Symphony Space News

The Jazz Power Initiative will honor WBGO President & CEO Steven A. Williams, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, and Council Member Carmen De La Rosa at the Syncopated Celebration 2026. This event, set for May 14 at Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space in Manhattan, celebrates the historical and cultural impact of jazz. Williams will receive the Rothman Family Syncopated Partnership Award, recognizing his contributions to jazz and his leadership at WBGO. The celebration underscores the enduring inf

World Music Institute will present South Africa's Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Peter Norton Symphony Space in Manhattan. Celebrating their 65th anniversary, the Grammy-winning group continues to inspire global audiences.

Adams Theater will present SELECTED SHORTS: OUTSIDERS on May 23, 2026, featuring actor David Strathairn. The event will showcase stories about individuals on the fringes of society.

Corinna Sowers Adler will reprise her 2026 Bistro Award-Winning and MAC Award-Nominated show All That Matters at Don't Tell Mama. At this point in your life, what is left in 'life's change purse'? Well...that's all that matters.

“Selected Shorts” returns to the Getty Center with two performances on March 14, 2026 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. An evening of short fiction will feature actors of stage and screen.

MAC to School 2025, MAC's 10th annual educational symposium, took place 9/27–28 in NYC. The two-day event featured master classes, panels, and showcases. MAC's 40th Annual Awards follow at Symphony Space on March 23, 2026.

Adams Theater's 2026 season will feature a range of events from April to October, including performances by Omar Román de Jesús and Regie Gibson.

 Theatre Now New York has announced the 10 shows that will be featured in this year's 13th annual SOUND BITES Festival of 10-Minute Musicals on Monday, May 4th.

The CUNY Dance Initiative will present the New York premiere of Rising by Pigeonwing Dance and The Neave Trio, exploring themes of climate change and ocean conservation, at Baruch Performing Arts Center.

The Broadway Education Alliance just announced the 2nd Before Broadway & Beyond Benefit Concert, a special one-night-only concert featuring a 21-member ensemble of talented New Yorkers who are gathering to support the 16th season of The Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance

Jeff Hiller, Murray Hill, and Youngmi Mayer will keynote personal storytelling summit Open Secrets Live on May 2, 2026 at Symphony Space's Leonard Nimoy Thalia in New York.

The Dublin Guitar Quartet will perform at the 92nd Street Y on February 22, 2026, showcasing a repertoire of contemporary classical music, including works by Philip Glass and Igor Stravinsky.

The World Music Institute will present SOLAS's 30th Anniversary Concert at Sony Hall, featuring original members and new talents in a blend of traditional and contemporary Celtic music.

The Manhattan Association of Cabarets will present the upcoming 40th Annual MAC Awards. At the event, MAC will present Lifetime Achievement Awards to two stars of Broadway, television, film and cabaret: Lillias White and Karen Akers. 

Jazz bassist Christian McBride will join Jazz Power Initiative Syncopated Celebration 2026 as the host of this year's fundraiser honoring the organization's 22 years of service.

World Music Institute will continue celebrating 40 years of presenting the finest global music and dance in New York City with a brand-new Spring-Summer season full of new discoveries, old favorites, and special events.

LoveNotes! – the storytelling event created and hosted by author Heather Christie, based on her popular book of the same name – will return to New York for its third year in 2026.

Submissions are open for Red Bull Theater's 16th Short New Play Festival 2026- Refinished. Six brand new 10-minute plays of heightened language and classic themes inspired by this year’s theme, “Refinished,” will be selected.

The Broadway Education Alliance (BEA) has just announced that the16th Annual Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance will take place on Sunday, May 17, 2026.

The Broadway Education Alliance has announced that the 16th Annual Roger Rees Awards for Excellence in Student Performance will take place on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at Symphony Space.