Performing arts subreddits
We found 61 active performing arts subreddits: communities with at least one new post a day on average in September 2026, ranked by members. The largest is r/StandUpComedy with 1.75M members. It is also the busiest, with 1,537 posts last month. In 11 of the 40 we could measure, a brand-new account's post usually stays up: they remove 17% or fewer of posts from accounts under a week old.
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- r/StandUpComedy1.75M members
- r/lesmiserables+791% members in 12 months
- r/Drag100% of posts get a reply
All active performing arts subreddits, by members
| # | Subreddit | Members | Posts / month | Member growth, 12 mo | Median author age | Women | Posts with a reply | New-account posts removed | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | r/StandUpComedy↗new-account friendlyReddit's live comedy club. Highlighting original content from every level of the industry: comedians, clubs, promoters, labels, and fans. Support live local comedy. | 1.75M | 1,537 | +10% | 34 | 18% | 87% | 15% | Yes |
| 2 | r/Broadway↗r/Broadway is a place for fans of all kinds of theater to share their love of the performing arts. | 585K | 1,482 | +26% | 31 | 62% | 92% | 72% | Yes |
| 3 | r/wicked↗A place for discussion about all things Wicked. Novel fans, musical fans, and fans of the films are all welcome. | 464K | 110 | +5% | 31 | 68% | 80% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 4 | r/Standup↗For standup comics, from open micers to theater acts, to ask questions, answer questions, present material, coordinate shows, bitch about the industry, swap horror stories, and assorted bullshittery. | 250K | 403 | +11% | 35 | 16% | 82% | 62% | Yes |
| 5 | r/musicals↗Reddit's largest community for discussing musical theater, its history, and how we can all participate in and nurture this artform. Join us to learn about shows you've never heard of (or have seen nu | 193K | 864 | +16% | 28 | 63% | 70% | 34% | Yes |
| 6 | r/Dance↗Welcome to the ultimate forum for beginners of dance and individuals who just love to move and watch others Groove! This is a SAFE SPACE for all to enjoy the beauty of dance ✨️ 😃 No Hate, N | 160K | 867 | +32% | 30 | 53% | 93% | 31% | Yes |
| 7 | r/hamiltonmusical↗News and discussion about *Hamilton* by Lin-Manuel Miranda | 146K | 157 | +7% | 26 | 56% | 44% | 100% | Yes |
| 8 | r/Theatre↗Theatre theory, design, news and community. This sub is aimed at professionals in the theatre community working in the industry, but is open to everyone, including students, community artists, and fa | 127K | 465 | +14% | 27 | 53% | 82% | 29% | Yes |
| 9 | r/perfectonpointe↗Celebrating dance photography and dancers | 124K | 851 | +27% | 44 | 15% | 72% | 25% | No |
| 10 | r/Epicthemusical↗new-account friendlyA sub for discussing Epic the Musical by Jorge Rivera-Herrans. Epic is a sung-through retelling of the Odyssey. This sub was previously locked and is now open! The sibling-sub is r/EpictheMusicalSaga. | 110K | 542 | +24% | 22 | 50% | 78% | 9% | Yes |
| 11 | r/BALLET↗A community for ballet dancers and enthusiasts. On mobile click on 'see more'⬇️ to access the Side 'Barre ' and learn more | 94K | 506 | +21% | 28 | 83% | 77% | 81% | Yes |
| 12 | r/lesmiserables↗The subreddit for all things Les Mis, from the book to the musical to the myriad of other adaptations. | 85K | 63 | +791% | 28 | 52% | 80% | 45% | Yes |
| 13 | r/Drag↗Welcome to Reddit's Drag community: a place to celebrate the artistry of Drag performance! Before posting, please take a moment to review our rules. | 83K | 186 | +7% | 27 | 57% | 100% | 72% | Yes |
| 14 | r/techtheatre↗Welcome to /r/techtheatre! The reddit community for all production designers and technicians! | 74K | 199 | +12% | 28 | 27% | 85% | 92% | Yes |
| 15 | r/shuffle↗The largest active Reddit community dedicated to Melbourne Shuffling, cutting shapes, and related styles. Feedback requests, tutorials, show-off vids, favorite tracks, and anything else is all welcom | 73K | 136 | +28% | 33 | 25% | 70% | 19% | Yes |
| 16 | r/opera↗This is ***NOT*** the sub for the opera **browser**. That's /r/operabrowser, surprisingly enough. | 56K | 264 | +22% | 31 | 45% | 62% | 93% | Yes |
