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Single Tickets Now On Sale For TheaterWorks Hartford's 26/27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 11, 2026

Single tickets are now on sale for TheaterWorks Hartford's its upcoming season. The season will include Suzan-Lori Parks's Topdog/Underdog, Stefano Massini's The Lehman Trilogy, and more.

Interview: Theatre Life with Maya Keleher
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 11, 2026

Today’s subject Maya Keleher is currently living her theatre life onstage touring the country as suffragette Alice Paul in the Tony Award winning Suffs. The show begins a two week engagement at the National Theatre on June 16th and will play through June 28th.

ANNIE to Open TheaterWorks' 2026-2027 MainStage Season in Peoria
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2026

TheaterWorks will present the Broadway musical ANNIE to open its new MainStage season at the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, featuring a 44-actor cast, local young talent, and a therapy dog named Bailey in the role of Sandy.

Hartford Stage Surpasses $20 Million Goal for Set the Stage Campaign
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 3, 2026

Hartford Stage announced it has surpassed its $20 million fundraising goal for the Set the Stage campaign, with the effort continuing through June 30 as the theater aims to double its donor count.

MIDNIGHT AT THE NEW DAWN to Make World Premiere at Kelsey Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2026

Maurer Productions OnStage and Maurer TheaterWorks announced a co-production of MIDNIGHT AT THE NEW DAWN, an original ensemble comedy written and directed by Perry Award-winning Dan Maurer, with open auditions at Mercer County Community College.

Jane Don't Will Headline CELEBRATE DRAG 2026 at TheaterWorks Hartford
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2026

TheaterWorks Hartford will present CELEBRATE DRAG 2026, featuring JANE DON'T from Season 18 of RuPaul's Drag Race, hosted by ROBIN FIERCE from Season 15.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Drama Desk winners announced & Jeff Awards halt non-Equity Adjudication
by Alex Freeman - May 18, 2026

In New York, awards season rolls on: Schmigadoon! and Ragtime led the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, Dorian Award nominations have been announced, and John Lithgow is slated for a lifetime achievement honor. Chicago’s Jeff Awards have halted non-Equity adjudication to overhaul policies following community backlash, while the UK’s National Theatre is launching a 12-venue partnership to rescue a collapsing regional touring network. We round out the news with a wave of key executive appointments in Massachusetts, Dallas, and London, a breakdown of Australia’s complex new $1.1 billion arts budget, and the return of BroadwayWorld's My Show’s Curtain Call for the 2025-2026 season.

ANNIE, SEUSSICAL and More Set for TheaterWorks 2026–2027 MainStage Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2026

TheaterWorks is raising the curtain on its biggest MainStage Season yet, announcing an expansion from six productions to seven for the 2026–2027 season.

Industry Pro Newsletter: IATSE Takes on the Kennedy Center — and Touring Theatre's Crisis in the UK Deepens
by Alex Freeman - May 11, 2026

This week's theater news spans awards season milestones, legal disputes, labor tensions, and the business challenges facing the art form on both sides of the Atlantic. The 2026 Tony nominations are in — with Schmigadoon! and The Lost Boys leading the pack. Voting is also now open for BroadwayWorld's own Theater Fans' Choice Awards. On a more turbulent note, a fire at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre has shuttered The Book of Mormon through at least May 17, a second lawsuit has been filed against the producers of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, and IATSE is accusing the Kennedy Center of using its upcoming temporary closure as cover to permanently eliminate union jobs. Regionally, The Naples Players have secured a multi-year grant to expand paid apprenticeships for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. And internationally, The Stage examines whether the UK touring sector — where the number of touring plays has fallen 64% since 2019 — can find a path forward through its mounting financial and structural pressures.

CLICK, CLACK, MOO From TheaterWorks USA To Play Westport Country Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - May 5, 2026

Westport Country Playhouse's Family Festivities Series will present CLICK, CLACK, MOO, a TheaterWorks USA musical based on the Caldecott Honor Book by Doreen Cronin, with tickets priced at $35.

Cast Set For SWEENEY TODD at Hartford Stage
by Stephi Wild - May 5, 2026

Hartford Stage and TheaterWorks Hartford announced the cast and creative team for their co-production of SWEENEY TODD, marking the first collaboration between the two Connecticut theater companies.

Industry Pro Newsletter: Are 8 PM Curtains Hurting Broadway? Plus: Your 2026 Tony Nominations Guide
by Alex Freeman - May 4, 2026

As New York prepares for the 2026 Tony Award nominations and honors the recent Lucille Lortel winners, producers are facing tough questions about whether traditional 8 PM curtain times are driving audiences away. The business landscape is shifting heavily behind the scenes, marked by the merger of licensing giants BMG and Concord, looming strike ballots in the West End, and the Kennedy Center's controversial two-year shutdown. Despite these logistical and financial challenges—including a devastating embezzlement case at a Pennsylvania community theatre—there is plenty of positive momentum to report, from the rapid financial recoupment of the Suffs national tour to new initiatives supporting theater education and large-scale playwriting.

Industry Pro Newsletter: New Artistic Directors, A New Union Contract & A New 3,000-Seat Venue
by Alex Freeman - Apr 27, 2026

On the industry and international fronts, American Dream mall in New Jersey prepares to open a 3,000-seat performing arts center ahead of the FIFA World Cup, UK theater organizations call for ticket resale price cap legislation ahead of the King's Speech, and the Royal Academy of Dance receives a two-year grant to fund bursaries for trainee dance teachers.

BUGSY MALONE Will Come to CMT Black Box Theater
by Stephi Wild - Apr 27, 2026

Children's Musical Theaterworks will present BUGSY MALONE, the prohibition-era musical comedy featuring a cast of young performers, at the CMT Black Box Theater inside the Sierra Vista Mall in Clovis, CA.

Agatha Christie's AND THEN THERE WERE NONE is Coming to Milwaukee Repertory Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 22, 2026

Milwaukee Repertory Theater is closing out its inaugural season in the Associated Bank Theater Center with Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None in the Ellen & Joe Checota Powerhouse Theater.

Emily Trask Named Artistic Director of Renaissance Theaterworks
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 21, 2026

Renaissance Theaterworks announced Emily Trask as its new Artistic Director, succeeding Suzan Fete after her 33-year tenure. Trask, a Wisconsin native, joins from Pacific Conservatory Theatre.

Jessie Baldinger Wins 2026 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2026

The Burry Fredrik Foundation has named scenic designer Jessie Baldinger as the recipient of the 2026 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship and its $10,000 award.

SPRING AWAKENING Original Broadway Cast: Where Are They Now?
by Sidney Paterra - Apr 11, 2026

Two decades after Spring Awakening first premiered on Broadway, BroadwayWorld is taking a look back at what the cast of this era-defining musical, including Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff, and more has been up to.

CIRCUS FIRE World Premiere Extends at TheaterWorks Hartford
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 7, 2026

TheaterWorks Hartford will present a 12-performance extension of its World Premiere production of CIRCUS FIRE, now scheduled to run through May 31, 2026.

TheaterWorks Hartford to Host Gathering for 1944 Circus Fire Survivors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2026

Director Jeff Griffin, will host a special community gathering at TheatreWorks Hartford, inviting survivors and loved ones connected to the Hartford Circus Fire to share their personal stories and reflections.