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Bess Wohl Peter Shaffer Cole Escola August Wilson Jordan Harrison Robert Wilson Duncan Macmillan Contemporary Plays Tom Stoppard William Shakespeare Henni Nachtsheim Patrick Marber H.S. Venkatesh Murthy Queer Playwrights Manfred Karge Lauren Yee Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Tena Štivičić Bertolt Brecht Bubba Weiler Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson Erik J. Rodriguez Mark Shanahan Tarell Alvin McCraney Roald Dahl Leo Meier José Rivera Doug Wright Stephen Adly Guirgis Xavier Durringer Drew Droege D. L. Coburn Beth Henley Hamlet Talene Monahon Theater Productions Arthur Miller Matthew Lombardo Lena Waithe Elliott Bahram Beyzai Tracy Letts Winsome Pinnock Elizabeth McGovern J. B. Priestley René Pollesch Donald Margulies Leslye Headland Claire van Kampen Shakespeare Penelope Skinner Samuel Beckett Kimberly Belflower

Starz Acquires U.S. Rights to Sky’s ‘Amadeus’ Limited Series for 2026 Debut

The Sky limited series joins Starz’s period-drama roster with a U.S. release planned later in 2026.

Huntington Sets April World Premiere of Matthew Lombardo’s When Playwrights Kill

Lena Waithe to Debut as Playwright and Stage Actor With 'trinity' at Baltimore Center Stage

D. L. Coburn, Pulitzer-Winning Playwright of The Gin Game, Dies at 87

Hamnet Expands Nationally as Craft Revelations Drive Awards Buzz

John Cameron Mitchell to Lead Broadway’s Oh, Mary! in 12-Week Run Starting Feb. 3, 2026

Vineyard Theatre Sets Bughouse World Premiere for February 2026

June Squibb, 96, Leads Marjorie Prime as Broadway Previews Begin

Signature Theatre Sets Lauren Yee’s Mother Russia for February 2026 Off-Broadway Run

Talene Monahon’s ‘Meet the Cartozians’ Opens at Second Stage to Strong Reviews

Messy White Gays Opens Off-Broadway to Big Laughs and Divided Reviews

Daniel Radcliffe to Lead Broadway Premiere of Every Brilliant Thing at Hudson Theatre This Spring

Royal Court Unveils 70th Anniversary Season Led by Tilda Swinton and Gary Oldman

Liberation Releases First-Look Photos as Broadway Previews Ahead of Oct. 28 Opening

Elizabeth McGovern’s Ava Gardner Play Draws Split Chicago Reviews at Studebaker Through Oct. 12

Dog Day Afternoon Sets Spring 2026 Broadway Run at the August Wilson Theatre

‘The Brothers Size’ 20th-Anniversary Revival Opens at The Shed to Strong Reviews

Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet Draws Strong TIFF Response as Awards Push Takes Shape

June Squibb to Lead Broadway Premiere of Marjorie Prime at the Hayes Theater

SNL Origins Play ‘Not Ready For Prime Time’ Sets October Off-Broadway Run