| 17 | r/IndianStandUpComedy↗A community dedicated to Indian stand-up comedy! Share videos, discuss your favorite comedians, upcoming live shows, and the evolving comedy scene in India. 🎤✨ | 54K | 478 | +77% | 25 | 24% | 85% | 44% | Yes |
| 18 | r/improv↗We discuss news, theory, and experiences pertaining to improvised comedy and theater. We make our fellow players look GREAT. | 47K | 151 | +14% | 31 | 32% | 76% | 84% | Yes |
| 19 | r/TheWestEnd↗A place to share news, reviews and thoughts about Londons' theatre scene- The West End. This include West End, Off-West End, Regional shows (passing through London) and concerts. | 46K | 270 | +43% | 33 | 63% | 84% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 20 | r/MusicalTheatre↗new-account friendlyMusicalTheatre | 45K | 392 | +26% | 26 | 68% | 67% | 8% | Yes |
| 21 | r/StarKid↗The official fanzone for Team Starkid! | 41K | 272 | +13% | 22 | 60% | 83% | 58% | Yes |
| 22 | r/SideshowPerformer↗Welcome, welcome! In this community we celebrate and appreciate the lives of historical sideshow performers, modern disability awareness advocates, famous non-sideshow performers with disabilities/con | 36K | 124 | +414% | 38 | 82% | 85% | – | Yes |
| 23 | r/dancing↗the body moving through space and time | 35K | 258 | +79% | 34 | 33% | 30% | 21% | Yes |
| 24 | r/stevehofstetter↗A subreddit for all things Steve. Memes, videos, thoughts, hopes, fears. Find out more about Steve Hofstetter (or find a show near you) at SteveHofstetter.com | 35K | 280 | +297% | 42 | 19% | 84% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 25 | r/Salsa↗We love salsa MUSIC and DANCING. This space is to share music, dance videos, teaching resources, and holding constructive discourse about music, social dancing, performance, and more. | 33K | 170 | +24% | 31 | 37% | 81% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 26 | r/heathersmusical↗new-account friendlyThe unofficial subreddit for the rock musical Heathers: The Musical! For any discussions regarding anything else Heathers-related (the original 1989 movie, the musical itself, and the 2018 TV show) pl | 32K | 98 | +19% | 18 | 63% | 99% | 10% | Yes |
| 27 | r/SwingDancing↗This subreddit is dedicated to anyone that shares an interest or dedication for dancing the historic dances done to popular music from the 1920s through the 1950s . . . also known as swing dancing. If | 27K | 56 | +10% | 31 | 43% | 73% | 98% | Yes |
| 28 | r/TeatroPH↗new-account friendlyJoin the conversation on what’s hot in Filipino theater! Share photos from your latest theater experiences, post your thoughts and reviews about the shows you’ve seen, and discover your next must-watc | 24K | 686 | +82% | 28 | 68% | 74% | 12% | Yes |
| 29 | r/Actingclass↗new-account friendlyThe Official Reddit Acting Class taught by a Hollywood acting coach. A supportive community taught by an insightful & caring teacher. A virtual class for learning through free written & video lessons | 24K | 79 | +21% | 25 | 45% | 66% | 13% | Yes |
| 30 | r/MitchHedberg↗/r/mitchhedberg is for all fans of Mitch Hedberg, humor, and anything else related to him. We're very friendly, come and join us! | 24K | 51 | +57% | 42 | 15% | 85% | – | Yes |
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| # | Subreddit | Members | Posts / month | Member growth, 12 mo | Median author age | Women | Posts with a reply | New-account posts removed | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | r/Bellydance↗Celebrating and promoting the art, music, history and culture of what is often called "belly dance" in all forms - demonstrations, events, training, knowledge; history and promotion of dancers and mus | 22K | 80 | +27% | 32 | 77% | 61% | 57% | Yes |
| 32 | r/bboy↗new-account friendlyA community for breakers and anyone interested in breaking culture. Share battles, training clips, music, history, events, photos, and discussions about the dance and the culture around it. Construc | 22K | 90 | +12% | 28 | 15% | 64% | 11% | Yes |
