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Nicoletta Berry, Joshua Blue, Maria Brea & Jorell Williams to Celebrate Adolphus Hailstork at Merkin Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 3, 2026

Marshall Opera will celebrate composer Adolphus Hailstork's 85th birthday year with an October 13 concert at Merkin Hall featuring Nicoletta Berry, Maria Brea, Joshua Blue and Jorell Williams.

BINGE FRINGE FESTIVAL to Open at Santa Monica Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 28, 2026

Santa Monica Playhouse will present its Eleventh Annual Binge Fringe Festival, six weeks of free performances, workshops and music featuring local and visiting artists from across the country.

PENTATONE to Release SPACES Compilation of World Premiere Recordings
by Rachel Stone - Aug 27, 2026

PENTATONE will release SPACES, a collection of world premiere recordings featuring composers including Anna Clyne, Donnacha Dennehy, George Lewis, Sarah Kirkland Snider, and Zoe Yost, marking the label's 25th anniversary.

EDINBURGH 2026 Review: NESTING, Summerhall
by Cindy Marcolina - Aug 13, 2026

It’s a dark, gripping, and truly affecting project. Its comic side doesn’t overpower the tragedy, but it brings light to an otherwise dreary subject.

Martha Graham Dance Company to Present 2026-27 Season and Global Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 12, 2026

Martha Graham Dance Company will present masterworks, new commissions, and Lamentation Variations while touring the US, Canada, England, Spain, Mexico, and China.

ENOUGH: THE AGREEMENT To Premiere At TNC's Dream Up Festival
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 9, 2026

Theater for the New City, Crystal Field (Artistic Director) will present ENOUGH: THE AGREEMENT, a new play by Jonathan G Galvez, as part of the Dream Up Festival.

Review: BBC PROMS: FIRST NIGHT OF THE PROMS 2026, Royal Albert Hall
by Franco Milazzo - Jul 18, 2026

If the Last Night is about waving Union Jacks until arms ache, the First Night had some of that feeling too — albeit a different flag. The Proms this time around will commemorate the 250th anniversary of United States declaring bye-bye to Blighty and plotting its own course into history. Before the strains of “Jerusalem” fade away for another year, the Royal Albert Hall will see both the LA Philharmonic and New York’s Met Orchestra take the stage and Marin Alsop will conduct a night of Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. Yuja Wang gives Samuel Barber’s Piano Concerto its first Proms outing on the Last Night, there are world premieres from Wynton Marsalis and Jessie Montgomery plus a centenary celebration of Miles Davis’ work.

REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents TRILOGIA CADELA FORÇA By Carolina Bianchi and Cara de Cavalo
by Wesley Doucette - Jul 16, 2026

Contrary to the place critics occupy in the cultural imagination, I dread the prospect of an artist reading a negative review I have written. I stand by my perceptions of the works I review, yet I also hold to Anton Ego's maxim in Pixar's Ratatouille: 'In the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.'

REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents UMA LUZ CORDIAL By Carolina Bianchi and Cara de Cavalo
by Wesley Doucette - Jul 9, 2026

In his essay 'Problems of the Theatre,' German playwright Friedrich Dürrenmatt argues that poetry should be made with the stage, not merely written for it or placed on it.

Review: The Hilarious WILD NIGHTS: AN EMILY DICKINSON SLEEPOVER PLAY is Driven by Absurd Performances
by James Lindhorst - Jun 1, 2026

Wild Nights is inspired ridiculousness. It’s a fun romp of giddy, screaming, giggling teenage girls executing what they believe is the perfect sleepover. The directors and actors tap into this ensemble’s fearless ability to be comedically vulnerable and do what ever it takes to earn the audience’s laughs.

MISSOURI CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL to Return for 16th Season at The Sheldon
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2026

The Missouri Chamber Music Festival will present its 16th annual season at The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, featuring a world premiere by David Werfelman and performances by the Arianna String Quartet and Calyx Piano Trio.

Write Out Loud Will Host Three Programs Celebrating America's 250th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2026

Write Out Loud will present three programs in San Diego marking the U.S. Semiquincentennial, including a story concert, a WWII letters reading co-produced with Scripps Ranch Theatre, and an NEA-funded American Literary Heroes showcase.

MISSOURI CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL Will Return for 16th Annual Season at The Sheldon
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2026

The Missouri Chamber Music Festival will present its 16th annual season at The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis, featuring the Arianna String Quartet, Calyx Piano Trio, and a world premiere by David Werfelman.

CONCORDANCE: 150 YEARS OF CHARLES IVES Released By Owsley Stanley Foundation
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 17, 2026

Concordance: 150 Years of Charles Ives has been released by The Owsley Stanley Foundation. The album features historic and new recordings of Ives’s Concord Sonata. The release is available on CD.

More Than 1,700 Shows Added For Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2026

A second batch of shows for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been announced, bringing the current total number on sale for 2026 to 2,083. Learn more here!

Music Worcester Will Present I RISE: WOMEN IN SONG in May
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2026

Music Worcester will present 'I RISE: WOMEN IN SONG' at Trinity Lutheran Church on May 8, featuring the Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble & Cantilena.

Documentary LOVE & HOPE & MAGIC: THE MAKING OF JINX, THE MUSICAL to Premiere in San Mateo
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 16, 2026

The documentary LOVE & HOPE & MAGIC: THE MAKING OF JINX, THE MUSICAL will premiere March 26 at the Bayside Performing Arts Center in San Mateo. Directed by Jeanne Barrett.

Mezzo-Soprano Joyce DiDonato to Return to Carnegie Hall for Public Master Classes
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2026

Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato will return to Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing for her popular series of master classes for young professional opera singers.

Review: The Best and the Rest of SPECTRUM 2026 at First Run Theatre
by James Lindhorst - Mar 8, 2026

This year’s Spectrum 2026, produced by First Run Theatre, was unique. The six-play festival featured four wittily written plays that stood on their own. Two were flat-out funny, one was a bit macabre, and Tortured Poets Department was beyond charming.

Guildford Choral to Perform MASS IN TIME OF WAR at Holy Trinity Church
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2026

Local audiences are invited to experience an evening of choral and orchestral splendour as Guildford Choral returns to Holy Trinity Church in Guildford on Saturday 14th March 2026.