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Just before a memorial celebration in Ken Page’s hometown of St. Louis, a historic Broadway venue will honor the theatre legend by dimming its marquee lights. In St. Louis, the Community Celebration & Memorial for Ken Page begins at 7:30 p.m. CDT April 11 at the Sheldon Concert Hall in Grand Center. The Muny announced today that Page’s friends and fans around the world will be able to view the celebration as a livestream.

Get a first look at the futuristic production of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies at Volksoper Wien. The musical is performed in German with English subtitles. The production is directed by Martin G. Berger.

Get a first look at the Non-Replica production of Wicked at Teatr Muzyczny ROMA. This is the first time the musical has ever been staged in Poland. The production officially opened on April 5th, 2025 and is currently set to run through June 29th, 2025.

Opera Carolina is facing a lawsuit from former production director Michael Baumgarten over breach of contract, as the nonprofit undergoes leadership changes and financial challenges.

Florida Studio Theatre is honoring the late Mary Jo Reston, a supporter of the theater for nearly two decades, for providing a $1.25 million legacy gift that will help sustain the nonprofit’s artistic programming for years to come.

Puppy Hamlet, an improvised version of Shakespeare’s play starring adoptable dogs, will be performed at American Stage in St. Petersburg on April 12. Proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Pinellas.

Two of Jacksonville's most prominent nonprofit arts organizations, the Florida Theatre and Theatre Jacksonville, are producing the classic Broadway musical in concert A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum for two performances.

Following weeks of discussion within the industry that most theater goers are unlikely to be privy to, Actors' Equity quietly announced this week major changes to how non-union performers are seen at Equity auditions.

The restoration of Palm Springs’ historic Plaza Theatre is nearly $3 million over budget, prompting criticism over planning and the displacement of a local restaurant.

North Carolina Theatre, Raleigh’s leading professional musical theatre company, will shut down operations in May 2024 following a bankruptcy filing and suspended productions. The company has been headquartered at the Martin Marietta Performing Arts Center in downtown Raleigh.

Six months after Broadway performer Zelig Williams disappeared near the Palmetto Trail in South Carolina, his family continues to search for answers amid an ongoing investigation and a lack of updates from local authorities.

The Greek Ministry of Culture has announced that archaeologists have fully uncovered the ancient Greek theater of Lefkada, the first such monument ever discovered in Greece’s Ionian islands. The theater, described as the most significant archaeological find in the region, was revealed after years of systematic excavations.

A media investigation reveals that a ballet troupe posing as Ukrainian staged performances across Sweden while transferring proceeds to Russia, violating EU sanctions and misleading the public.

Frisco City Council approved Frisco Live as the operator for the proposed $300–$340 million Frisco Center for the Arts. Voters will decide on funding the project on May 3. Frisco officials have now selected an operator for the proposed Frisco Center for the Arts. During an April 1, 2025 meeting, Frisco City Council voted 5-1 to approve a letter of intent with Frisco Live, a Texas not-for-profit corporation combining Broadway Dallas and Broadway Across America under The John Gore Organization.

British actor Ralph Fiennes will direct his first opera, the Paris National Opera announced on Wednesday. He is set to stage Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the historic Palais Garnier in January 2026.