| 33 | r/RockyHorror↗Discussions of the both the stage musical (The Rocky Horror Show), the movie (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) and anything tangentially related to it! | 21K | 145 | +51% | 35 | 54% | 70% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 34 | r/Bachata↗Bachata music and dance | 19K | 82 | +21% | 31 | 35% | 77% | 34% | Yes |
| 35 | r/Busking↗The art of street performing. busking and street performance. For buskers, street performers, musicians, artists, and audiences from all over the world. Street performance is for everyone | 17K | 91 | +26% | 32 | 19% | 69% | – | Yes |
| 36 | r/box5↗new-account friendlyThis is a sub for fans of the "Phantom" series (play, book, movie, soundtrack etc.) Discussion is encouraged! Personal experiences with the show or anything similar is warmly welcomed. -O.G. | 16K | 164 | +29% | 27 | 70% | 79% | 16% | Yes |
| 37 | r/circus↗🤹Circus/cirque! Amateurs, Artists, Audience - all are welcome. This is your circus, and these are your monkeys!🤹 | 16K | 109 | +27% | 30 | 49% | 27% | – | Yes |
| 38 | r/ridethecyclone↗new-account friendlyThe unofficial subreddit for the Canadian musical Ride The Cyclone (2008 - present), created by Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell. Members of the St. Cassian High School chamber choir of Uranium Cit | 16K | 58 | +18% | 18 | 63% | 82% | 6% | Yes |
| 39 | r/torontotheatre↗new-account friendlyA place to discuss Toronto and GTA theatre, post reviews, promote shows, post casting notices, etc. | 16K | 65 | +32% | 35 | 60% | 79% | 13% | Yes |
| 40 | r/BillBurr2↗It's like r/BillBurr, but less popular and less censorship! | 15K | 56 | +1% | 40 | 14% | 76% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 41 | r/bunheadsnark↗not a full-on snark sub. for discussing professional ballet companies, dancers, and performances, alongside *light-hearted* snarking and gossiping. and 5, 6, 7, 8…… | 15K | 79 | +49% | 33 | 89% | 80% | 20% | Yes |
| 42 | r/sixthemusical↗A subreddit for everything to do with "Six: The Musical" | 15K | 69 | +21% | 25 | 74% | 69% | Min. age/karma | Yes |
| 43 | r/ballroom↗Welcome to the Reddit ballroom dance floor, a community for everyone interested in ballroom dancing. | 13K | 78 | +16% | 31 | 56% | 69% | 27% | Yes |
| 44 | r/BeetlejuiceMusical↗It's showtime! The ghost-with-the-most is now haunting Reddit. Come join the deranged demon in this unofficial fan Subreddit for Beetlejuice: The Musical! | 9.4K | 59 | +12% | 24 | 58% | 69% | – | Yes |
| 45 | r/tango↗Tango (or Argentine Tango) is a dance, music, culture, social tribe that is a worldwide phenomenon. When /r/tango fans are not dancing tango, we are discovering the world of tango -- dance, music, eve | 9.2K | 58 | +24% | 33 | 42% | 62% | 44% | Yes |
| 46 | r/JoshJohnsonComedy↗A community for clips of and chats about comedian Josh Johnson. Say hi! | 8.8K | 46 | – | 39 | 64% | 40% | – | Yes |
| 47 | r/WestCoastSwing↗**r/WestCoastSwing** is for everything involving *West Coast Swing* dance: A modern, elegant swing dance with an elastic look, danceable to a variety of genres including swing, blues and contemporary | 8.1K | 31 | +29% | 33 | 46% | 95% | – | Yes |
| 48 | r/puppetry↗Puppetry | 7.5K | 32 | – | 32 | 39% | – | – | Yes |
| 49 | r/edinburghfringe↗ The Edinburgh Festival Fringe runs 06–30 August 2027. Programme information is released Feb, April, May and fully on June. Fringe is for everyone. It is the world’s largest performing arts festiv | 7.4K | 46 | – | 35 | 42% | 66% | 79% | Yes |
| 50 | r/CompetitionDanceTalk↗new-account friendlyIn this sub we talk about competitive dance and anything related to it (competitions, studios, dances, dancers, choreographers etc.). We try to keep it primarily positive and informative but all opini | 7.2K | 81 | +58% | 35 | 89% | 81% | 0% | No |
| 51 | r/musicalwriting↗A place for people who write, or want to write, musicals | 5.8K | 68 | +37% | 25 | 40% | 74% | – | Yes |
| 52 | r/adultballetdancers↗A community for adults who train and perform in the art of classical ballet | 5.7K | 78 | – | 33 | 89% | 65% | – | Yes |
