George Takei News

On Thursdays, the Winners were announced for the 37th GLAAD Media Awards, with Broadway's Liberation, the Kiss of the Spider Woman movie, Heated Rivalry, and more taking home major awards. Check out the full list here.

Full casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit romantic musical comedy WAITRESS, opening at the New Wimbledon Theatre from Saturday 28 March 2026.

Current star of Masquerade Telly Leung discusses with Jennifer Ashley Tepper playing the Phantom in the immersive production, the full circle from Rent fan to Rent actor, Gavin Creel’s leadership during a production that never was, and much more. 

ArtsEmerson, Boston’s presenter of contemporary world theater and film and the professional presenting and producing organization of Emerson College, has announced its Spring 2026 film programming.

GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, has revealed the nominees of the 37th GLAAD Media Awards. 

Broadway has always been about telling stories that illuminate, challenge, and connect us. From October 5–11, 2025, Broadway and the No Book Bans coalition are teaming up to launch the inaugural Broadway Banned Books Week.

No Book Bans and the Broadway community are launching Broadway (and Off Broadway) Banned Books Week, a new annual tradition celebrating the freedom to read during National Banned Books Week. Learn more!

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre will host a one-night only special event - a salute to empowerment and service – at the 49th Art & Action Benefit Dinner. Learn how to join!

The Town Hall Presents 2025-2026 season will feature Murakami Mixtape: An Evening of Music and Spoken Word In Celebration of Acclaimed Author Haruki Murakami.

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre has announced the lineup for its 49th Milestone Season. The season will begin with a staged reading of Empress Mei Li Lotus Blossom, a play by Christine Toy Johnson, directed by Nina Zöe Lam.

Tony Award-winner Paul Tazewell, Cheyenne Jackson, John Cameron Mitchell, Jim Parsons, and more Broadway artists are set to appear in Reclaim the Flag, a new documentary film by Alexis Bittar and Bruce Cohen. Watch the trailer now.

Houston-based Apollo Chamber Players will release their eighth album, BAN: Stories of Censorship, on August 22, 2025 via Azica Records. The digital release will be followed by a physical CD and limited vinyl edition on September 5.

A new edition of the EMPATHY! Concert will take place on Thursday, June 19th, from 1 to 2 pm Eastern Time, hosted by Kate Baldwin and Elliott Masie, with guest performances from Telly Leung, Melinda Doolittle, and rising Irish actress, Connie Angela McGowan.

The Houston-based Apollo Chamber Players has announced their upcoming 18th season, American Story, a series of four themed programs tracing the many threads of the nation's identity as it approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding.

When it comes to “Star Trek,” George Takei has been there from the beginning, when the now iconic “Theme from Star Trek,” by composer Alexander Courage, first invited television viewers to go “where no man has gone before.”

Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) and Portland Japanese Garden will present a special event this month at the Garden’s Mount Hood Overlook Plaza in their first-ever collaboration.

The Boston Pops will once again turn to the music and stars of Broadway when the orchestra opens its 139th spring season at  Symphony Hall on May 8 with Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winner Cynthia Erivo (“The Color Purple”) as special guest.

In partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston and Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Houston-based Apollo Chamber Players will present FREEDOM, the fourth and final concert in their 2024-2025 We the People series. Learn more!

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson's “Stars in the House” returns to regular programming this spring. The platform just hosted The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus Annual Harmony Gala Benefit, taking place live at the Edison Ballroom at Hotel Edison. Check out highlights in this video.

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson's “Stars in the House” will return to regular programming beginning this week. Learn more about upcoming programming and see how to tune in.