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4 days ago | playbill.com | Diep Tran

Mother's Day is May 11. While you may be planning on taking your mother, or maternal figure in your life, out to brunch, why not also treat her to a Broadway show? There's still time to get a last-minute rush ticket. Below are five shows about mothers and their children—some of them starring women who are rightly considered Broadway's most iconic mothers (in all senses of the word).

4 days ago | playbill.com | Logan Culwell-Block

London is getting Shucked with the musical's U.K. premiere at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre beginning May 10, ahead of a May 20 opening night. The limited run will continue through June 14, with Jack O'Brien back at the helm after staging the musical's 2023 Broadway bow. The show features a book by Robert Horn and music and lyrics by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally.

4 days ago | playbill.com | Logan Culwell-Block

A new West End revival of George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession begins at the Garrick Theatre May 10 ahead of a May 22 opening night. The run will continue through August 16. Dominic Cooke is directing. The production has mother and real-life daughter sharing the stage, with five-time Olivier winner Imelda Staunton starring as Mrs. Kitty Warren opposite daughter and Bridgerton star Bessie Carter as Vivie Warren.

5 days ago | playbill.com | Diep Tran

In a week where the federal government has begun cutting arts funding, New York state has signaled its continuing support for the arts. On Friday afternoon, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed the fiscal year 2026 state budget into law, which includes a lifeline for Broadway. The New York City Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit, which had been set to expire this year, will now be extended two years into 2027.

5 days ago | playbill.com | Logan Culwell-Block

Olivier, Emmy, and Golden Globe Award–winning actor Brian Cox will join Isaac Butler to talk The Craft of Acting at St. Ann's Warehouse May 14, part of a series being recorded for later streaming on the Criterion Channel. Cox's episode will debut in July. The upcoming chat will feature the Scotland-born artist talking about his career and the performances that inspired him, including roles in Manhunter and Succession.