Broadway-Bound BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE to Hold Open Casting Call for 'Opal Buloni'by Chloe Rabinowitz - Industry
(03/30/2026) - The TRC Company will hold an open casting call for the role of “Opal Buloni” in the new Broadway-bound musical Because of Winn-Dixie. All submissions are due by mid-April.
Photos: Oliver Tompsett, Samantha Barks, and More in Rehearsal For THE GREATEST SHOWMANby Stephi Wild - UK / West End
(03/30/2026) - All new rehearsal photos have been released from the brand-new stage adaptation of The Greatest Showman, based on the 2017 film, with songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Check out the photos here!
Photos: Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe in ROMEO & JULIETby Stephi Wild - UK / West End
(03/30/2026) - All new production photos have been released from Romeo & Juliet, starring Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe. Directed by Robert Icke, the production is now playing at the Harold Pinter Theatre until Saturday 20 June 2026. Check out the photos here!
Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 3/29/26 - JUST IN TIME Tops $1k Ticket Prices for Groff's Final Weekby - Industry
(03/31/2026) - Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 3/29/2026.
Review: The World Premiere of Tomson Highway's ROSE at the National Arts Centreby Courtney Castelino - Ottawa
(03/29/2026) - What did our critic think of ROSE at National Arts Centre?
Fifth Round Voting Open For BroadwayWorld's Best Movie Musical Of All Time Bracketby Team BWW - Philadelphia
(03/30/2026) - Voting is now open for the fifth round of BroadwayWorld's Annual Bracket! Which film is really the Best Movie Musical of all time? Our editors have selected the options, and now BroadwayWorld invites YOU to join us and our readers in deciding which movie musical deserves the title of The Ultimate Best Movie Musical!
Melanie Moore, Jada Simone Clark and More to Star in BLACK SWAN at A.R.T.by Chloe Rabinowitz - Baltimore
(04/02/2026) - American Repertory Theater (A. R.T.) has revealed the cast for the new musical Black Swan. A.R.T.’s world-premiere production. The company features Melanie Moore as Nina, the role which earned Natalie Portman an Oscar in the film.
CASTING CALL: Opera Nova convoca audiciones en Madrid para el estreno de JUANA EL MUSICALby Adela González Pérez - Spain
(04/01/2026) - La compañía detalla los requisitos para roles principales como Isabel, Felipe o Carlos en una convocatoria que permanecerá abierta hasta el próximo 14 de abril
HAPPY FEET To Be Developed Into a New Stage Musicalby Chloe Rabinowitz - Industry
(03/31/2026) - The Academy Award-winning animated Warner Bros. film, directed by George Miller, Happy Feet is officially being developed as a new, Broadway-bound musical.
Photos & Video: Will Blum, John Treacy Egan and More in 1776 at Paper Mill Playhouseby Chloe Rabinowitz - New Jersey
(04/03/2026) - You can now get a first look at production photos and a first-look clip of “Sit Down, John” ahead of 1776’s opening night this weekend at Paper Mill Playhouse. The production runs through early May.
Video: Watch Amber Gray & Harvey Guillén Announce the 2026 Lucille Lortel Awards Nominationsby Nicole Rosky - Industry
(03/31/2026) - BroadwayWorld is excited to announce that Amber Gray and Harvey Guillén, currently starring on Broadway in The Rocky Horror Show, will announce the nominees for the 41st Annual Lucille Lortel Awards. Tune in right here at BroadwayWorld tomorrow, April 1 (2pm ET) to watch the announcement live.
Review: ROMEO & JULIET, starring Sadie Sink & Noah Jupe, Harold Pinter Theatreby Cindy Marcolina - UK / West End
(04/01/2026) - Robert Icke is back in the West End with another star-studded classic in tow. After tackling Sophocles last year, he returns to Shakespeare, revisiting the Bard’s most misrepresented tragedy: Romeo and Juliet. Fourteen years after his directorial debut for Headlong with a radical rendition of the same play, Icke doesn’t have anything to prove - we already know he’s in a league of his own. Stylised with an ampersand like all the cool kids do these days, this production is slick, focused, and profoundly sincere.
Center Theatre Group Reveals 2026/27 Season - THE TURNING WORLD Premiere and Moreby Chloe Rabinowitz - Los Angeles
(03/30/2026) - Center Theatre Group has revealed twelve productions for the 2026/27 Season. The eight-show One CTG subscription package includes plays and musicals at the Mark Taper Forum and Ahmanson Theatre, including The Turning world premiere and more.
Review: THE BODYGUARD at John W. Engeman Theaterby Sam Desmond - Long Island
(03/29/2026) - What did our critic think of THE BODYGUARD at John W. Engeman Theater?
Get Thee to BAM: HAMLET's Stars Get Ready for a Brooklyn Debutby Nicole Rosky - Brooklyn
(04/04/2026) - To see or not to see? That's not the question that New York City audiences should be asking this spring, when Hamlet arrives in Brooklyn. Watch in this video as we chat with stars Hiran Abeysekera and Francesca Mills before their Brooklyn debut.
