John F Kennedy News

Comedian, writer, producer, and musician Fred Armisen is this year’s recipient of the annual Ernie Kovacs Award at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 22, at the historic Texas Theatre.

Marin Theatre will present the West Coast Premiere of Sally & Tom. Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

The Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s most highly coveted recognition of theatrical production and performance excellence, announced four new judges. They will bring the total number of Carbonell judges to 48, including 18 in Broward County, 11 in Miami-Dade, and 19 in Palm Beach County.

Douglas Ladnier’s deep, rich baritone singing voice left this reviewer, and I am sure many others, wanting more. He hit the Neil Diamond high notes in this 9/19 show.

Priyanka Shetty has won the Scotsman Fringe First Award at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe for her solo play #CHARLOTTESVILLE. Following a sold-out, extended run at the Fringe, the play will continue with U.S. and international tour stops.

Centenary Stage Company's 2025-26 Season will kick off with a Curtain Up! Gala concert performance by John Lloyd Young. Learn more and see how to attend.

The Martha Graham Dance Company’s 2025-26 Studio Series, part of the Company’s GRAHAM100 celebration, will feature an exciting array of events, including a sneak peek at a new work for the Company created by Hope Boykin.

That MSMT chose to create this their co-production with Lewiston‘s Public Theatre is perhaps no surprise since every mounting of this play has met with huge public success.

The Eisemann Center, in partnership with Emery Entertainment, Inc., will present Churchill, a powerful one-man show written by and starring veteran British actor David Payne. Performances will run November 7–9, 2025 in the Bank of America Theatre.

Centenary Stage Company's 2025-26 Season will kick off with a Curtain Up! concert performance by John Lloyd Young in September. Learn more about the upcoming performance here.

In his latest round of Oval Office comments, President Donald Trump suggested that the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts might soon be renamed after him, telling reporters that “maybe in a week or so” the change could happen.

Renowned for its technical brilliance, innovative programming, and artistic excellence, the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, one of China's premier traditional orchestras, will make its long-awaited Australian debut.

The Raymond D. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is inviting everyone to don their favorite dance shoes and make time to move during National Dance Day. Learn more about upcoming activities!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 18, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Jeffrey Finn, senior vice president of artistic programming and vice president and executive producer of theater at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, will step down. Learn more.

A House Republican has introduced a bill to rename the Kennedy Center after President Donald Trump, citing his influence on arts and culture. The proposed legislation comes amid ongoing Republican efforts to rebrand parts of the Washington institution.

OPERA America has revealed the recipients of the 2025 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards, which honor outstanding trustees of North American opera companies. Learn more!

House Republicans are aiming to have The Kennedy Center’s opera house renamed in honor of Melania Trump. Learn more about the proposed name change to the venue here.

American Ballet Theatre will present two seasons at the David H. Koch Theater for 2025-2026. See the programming and learn how to purchase tickets here!

'Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson' runs only slightly over an hour, but one leaves with a greater appreciation for our common humanity, regardless of race and gender...and isn't that, after all, the very mission of theatre?