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Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) and Harbor Stage Company present Betrayal, by Harold Pinter, directed by Robert Kropf. Learn more about the production and find out how to gett ickets here!

More than half a century after the Public Theater opened its doors with Hair, Gail Merrifield Papp will speak for the first time about her vivid and fascinating behind-the scenes memoir, Public/Private: My Life with Joe Papp at The Public Theater. The event will be held on Monday, September 18 at 6pm at Joe’s Pub – the Public Theater venue named for Joseph Papp.

BALAM Dance Theatre and Marblehead School of Ballet have been selected to perform in José Mateo Ballet Theatre's 14th Annual Dance for World Community Festival. 

A new Amazon listing has revealed that Cher's Christmas album, 'Cher Christmas,' will feature collaborations with Darlene Love, Michael Bublé, Tyga, Cyndi Lauper, and Stevie Wonder. The album will include the new single 'DJ Play a Christmas Song.' Get all the details on the upcoming album now!

Irish Repertory Theatre reveals the cast for Translations, the first production in The Friel Project, a retrospective of the work of renowned Irish playwright Brian Friel.

Cher has unveiled the cover of her upcoming Christmas album, which appeared to be titled 'Christmas.' The album will be released later this year. Check out the photo now! Find out everything we know about the album so far here.

Check out a full list of what's to come on Broadway in 2024 and be sure to check back as more engagements are added to the list!

Trustus Theatre, the home for relevant, innovative, and inclusive theatrical works in Columbia, South Carolina, will present Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as the opening performance of their 39th season.

Join the Korean Cultural Center New York for the New York debut of MAUM Market and Hangawi Korean Festival. Celebrate Korean culture with a curated pop-up market, panels, and workshops showcasing Asian American and Korean American arts, crafts, entrepreneurship, and culture. Free entry and open to the public. September 9-10, 2023 in New York.

Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL) gives a record six mainstage performances at Carnegie Hall in 2023–24, as well as significant ongoing series in both of the venue's other two performance spaces, Zankel Hall and Weill Recital Hall.

Discover the diverse and captivating program of SOLFEST 2023, presented by The Sol Project. From exciting performances to engaging workshops, this unmissable event taking place from August 27-31 promises a week filled with entertainment and inspiration. Be sure to mark your calendars for SOLFEST 2023 and immerse yourself in the vibrant world of theater and arts.

Don't miss the electrifying performance of Slavic Soul Party! at Flushing Town Hall. Find out the dates, ticket information, and get ready to immerse yourself in their infectious rhythms. Grab your tickets now for this must-see musical experience.

The Atlanta Opera opens its 2023-24 season in collaboration with Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff Arts Center for the East Coast premiere of Paul Moravec's The Shining, a chilling new production of the opera based on Stephen King's 1977 bestselling novel, with a libretto by Mark Campbell (Sep 15–Oct 1).

The EP follows their latest album 1982 (released in spring of this year), and includes three newly commissioned remixes of tracks from the album: Emperor Machine’s reworking, a Werkha mix of “SAMO” and Manchester producer Jade Parker’s remix of “Waiting on a Train” (feat. Ellen Beth Abdi & Chunky).

The Franz Schubert Filharmonia—one of Spain's pre-eminent orchestras led by conductor and Artistic Director Tomàs Grau—presents its first ever concert in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.

Discover the lineup and schedule for Music at the Intersection, a must-see music festival in St. Louis. Featuring over 50 acts across four stages, including headliners Smino, Thundercat, Masego, and Snarky Puppy. Don't miss out on this exciting event in the Grand Center Arts District. Tickets on sale now.

As artists, industry and fans celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop around the globe, The Hip Hop Nutcracker has announced its 2023 tour to more than 25 U.S. cities including Detroit’s Fisher Theatre for ONE SHOW ONLY on Saturday, December 9.

Since 1979, Stephen Sondheim’s take on the Victorian myth about an exiled barber who pairs up with a cunning pie maker to seek revenge on the men who wronged him has delighted and enthralled audiences with its thrilling score, pitch black humor, and chaotic plot, but what is the real story behind this penny dreadful turned musical delight? Was there a real Sweeney Todd? Where did the story come from? And, most pressingly of all, what inspired Sondheim to spin this nauseating nightmare into gothic musical comedy gold? The answers just might surprise you as we delve into the history of Sweeney Todd.

A holiday dance mash-up for the whole family during hip hop's 50th year! As artists, industry and fans celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop around the globe today, The Hip Hop Nutcracker announced its 2023 tour to more than 25 U.S. cities.

Discover the exciting lineup of LGBTQ+ films at aGLIFF's Prism 36. Don't miss out on this celebration of diverse storytelling and powerful narratives. Plan your movie marathon and be part of the vibrant LGBTQ+ community.

Join Peter Van Heerden, executive director of Fairfield University's Quick Center for the Arts, and Cheryl Wiesenfeld, Broadway producer, as they discuss their passion for theater as a means of social change. Learn about their work in producing plays that have sparked conversation and forced society to rethink our prison system.

Kimberly Schafer is an Award Winning Director, Choreographer and Educator. She received her Bachelor of Performing Arts in Dance Performance from Oklahoma City University and her Masters in Theatre Education/Directing from Catholic University. Recently, she was selected to be a member of the International Dance Council CID.

In 1979, the office was a very different place than it is today. Secretarial pools, typewriters, and carbon copy memos were regular fixtures as was, unfortunately, blatant misogyny and sexism in the workplace. Thankfully, we have grown and evolved as a society since then, but sometimes looking back on those times can give us perspective on our current world, and can, in fact, be quite entertaining as well. That’s certainly the case with Titusville Playhouse’s 59th season opener, 9 TO 5 – THE MUSICAL, an energetic and funny adaptation of the classic film.

Discover the lineup for the Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA) 2023-24 season, featuring Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks in the iconic play Waiting for Godot. Get all the details on the dates and tickets.

Irish Repertory Theatre (Charlotte Moore, Artistic Director; Ciarán O'Reilly, Producing Director) will present The Friel Project, a retrospective of the work of renowned Irish playwright Brian Friel, to take place from October 2023 through May 2024.