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Martha Graham Dance Company to Return to Sadler's Wells for Centenary
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2026

The Martha Graham Dance Company returns to Sadler's Wells Theatre for the first time in over 20 years, presenting mixed bill programmes featuring Graham classics alongside new commissioned works.

Photos: Evan Mitchell Records 20th Century Piano Works on A LIGHT EXISTS
by Rachel Stone - Oct 16, 2026

Pianist Evan Mitchell's album features solo piano works by Vítězslava Kaprálová, Gideon Klein, Samuel Barber, Alban Berg, and Elliott Carter, each composed in the artists' early years. Released on First Hand Records.

Santa Fe Desert Chorale to Present 2027 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2026

The Santa Fe Desert Chorale announced its 45th anniversary season, featuring summer and winter festivals in addition to a new partnership with the VOCES8 Foundation for early-career vocalist training.

Hermitage Artist Retreat to Present Fall Programs With Pulitzer Finalist Monahon, Composer Gordon
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 14, 2026

The Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced three fall programs featuring playwright Talene Monahon, folk musician Tommy Lubben, opera composer Ricky Ian Gordon, and multi-instrumentalist Jen Shyu at venues across Sarasota County.

The Verdi Chorus to Present FROM VERDI TO VERISMO
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2026

The Verdi Chorus opens its 43rd season with a concert featuring operatic sequences from Verdi's works alongside selections from Leoncavallo and Puccini at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica.

Elim Chan to Expand SF Symphony Season with Three Conducting Programs
by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2026

Music Director Designate Elim Chan will conduct three programs with the San Francisco Symphony, including works by Mendelssohn, Adams, Elgar, and Prokofiev, while spending additional weeks in the city for community engagement.

Interview: Theatre Life with Susan Derry
by Elliot Lanes - Sep 10, 2026

Today’s subject Susan Derry is an example of an artist living their theatre life with a full plate of projects. She has several coming up that I promise you will be very interested in reading about. The first of which is her solo cabaret show entitled Ingenue You When which will be performed at Creative Cauldron in Falls Church, VA on September 12th and 18th at 7:30pm. You’ll need to read on to see what else Susan has coming up because it’s quite a lot of artistic goodness to take in.

PINOCCHIO: MY PUPPET PAL, BEETLEJUICE JR, and More Set For Academy of Music Theatre Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 9, 2026

The Academy of Music Theatre in Northampton announced its 16th annual season series, featuring youth productions, community dance events, and family-friendly theatre on its historic Main Street stage.

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.