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Mentalist Oz Pearlman will make his Las Vegas Strip headlining debut with a one-night-only performance at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on May 2, 2026.

Sarasota Opera will mark the 100th anniversary of the Sarasota Opera House with a weekend of events on April 11 and 12, including a concert, a dinner celebration, and a free film screening.

The Michael O'Neal Chorus and Orchestra will perform works by Ola Gjeilo and Elaine Hagenberg on May 3, 2026, at Roswell United Methodist Church in a one-afternoon-only event with no ticket fees.

TheaterWorks Hartford will present Brandon Serafino as part of its Living Room Concert Series on April 30 at BAR MAX, with doors and light bites beginning at 6pm and the performance starting at 6:30pm.

First Friday Foundation will host an Artist Takeover on April 3 in Las Vegas, with more than ten local artists painting live on Main Street and new hours of 5–10 p.

Park University International Center for Music will present pianist Behzod Abduraimov on May 1 at the 1900 Building in Mission Woods, Kan.

Theater Latté Da has announced Clare Fuyuko Bierman and Erika Ji as the recipients of its 2026 NEXT Generation Commission, a program supporting the development of new music theater projects by women and artists of color.

Trial Run Productions will stage four performances of GUNFIGHT AT THE NOT-SO-OK SALOON and DOES NOT COMPUTE at the John Cullum Theatre at The American Theater of Actors in New York City, May 15–17, 2026.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will perform four works April 10-12 at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, featuring a world premiere, a Pittsburgh premiere, and returning audience favorites.

Overture Center for the Arts announced the appointments of Victor Patterson as Co-CEO and Chief People Officer and Cari Redington as Co-CEO and Chief Financial Officer, both effective April 13, 2026.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (WBTT) will close its 2025-2026 “Soul Of A People” theatre season with “Lies, Spells & Old Wives’ Tales.

The 28th annual MATA FESTIVAL will run May 21-23 at DiMenna Center in NYC, featuring composers responding to Morton Feldman's legacy in his centennial year, with performances by MATA Mavens, BlackBox Ensemble, and The Bang Group.

Hawai'i Opera Theatre announced the appointment of Honolulu-born Lance Inouye as Principal Guest Conductor.

This spring, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) will present Haas Brothers: Uncanny Valley, a wildly imaginative mid-career survey that plunges visitors into the exuberant, uncanny worlds of twin artists Nikolai and Simon Haas.

'The Lion King', currently playing in Detroit, roars back into Grand Rapids April 8 - 26, 2026, at DeVos Performance Hall for a three-week engagement.

The Columbus Jazz Orchestra closes its 2025–2026 season May 1–3 with guest vocalist Paul Loren in THE LOREN LOUNGE at the Southern Theatre, featuring music from Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, and Ray Charles.

Lucinda Williams will perform two East Coast concerts this spring, appearing at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey on May 27 and at Beacon Theatre in New York City on May 29.

San Francisco Playhouse will present the West Coast premiere of FLEX by Candrice Jones.

York Theatre Royal has released rehearsal photos from THE PSYCHIC, a new play written and directed by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman.

Composer and classically trained pianist YOSHIKI performed the Japanese national anthem, 'Kimigayo,' at the start of the 2026 FIA Formula 1 World Championship Series Aramco Japanese Grand Prix Race at the Suzuka Circuit on Sunday, March 29.

Wallace Shawn and Deborah Eisenberg stepped in with three hours' notice for Hope Davis and Maria Dizzia, who are out due to illness, in WHAT WE DID BEFORE OUR MOTH DAYS at Greenwich House Theater on April 1 and April 2.

The ECHO OF LOVE charity concert will take place May 9, 2026 at Central Presbyterian Church in Summit, NJ, featuring Grammy-nominated pianist Han Chen and benefiting Good Grief, a nonprofit supporting grieving children and families.

THE BAD DATERS, Derek Murphy's play about modern love at Paradise Factory, will host talkbacks with novelist Megan Nolan on May 7 and dating coach Love, Amy on May 16.

Going into auditions, I had already made assumptions about where I fit.

Having been on and off, in London, LA, and  New York, since 2012, Choir Boy clearly isn’t going away any time soon.