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Opera enthusiasts, and devotees of Seattle Opera in particular, have been grieving the recent loss of a titan whose memory never will be absent from the minds of people who knew and loved him. Having succeeded Seattle Opera founder Glynn Ross in 1983 as the company’s second general director, Jenkins held the position for an unprecedented 31 years, from 1983 to 2014.

Marilyn Maye has been a frequent performer at Feinstein's/54 Below in New York, and is now coming to Feinstein's, inside The Hotel Carmichael in Carmel. 

Based on Tina Fey's (of Saturday Night Live fame) wildly popular 2004 film, Mean Girls wisely embraces what made the original such a phenomenon while bringing enough energy and personality to succeed on stage. Like many movie adaptations, however, it occasionally struggles to escape comparisons to the film, particularly when it comes to length. The original movie clocked in at a brisk 97 minutes. The stage version, with intermission, stretches close to three hours, and the second act occasionally feels every bit of it. That's a challenge in today's attention-deficit world.

Mirvish Productions is launching same-day rush tickets and a special 'Ponyboy Seat' for The Outsiders Canadian premiere at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre, where the actor playing Ponyboy occupies the front-row seat during the opening number.

Steven Spielberg reveals Colman Domingo was set to play Todd Duncan in a scrapped Porgy and Bess film — before casting him in Lincoln instead.

The Michael Jackson biopic hits $911.9M worldwide, making Michael movie box office history as the highest-grossing music biopic ever, surpassing Bohemian Rhapsody.

3x Platinum David Nail will continue his intimate Down To The Studs solo acoustic tour with a new run of dates extending through the Fall. Audiences can expect to hear Nail's familiar tunes along with newer work.

Actors Hugh Laurie and Joe Alwyn have joined the cast of the forthcoming espionage thriller Legacy of Spies, the new series adaptation of John le Carré’s ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,' from MGM+ and the BBC.

Tony, Emmy, and Golden Globe winner Darren Criss will return to Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, NJ for a solo show, joined separately by Emmy-nominated comedian Janelle James in an upcoming summer lineup.

NJPAC's free outdoor HORIZON SOUNDS OF THE CITY series will return to Chambers Plaza in Newark, featuring Kenny Lattimore, Kurtis Blow, CimaFunk, Vivian Green, Nice & Smooth, SPINALL, and a Tribute to Mtume.

CityPlace Doral's free seasonal art installation SUMMER LOVIN' features 186 custom overhead hearts and a walkable bridge structure in Fountain Plaza, open to the public this summer in Doral, FL.

CityPlace Doral's free seasonal art installation, SUMMER LOVIN', features 186 custom overhead hearts and a walkable bridge structure in Fountain Plaza, designed by Gilded Group Decor.

Carnegie Hall will bring together more than 200 teen instrumentalists to form NYO-USA, NYO2, and NYO Jazz, with performances at Carnegie Hall followed by tours across three continents.

The 2026 Palm Springs International ShortFest has unveiled its programmed lineup, with featured talent including Tony-winner Alan Cumming, Richard Kind, Sarah Steele, Patton Oswalt, and more. 

The Michael Jackson movie Michael arrives on Premium Digital and VOD June 9, with DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K UHD hitting shelves July 14.

You can now get a first look at opening night photos of West Side Story at Paper Mill Playhouse.  Directed by Paper Mill Producing Artistic Director Mark S. Hoebee, West Side Story is led by Noah Henry as Tony, Sarah-Anne Martinez as Maria, and more.

Academy Award-nominated actress Rosamund Pike will headline the second edition of the Fari Islands Festival in the Maldives, with a program spanning music, wellness, gastronomy, art, and marine conservation across two resorts.

Kara Wilson, an 81-year-old playwright and painter, will bring her sixth 'painter play' to the Edinburgh Fringe, recreating a live oil painting in the style of Lancashire artist Helen Bradley, who began painting at 65.

David Rosenthal, Billy Joel's Musical Director and Keyboardist for 33 years, will be a keynote speaker at the LIMEHOF Billy Joel Symposium in Stony Brook, NY.

The Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown announced its summer concert lineup, featuring performers including The Stray Cats, Derek Hough, and Abbott Elementary's Janelle James, plus free outdoor events.

Not one to rest on her laurels, Lucille Carr-Kaffashan presents a show quite personal and truly original.

Broadway veteran Herndon Lackey will star in WE'LL MEET AGAIN, a new musical about a Jewish family's escape from Nazi Germany, presented by the Axelrod Performing Arts Center at Bell Theater in Holmdel, NJ.

Out Film CT has unveiled the features, documentaries, shorts and special events that will comprise the 39th Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival, running June 12-20, 2026. Take a look at the full lineup.

Janelle James, known for her Emmy-nominated role as Ava Coleman on ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, will perform a stand-up comedy show at Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown, NJ. Tickets range from $45–$79.

Bush Theatre announced Krishnendu Majumdar as its new Chair of Trustees. The award-winning film and television producer and former BAFTA Chair succeeds Uzma Hasan, who served five years in the role.