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ROBERT PETKOFF has had tremendous success on Broadway, the West End and regionally along with film and television. He is also an award winning audio book narrator! I had the chance to chat with Petkoff just prior to MOULIN ROUGE! landing in Montreal, where it will run at Salle Wilfred-Pelletier, Places des Arts, 175 Rue Sainte-Catherine O, Montréal, QC H2X 1Y9 from June 9-14, 2026.

Pacific Jazz Orchestra announced its 2026-27 season, 'Four & More,' featuring five programs with Sutton Foster, David Benoit, Kandace Springs, and others across six Southern California venues.

The University of Arizona School of Theatre, Film & Television announced its 2026/27 season, featuring THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, STOP KISS, and the student-created New Directions Festival.

This season, seven choreographers receive recognition for their outstanding work on Broadway. Meet the Tony-nominated choreographers of 2026 and check out their work onstage in these videos.

The City of Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department will present a series of Juneteenth and Caribbean Heritage Month events, including a musical production of THE COLOR PURPLE and the tribute show REMEMBER THE TIMES.

The National Museum of Mathematics revealed its summer lineup at its new Chelsea location, including That Math Show, the 10th annual NYC Math Festival, and the international MATRIX x IMAGINARY 2026 conference.

On June 1, Shiki Theatre Company held a press conference in Osaka to announce that Disney's FROZEN will begin a long-run engagement at Osaka Shiki Theatre on June 20, 2027. Based on Disney's 2013 animated feature film, “FROZEN” was adapted into a stage musical that premiered on Broadway in 2018. Since then, the production has expanded internationally, with performances staged in cities including London, Sydney, and Hamburg. In Japan, Shiki Theatre Company premiered the musical in Tokyo in June 2021 (See : Review: Disney's FROZEN in Tokyo). The production continues to run at JR East Shiki Theatre [HARU] and, as of May 31, 2026, has reached 1,561 performances and welcomed more than 2.1 million audience members. The upcoming Osaka production will mark the second Japanese city to host the musical following Tokyo. It will also be the first Disney musical long-run engagement at Osaka Shiki Theatre in five years, following “The Little Mermaid,” which played there from 2018 to 2021.

Michigan Shakespeare Festival will present a rotating repertory of three productions at the Hilberry Gateway at Wayne State University this summer, including RICHARD III, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, and a world premiere adaptation of THE BEAUX' STRATAGEM.

Collaboraction Theatre Company announced upcoming shows and events at its new House of Belonging in Chicago's Humboldt Park, including the YOU BELONG HERE series supporting independent local artists.

Road Theatre Company will present its 17th Annual Summer Playwrights Festival, billed as the largest staged reading festival in the U.S., featuring 25 new works by playwrights from across the country at its North Hollywood venue.

Air Supply will perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater as part of their A Matter of Time Tour, coinciding with the duo's 50th anniversary and their first studio album in 15 years.

Academy Award-nominated actress Rosamund Pike will headline the second edition of the Fari Islands Festival in the Maldives, with a program spanning music, wellness, gastronomy, art, and marine conservation across two resorts.

Happy Tonys Week, BroadwayWorld! It is June 1, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Les Misérables: The 40th Anniversary All-Star Cast is available on streaming and digital platforms and as a double CD. The West End production is now in its 41st year at London’s Sondheim Theatre. Listen to the album here.

West End LIVE, Europe's largest free musical theatre festival, announced its 2026 line-up featuring over 50 performances at Trafalgar Square, including HAMILTON, WICKED, LES MISÉRABLES, MAMMA MIA!, and PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL.

The first-ever live touring production of JIM HENSON'S FRAGGLE ROCK: BACK TO THE ROCK LIVE is set to play Columbus' Palace Theatre, presented by CAPA, featuring puppetry by Jim Henson's Creature Shop and direction by John Tartaglia.

Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival announced the world premiere of FALSTAFF, a new work drawn entirely from Shakespeare's own text, as part of its free annual Shakespeare by the Sea series at Carlin Park in Jupiter, FL.

Scottish trio Cantrip, featuring fiddler Jon Bews, piper Dan Houghton, and guitarist Eric McDonald, will perform at the Sudbury Meetinghouse, blending Celtic tradition with funk, metal, bluegrass, and klezmer influences.

Lost Nation Theater will present THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE, the Tony Award-winning comedy made famous by Lily Tomlin, in a limited run at City Hall Arts Center in Montpelier, VT, with two actors playing 15 characters.

While we await Tonys night (June 7, 2026), we're saluting the Tony, Grammy, and Drama Desk Awards celebrated shows of Concord Theatricals Recordings- From Some Like It Hot to Come From Away; Smash to Death Becomes Her. Enjoy a show-stopping 50 songs from their catalog here!

Memorial Day has arrived, and BroadwayWorld is saluting the brave men and women who have served our country with a playlist of musical moments that honor their sacrifice. Looking for the perfect showtunes to spice up your holiday barbecue? Cue the overture- we’ve got your soundtrack ready to go!

What is a pro-shot and how is it different than an adapted film? Pro-shot is an abbreviation for professionally shot, denoting a stage play that was captured in its native habitat: a theatre. In general, a pro-shot seeks to film the exact experience that audience members would have at a live performance of the show, in contrast with a feature film which actually adapts the piece into a new form, including different locations, the removal of theatrical aesthetic, and changes to make the script work as a film as opposed to as a live theatrical show.

American Stage announced its Summer Cabaret Series in St. Petersburg, FL, featuring three shows: BEACH, PLEASE!, BLACK GIRL MAGIC, and SAMMY & DINO, with tickets at $35.

Baby Broadway will celebrate its 10th anniversary this August with a special one-off Family Sing & Play mini-festival in the heart of Covent Garden. Learn more about the event here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 18, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.