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Austin Playhouse’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, directed by Lara Toner Haddock, is a fast, witty farce about Monty Navarro and his murderous path to inheritance.

The Broadway production of Just In Time at the Circle in the Square Theatre welcomes some new stars as Tony-nominee Jeremy Jordan and Carrie St.

The N'Kenge Foundation's ARE YOU THE NEXT SHOWSTOPPER?! national talent competition returns to the Lotte New York Palace in NYC, offering BIPOC young performers a grand prize trip to an international performing arts intensive in Italy.

Joburg Ballet's 25th Anniversary Season has brought a wave of recognition, including a Naledi Theatre Award win, a World Press Photo Contest honor, and two National Dance Awards UK nominations.

The Collaborative School of the Arts has announced the Outstanding Lead Performer nominees for the High School Musical Theatre Awards at Proctors.

The Dallas Opera announced Claire Lewis as its Martha R.

Setar virtuoso Amir Nojan and percussionist Pejman Hadadi will perform 'Whispers of the Dastgah,' a program of spontaneous improvisations rooted in Persian classical music's modal system, at Roulette in Downtown Brooklyn.

The Oratorio Society of New York has announced the winners of the 49th Lyndon Woodside Oratorio Solo Competition.

My Hero Academia In Concert will be presented at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts as part of its 2026–2027 series.

Modest Mouse will perform a live concert at The BayCare Sound in Clearwater, Florida.

Another Opening, Another Debut! will return to 54 Below with a concert spotlighting Broadway performers making their debuts during the 2025–2026 season.

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts will present OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW on the UNION MADE TOUR.

The Syrian Music Preservation Initiative will present a concert dedicated to composer Muhammed Qadri Dalal at Roulette in Brooklyn.

The critics are weighing-in on the world premiere of The Balusters, a new play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner David Lindsay-Abaire, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.

Contemporary Asian Theater Scene (CATS) will present the world premiere staged reading of AFTERMATH LITURGY, a commissioned play with music by playwright Min Kahng, performed at Wesley United Methodist Church in San Jose's Japantown.

LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL will be presented at Ivoryton Playhouse.

HYMN FOR THE EARTH, with music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by William Schermerhorn, highlights themes of environmental stewardship.

Boston Dance Theater will present THE CAROL KAYE PROJECT at the Strand Theatre in Rockland, Maine, featuring works by leading American women choreographers celebrating the legacy of pioneering bassist Carol Kaye.

AstonRep Productions will present the U.

The Crossing will conclude its season with The Month of Moderns, a series of concerts in Philadelphia.

Plaza Mexico in Lynwood, CA will host its annual Cinco de Mayo event featuring a civic ceremony, performances by Plenazo Tribe, Los Caminantes, Buknas de Culiacan, and more, plus an LA Galaxy activation and family activities.

Austin's Indie Meme Film Festival returns for its 11th annual edition, presenting 27 films from 14 countries at AFS Cinema, with filmmaker appearances and screenings spanning narrative features, documentaries, and short films.

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A stage musical adaptation of FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY is in development with Seven Bucks Productions, co-founded by Dwayne Johnson.

Virginia Woolf isn’t the easiest author to adapt for the stage, and her lesser-known 1931 experimental novel The Waves presents a particularly interesting dramaturgical challenge.