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Rhonda Hansome will host the comedy event LAUGHS LIKELY at the Black Women In Comedy Laff Fest in NYC, showcasing a lineup of talented comedians.

Home of boundary-pushing performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, arts charity and year-round cultural hub, Summerhall Arts has announced the first seven shows of its Edinburgh Fringe 2026 festival programme.

Ortús co-Artistic Director, Mairéad Hickey, will lead the 2026 Ortús Chamber Music Festival, performing alongside an outstanding roster of Irish and international musicians.

Michaela Gleave's first major solo exhibition in Australia, EVENT HORIZON, will be showcased at Artspace Sydney from March to June, exploring themes of environmentalism, feminism, and science.

Cape Town Opera will present HOERIKWAGGO in collaboration with Monique Pelser Studio, featuring daily sonic interventions at Art Week, coinciding with the Investec Cape Town Art Fair.

Sita and Urmila - Unheard Conversations is a mythic socio-political drama drawn from the ancient Indian epic Ramayana, re-imagined through the unheard voices of two women, questioning duty, sacrifice, and patriarchy.

In a landmark collaboration, Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia and The New Zealand Dance Company will honour revered choreographer, the late Douglas Wright, with the return of his iconic masterpiece GLORIA.

LIKA-WISE Entertainment LLC will present TRAPPED: The Weekend and the Search for “LOVE,” written, performed, and directed by AKIL, as part of the 2026 New York City Fringe Festival with FRIGID New York.

Danse Lumière will present Pop Up Ballet at City Center, an evening of highlights from The James Joyce Ballet and other works by Artistic Director Kathryn Roszak, at Studio 5 at City Center, 131 West 55th Street.

Award-winning vocalist Frank Dain will present 'A CELEBRATION 24 YEARS IN THE MAKING' at Don't Tell Mama on March 1, celebrating his latest album and honoring his late husband.

On Sunday, February 15, during NBA All-Star Weekend, FYC Independents and LACAE Theatre presented another full-capacity event for Another Night of Staged Reading Featuring Emmy Nominees and Winners.

The Jeff Awards has announced a call for nominations for a special award in the upcoming Non-Equity segment.

The Boch Center has announced the release of a new hardcover book in commemoration of the Wang Theatre's 100th anniversary honoring the history, architecture, and cultural legacy of one of Boston's most treasured landmarks.

The Chocolate Factory Theater will host Karinne Keithley Syers' new production, YOUR GHOST BODY, starting February 2026.

Wellesley Repertory Theatre will present 'LIFTED,' the seventh installment in the Ufot Family Cycle, with performances scheduled across three venues in March.

Killy Dwyer will present Midlife Catharsis (A Solo Musical About Surviving, Surrendering and Surfing) at Under St.

DISENCHANTED!, the celebrated Off Broadway musical, will perform at the Henry J.

The Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers will host a series of free programs this spring, including workshops, performances, and lectures aimed at enhancing community engagement and cultural education.

Her Story Theatre will present the world premiere of THE OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY at The Den Theatre in Chicago.

Oil Lamp Theater will present POOR BEHAVIOR from April 10 to May 10, featuring a talented cast and creative team.

Hub Theatre Company of Boston will present THE BALD SOPRANO & THE LESSON, directed by Bryn Boice, at the Boston Center for the Arts from February 20 to March 8, 2026.

The New York Irish Center will host its 5th Annual 40 SHADES OF GREEN St.

All new photos have been released of Cynthia Erivo in DRACULA, now playing in London's West End.

Academy Award-winning actress Estelle Parsons is returning to Theater for the New City as the honoree at its annual Love and Courage gala to raise money to present the work of emerging playwrights.

Concentration, Arne Weingart's theatrical adaptation of his poetry written in the voice of a World War II death camp prisoner, runs April 11 and 12 in a new, reimagined production at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts.