Friday, August 7, 2026 at 9am (Broadway Time)

‘It’s a Pan-African story’: the artists telling the amazing true tale of Zambia’s mission to reach space by JN Benjamin

The nation’s audacious 1960s rocket programme was met with ridicule. Now, more than 60 years on, this curious episode is inspiring film-makers, playwrights and a circus show at the fringeE…

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Friday, August 7, 2026 at 8am (Broadway Time)

Edinburgh Fringe: 9 Shows That Are Sure to Make Waves by Alex Marshall, Houman Barekat and Jillian Rayfield

As the festival opens Friday, some of the acts already have significant word-of-mouth buzz or planned runs beyond the Fringe.

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Listen: THE WANDERER Releases New Single 'Ride With You'

Following the release of the acclaimed debut single 'Make It Alone,' Wicked Cool Records has released 'Ride With You,' the latest recording from the cast of The Wanderer, available August 7 …

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Friday, August 7, 2026 at 7am (Broadway Time)

New survey from Level Forward shows theater changed minds by Ruthie Fierberg

Pre- and post-show audience surveys for “Girl, Interrupted” indicate the musical altered opinions on mental health.

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Beyond the fourth wall: finding audiences for immersive theater by Leah Barnet

Rethink your strategy to reach experience-driven consumers ready to step inside

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Broadway Games: Let's Put On a Show! by JK

In a way, with some shows, you get two for the price of one! In some musicals, there is a show within the show, and that's what today's game is all about! Good luck!Broadway Games:Let's Put …

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Friday, August 7, 2026 at 6am (Broadway Time)

Target Audience review – zingy satire puts media types in an apocalyptic pickle by Mark Fisher

Pleasance Courtyard, EdinburghWith characteristic wit, Dan Bishop’s comedy develops from a jolly send-up of the vacuous TV industry into a politically astute play about power‘I’ve neve…

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Fringe boss responds to calls for Amanda Knox comedy to be axed: ‘We’re not afraid of controversy’ by Craig Paton

A petition for Knox’s comedy show to be cancelled has been signed by over 6,000 people

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Wake Up With BroadwayWorld August 7, 2026 - Inside the History of SIX THE MUSICAL And More

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 7, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: NEW - BWW For You, Personalize…

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Friday, August 7, 2026 at 5am (Broadway Time)

Esperanza Spalding, Kayla Farrish and the Riffy Potential of Jazz and Dance by Brian Seibert

The bassist Esperanza Spalding and choreographer Kayla Farrish are teaming up to improvise together, mending the frayed relationship between their arts.

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Friday, August 7, 2026 at 4am (Broadway Time)

Kennedy Center Honors: Will They Be Announced Next Week? Who Will Get the Calls? And Where Will They Take Place Since Trump’s Destruction? by Roger Friedman

A year ago next week, the Kennedy Center Honors were announced. The recipients ranged from weird to strange, with Sylvester Stallone. country music icon George Strait, legendary rock band KI…

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Friday, August 7, 2026 at 3am (Broadway Time)

“Urinetown” Elevates Musical Satire with Flawless Production—at Ray of Light by Mary Lou Herlihy

Hollmann & Konitz’s Masterpiece Skewers Corporate Greed & Cruelty  by Mary Lou Herlihy “Urinetown” just turned 25. My first time and I LOVED it! The 2001 Tony award winning mu…

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Friday, August 7, 2026 at 2am (Broadway Time)

On the Couch with James Jackson

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Friday, August 7, 2026 at 1am (Broadway Time)

The Boys Are Kissing

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Friday, August 7, 2026 at midnight (Broadway Time)

TIFF51: Chapter 7 Finds Its Centrepiece by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Centrepiece brings World Premieres, international discoveries, Canadian cinema, and another wave of irresistible possibilities to TIFF51 By Ross There is something …

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The Silence of the Lambs review – Hannibal Lecter’s daring stage outing is a shock to the system by Mark Lawson

Curve, LeicesterThere are electrifying – and also queasy – moments in this version of the classic 90s horror about the interrogation of a psychotic psychiatrist by an FBI rookieSoon afte…

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Photos: MJ, THE OUTSIDERS & More Perform at Broadway in Bryant Park

Week three of Broadway in Bryant Park featured performances from six Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, with stars including Betsy Wolfe, Ethan Slater, McKenzie Kurtz, Emma Pittman, and …

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The Gospel According to Paul: The Second Coming

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Alex Newell Is Spelling Bee's New Rona Lisa Peretti Beginning August 7 by Logan Culwell-Block

The Off-Broadway revival is at New World Stages through October 11.

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Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 11pm (Broadway Time)

Turning moments into memories: State Library Victoria opens You Have a New Memory

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Willemijn Verkaik To Lead NEXT TO NORMAL Netherlands Tour

Dutch musical star Willemijn Verkaik has been announced as Diana Goodman in the upcoming Dutch production of Next to Normal, marking her highly anticipated return to the Netherlands after ye…

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Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 10pm (Broadway Time)

Absent is the Lamb by Anna Jayne Kimmel

Anna Jayne Kimmel reflects on Brendan Drake’s "Ceremonials," presented at Dance Place, Washington, DC | July 10 + 11, 2026

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DIAMOND

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Watch Broadway in Bryant Park Week 3 by Jonathan Mandell

Below are video excerpts of the performances by the five Broadwaycasts who performed in the Broadway in Bryant Park midday concert today: MJ, The Outsiders, Operation Mincemeat, Two Stranger…

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Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 9pm (Broadway Time)

The Vessel by Tony Marinelli

George's accomplishment lies in recognizing that public catastrophes reverberate far beyond the headlines. His protagonists are not heroes in any conventional sense but three hourly employee…

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Disney to Release BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Original Broadway Cast Recording On Vinyl

Disney has announced a special release of the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical on vinyl, giving fans the opportunity to own the iconic 1994 reco…

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Hungry Women by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

Melissa Maney’s "Hungry Women" has a fascinating premise: what would the world be like if there were no men? Obviously, things would be different, but would they be any better? However, th…

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Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 8pm (Broadway Time)

Pummel Squad presents Marginalia

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Stratford Festival offers Shakespeare, ‘Something Rotten!’ and ‘Salesman’ by Alan Smason

By LOU HARRY On a four-day visit to the Stratford Festival in July, I was able to witness all but one of the simultaneously running productions, only missing Othello and a trio of plays not …

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Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 6pm (Broadway Time)

Sub-human, post-human, proto-human by Kevin Ritter-Jung

Kevin Ritter-Jung reflects on “New Humans" at The New Museum and David Commander’s new show, "Idiot Void" presented by Immediate Medium at the Collapsable Hole | June 11-27

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Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 5pm (Broadway Time)

Video: Watch André De Shields in Jim Steinman & Barry Keating’s RHINEGOLD

Barry Keating has released the complete version of the 2023 cabaret presentation of Rhinegold, starring André De Shields. Written with Jim Steinman, Rhinegold is a musical De Shields first …

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