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Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical will have its world premiere at Hayes Theatre Co from October 17–November 22, 2025. Starring Joel Granger as the beloved racehorse, the show blends absurdist comedy, an electro-swing score, and a heartfelt underdog story.
Inside Broadway has announced its lineup of 2025-2026 theatre programming available for New York City public school students from elementary to high school across the five boroughs.
The highly anticipated, multi-year North American tour will star Maya Drake as Ali, Kennedy Caughell as Jersey and Roz White as Miss Liza Jane. Additional principals and full ensemble casting will be announced at a later date.
Signature Theatre has a video inside rehearsals for Play On!, with the cast rehearsing 'Take The A Train.' Play On! is a musical based on Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night and set to the syncopated soundtrack of Duke Ellington’s greatest hits.
Jazz at Lincoln Center kicked off their 2025-2026 season with MOTHER AFRICA, a concert consisting of compositions primarily from American composers who were heavily influenced by African music, culture, and ideas.
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in collaboration with Jazz Houston will present Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.
Jacob’s Pillow has announced programming for Week 6 of its 2025 Dance Festival, running July 30–August 3 in Becket, Massachusetts. This week’s lineup includes the Ted Shawn Theatre debut of Sekou McMiller & Friends, the U.S. premiere of Eun-Me Ahn’s Dragons in the Doris Duke Theatre, and a dynamic slate of outdoor performances on the Henry J. Leir Stage.
The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra has revealed its 2025-26 season, and it’s filled with new programming and partnerships. Learn more about the season here!
The scheduling of certain Proms seems to be a controversial topic in some quarters, with certain factions expressing a desire for the first week of the season to be entirely classical - and then start dipping into different genres once the dust has settled. That’s not the way things are being done this year, however, with jazz newcomer Samara Joy making her Proms debut in the second concert of the season, and hot on the heels of back-to-back Grammys success.
Juilliard has revealed its 2025-26 season, featuring an array of world premiere commissions and fresh interpretations of iconic works. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Signature Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for Play On!, conceived by Sheldon Epps. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets here!
Songbook Sundays, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club with Come Fly with Jimmy Van Heusen.
Helicline Fine Art will present its next exhibition, HIRSCHFELD: STROKES OF GENIUS, a glorious celebration of Al Hirschfeld's artwork. Learn how to attend!
The 5th Avenue Theatre Company will unite Seattle’s hottest jazz musicians with top-tier theatrical talent to present After Midnight - a celebration of the music, poetry, and vibrant spirit of Harlem’s legendary Cotton Club.
A special tribute to legendary composer and bandleader Duke Ellington will take place in September. This free, outdoor event is presented by The Duke Ellington Center for the Arts in collaboration with the American Tap Dance Foundation.
It may be hot out and that bright ball may be up in the sky (I think it’s called the Sun), but there are still some amazing shows coming to Seattle and surrounding areas. Check out some of these killer shows, especially since I believe all the theaters have air conditioning.
Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this July with a full slate of nightly performances! See the full lineup here and learn how to purchase tickets!
Abingdon Theatre Company has announced the playwright attached to their first-ever full-length new play commission is previous Carolyn Halpert Artist-in-Residence, Cris Eli Blak.
Dorian Woodruff is a noted cabaret singer. Read a review of FOREVER ME WITH LOVE, the release concert for his exquisite new album of the same name, and see photos of the night.
From 1918 to the mid-1930s, African American artists in the United States experienced a cultural blossoming known as the Harlem Renaissance-a period in which theatre, music and literature were created by (and often for) Black Americans.
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