Donna Summer News

Arena Stage will present a one-week extension for its world-premiere production of Chez Joey. The musical features fresh arrangements from the legendary catalog of Great American Songbook duo Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.

Next month, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond for Women's History Month, including Linda Eder, Kate Baldwin, Jenn Colella and more. 

Frank Marino will present his acclaimed show LEGENDARY DIVAS at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center on March 13, marking his 40th anniversary in show business with a final Florida performance.

Award-winning vocalist Natalie Douglas returned to the Birdland Jazz Club stage with a one-night-only performance of her Tributes series, Tributes: ’70s Soul. Check out photos from the event here!

Live at Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater, programming from February 9 through February 22 will feature a wide range of jazz, cabaret, and Broadway artists.

Unforgettable, Colman Domingo's Nat King Cole musical biopic, has been boarded by Lionsgate for international sales. The film is expected to be shopped around to potential buyers at the European Film Market next week.

THE FINAL DAYS OF LYCOMING MALL, a new musical comedy by Beto González and Ben Fish, will make its New York debut at the upcoming New York Theater Festival. Learn more here!

25 years after Michael Nunn and William Trevitt's debut performance Pointless at the Roundhouse, pioneering dance company BalletBoyz will return to the stage. Learn mroe here!

The full cast has been announced for the major new musical of The Ballad of Johnny & June. Learn more about the upcoming touring production and the cast here!

Two River Theater has received an Edgerton Foundation New Play Award for The Monsters: A Sibling Love Story by Ngozi Anyanwu. The award provided support for additional rehearsal time with the full creative team prior to the world premiere.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has revealed the full cast and creative team for Chez Joey. The production will be directed by Tony Goldwyn and Savion Glover.

The Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) has announced the posthumous induction of iconic singer-songwriter Donna Summer.  Summer, who passed away in 2012 at age 63, was honored during an intimate ceremony held on December 15, 2025 in West Hollywood, California.

54 BELOW will present its The First Annual 54 Below Gala, featuring performances from Darren Criss, Ariana DeBose, Jeremy Jordan, and many more Broadway performers.

Arena Stage has received the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award for Fremont Ave. by Reggie D. White, directed by Lili-Anne Brown.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will offer a very special gift to the community: a Weekend of Soul, featuring the Soul Crooners and Sistas of Soul. Learn more here!

Westport Country Playhouse will stage “A Sherlock Carol,” a family-friendly holiday production based on two classic tales, “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle,” a classic Sherlock Holmes story, and “A Christmas Carol.”

Casting has been announced for the major new musical of The Ballad of Johnny & June, led by Christopher Ryan Grant and Christina Bianco. Learn more about the tour here!

Theatre Calgary has revealed the full cast and creative team for the upcoming World Premiere production of The Tale of the Gifted Prince, with book and lyrics by Lezlie Wade and music by Daniel Green.

ShowTown Theatricals has announced four new hires within its New York general management office: General Managers Megan Curren and Amanda Feldman and Associate General Managers Miguel Ortiz and Siani Woods.

One drag queen, four hard front wigs and the Greatest Story Ever Told. MISS WOMAN THE WOMAN will present SEX IN THE CITY S1 E11, lip-synced live and in full at Lips.