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Gina Torres to Star in BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2026

Television and film star and producer Gina Torres will join the Broadway production of Buena Vista Social Club in the role of “Omara Portuondo.” Before embarking on her television career, Torres made her Broadway debut in 1994 in Face Value.

THE IDIOT'S PARADISE to Open at The Stomping Ground in Los Angeles
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2026

The Clown School Company will present THE IDIOT'S PARADISE at The Stomping Ground, blending Dostoyevsky's novel with the film Les Enfants Du Paradis, featuring Ginger Geary as Foley artist.

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.

Photos: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN to Begin Performances at The Colony Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2026

Michael Donovan directs the Broadway musical at The Colony Theatre in Burbank, with a cast led by Blake Jenner as Frank Abagnale Jr. See photos of the production.

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.

INTO THE WOODS to Open South Coast Repertory's 63rd Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2026

South Coast Repertory will present a new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's INTO THE WOODS on the Segerstrom Stage, directed by Peter Rothstein, marking the musical's 40th anniversary.

BUYER & CELLAR to Open Ensemble Theatre Company 48th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 19, 2026

Brian McDonald will reprise his solo comedic performance as Alex in Jonathan Tolins' BUYER & CELLAR, directed by Jamie Torcellini at Santa Barbara's New Vic Theatre.

Rachel Bloom, Brooks Ashmanskas, Dylan Baker & More Join THE IMAGINARY INVALID on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 17, 2026

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced the complete cast and design team for the upcoming production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden (Waiting for Godot) making his Broadway directorial debut.

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!

THE PETERSON SHOW to Open at Echo Theater Company
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 7, 2026

Kelly McCreary, Tamberla Perry and John Clarence Stewart headline the world premiere of Janine Nabers' new play about former child stars confronting a family scandal.

Cast Set for THE PETERSON SHOW at Echo Theater Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 5, 2026

The Echo Theater Company will present the world premiere of The Peterson Show, a darkly funny and emotional new play by Emmy-nominated playwright Janine Nabers

DESTINY OF DESIRE Cast Set for Denver Center Theatre Company
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 4, 2026

Denver Center Theatre Company announced the full cast and creative team for DESTINY OF DESIRE, a telenovela-inspired play with music by Karen Zacarías, ahead of its run in the Wolf Theatre.

Bianca Marroquín and More to Star in DESTINY OF DESIRE at the Mark Taper Forum
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2026

Center Theatre Group has revealed the full cast and creative team for Destiny of Desire by Karen Zacarías, a Telenovela Play with Music at the Mark Taper Forum.

Kristolyn Lloyd, Michael Potts, and More Will Lead SEVEN GUITARS at Lincoln Center Theater
by Stephi Wild - Aug 4, 2026

Lincoln Center Theater has announced the full cast and creative team for August Wilson's SEVEN GUITARS, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.

MS. TUCKER WILL SEE YOU NOW to Play Don't Tell Mama
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2026

Laural Meade will bring her solo cabaret tribute to vaudeville star Sophie Tucker to Don't Tell Mama for a single New York performance, with Fred Cassidy on piano.

Interview: Davis Gaines is live in DAVIS GAINES @ COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY!
by Gavin Glynn - Jul 25, 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.