Review: FRIDA...A SELF-PORTRAIT at Union Arts Center
by Amelia Divine - Jun 13, 2026
One-person productions are typically autobiographical: the performer teaches the audience about themself, as themself. But this seemingly “direct” approach is often not actually revealing, where an artist performs a ritualized series of autobiographical anecdotes that fit into the form’s genre conventions. In touring production Frida…a self-portrait, now playing at Union Arts Center, the artist subverts the one-person show form by adding a layer, indirectly telling the story of the performer through the experiences of another artist: the surrealist portraitist Frida Kahlo. This new show asks, can we better understand one artist by telling the story of another?
PUPPET INVASION to Headline Juneteenth Douglass Freedom Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 12, 2026
Puppeteer Tarish 'Jeghetto' Pipkin will bring his interactive Puppet Invasion to Memphis's Juneteenth Douglass Freedom Festival, featuring a giant Juneteenth puppet and youth-made puppets from 11 community centers across the city.
Pink Martini to Return to The Tobin Center in January
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 12, 2026
Pink Martini, the Portland-based 'little orchestra' now in its 31st year, will perform at the Tobin Center's H-E-B Performance Hall in San Antonio for a one-night-only show. Tickets start at $48.
Review: Inside GOV BALL DAY Two at Flushing Meadows Corona Park
by Alex Del Cueto - Jun 11, 2026
A weather-cut day still delivers high energy and standout performances at day two of the annual Governor's Ball festival in Queens. The stacked lineup featured a wide range of artists and headlined by K-pop group Stray Kids.
Video: The Teen Critics' Great Expectations are Met at THE OUTSIDERS
by Luka Vonier - Jun 11, 2026
BroadwayWorld's Teen Critics continues with Ava (13), Ellie (12), and Zander (13), who recently headed to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater to check out The Outsiders on Broadway. Curious about what they thought of the show? Find out in this video!