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Raue Center For The Arts will welcome the return of Engage Dance Theatre’s holiday classic, The Nutcracker, running December 19–21, 2025. Learn more about the production here!

San Diego Junior Theatre, the nation’s longest-running youth theatre program, will kick off the new year with Disney’s Frozen JR. at the historic Casa del Prado Theatre in Balboa Park.

 Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, will go on sale on Monday, December 8 at 10 am for its engagement at Keller Auditorium.

The ever popular holiday production of Elf The Musical, back for the first time since 2018, opened at Surflight Theatre on November 29th. Learn more about the show here!

Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will play a one-night-only concert at bergenPAC (Bergen Performing Arts Center) in May. Learn more and get tickets here!

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo delivered an unexpected musical moment in Hollywood on Tuesday, Dec. 2, surprising guests at an intimate Universal Pictures gathering with a performance of the title song of their film, Wicked: For Good. Watch the video.

New York Theatre Workshop has announced dates and ticket information for the world premiere of My Joy is Heavy, created and performed by Obie Award-winning duo & NYTW Usual Suspects The Bengsons (Hundred Days, The Keep Going Songs), directed by Tony Award winner and NYTW Usual Suspect Rachel Chavkin (Hadestown; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812).

New Jersey Performing Arts Center will launch the Columbia Bank Family Series in 2026, offering a full season of programming for children and adults. Sponsored by Columbia Bank, the series brings a mix of concerts, theatrical presentations, and family-friendly events to Newark.

Inland Pacific Ballet will present its annual production of THE NUTCRACKER this holiday season, with four performances at Bridges Auditorium at Pomona College in Claremont (December 13–14) and three performances at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside (December 20–21).

This holiday season, acclaimed vocalist Chris Pinnella—known for his soaring performances and work with Trans-Siberian Orchestra—returns to the Jersey Shore for a special hometown concert at Manasquan High School on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 7:00pm.

Los Angeles Ballet has announced the addition of a sensory-friendly performance of The Nutcracker, on December 26 at 2:00 pm at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey has announced The Sound of All Things, a new art exhibition by painter Ted Papoulas, on display throughout the run of the Theatre's upcoming production of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.

Yale Repertory Theatre is presenting Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, the final production staged by James Bundy as the organization’s Artistic Director, after 23 years of leadership at Yale (where he has also served as Elizabeth Parker Ware Dean of David Geffen School of Drama). Check out photos of the production.

South Coast Repertory is celebrating 45 years of bringing Orange County the timeless tale of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Check out photos of the production.

The musical version of A Christmas Carol comes to life at The Wick Theatre with a score by Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens. The production injects new life into the iconic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge’s ghostly encounters on Christmas Eve. See photos of the production.

The Fred Ebb Foundation presented the 21st annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to the team of Sophie Boyce and Veronica Mansour. Go inside the event in new photos.

The Treble Choir of Houston has been selected to perform at the 2026 Southwestern American Choral Directors Association Convention in Albuquerque. The organization is seeking community support to help all participating students attend.

The Billie Holiday Theatre has announced the launch of the  Caribbean Theatre Festival – “Caribbean Calling: Roots & Resurgence,” a landmark celebration of English-speaking Caribbean artistry, storytelling, and cultural legacy.

Bishop Arts Theatre Center will present its 2025 production of BLACK NATIVITY, written and directed by Calvin J. Walker. The production will feature new original music by Walker and Steven A. Taylor and a contemporary framing of Langston Hughes’ classic.

Asolo Repertory Theatre will present a Pay What You Will performance of COME FROM AWAY, an initiative designed to increase accessibility while supporting the Sarasota Fire Fighters Benevolent Fund.