Here are a few top picks to consider this week including Harry Connick Jr. doing his headlining debut at Carnegie Hall, Disney star Elizabeth Gillies singing songs from the 1990s, understudies and alternates from current hit Broadway shows, and more.
Norman Lasiter will perform two cabaret shows this summer — STILL GRAY AND FEELIN' GROOVY at Don't Tell Mama and GRAY PRIDE at the Arts Project of Cherry Grove Community House, both with music director Christopher Marlowe.
Brooklyn-based composer David Cieri's 84 BELLS will receive its world premiere at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, conducted by Marin Alsop with the Philharmonia Orchestra, as part of the city's Year of Gaudí centennial celebrations.
The Cuban Cultural Center of New York will present the Toomai String Quintet in a program tracing jazz and Latin American diaspora connections, featuring works by Duke Ellington, La Lupe, and others at New York's National Opera Center.
Soprano Lise Davidsen will perform Christmas concerts at DNB Arena in Stavanger and Oslo Spektrum, joined by the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, choir Solistkoret Ung, and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes.
Leon Botstein has a special aptitude for finding under-appreciated and rarely (if ever) performed works for orchestra. While it must be understood that not everything committed to paper by any composer is a jewel of perfection.
The San Francisco Symphony announced its summer season, featuring classical programs, film concerts, and performances with Andrew Bird, Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, A.R. Rahman, and St. Vincent at venues including Davies Symphony Hall, Shoreline Amphitheatre, and Sigmund Stern Grove.
The Treble Choir of Houston will present its annual Spring Concert at Trinity Downtown Church, featuring songs from its 2025-2026 repertoire along with vocal and instrumental solos. The free event is open to the public.
Treble Choir of Houston at Christ Church Cathedral, under the direction of founder and artistic director Marianna Parnas-Simpson, will present its annual free Spring Concert.
Carnegie Hall will present the fourth annual Power Network in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. This event bridges the worlds of finance and culture, with performances by legendary New York City hip-hop artists Fabolous and Big Daddy Kane.
Composers Concordance will present cellist Sahara von Hattenberger in a solo performance at Gallery MC in New York, featuring contemporary works by Randall Woolf and George N. Gianopoulos.
ArtsFairfax, the nonprofit designated as Fairfax County's local arts agency, has revealed the 2026 ArtsFairfax Awards recipients, elebrated as the annual event to recognize visionary contributions to the arts countywide.
Grammy and Drama Desk nominee Claybourne Elder will join the company of Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway. Elder will appear in the role of Dr. Orin Scrivello D.D.S.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 8, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Transport Group has announced Jessica Vosk and Nicole Fosse as the latest additions to LIZA! AT 80: A CELEBRATION IN SONG AND DANCE, a one-night tribute to Liza Minnelli at Carnegie Hall.
The Muny announced the lead cast for SOMETHING ROTTEN!, including Tony winner Matt Doyle and Bryonha Marie, as the musical comedy makes its Muny premiere to close Season 108 in Forest Park.
Orchestra of St. Luke's announced its upcoming season, featuring six performances at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, a Bach Festival, and a Chamber Series, with conductors Louis Langrée and Andrew Manze returning to the podium.
The New School's College of Performing Arts will present its 11th annual SANDBOX PERCUSSION SUMMER SEMINAR, celebrating Steve Reich's 90th birthday year with free public concerts, including a full performance of his landmark work DRUMMING.
Grammy-winning guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, CGP will perform at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater on his Living In The Light Tour. Tickets start at $39.50.
GRAMMY-nominated pianist Simone Dinnerstein will perform a free concert at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park, featuring music by J.S. Bach and Philip Glass from her albums Complicité and Hourglass with ensemble Baroklyn.
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