While much of Playbill’s editorial focus is on Broadway and London’s West End, we always have an eye turned toward further shores! As spring break season and summer vacation looms, why not make a point of supporting an international theatre company as a part of your appreciation for the culture you travel to?

To get you started on your journey, Playbill has a recommendation for every continent (minus Antarctica—you’ll be the first to know if we discover any tap-dancing penguins!).

Classic Arts News

Met Opera’s Champion, Jessie Montgomery’s Rounds, More Win at 2024 Grammy Awards. Gustavo Dudamel, Julia Bullock, and Yuja Wang also took home awards in the classical music categories.

Education News

1st Perusal Script for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child High School Edition Now Available. The play is not yet available to license but interested teachers can start reading the script to prepare. Theatrical licensing company Broadway Licensing Global has introduced the first perusal script for high schools and secondary schools interested in producing the school edition of the international hit Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Awards

Chita Rivera Awards Set 2024 Date at NYU Skirball. The yearly awards honor dance and choreographic excellence.

Cabaret & Concert News

The theatre favorites will perform Disney classics during 40 concert dates this winter.

Broadway and London theatre favorites will offer songs as old as rhyme (and more recent ones as well) this winter in Disney Concerts’ Disney Princess—The Concert, the ongoing celebration of the music of Disney’s iconic princesses.

National Tour News

See Who’s Starring in New North American Tour of Little Women—The Musical. Jeffrey B. Moss will direct with choreography by Diane Laurenson.

Film & TV News

Waitress Stage Film Sets Streaming Premiere Date, the musical was captured during its 2021 return to Broadway with Sara Bareilles leading the cast.

Around the Playbill edit table, we’ve referred to Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice as “The Gavin Creelsical.” Partly because we think we’re cute, but also, tying an artist to a show is a shorthand way to keep all the titles straight in a busy season. However, that jokey little moniker may have been more apt than intended. In Walk on Through, written and performed by Gavin Creel, the song-and-dance man is opening up, giving audiences a peek inside his own existential crisis. What began as a first-time stroll through the Metropolitan Museum of Art to look at its art turned into a hard look at himself. And he’s chronicled the journey in his musical, now playing Off-Broadway at MCC Theater through January 7, 2024.

Holiday Coverage

31 Days of Holiday Cheer Exclusive: Melissa Errico Sings a Holiday-Themed Sondheim Parody Medley.

Every day this December, Playbill will be getting into the spirit of the season with 31 Days of Holiday Cheer—sharing some of our favorite music videos from Broadway stars. Check in daily for classic tunes and new songs about Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s. And we even have some surprise new, original Playbill videos to share.

Industry News

New Broadway Demographic Report Shows Record BIPOC Audience Share. Find out the average age of a theatregoer and more from the report covering the 2022-2023 Broadway season.