On June 16, National Black Theatre [NBT] and The Apollo will host a special free Juneteenth screening of The Gathering: A Journey to Grace, followed by a short talkback.
The American Theatre Wing (Heather Hitchens, President & CEO), along with Spectrum News NY1, announced the recipients of the 69th Annual Obie Awards. We have the full list of winners!
Mei Ann Teo, Artistic Director of New Work at Pink Fang, has been honored as a 2026 United States Artist Fellow, receiving a $50,000 award for her contributions to the arts.
Pink Fang has announced the premiere of two new theatrical works in 2026, along with the remainder of its 2025–26 season programming. The announcement follows the recent Ping Chong Archival Symposium held at Hunter College.
On Monday, Monday, January 19, 2026, BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso will present the 40th Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Howard Gilman Opera House marking four decades of the city’s largest and longest-running public celebration honoring Dr. King’s life and legacy.
National Dance Institute has named choreographer and performer Jerron Herman as its 2025–2026 Helen Stambler Neuberger Artist-in-Residence. During the one-year residency, Herman will develop original work at NDI’s Harlem center and collaborate with dancers in the NDI DREAM Project.
You can now get a first look at PERICLES: A Public Works Concert Experience, which will run for free at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine through tonight, Tuesday, September 2. See photos here and watch highlights below!
What happens when the words of Shakespeare and the power of gospel music comes together onstage? Something like the magic that is happening onstage at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine with PERICLES. Crystal Lucas-Perry plays 'Gower' in the production and she is checking in with BroadwayWorld to tell us all about this powerful theatrical experience.
The Public Theater will begin free performances of PERICLES: A Public Works Concert Experience at the awe-inspiring Cathedral of St. John the Divine. See rehearsal photos here!
Pericles: A Public Works Concert Experience comes to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine August 29–September 2. With choreography by EMERGE125’s Tiffany Rea-Fisher, direction by Carl Cofield, and starring Denée Benton, Ato Blankson-Wood, and Tony winner Alex Newell, the free Public Works production reimagines Shakespeare’s tale through gospel and the Black church.
Check out rehearsal photos for PERICLES: A Public Works Concert Experience, which will run for free at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, August 29-September 2.
What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre for August 2025! See the list of BroadwayWorld's top shows here!
The Public Theater has revealed the cast for PERICLES: A Public Works Concert Experience, a new adaptation with music and lyrics by Troy Anthony. Learn more!
Francois & The Rebels: A Punk Rock Ritual will be presented as part of the Joe’s Pub Working Group artistic program at The Public Theater, with co direction by Troy Anthony (Pericles), and a book, music, and lyrics by Queer Afro-Latino playwright and award winning activist Jaime Cepero.
House Seats: The Gathering: A Journey to Grace will premiere tomorrow, Wednesday, June 18, on ALL ARTS in honor of Juneteenth and during Black Music Month.
Domino Park has announced the inaugural edition of Sugar, Sugar!-a free outdoor performing arts series. Taking place over the course of a month. Learn more here!
Written by playwright Melda Beaty and directed by The Ensemble Theatre’s Artistic Director Eileen J. Morris, this slice-of-life play shines a spotlight on the narrative of five older men, figures who are often background characters in the stories we tell.
The Public Theater has extended the upcoming musical GODDESS. After a successful world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, GODDESS will make its debut in New York. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
The Public Theater has revealed the complete cast for GLASS. KILL. WHAT IF IF ONLY. IMP., a quartet of inventive new works written by groundbreaking playwright Caryl Churchill and directed by Obie Award winner James Macdonald. Learn more.
The Public Theater has revealed additional cast and the production dates ahead of this summer’s production of TWELFTH NIGHT. See who is staring and learn how to attend.
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