Ford’s Theatre will present A First Look—A Festival of New Plays. In its fourth edition, Ford’s Theatre new plays festival, A First Look will showcase readings of three works currently in development.
HERO: THE BOY FROM TROY, A MUSICAL ABOUT YOUNG JOHN LEWIS, will celebrate it's second national tour, January 15-March 6, 2026.
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA has announced the return of legendary jazz clarinetist and saxophonist Ken Peplowski to its annual Evening of Jazz concert and dinner WA.
Sylvan Winds will present MID-CENTURY MODERN on November 25, 2025 at Saint John’s in the Village, celebrating the centennial of composer Gunther Schuller. The program will include two works by Schuller, pieces by Ruth Crawford-Seeger, John Lewis, and Scott Joplin, and the world premiere of Debra Kaye’s Out of Many, One. Tickets begin at $25.
With End, David Eldridge completes his triptych of modern relationships. Beginning saw Bleary-eyed flirtation in the early hours, to the introspection of mid-life melancholy in Middle. Now the final chapter. In that sense, End feels destined to sag with sentimentality, and despite admirable moments, it does exactly that.
The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) has announced the 2025–2026 ARTS Showcase season, featuring six live and virtual performances designed for Rhode Island students in grades K–8.
The National Constitution Center hosted its 2025 Liberty Medal ceremony celebrating Hamilton and historian Ron Chernow, whose biography of Alexander Hamilton inspired the cultural phenomenon that continues to shape how Americans connect with the nation's founding story.
The cast for = Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical, has been officially revealed. This musical event will take place at the City College Center for the Arts in Aaron Davis Hall – Marian Anderson Theater. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Imagine the opposite of Dorothy's dull house landing in the tehnicolor world of Oz, and you'll have an idea of what Vau de Vire Presents The Soiled Dove is like!
Presented as a staged concert, this musical event explores the true story of the interracial group of young activists who risked their lives in 1961 to challenge segregation and ignite a national movement.
Mosaic Theater Company will enter its 11th season with two key promotions in its Artistic and Production Department. Chelsea Radigan will move from Artistic Producer to Associate Artistic Director, while Shayna O’Neill will take on the role of Director of Stage and Production Management after serving as Resident Stage Manager.
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Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical will be presented as a staged concert event at City College Center for the Arts on September 24 and 25, 2025. Performances will take place at the Marian Anderson Theater at Aaron Davis Hall.
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in collaboration with Jazz Houston will present Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis.
The National Constitution Center will award its 37th annual Liberty Medal to the Broadway hit Hamilton, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and the historian and biographer Ron Chernow, whose book inspired the musical.
Renowned international music conservatory Manhattan School of Music has announced that acclaimed composer, conductor, and saxophonist Jim Saltzman has been appointed Dean of the School's prestigious Jazz Arts division, effective July 1, 2025.
Prescott Park Arts Festival, a local independent arts nonprofit, is delighted to announce the addition of two more concerts to its River House Restaurant Concert Series.
Telling the story of the beginnings of Georgia-based Congressman John Lewis's life through his early days as a civil rights activist, the show blends musical theatre with hip-hop for a fresh new tale that could only be made in Atlanta.
Theatrical Outfit has announced its 2025–2026 season, which includes a state-wide tour of its original hip hop musical Young John Lewis, four mainstage productions, the return of its new works festival Launchpad 2.0, and a lineup of partner productions as part of its Live at the Balzer series.
Theatrical Outfit will present the World Premiere of YOUNG JOHN LEWIS – a Hip Hop Musical in partnership with the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation. Learn more about the new musical here!
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