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The Royal Ballet School and Ellen Elphick, a former student of the school who experienced body-shaming while attending, have reacing a settlement. Elphick attended the Royal Ballet between 2009 and 2012, where she experienced lifelong psychological damage. 

Stephen DeAngelis continues his ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys, Understudies and Alternates with the next edition in his monthly residency of At This Performance…™ to be held on Monday, June 23rd  at The Green Room 42.

Tickets are now available for Traveling Players’ Summer Season, which will feature a variety of family-friendly plays throughout July at Tysons Corner Center. 

On Friday, May 30, East 9th street between Broadway and University Place was officially co-named Terrence McNally Way in honor of the late legendary playwright Terrence McNally, who proudly lived on East 9th Street for 24 years. See the photos here!

This summer, Gretna Theatre sets the stage for Shakespearean mayhem as it presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [revised again] - a laugh-out-loud comedy featuring all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays in under 100 minutes.

Amas Musical Theatre (Donna Trinkoff, Artistic Producer), New York City’s award-winning pioneer in diversity and multi-ethnic casting in the performing arts, celebrated its 56th Anniversary at its annual Gala Benefit Concert on Monday, May 19, 2025.

ABC News Anchor JuJu Chang had the chance to make her Broadway debut in a cameo in Broadway's Aladdin in the role of Fortune Teller! Don Darryl Rivera, who plays Iago in the show, showed her around backstage. See the video here! 

New Ballet, the institution that Silicon Valley looks to for excellence in the art of ballet, announced its 2025/2026 season. See here for more details on the upcoming season!

Toronto marks the second stop of Zac's Canadian tour. After a sold out three night run at The Staircase Theatre in Hamilton in May, Jack Goes to Therapy will be programmed at the Toronto Fringe July 4-11, and the Winnipeg Fringe July 16-27.

Abstract expressionist Mark Rothko battles his demons in this startling, explosive Tony Award-winning play that explores the meaning of art, emotion, and authenticity in a commercialized world.

Hillsboro School District has made the deicision to stop offering theater electives for the 2025-2026 school year at Century High School. In response, students walked out of class in protest earlier this week. 

On May 29, 2025, DPAC presented The DPAC Rising Star Awards, central North Carolina’s High School Musical Theatre Awards, with host Clay Aiken and special guest, J. Harrison Ghee.

The New York Arab Festival (NYAF) culminates its fourth edition with a vibrant, day-long celebration titled The Alchemist’s Recipes, hosted at the iconic Atelier Jolie at 57 Great Jones Street.

Opera Australia’s 2025 winter season will open in this July with the highly anticipated global premiere of Australian Director Anne-Louise Sarks’ production of Carmen at the Sydney Opera House, in what is set to be the opera event of the year.

The cast has been announced for Sydney Theatre Company’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, adapted by Joanna Murray-Smith and directed by Sarah Goodes – the award-winning duo behind STC hits, Julia and Switzerland. The show will open in August.

54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present Stephanie Pope: Livin’ It Up! on Tuesday, June 17th, 2025 at 7pm EST. See here for more information.

On Friday May 30, 2025, at 8 PM, the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra will present a concert at Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall conducted by Kenneth Kiesler featuring soloists Karen Slack, soprano, Goitsemang Lehobye, soprano, and Daniel Washington, bass.

An overly-enthusiastic sold-out crowd filled the Benedum Center as Pittsburgh CLO and The Michael J. Kara Family celebrated Allegheny County’s finest high school musical theater performers at the 34th Annual Pittsburgh CLO Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater on Saturday, May 24, 2025.

The Zoo Story, written by Edward Albee, is coming to The Drama Factory. Performances take place June 19 through June 22. The show is directed by Chris Weare and performed by Michael Mackenzie and Francois Immelman. The show will fun fifty minutes. 

Award winning theatre makers and seasoned clowns, Toni Morkel and Sylvaine Strike bring a compelling narrative exploring the life of fictional character, Cottonwool Kid (CK). The show runs June 6 through June 8 at Theatre Arts Methodist Church Hall.