Hamlet Revival (-0001 Broadway)

So, in no order (and with no clarity of categories), here are the BROADWAY WORLD HOUSTON CRITICS’ CHOICE awards for the 2025-2026 season! CHEERS!

RiffRaff NYC will present SNAZZY, a new play by Joe Staton based on his mother's memoir about founding face-paint brand Snazaroo, at LATEA Theater in Manhattan as part of the New York Theatre Festival.

Second Stage Theatre charity launched the Bay Arts Academy at HMP Hollesley in partnership with Regeneration Theatre, then raised nearly £30k at its Mad About Shakespeare fundraising weekend in Aldeburgh.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames directs August Wilson's The Piano Lesson at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, marking the company's 35th anniversary season at DeSales University's Schubert Theatre.

Courtney Bryan's first stage work, SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER, a new opera based on Tennessee Williams's play, will have its world premiere at the Fisher Center at Bard, directed by Tony-nominated Daniel Fish.

Concert Theatre Works' theatrical concert COPLAND & TWAIN, directed by Bill Barclay, will blend Aaron Copland's incidental music with Mark Twain's writings at Open Jar Studios, conducted by Ken-David Masur.

Toronto Fringe announced programming for its 38th annual festival, with 123 shows across 27 venues including musicals, clown, improv, puppetry, and six KidsFest productions spread throughout the city.

Marin Shakespeare Company will present As You Like It, adapted and directed by Evren Odcikin, at Forest Meadows Amphitheatre. The production features guest artists Lisa Wolpe and Lady Zen in a gender-fluid reimagining of Shakespeare's comedy.

JEROME, a new play by John J. Caswell Jr., has officially opened at Playwrights Horizons. Directed by Dustin Wills, the production stars Stephen Spinella, Tyrone Mitchell Henderson, and Ken Barnett. Critics have released their reviews following opening night.

Awards were presented in over two dozen categories of outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, and productions, and more at The 43rd Annual Elliot Norton Awards ceremony held at The Huntington Theatre in Boston.

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) today revealed all nominations for the 46th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards. This year’s Doras celebrate 221 nominations across 44 gender-inclusive award categories.

Speakerphone Productions and Soho Theatre will present HAM, a new work by Hotter Project that reimagines Shakespeare's Hamlet through a vegan lens, previewing at Soho Theatre before its run at Summerhall Arts during Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Tony Award-winning producer Kenneth Willman and ATA Executive Director Jessica Jennings will lead an insider panel at The Penn Club of New York, examining Broadway capitalization, investment, and the anatomy of a Tony campaign.

Theatre Tallahassee's production of I HATE HAMLET has received a strong review, with particular praise directed at the performances of Andy Digby and Bob Myers as Andrew Rally and John Barrymore.

The Tony Awards Administration Committee presented the 2026 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to four outstanding contributors to the Broadway industry - 1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin, and Loren Plotkin. Watch their acceptance speeches here!

Ancram Center for the Arts opened The Annex, a restored 1780s building in Ancram's Historic Hamlet District, adding artist housing, intern lodging, and community classroom space to its existing complex.

Bush Theatre announced post-show discussions for THE P WORD featuring Shobna Gulati MBE, Zarah Sultana MP, Nikita Gill, and Dr Ranj Singh, alongside three ALT B events marking Refugee Week 2026.

Shakespeare's Globe announced the full cast for LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, directed by Indiana Lown-Collins in her Globe directorial debut, featuring flamenco dancers and a singer alongside a 14-member cast.

First Floor Theater announced playwright and actor Netta Walker as its 2026 Blueprint Commission recipient. Her new play, NORDICA, inspired by a Harlem Renaissance novel, will undergo a multi-phase workshop process culminating in a staged reading.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that costume designer Albert Wolsky, whose contributions to cinema and theater earned him numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards and nominations for Drama Desk and Tony Awards, has passed away. 

Joey Dardano (Stamptown Wild ‘n Out, Netflix Is A Joke Festival) brings his special, Another Direction, to Joe’s Pub in NYC on 6/7. We sat down with the standup and discussed how he first got started in comedy, building a show, and more.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Indira Varma, Juliet Stevenson, David Harewood, and Toby Jones will gather at the Barbican's Cinema 1 for a one-night fundraiser benefiting Compass Collective, a charity supporting young refugees through the arts.

If you know the Shakespeare play this dance version is inspired by, you'll be on board with this truncated romp through the key scenes - murder, marriage, mousetrap, nunnery, church, closet, madness, death. Masilo's early death in 2024 gives her final work a power through the lens of grief.

Shakespeare in Clark Park (SCP) returns for its 21st season with a daring new production of Hamlet. This inventive reimagining features four professional actors rotating through the title role, alongside a vibrant community ensemble.

The Black Rep’s production shows why Fat Ham was a hot ticket both on and off Broadway. Ijames hilarious script takes on socially relevant topics in his updated retelling of Hamlet. Geovonday Jones sharp direction and the cast’s dynamic comedic portrayals make this a show that cannot be missed