatory look at the cultural milieu and musical streams that fed into her art, and then poured out of her Laurel Canyon home and into her unique ways of mixing other genres and artists into her music – or inspired them to create their own.

Interview: Snehal Desai of THE EMPLOYEE DHARMA HANDBOOK at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Jim Munson - Jul 8, 2026

BroadwayWorld chats with director Snehal Desai about his world premiere production of Geetha Reddy's boldly funny 'The Employee Dharma Handbook' that opens TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's 2026-27 season and runs in Palo Alto thru August 2nd.

EMILY GOGLIA PRESENTS THE LIMELIGHT CLUB Will Come to Three Clubs in Hollywood
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2026

Emily Goglia Presents The Limelight Club will make its debut at Three Clubs on Vine Street in Hollywood next week. Learn more about the upcoming performance here.

KRISTINA WONG, #FOOD BANK INFLUENCER and More Set for East West Players 61st Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2026

East West Players will launch its 61st season by centering female, queer, and marginalized voices, both onstage and off. The mainstage season opens with the Southern California premiere of the comedy Wives by Jaclyn Backhaus.

Center Theatre Group to Present 2026 LA Writers' Workshop Reading Series
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 26, 2026

Center Theatre Group's LA Writers' Workshop Reading Series will feature six new plays at the Kirk Douglas Theatre and REDCAT, marking the program's 20th anniversary. Tickets are $17.25 for general admission.

Eden Espinosa and Tally Sessions To Lead MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING At The Old Globe; Full Cast Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 25, 2026

Eden Espinosa and Tally Sessions will star as Beatrice and Benedick in The Old Globe's production of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Barry Edelstein, closing the theater's Summer Shakespeare Festival in San Diego.

Eden Espinosa and Tally Sessions to Star in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at The Old Globe
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 25, 2026

The Old Globe has revealed the full cast and creative team for William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. This beloved comedy is directed by the Globe’s Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein.

McCallum Theatre Appoints Eric Sims as Chief Programming and Operating Officer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 22, 2026

Yvonne Bell, President and CEO of the McCallum Theatre, has appointed Eric Sims as Chief Programming and Operating Officer for the renowned performing arts center.

DEFIANTLY JONI to Open at Mark Taper Forum with MUSE/IQUE Orchestra
by Stephi Wild - Jun 17, 2026

MUSE/IQUE will present DEFIANTLY JONI: A Singer/Songwriter Bares Her Soul at the Mark Taper Forum, led by Rachael Worby with Chris Pierce, Effie Passero, and the MUSE/IQUE Orchestra, in partnership with Center Theatre Group.

Video: PRIMARY TRUST at Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum
by Joshua Wright - Jun 12, 2026

Center Theatre Group has posted a new for PRIMARY TRUST, now running at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. The production is now on stage through June 28th, 2026.

KIM'S CONVENIENCE & More Lead Los Angeles' Summer 2026 Top Theatre Shows
by Team BWW - Jun 10, 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 Summer 2026 include Kim's Convenience and more.

Video: Dane Laffrey Reacts to Tony Win- 'It Was a Big Swing!'
by Talking Tonys - Jun 8, 2026

Dane Laffrey took home a Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Musical for The Lost Boys. After leaving the stage at Radio City Music Hall, he checked in with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge to share his initial reaction!

Cast Set For PARANORMAL ACTIVITY on Broadway and in Boston
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2026

The complete cast has been announced for the Boston and Broadway  productions of the Olivier Award nominated new play PARANORMAL ACTIVITY. Learn more about the cast here!

Review: PRIMARY TRUST at Mark Taper Forum
by Evan Henerson - May 31, 2026

Booth’s deeply sympathetic rendering of a good man navigating a life of crises is 95 minutes of sublimity. And in the role of Kenneth, actor Petey McGee delivers a performance that is as throat lump-inducing as it is uplifting.

Sophia Anne Caruso and Justin Jesso To Lead Discovering Broadway Concert
by Marissa Faith Curley - May 30, 2026

Discovering Broadway, a pre-Broadway incubator, has announced the stars and concert date for the untitled Zack Zadek musical. Sophia Anne Caruso and Justin Jesso will lead.

RED to Close Out the Season at Laguna Playhouse with Rob Nagle and James Hayden Rodriguez
by A.A. Cristi - May 26, 2026

Laguna Playhouse will present RED, John Logan's Tony Award-winning two-character drama about painter Mark Rothko, directed by J. Scott Lapp, starring Rob Nagle and James Hayden Rodriguez to close its 2025-2026 season.