Maya Angelou News

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture will celebrate its 100th anniversary on April 30, 2026, with a major centennial gala. Honorees include Angela Bassett, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Edwidge Danticat, and more.

I talk with John Holiday about his upcoming LA Opera star performance in Akhnaten, his creative process, and his widely anticipated upcoming album Over My Head, releasing this July.

Countertenor John Holiday stars as Akhnaten in LA Opera’s spectacular revival of the acclaimed Philip Glass opera, February 28 through March 22 - and I can’t wait to see it.

Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina, will present MASTERWORKS: GRANT US PEACE on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at P.E. Monroe Auditorium in Hickory.

A new documentary about activist W.E.B. Du Bois is coming to American Masters this spring. W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With A Cause, from Peabody Award-winning director Rita Coburn will premiere May 19, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS.

Amas Musical Theatre will celebrate its 58th Anniversary at its annual Gala Benefit on Monday, May 11, 2026 at “Rosetta's Place” at Penthouse 45 (432 West 45th Street - NYC). 

Write Out Loud has announced WONDER WOMEN, the next Story Concert in its 19th season. The literary performance will feature professional actors presenting stories and poetry celebrating women and heroines across history and culture.

The Utah State Board of Education has banned Wicked by Gregory Maguire from public schools, prompting legal action from the ACLU and renewed debate over book bans and First Amendment rights.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) has announced Revolutionary Voices, a season-long play reading series exploring the language, ideals, and debates that have shaped the American experiment.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey will present Revolutionary Voices, a season-long play reading series examining the promise and potential of America.

NYC Winter Jazzfest will return for its 22nd edition with performances across Manhattan and Brooklyn, featuring the festival’s signature Marathon nights and additional shows and talks.

This December, Tulsa audiences will experience something never before seen in American theatre. Black Broadway Tulsa will present what is believed to be the first all Black cast production of A Christmas Story: The Play.

Black Broadway Tulsa will produce what is believed to be the first all-Black cast production of A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE PLAY. Performances will take place at the Maya Angelou Auditorium in Tulsa.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will present its Winter/Spring 2026 Weekend Concert Series, a fifteen-concert season curated by Abrams Curator of Music George Steel.

Jazz vocalist Allan Harris will return to the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on December 3, 2025, where he will perform music from his newest album A Poetry of Jazz alongside a selection of seasonal favorites.

The New Jersey Youth Chorus will present The Light We Give, a holiday concert of readings and carols, on December 5 in Morristown. The evening will feature the ensembles Coriste and Camerata in a program honoring traditions.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 11, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) will present Curtis New Music Ensemble: We the Artists on Friday, November 21, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center.

Debbie Allen will direct Angelica Chéri’s Phenomenal Woman, Maya Angelou—a play with music that will be the first and only stage production about the iconic figure.

The 22nd edition of NYC Winter Jazzfest will take place January 8–13, 2026, reaffirming the festival’s role as a global gathering for creative expression and community.