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A new international award dedicated to excellence in immersive storytelling, the Annwn Prize, has been announced by Wales Millennium Centre and Crossover Labs. The launch took place at The Big Thing, an annual gathering for the immersive arts community. Supported by Peter and Janet Swinburn, the prize will begin its inaugural cycle in 2025-2026, offering a substantial reward for innovative creators: Award: The winning artist or studio will receive £20,000. Support: The winner

The American Theatre Wing, in collaboration with artists Celia Keenan-Bolger, Sara Bareilles, Catherine Brunell, and friends, has announced the creation of the Gavin Creel Fellowships. This new annual program will grant $25,000 to five emerging theatre actors in tribute to the late Gavin Creel, the Tony-winning actor, friend, and dedicated mentor. Gavin Creel, who received crucial support when he first transitioned from college into his professional acting career, felt a stro

Run Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission Ages: 6+ Broadway Schedule: Tuesdays at 7pm Wednesdays at 7pm Thursdays at 7pm Fridays at 8pm Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm Sundays at 1pm and 6:30pm Ongoing About: The circle of life continues on! In one of the most thrilling visual experiences to ever hit Broadway, giraffes strut, birds swoop, gazelles leap - the entire Serengeti comes to life. This adaptation of Disney's iconic film transports you to a dazzling world that

The 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, which includes a $15,000 award, has been granted to Branden Jacobs-Jenkins for his play, Purpose. The winning work premiered at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. The Pulitzer committee lauded Purpose as "a play about the complex dynamics and legacy of an upper-middle class African American family whose patriarch was a key figure in the Civil Rights movement. A skillful blend of drama and comedy that probes how different generations

Amber Ruffin may currently hold a Tony nomination for co-writing Some Like It Hot and is celebrating the Broadway opening of The Wiz revival—for which she contributed "additional material"—but she often has to remind herself of her roots. "I always forget—oh yeah, I started in theatre," Ruffin noted in a recent interview. "It was a decade of eight shows a week." While the wider public recognizes her distinct comedic voice from Late Night with Seth Meyers and her own program,

The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for 2025 has been awarded to U.S. playwright a.k. payne for their play, Furlough’s Paradise. The prestigious international award, which is the oldest and largest prize recognizing women, trans, and non-binary writers for outstanding works in English-speaking theatre, includes a $25,000 cash prize and a signed print by artist Willem de Kooning. About the Winning Play Furlough’s Paradise centers on two cousins—one on a three-day leave (furlough)

Run Time: 80 minutes, no intermission Ages: 12+ Broadway Schedule: Mondays at 8pm Tuesdays at 8pm Thursdays at 8pm Fridays at 8pm Saturdays at 3pm and 8pm Sundays at 2pm and 6pm Through Early July 2026 About: Have you met the ex-wives? Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. From Tudor queens to pop princesses, in this exciting new musical experience, the six wives of Henry VIII ​(Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howar

Run Time: Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission Ages: 10+ Broadway Schedule: Tuesdays at 7pm Wednesdays at 2pm and 8pm Thursdays at 7pm Fridays at 8pm Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm and Sundays at 3pm Ongoing About: History has its eyes on Hamilton. It's been almost one decade since this non-stop phenomenon arrived on Broadway, and there is no sign of it slowing down anytime soon. Hamilton is a groundbreaking musical that has made history in redefining the American music

Stevie Walker-Webb, the artistic director of Baltimore Center Stage (BCS), has always been driven by the relationship between theater and its community. His journey in leadership began in 2010 when, as a self-described "20-year-old, fresh-faced baby," he founded Jubilee Theater in Waco, Texas. He recalled not knowing the formal definition of an artistic director, but simply knowing he loved making theater and that his childhood community lacked a professional venue. The Call

New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) has announced that Maya Choldin will succeed Jeremy Blocker as the company’s managing director, effective February 1. Choldin comes to NYTW after an extensive international career, most recently serving as executive director of Theatre Calgary since 2020. The selection followed a dedicated search led by the Tom O’Connor Consulting Group. Choldin, who grew up in Alberta and is a graduate of Mount Allison University, returns to the U.S. having s

