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Martha Graham Dance Company Presents GRAHAMDECONSTRUCTED: APPALACHIAN SPRING SUITE In May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 24, 2024


Next week, the Martha Graham Dance Company will present a GrahamDeconstructed event featuring highlights from Martha Graham's celebrated masterwork Appalachian Spring (1944).

World Premieres & More Set for 2024-25 Kennedy Center Dance Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 23, 2024


The 2024-25 Kennedy Center Dance season has been revealed! See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, CABARET & More Lead in Nominations for 2024 Drama League Awards
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 22, 2024


Read the full list of 2024 Drama League Nominations! Nominations include Cabaret, Merrily We Roll Along and more.

Full Lineup Set For PlayGround's 28th Annual Festival Of New Works
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 19, 2024


Discover the full lineup for PLAYGROUND'S 28TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF NEW WORKS, featuring premiere presentations and developmental readings by emerging playwrights. Learn about the plays and see how to purchase tickets.

TheatreWorks Reveals Lineup For 2024-25 Season of World and Regional Premieres, Commissions, and More
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2024


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has announced its 54th season—a lineup of works to be presented October 2024 through July 2025. Learn more about the full lineup here!

National Black Theatre And The Apollo Announce Renewal Of THE GATHERING: A COLLECTIVE SONIC RING SHOUT
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 12, 2024


Explore the renewed collaboration between the National Black Theatre and The Apollo, as they announce the return of THE GATHERING: A COLLECTIVE SONIC RING SHOUT, a transcendent theatrical experience.

THE CHOIR OF MAN Extends in Chicago
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2024


 International sensation The Choir of Man has announced the extension of its Chicago production due to popular demand! The cast of Chicago area natives and all-star The Choir of Man veterans direct from the UK will now entertain audiences through July 14, 2024, at the Apollo Theate at 2550 N Lincoln Avenue in Chicago.

Photos: First Look At WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME At Santa Fe Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 11, 2024


Santa Fe Playhouse (SFP) shares first look photos inside the first rehearsals for the New Mexico premiere of the Pulitzer Prize finalist groundbreaking play What the Constitution Means to Me, by Heidi Schreck, directed by Lynn Goodwin, with Kate Udall (SFP’s Sweat; Netflix’s Daredevil) taking on the role of Heidi.

Tickets for American Ballet Theatre's 2024 Summer Season to Go on Sale This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 8, 2024


Tickets for ABT’s 2024 Summer season go on sale Monday, April 22 at 12:00 P.M. at the Metropolitan Opera House box office.

Ben Davis, Savy Jackson & More Complete the Cast for THE HELLO GIRLS Concerts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 5, 2024


Prospect Theater Company has revealed the complete cast for the special concert presentations of their hit musical The Hello Girls. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Kennedy Center's New Hip Hop & Series Launches with the Hip Hop & Jazz Festival
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2024


The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced Hip Hop &, a new annual season focus highlighting hip hop’s intersections with other genres, forms, and disciplines.

Atlanta Opera Presents Its Third Annual 96-Hour Opera Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 4, 2024


Join the Atlanta Opera for its third annual 96-Hour Opera festival from June 15-17. The event features the world premiere of 'Forsyth County is Flooding (with the Joy of Lake Lanier)'.

New York City Ballet 2024 Spring Season To Include Works From Balanchine And More
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 3, 2024


New York City Ballet's 75th anniversary celebration will continue with the 2024 Spring Season which will open on Tuesday, April 23 and conclude with a week-long run, May 28 through June 2, of Balanchine's full-length production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

BACKWARDS, FORWARDS, BACK Rolling World Premiere to Open at Centenary Stage Company This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2024


Discover the latest premiere at Centenary Stage Company - 'Backwards, Forwards, Back' by acclaimed playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger. Engage with the captivating narrative and unique storytelling in this NNPN Rolling World Premiere.

Video: The Cast of CHOIR OF MAN At Apollo Theatre Performs 'Some Nights'
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2024


See first look video of the Chicago engagement of The Choir of Man, now playing at the Apollo Theatre. Check out the cast singing 'Some Nights' by Fun.! 

Video: The Cast of CHOIR OF MAN At Apollo Theatre Performs 'Escape (The Pina Colada Song)'
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2024


See first look video of the Chicago engagement of The Choir of Man, now playing at the Apollo Theatre. Check out the cast singing Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes! 

PBS Premieres Ben Folds & Joshua Redman 'Next at the Kennedy Center' Specials on April 12 & 19
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2024


The NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER, a multi-year partnership and collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to spotlight critical contributions to the arts, returns to PBS with two new performance specials this April featuring indie music icon Ben Folds and renowned jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman.

Cast Announced for PlayGround's 28th Festival of New Works Premieres From Anne Yumi Kobori and Jacob Marx Rice
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 26, 2024


Meet the cast for PlayGround's 28th Festival of New Works Premieres featuring APERTURES OF LOVE IN TIMES OF WAR and A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS.

THE HELLO GIRLS to Play the Kennedy Center & Symphony Space This May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2024


Prospect Theater Company's production of The Hello Girls will play Washington, DC for one night only on Tuesday, May 7th at 7:30pm in the Terrace Theater at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Julianna Marguiles and Peter Gallagher To Lead LEFT ON TENTH On Broadway; Susan Stroman To Direct
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 22, 2024


Left On Tenth, a new play by author and screenwriter, Delia Ephron, based on her New York Times best-selling memoir, is slated to open on Broadway this fall starring Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild award winner Julianna Margulies as Delia and Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award winner Peter Gallagher as Peter. Susan Stroman is set to direct, with theater and dates to be announced.

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