The 2026 Outer Critics Circle Awards, celebrating the 2025-26 Broadway and off-Broadway season of theater, has found its nomination hosts. At 10:00 a.m. on April 21, Isa Briones and Sepideh …
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:42AMThe new work from the Grammy winner is headed Off-Broadway to Perelman Performing Arts Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AMThe stage adaptation of the Disney film plays the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AMThe honors recognize the best of the Broadway and Off-Broadway season.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AMThe Glee star took over the Bobby Darin biomusical April 1 at the Circle in the Square.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AMNestled quietly in a corner of the MGM+ streamer, a service that rarely gets invoked when the streaming giants are under discussion, lies the answer to anyone who has wondered for the past 2…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AMIsa Briones (Just in Time, The Pitt) and Sepideh Moafi (New Born, The Pitt) will host the live announcement of the 2026 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations, on Tuesday, April 21. The nomi…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AMHelicline Fine Art is now presenting Showstoppers: The Art of Stage and Screen, a dynamic new exhibition celebrating nearly a century of performance as seen through the eyes of some of the m…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:12AMA new musical based on the New York Times “Notable Book” and best-selling novel by David Ebershoff, The Danish Girl, is in development. The production will feature book and lyrics by Nor…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:04AMIn a new exclusive video, viewers can go into the recording studio with the FILMharmonic Orchestra to see how music is brought to life in Apple's musical series Wonder Pets: In the City.
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In this episode we're joined by performer, presenter, nominee, winner and previous host Beverley Knight who discusses her life in theatre and journey with the Olivier Awards.
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SOURCE: YouTube at 10:44AMThe Pops' 43rd Birthday Gala will be led by music director and conductor Steven Reineke.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMThe play will take place a decade before Game of Thrones; Duncan MacMillan has written a script based on George R.R. Martin's novels.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMThe Broadway actor will be part of the 20th anniversary company of the hit musical at the Apollo Victoria.
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SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMThe starry evening will honor Atlantic Acting School's executive director Mary McCann and TodayTix's CEO and co-founder Brian Fenty.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMThe new musical is tied with Bridge Theatre's Into the Woods as the most Olivier-nominated production in London's West End.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMNina West will host the evening benefiting the Off-Broadway theatre company.
SOURCE: Playbill at 10:12AMYou read that right—theatre's top honors could receive its own honor!
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06AMLin-Manuel Miranda is set to direct the musical film adaptation of Dave Malloy’s Octet. Casting has yet to be announced for the film, and will be forthcoming.
Julie Oh, along with John …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06AMClaybourne Elder is releasing his debut album with Center Stage Records, titled If the Stars Were Mine, on Friday April 3.
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April 2, 2026: Stage 42, a 499-seat Off-Broadway theatre, would classify as Broadway if it had one more seat. Gotta Dance!, its engaging new tenant, is a bit shy of Broa…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:52AMThe multi-award-winning musical Kinky Boots has strutted its way to London in a joyous, brand-new production starring Strictly Come Dancing's Johannes Radebe and multi-platinum-selling rec…
SOURCE: YouTube at 09:48AMLin-Manuel Miranda has found his next directorial project. The Hamilton creator will direct a feature film adaptation of Dave Malloy’s musical Octet for 5000 Broadway Productions. Malloy,…
SOURCE: Broadway.com at 09:32AMThe musical about screen addiction will be produced by 5000 Broadway Productions.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AMThe musical, based on the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, continues at the Broadway Theatre and on a national tour.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:18AMLin-Manuel Miranda will direct a feature film adaptation of the award-winning stage musical “Octet.” The project marks his second film directing effort since his debut with “Tick, Tick…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00AMLin-Manuel Miranda will direct a film adaptation of playwright-composer Dave Malloy’s Octet, a critically acclaimed musical that debuted Off Broadway in 2019. The project was revealed toda…
SOURCE: Deadline at 09:00AMThe a cappella musical, written by Dave Malloy, follows a support group for internet addicts.
