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Songbook Sundays will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Dizzy’s Club with Gotta Right to Sing Harold Arlen, starring Christine Andreas, Nikki Renée Daniels, and Benny Benack III.
The Public Theater has announced the lineup for The Public’s Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 season. The season lineup will include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, plus works from James Ijames, Ryan J. Haddad, Richard Nelson, Taylor Mac, and more.
Prospect Musicals announced the full line-up for its 2026 Gala & Muse Awards at The Edison Ballroom, honoring LaChanze, Ken Davenport, Lindsay Mendez, Ryan Scott Oliver, and Jose Antonio Vargas.
The lineup has been announced for the 33rd edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF), spotlighting 14 contemporary and classic feature films and 25 short films.
Award-winning singer/songwriter and actress Andra Day will be honored with the Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award at WhyHunger’s Chapin Awards Gala on May 6, 2026, at Cipriani 25 in New York City.
Axelrod Performing Arts Center will soon present the premiere of That’s Love! The Dorothy Dandridge Musical, starring and directed by N’Kenge. The cast recently met the press ahead of their first rehearsal. Check out photos here!
On Saturday, February 7, Flushing Town Hall will present GLOBAL MASHUP: The George Gee Swing Orchestra Meets the Arturo O’Farrill Afro-Latin Octet. Learn more here!
A new production of the beloved musical The Fantasticks, reimagined as a contemporary gay love story, is now in development for Broadway under the direction and choreography of Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli.
LYRICS FROM LOCKDOWN returns to Los Angeles this month for a one-night-only performance. The show is a one-man show bringing 40 characters to life, telling two unbelievable true stories using hip-hop theater, spoken word, blues, calypso, comedy, and a video DJ.
The award-winning choir brings their all-new concert, PEACE, to Queens as part of their 60-City North American Tour. The inspirational concert also features spirited music by Aretha Franklin, Harry Belafonte, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Leonard Cohen, and more.
Axelrod Performing Arts Center announced the premiere of That’s Love! The Dorothy Dandridge Musical, starring Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award-nominated internationally acclaimed performer N’Kenge.
“You have to prepare your soul and clear your mind as you’re getting ready to go on. I ask myself, ‘why are you sending this message?’ and ‘what does the message mean to you today?’ every day before I go out on stage.” Mary Mulovhedzi
The multi-Grammy and Emmy Award -winning SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR returns to North America with its concert entitled “PEACE,” a joyful program of South African freedom songs, traditional spirituals and some classics.
A celebratory and culturally rich performance, the world-renowned, multi-GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning ensemble from South Africa will perform PEACE, a program filled with joyous song to delight the entire family.
History Theatre has revealed the cast of the world premiere of DON'T MISS DORIS HINES, a powerful new play with music that brings the remarkable story of jazz singer Doris Hines to the stage. Learn more!
Karl E. Held, a Tony Award-nominated Broadway producer whose wide-ranging career in the performing arts spanned more than four decades, died on June 23 in New York City.
Multi-Grammy and Emmy Award-winning SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR will return to North America. CAPA will welcome the SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR to the Southern Theatre for a concert this fall. Learn how to purchase tickets!
In addition to a two-week run of hit show “Big Sexy: The Fats Waller Revue', the nonprofit arts organization plans to heat things up with its “Sizzlin' Summer Cabaret Series”
Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World is unlike other shows at the Ottawa Fringe Festival this year. Duane Forrest combines storytelling, history and music and creates a feeling of warmth and harmony within the audience in one short hour.
Few honors in entertainment are as coveted—or as rare—as achieving EGOT status. This elite distinction marks a career filled with versatility, longevity, and extraordinary talent across multiple mediums. What does it all mean? We're taking a closer look at the artists who have managed to join one of the industry’s most exclusive clubs.
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