| 53 | r/offbroadwayNYC↗This is the subreddit for Off Broadway and smaller Broadway productions. This is meant to create a forum for both promotion and discussion of NYC Off Broadway theater as well as smaller Broadway produ | 4.9K | 150 | – | 36 | 59% | 44% | – | Yes |
| 54 | r/ChicagoTheater↗A place to discuss the many theater options (plays and musicals) in Chicago and surrounding communities. Reviews, news, announcements, and info about any theater-related events and activities in the a | 4.4K | 42 | – | 36 | 55% | 72% | – | Yes |
| 55 | r/cirquedusoleil↗You've arrived: THE Cirque Du Soleil® Subreddit 🌞 Fans, newcomers, collectors, travelers, and live-show obsessives. Discuss current and past productions, touring news, ticket strategy, favorite acts, | 4.3K | 30 | – | 35 | 44% | – | – | Yes |
| 56 | r/MaybeHappyEnding↗A subreddit all about the new musical, Maybe Happy Ending! now playing on Broadway; currently starring Zachary Noah Piser and Hannah Kevitt! | 3.8K | 35 | +30% | 32 | 66% | – | – | Yes |
| 57 | r/MasqueradeNYC↗This subreddit is dedicated to ‘Masquerade’, the immersive experience located in Midtown Manhattan, based on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s show “Phantom of the Opera”. This Reddit is not affiliated with the M | 3.6K | 66 | +115% | 35 | 72% | 88% | – | Yes |
| 58 | r/MusicalTheater↗Welcome to r/MusicalTheater, a space for thespians to grow and learn as artists and creators. There are other great musical theater subs for theater lovers, but this sub is focused on improving oursel | 3.1K | 65 | – | 24 | 64% | 34% | – | Yes |
| 59 | r/ShootFromTheHip↗Welcome to the Cube Army! This is just a place where people can discuss about the most insane improv group, Shoot From The Hip, on Reddit. Also sorta co-mingling with r/shootimpro and r/SFTHImprov. Ho | 3.1K | 88 | +136% | 21 | 65% | 89% | – | Yes |
| 60 | r/ClassicalIndiandance↗A community for fans of the eight Classical Indian dance forms: Kathak, Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Mohini Attam, Sattriya, Manipuri, Kuchipudi and Kathakali | 2.7K | 36 | – | 24 | 74% | 39% | – | Yes |
| 61 | r/project21↗For all things P21, molly long, and the dance world. 'Mollys Monsters' flair given when active in group. | 1.9K | 49 | – | 25 | 90% | 89% | – | Yes |
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How this list is built
Subreddits are grouped into topics by what their posts are about; this list holds the performing arts group. We include subreddits that are safe for work and had at least 30 new posts in September 2026, about one a day.
Members is Reddit's subscriber count; growth compares it with a year earlier. Posts with a reply is the share of posts that got at least one comment over the last three months. Median author age and women are estimated from what authors say about themselves, and shown only when enough of them did. New-account posts removed is the share of posts from accounts younger than 7 days that were removed; communities at or below 17% are marked new-account friendly. Min. age/karma means the subreddit asks for a minimum account age or karma before you can post.
The list is rebuilt every month from public Reddit posts and comments. Data and CSV are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 with a link to this page.
Performing arts subreddits: common questions
What is the biggest performing arts subreddit?
r/StandUpComedy, with 1.75M members in September 2026. Next are r/Broadway (585K) and r/wicked (464K).
Which performing arts subreddits are the most active?
By posts in September 2026: r/StandUpComedy (1,537 posts), r/Broadway (1,482 posts) and r/Dance (867 posts).
Which performing arts subreddits can a new account post in?
r/StandUpComedy (15% of new-account posts removed), r/Epicthemusical (9% of new-account posts removed) and r/MusicalTheatre (8% of new-account posts removed). They ask for no minimum karma or account age, and most posts from accounts under a week old stay up.
How often is this list updated?
Every month, when we rebuild our subreddit data. This version uses data for September 2026. Member counts come from Reddit; activity, removals and who writes come from public Reddit posts and comments.
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