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Lithgow, 80, plays an intelligence agent in the FX action series The Old Man, and he's currently starring in the Broadway production of Giant, about a troubling side of children's author Roa…
SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:48AMFrontmezzjunkies reports: Mexodus and Prince Faggot lead a field that reflects the bold, restless spirit of Off-Broadway By Ross It always starts with a list. And this morning, it all circle…
SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 08:47AMTheatrical 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.
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:02AMBroadway's Bradley Gibson will lead the company of Hercules as is completes its run at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Gibson will reprise the role of Hercules from 29 June – the role which he o…
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After years of skits and Shakespeare, the Black Country performer has found his biggest audience yet on Saturday Night Live UK. Phil Wang and others hail his ‘pure comedic instinct’
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SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMThe great Shakespearean shares his passion project, there’s a sneak peek of Sam Ryder’s Jesus Christ Superstar and Back to the Future: The Musical hits reverse
When stages went dark duri…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMNational theatre, LondonA queenly Lesley Manville steals the show in this dark, rageful tale of seduction as contact sport
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos was serving as an artillery officer whil…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMRoyal Exchange theatre, ManchesterSparring lovers play a capricious game in Blanche McIntyre’s revival – but the cut and thrust is kept witty, rather than curdling into danger
In directo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMTron, GlasgowThe life-and-death choices that a stressed-out nurse faces on a short-staffed weekend are taken to gothic heights in this intense, atmospheric play
The standard colour scheme fo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMUnicorn theatre, London The Unicorn and RSC’s accessible adaptation is at its best in comic set pieces – even if the pared-down plot still feels cluttered
How to make Shakespeare accessi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMThe unprecedented, ongoing expansion of television and film production facilities in the New York-New Jersey area should be a boon for New York's whole entertainment community. New York-bas…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 07:32AMToday, we have the next in our series of seating articles based on many of your emails requests and questions, namely "how were your seats?" Sure, I'm aware of another website that provides …
SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 07:24AMPitlochry Festival Theatre has announced that Ewan McGregor and Sam Heughan will appear in a special pair of fundraising events alongside Artistic Director Alan Cumming
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The award-winning Fringe First hit NIUSIA will tour to Brighton and London this spring, following three critically acclaimed seasons at the Melbourne, Adelaide and Edinburgh Fringe
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:44AMCBeebies House Party Live! is heading out on a brand new UK tour, bringing what has been described as “Glastonbury for kids” back to theatres around the country
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:43AMThe Olivier Award nominated stage production of The Tiger Who Came to Tea will return to the West End this summer, playing at Theatre Royal Haymarket
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:43AMThe first revival of Firebird by Phil Davies has been announced, with the production set to run at Southwark Playhouse Borough this summer
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:42AMMAMMA MIA! has announced a new extended booking period in London’s West End, with performances now on sale through to Saturday 13 March 2027 at the Novello Theatre
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:40AMThe 20th anniversary West End company of Wicked has been announced, with performances beginning at the Apollo Victoria Theatre on Tuesday 19 May 2026
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SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:39AMDecca Records has announced that the new album, ‘Paddington The Musical - Original Cast Recording', will now be brought forward and released digitally on 10 April 2026.
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:25AMClaybourne Elder will release his debut album If the Stars Were Mine on Friday, April 3 on Center Stage records. BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first listen of the song “I Wanna Be Evil" w…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:24AMTony, Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominee Matthew Morrison officially began his strictly limited 3-week engagement as Bobby Darin in Broadway's Just In Time. The show's original star Jonatha…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:24AMRUPERT AND BRENDA Couldn’t miss this piece of 40th anniversary history by Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky because I had a very small – infinitestimal – dog in this fight. I was …
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:05AMRise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 2, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:
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SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:00AMThe Toronto Theatre Review: Hewitt’s chaotic, immersive fever dream transforms ancient myth into a night of karaoke, comedy, and consequence By Ross I tell you, with all honesty, I did not…
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