Run Time: 2 hours 30 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission Ages: 12+ Broadway Schedule: Mondays at 7pm Tuesdays at 7pm Thursdays at 7pm Fridays at 8pm Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm Sundays at 2pm and 7pm Ongoing About: ​Looking for some Broadway razzle dazzle? Since its Broadway revival in 1996, Chicago has captivated audiences with its razor-sharp satire, unforgettable score, and timeless story of fame, scandal, and corruption. What's it all about? Set in the Prohibition

Run Time: 2 hours and 55 minutes with one intermission Ages: 10+ Broadway Schedule: Tuesdays at 7pm Wednesdays at 7pm Thursdays at 7pm Fridays at 7pm Saturdays at 1pm and 7pm and Sundays at 1pm Through Early May 2026 About: From page to stage to screen, the magic is real at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway. Prepare to see the characters that you've known and loved in a thrilling new adventure that begins 19 years after the events of ​the final book- The Deathly

Tom Lee is a multidisciplinary artist whose work uniquely bridges traditional Japanese puppetry with cutting-edge technology and modern themes, often exploring the deeply emotional intersection of the fantastical and the familiar. Splitting his time between New York and Chicago, Lee has forged a distinctive career that has taken him from experimental off-off-Broadway spaces to the Metropolitan Opera. Real-Time, Cross-Continental Performance Lee’s experimental approach was exe

Award-winning Black and Filipinx playwright Roger Q. Mason is finally receiving well-deserved widespread recognition, marked by three major regional productions rolling out across the American theater landscape. Mason’s work uses a revisionist historicist lens, transforming complex histories into vivid, site-specific theatrical experiences that dialogue between the past, present, and future. Mason’s three current productions, each a site-specific activation, include: The Prid

Run Time: 2 hours and 20 minutes, including intermission Ages: 12+ Broadway Schedule: Tuesdays at 7pm Wednesdays at 7pm Thursdays at 2pm and 8pm Fridays at 7pm Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm Sundays at 3pm *performance schedule varies Through Early Sept 2026 About: Experience the dazzling spectacle and heartbreak of the Jazz Age in this new Broadway musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, The Great Gatsby. Set amidst the opulent mansions and intoxicating parties

When Stephen Sondheim began writing Sweeney Todd, his stated goal was to "scare the hell out of the audience." For the actors who tackle the macabre musical, the feeling is often mutual. The complexity of Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's score—which The New York Times once hailed as perhaps "the closest we’ve yet come to a genuine popular American opera"—makes the titular role one of Broadway’s most daunting challenges. Aaron Tveit, the star of the current revival at the Lunt-Font

Run Time: Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission Ages: 7+ Broadway Schedule: Tuesdays at 7pm Wednesdays at 7pm Thursdays at 7pm Fridays at 8pm Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm and Sundays at 2pm and 7pm Ongoing About: Before Dorothy, before the flying house, and before the yellow brick road, there was Elphaba and Galinda.​ Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, has captivated audiences on Broadway for over 20 years, offering a fresh perspective on the classic Wizard

Playwright and professor Nathan Alan Davis is experiencing a long-overdue moment of wide recognition in 2023, marked by a highly productive year of premieres. The 43-year-old dramatist has seen three world premieres already this year—The High Ground (Arena Stage, D.C., February), Eternal Life: Part 1 (Wilma Theater, Philadelphia, April), and Origin Story (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Ohio, May)—all leading up to his most ambitious work yet. The Epic Commitment: The Refug

Director, actor, and author Schele Williams is undertaking the significant task of giving "new life"—the core meaning of revival—to two iconic Broadway musicals: Aida and The Wiz. As an original cast member of Aida and a lifelong fan of The Wiz, Williams is deeply aware of the cultural weight these stories carry, especially within the context of Black theater. Her goal is to ensure these new iterations resonate powerfully with contemporary and future audiences. Reorienting Ai

Writer and director Tina Satter is making her Broadway debut with Is This A Room, a development she admits was not on her career "dream boards." The play, which Satter conceived and directed, is based entirely on the verbatim transcript of the FBI's interrogation and arrest of whistleblower Reality Winner. After acclaimed runs at the Off-Off-Broadway Kitchen Theatre and the Vineyard Theatre in 2019, the production begins previews at the Lyceum Theatre on September 24, playing