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Violinist Jonathan Dinklage and actor Kailee Graham will join MOMS' NIGHT OUT: THE CONCERT SERIES at The Green Room 42 on April 18th at 7pm, alongside a cast that includes performers from HAMILTON, COME FROM AWAY, and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

Florida Repertory Theatre raised $1,200,222 at its March 28 gala at the Caloosa Sound Convention Center, the highest total in the theatre's 28-year history, with over 300 guests attending.

The Mary Moody Northen Theatre at St.

Literature to Life is casting a Dominican-American male actor, ages 20-30, for its solo adaptation of THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO, with rehearsals beginning in May 2026 and performances launching in New York City in September.

Main Street Theater will stage THE BEST SCHOOL YEAR EVER, based on Barbara Robinson's book, at the MATCH in Houston from April 11 through May 9, recommended for third grade and older.

The Barrow Group announced its 40th Anniversary Spring Benefit on May 19 at 520 8th Ave.

PrideArts will present the expanded two-act version of CALL ME ELIZABETH, Kayla Boye's one-woman show about Elizabeth Taylor, May 8-10 at the Hoover-Leppen Theatre in Center on Halsted.

The Secret Academy will stage DISNEY'S NEWSIES JR.

MADAME INFAMY, the musical tracing the parallel lives of Sally Hemings and Marie Antoinette, will present two concert performances at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater on April 23, featuring a cast of Broadway veterans.

BETTE AND JOAN – fame, fear, fervour, and feuding.

Farmers Alley Theatre will present GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR by Doug Wright, running April 16–May 2 in Kalamazoo, MI, in collaboration with the Gilmore Piano Festival.

The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring a lineup of classic works spanning gothic horror, American drama, and Shakespearean comedy, alongside returning holiday and outdoor programming.

THE NOTEBOOK: THE MUSICAL will run May 5–10, 2026 at the Ziff Ballet Opera House, featuring Miami native Ken Wulf Clark as Middle Noah in the national tour.

Neurofestivity will return this spring to University College Cork, offering a two-day festival dedicated to celebrating neurodivergent artists and creative work.

The San Francisco Symphony will present four Orchestral Series programs in May 2026, featuring Conductor Laureate Herbert Blomstedt, guest conductors, a world premiere, and free community chamber concerts.

George Clinton, HEART, Lucinda Williams, and Take 6 will perform at the 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala on May 8 at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, joining previously announced Norah Jones.

Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, and Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall will present Backstage Sarasota: A Theatre Trolley Tour, a free family event on April 18, 2026, marking their first shared arts collaboration.

OrpheusPDX founder and artistic director Christopher Mattaliano announced the Portland opera company will not produce opera in 2026, citing the decision as an intentional pause to plan and reset ahead of a planned 2027 return.

Contemporary artist Kre8 will exhibit his signature style, Kre8tizm, at Park West Gallery at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace from April 10 through May 28.

The Music Center's VERY SPECIAL ARTS FESTIVAL: FAMILY DAY has been rescheduled to May 2, 2026, on Jerry Moss Plaza in Los Angeles, offering free live performances, art-making activities, and a magic show for families of all ages.

The Moth will present its Mainstage show in Lincoln, Nebraska on April 17, 2026 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

Pianist Brian Ganz concludes his 16-year journey to perform all of Chopin's works on April 11 at Strathmore, including a newly discovered waltz, and will receive Poland's prestigious Gloria Artis cultural medal.

Saxophonist and vocalist Grace Kelly performs her 20th anniversary concert on April 15 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, joined by a four-piece ensemble.

Julie Benko, current star of Broadway's RAGTIME, will present her new show EUPHONIC GUMBO at Feinstein's at the Nikko in San Francisco on April 10-11 at 8 pm.

Jerry Seinfeld, Bert Kreischer, and Seth Meyers will headline the National Comedy Center's annual comedy festival in Jamestown, New York, August 6–9, 2026, alongside Carol Leifer, Gina Brillon, and others.