Review: MAYERLING, Royal Ballet And Operaby Matthew Paluch - UK / West End
(03/31/2026) - Mayerling is an experience - let no one tell you otherwise. Kenneth MacMillan’s 1978 ballet delves into the true story of the 19th century Austro-Hungarian court, and specifically the experience of the heir apparent; Crown Prince Rudolf.
Review: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES, Starring Lesley Manville & Aiden Turnerby Aliya Al-Hassan - UK / West End
(04/02/2026) - Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s scandalous 1782 novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, has received several adaptations over the years. None more resonant than Christopher Hampton’s 1985 reinvention which is now revived and updated in a masterful manner by Marianne Elliot at the National Theatre.
Jordan Litz Will Make West End Debut in WICKED; Plus Claire Machin, Yara Fabricante, and Moreby Stephi Wild - UK / West End
(04/02/2026) - The West End production of WICKED announced its 20th anniversary company, with Emma Kingston and Zizi Strallen continuing as Elphaba and Glinda, and Broadway's Jordan Litz joining as Fiyero for the celebration performances.
Celine Dion Marks Long-Awaited Return with Limited Engagement at Paris La Défense Arenaby Josh Sharpe - France
(03/30/2026) - Following rumors of the imminent return of the music icon, Celine Dion has revealed that she will return to the stage with CELINE DION PARIS 2026, a landmark five-week limited engagement at the renowned Paris La Défense Arena.
Review: EDDIE IZZARD IN HAMLET at Shakespeare Theatre Companyby Itai Yasur - Washington, DC
(03/30/2026) - Eddie Izzard puts on a bravura performance as Hamlet, and every other character, in her one-person take on Shakespeare's greatest. See what our critic had to say.
Elizabeth A. Davis, Lucas Dixon and More to Star in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF at Bucks County Playhouseby Chloe Rabinowitz - Philadelphia
(04/01/2026) - Bucks County Playhouse has revealed the cast and creative team for its production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning American classic, including Elizabeth A. Davis and more.
Video: WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL Is Bringing All of the Backstage Comedy (and Drama)by Luka Vonier - Boston
(04/03/2026) - Things are getting meta in Boston. Perfomances begin tonight at the Huntington Theatre for the World Premiere production of WHEN PLAYWRIGHTS KILL, a new backstage comedy by Matthew Lombardo and directed by Noah Himmelstein. Watch in this video as they all explain what the new play is all about.
Photos: Diya Vij, Kelli O’Hara, Rose Byrne And More Celebrate Todd Haimes Theatre Reopeningby A.A. Cristi - Industry
(04/02/2026) - On March 26, 2026, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) Commissioner Diya Vij joined Roundabout Theatre and other local leaders to cut the ribbon on the comprehensive betterment of the Todd Haimes Theatre. Check out photos of the event.
MTI Acquires Licensing Rights for THE GREAT GATSBYby Nicole Rosky - Industry
(04/02/2026) - Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced the acquisition of the dazzling Broadway musical The Great Gatsby, based on the best-selling 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
REVIEW: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Returns to Handa Opera On Sydney Harbour With A Revival Of Simon Phillips’ 2022 Production.by Jade Kops - Australia - Sydney
(03/29/2026) - As part of the 40th Anniversary Celebrations of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Music and Book)), Charles Hart (Lyrics) and Richard Stilgoe’s (Lyrics and Book) famous musical, Opera Australia has revived its production of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA for the 2026 Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour season.
Final Chance to Vote For BroadwayWorld's 2025 Stage Recording Awardsby Team BWW - UK / West End
(04/02/2026) - This is the final chance to vote the 2025 BroadwayWorld Stage Recording Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in theatrical and performance-based recordings released during the 2025 calendar year. Voting is open through Friday, April 3rd, 2026.
ANASTASIA y el fenómeno de Musicales Junior: el futuro del teatro musical nacionalby Adela González Pérez - Spain
(03/31/2026) - Una ambiciosa producción de gran formato que consolida a una nueva generación de talentos emergentes, en cartelera solo hasta el próximo 6 de abril.
As Female Playwrights Lose Ground, Female Critics Are Making Historyby Cara Joy David - Industry
(03/30/2026) - The biggest change from prior years is at The New York Times, where Helen Shaw became the first female chief theater critic at the paper of record earlier this year. Previously, The Times has had plenty of female second-string critics, but the top seat was always held by a man.
Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Broadway Roseby Krista Garver - Oregon
(03/30/2026) - DEAR EVAN HANSEN, now running at Broadway Rose, is a multiple Tony Award-winning musical about an anxious, depressed, and profoundly lonely high schooler who gets swept into an extraordinary situation when a classmate named Connor Murphy dies by suicide.
Review: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - LAND OF HOPES AND DREAMS TOUR at Target Center Minneapolisby Jared Fessler - Minneapolis / St. Paul
(04/01/2026) - What did our critic think of BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - LAND OF HOPES AND DREAMS TOUR at Target Center Minneapolis? Bruce Springsteen didn’t just play a show at Target Center on March 31—he turned the whole night into something that felt bigger than a concert.
Videos