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Catch the performances of OUR CLASS and MERCHANT OF VENICE at the Classic Stage Company as part of the Arlekin in Residence program. Learn more and see how to watch.

The Stratford Festival has announced that actor and director Seana McKenna will receive the 2024 Legacy Award at a gala celebration on September 23 at Toronto’s Four Seasons Hotel.

Experience the magic of theater this summer with TN Shakespeare Co.'s 2024 Summer Camps. Dive into the world of Shakespeare, learn acting skills, and make lifelong friends.

Gloucester Stage Company, under the direction of Rebecca Bradshaw, is set to open its 45th season with the Tony Award-winning play VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE by Christopher Durang. The season pays tribute to Durang's significant contribution to American theater.

Step into the rehearsal room for English, Sanaz Toosi's comic and deeply moving Pulitzer Prize winning play in the video here!

Luke Forbes from Amazon Prime's HARLEM and Denise Hunt from HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK headline the cast for the US premiere of McBEE.

According to reports, Billy Magnussen, Sarah Gadon and Hamish Linklater are all set to join Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell in Sony's upcoming imaginative A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. Their roles in the film have not been confirmed and specific plot details have also been kept under wraps. The film is said to center on an emotional connection between two strangers, likely to be Robbie and Farrell.

On Sunday, May 5 at 6:30p.m., experience Compagnia de'Colombari's Whitman on Walls! (WoW!) Harlem at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park inside the Robert Frederick Smith Center for Performing Arts (679 Riverside Drive at 145th Street in Harlem).

Theatre for a New Audience will present a free post-show TFANA Talks discussion at Polonsky Shakespeare Center. Learn more about the event and see how to attend!

This August, the Bard Music Festival returns for its 34th season with an intensive two-week exploration of “Berlioz and His World.” In eleven themed concert programs, the festival examines the life and times of visionary French composer Hector Berlioz, whose grand-scale works, startling sonorities, and advanced literary leanings helped redefine musical Romanticism.

Theatre for a New Audience has announced two post-show TFANA Talks surrounding performances of the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh's production of Macbeth (an undoing) written and directed by Zinnie Harris and presented by TFANA in association with Rose Theatre, London.

RED BULL THEATER has revealed details for the next presentation of its 20th Anniversary Festival, The Rover by Aphra Behn, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch. Learn how to purchase tickets!

According to reports, actress Dale Dickey will be joining the cast of the Max comedy Bookies in a recurring role. She is set to play the mother of Andrea Anders' character Sandra in the series. Dickey is a character actress who has appeared in numerous roles across film, television and the stage. She appeared on Broadway in a 1989 production of The Merchant of Venice in addition to many other regional roles.

According to reports, Lily Rabe, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Jodie Turner-Smith are all set to join Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell in Sony's upcoming imaginative A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. Their roles in the film have not confirmed and specific plot details have also been kept under wraps. The film is said to center on an emotional connection between two strangers, likely to be Robbie and Farrell.

Dame Judi Dench spearheads a £600,000 fundraising campaign to enhance THE MILL AT SONNING THEATRE with a new rehearsal block, band room, and offices, aiming to further enrich the theatre's offerings.

Full casting has been announced for the RSC's forthcoming production of The School for Scandal.  Directed by Tinuke Craig, the show runs in repertoire in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon between Saturday 2 July – Friday 6 September. 

We spoke to Caroliene Huerta on appearing in the regional premiere of STRANGER SINGS! The Parody Musical.  STRANGER SINGS! is a hilarious “upside down” take on the hit Netflix series - and all its campy 1980s glory.

Shakespeare Theatre Company's final show this season is Mary Zimmerman's The Matchbox Magic Flute. Watch as adapter and director Mary Zimmerman describes what makes The Matchbox Magic Flute a unique operatic experience. 

According to reports, stage and screen alums Helen Hunt and Dustin Hoffman have joined the cast of a new film from director Peter Greenaway. The film is said to revolve around a man who is planning his own death, ensuring that everything is organized and ready before he departs.

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Richard III, directed by Elle While. Performances run 9 May – 3 August. Learn more about the cast here!

Compagnia de' Colombari is celebrating 20 years of generating spectacle, disrupting and reconstructing texts and spaces under the direction of Karin Coonrod with a robust Anniversary Season throughout 2024.

It's closing time! Last call to catch some of your favorite stars in action on and off Broadway, including a beloved revival, a star-led new play, and more. Get your tickets to these shows now before they are gone for good.  

Pushcart Players', celebrating 50 years, will present 'Velveteen Rabbit' at the Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan, NJ on Thursday, April 18th at 10:00AM and 11:45AM.

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes (The Comedy of Errors, Globe), with Ekow Quartey and Amalia Vitale as Benedick and Beatrice.

Join RED BULL THEATER as they kick off their 20th ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL with Jacob Ming-Trent's HOW SHAKESPEARE SAVED MY LIFE on Monday, April 15th at Sheen Center.