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01/12/2026

Two new strangers have joined the Broadway run of Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)!

They join the existing standbys Phoenix Best and Vincent Michael.

01/12/2026

Bated Breath Theatre Company's world premiere of Mara Lieberman's Dirty Books has extended its run.

Mara Lieberman's play spotlights the artists who thrived in the shadows of America's anti-obscenity laws.

01/12/2026

Finger Lakes New Works Festival is hosting an industry reading of The Girl Who Cried Different later this month.

Jared Zirilli will star in the new work from Barbarella, Mariella Elm, and Lauren Kahane.

01/12/2026

At this Florida high school, students need to fundraise to pay for their entire program. That doesn’t stop them from doing big musicals like this Sondheim comedy classic.

The musical will be performed at the Florida Thespian Festival in March.

01/12/2026

The Broadway League and the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds will present the 16th Annual Broadway Salutes with Laura Benanti at its helm.

Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer and Baayork Lee will also be part of the celebration honoring 450 Broadway veterans.

01/12/2026

Are you a young star-to-be? Broadway's upcoming Beaches is embarking on an open casting search to find their Little Cee Cee.

The musical will hold an open casting search for an actor to star as Little Cee Cee this season on Broadway.

01/12/2026

Let us be glad! Let us be grateful because Keri René Fuller and Emma Flynn will be the newest stars of Wicked on Broadway. https://bit.ly/FullerFlynnWickedCasting

01/12/2026

Playbill is saddened to report that actor John Cunningham has passed away at the age of 93.

A veteran character actor of the stage and screen, Mr. Cunningham's musical theatre career famously began in 1960 when he was plucked from obscurity by Moss Hart.

01/12/2026

Longtime Broadway casting director Bernie Telsey breaks down the long casting process on the Wicked films, and reveals which actor he was most proud of bringing onto the films.

Longtime Broadway casting director Bernie Telsey may be up for an Oscar for his work on the two films.

01/12/2026

Trinity, which marks the playwriting debut of Emmy winner Lena Waithe, will play Baltimore Center Stage next month.

Stevie Walker-Webb will direct for Baltimore Center Stage.

01/12/2026

Here is just a sampling of some of the classic arts events happening this week.

Find out what’s happening in the opera, concert, and dance scene this week.

01/12/2026

Kate Rockwell will shine a light once again in Heathers the Musical!

The cult-favorite musical's current NYC revival has revealed some new students starting at Westerberg High later this month.