Michael "Mikey J" Asante News

After a one-year hiatus, HARLEM9 will present 48HOURS IN…HARLEM®, honoring the late Woodie King Jr. and New Federal Theatre, with six new 10-minute plays inspired by NFT's catalog.

Festival Napa Valley announced its 20th anniversary summer season, featuring Renée Fleming, Wynton Marsalis, Ray Chen, and the world premiere of THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS, a new opera by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer.

Placer Repertory Theater will present SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE STRANGE CASE OF MISS FAULKNER, a new adaptation of a William Gillette and Conan Doyle play, with Carson Sloan in the title role and four actors portraying over 12 characters.

You Do You Theatre Co.'s production of AVENUE Q at Theater STOK in Zurich has sold out its entire run, marking the company's third consecutive sellout. A waiting list is available via email for last-minute cancellations.

Joy Machine Records announced the world premiere cast recording of WE SHALL SOMEDAY, a new musical spanning three generations of a Black family confronting racial injustice, featuring orchestrations by two-time Tony winner Michael Starobin.

The Mabel Mercer Foundation will present YOU MUST BELIEVE IN SPRING, a one-night gala concert celebrating the love songs of Alan & Marilyn Bergman at 54 Below, featuring Karen Akers, Karen Mason, Jeff Harnar, and more.

Despite what three time Oscar loser Timothée Chalamet says, ballet is far from a dying art form. To say that Nashville Ballet is always at the top of their game is an understatement, given how they’re willing to try something new.

Graham 2 will present its 2026 New York season with performances at the Martha Graham Center. The program will feature classic works alongside new choreography inspired by Martha Graham.

What did our critic think of STAY: AN ORIGINAL DANCE PLAY BY ISAIAH SILVIA-CHANDLEY at Arts On Site?

The Virginia Theatre Festival has announced casting for its production of Disney’s Newsies, directed and choreographed by Matthew Steffens. The musical will run in July at the University of Virginia.

The New Group will honor Sarita Choudhury, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jennifer Tilly, and George Sheanshang with the Mimi and Michael Mendelson Award at its 2026 Gala at the Edison Ballroom in New York City.

The Creative Coalition will kick off White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend with its annual Night Before Dinner event on April 24 in Washington, D.C.

Writer Stan Zimmerman, known for his work on The Golden Girls and Gilmore Girls, is directing two of his original plays in Palm Springs. Knife to the Heart will conclude Desert Ensemble Theatre’s run, while Silver Foxes will make its West Coast premiere.

Disney's THE LION KING will partner with London Zoo for a second year, presenting a free exhibition featuring costumes, masks, and puppets from the West End production, alongside new expert-led talks on African wildlife.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 17, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The complete cast has been revealed for Lincoln Center Theater's staged concert performance of Man of La Mancha starring Rolando Villazón as Cervantes / Don Quxiote.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has released first look footage of WINDFALL, the world premiere of a new work by Academy Award-winning ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney, now playing through May 31, 2026 in the Ensemble Theater.

David Tennant, David Morrissey, Jim Cummings and Jennifer Hale are among the latest celebrity additions to FAN EXPO Philadelphia, joining a lineup spanning Doctor Who, The Walking Dead, Lord of the Rings and more at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Watch a first-look teaser at the second season of the prequel series Outlander: Blood of my Blood, featuring its two leading couples, Julia and Henry Beauchamp, and Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser.

Theater J has revealed its 2026–2027 season, a five-production lineup including world and DC premieres, including Emily Feldman's American Girls, Michael Shayan's Avaaz and more.