Michael "Mikey J" Asante News

The 2026 Sydney Writers' Festival has announced its program , delivering 200+ events from 250+ authors to transform Sydney into a week-long celebration of storytelling, 17–24 May.

Town Hall Theater will present POWERSUITS on Friday, April 3—a bold, laugh-out-loud show created and performed by Middlebury College professors Michole Biancosino (Theatre) and Lida Winfield (Dance).

The Keegan Theatre has announced the cast and artistic team of Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Letts' acclaimed play THE MINUTES, making its DC premiere at Keegan from April 4 to May 3, 2026. 

Rehearsals are underway for 1776, the Tony Award-winning musical next up in Paper Mill Playhouse’s 2025-2026 season. Learn more and check out the photos below!

Oscar-nominated Jennifer Tilly returns to Off-Broadway with The New Group’s revival of THE ADDING MACHINE, directed by Scott Elliott. She takes on the complex role of Mrs. Zero opposite a dynamic ensemble.

Stages St. Louis is about to be thrust onto the international theatre scene with the U.K. premiere of The Karate Kid - The Musical. The critically acclaimed world premiere played to sold-out houses during its 5-week run that was originally produced at Stages St. Louis in 2022.

You can now get a first look inside rehearsal for Lindsey Ferrentino’s new play, The Fear of 13, starring  two-time Academy Award winner Adrien Brody and Golden Globe Award nominee Tessa Thompson. 

Bay Street Theater has announced that internationally acclaimed designer and philanthropist Donna Karan will serve as Executive Producer for its upcoming production of MISTER HALSTON.

Performances are now underway for Second Stage Theater's Becky Shaw at Second Stage's Hayes Theater, ahead of an opening night on April 6. Meet the cast here!

Voice! Voice! And more voice! That’s what we got from the Met’s new production of Wagner’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE last night, especially from the glorious soprano of Lise Davidsen as the Irish princess Isolde, with no small help from her Tristan, baritenor Michael Spyres.

Michael, the highly anticipated biopic about music icon Michael Jackson, will be available in theaters for limited Early Access screenings on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

Front Porch Music, a Lafayette-based nonprofit, will return to the Town Hall Theatre stage with an exciting showcase of local musicians on Friday, April 3, 2026, as part of its quarterly folk and acoustic music series, Front Porch Music Presents.

The Public Theater and NAATCO will present a remount of NAATCO’s production of Henry VI: A Trilogy in Two Parts, making its Public Theater premiere this summer.

Gulfshore Playhouse has released first look production photos of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, Oscar Wilde’s comedy set in Victorian England. The production is currently running on the Moran Mainstage in Naples through April 4.

The City of Chandler and the Chandler Cultural Foundation has announced that Michelle Mac Lennan will retire from her role as Cultural Arts Manager and General Manager of the Chandler Center for the Arts (CCA) in September 2026.

Soundstreams will present I WANT TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING, a vibrant concert featuring new and spiritually charged love songs, on April 9 at Jane Mallett Theatre.

Heathers the Musical has released a new trailer, featuring the latest footage of Peyton List, Kate Rockwell, Kuhoo Verma, Jackera Davis, and more! The new video shows List and the cast performing 'Candy Store' and Rockwell performing 'Shine A Light.'

Bluegrass-americana group Greensky Bluegrass will continue celebrating their latest album XXV with new summer tour dates across the U.S, including stops at New York City’s Pier 17, Indianapolis' Rock the Ruins, and more.

Audra McDonald, Megan Hilty, Bianca Del Rio, Cheyenne Jackson, Marilyn Maye, Melissa Errico, Alyssa Edwards, and more are set to take park in the latest star-studded music and comedy season for the summer of 2026 at Provincetown’s Town Hall.

Infinite Monkey Theater Company will present the World Premiere of did you charge your phone for the end of the world?, written and directed by Fletcher Michael, as part of the 2026 New York City Fringe Festival with FRIGID New York.