Guest Blog: 'Women Are Really Changing': Writer Yanina Hope on Female Solo Shows As Political Acts In Her Show THE SOUND OF ABSENCE
by Guest Author - Feb 13, 2026
I'm sure I'm not the only woman who feels helpless navigating the world right now. I have moments of empowerment where I feel I can achieve anything, and I'm grateful to be living in the 21st century with freedoms women before me didn't have. I acknowledge my privilege here as a white woman living in the West. Then I see news about the Taliban's latest restrictions on women or the Epstein files, and I come crashing back down with sadness and rage, feeling naive for ever feeling that relief. Is it really 2026? Have we really come as far as we think? Will things ever truly change for us, and how can we learn from the past to inform our future?
Ali Stroker to Keynote at SHE'S THE BOSS Women's Conference in New York
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 11, 2026
Tony Award-winning actress Ali Stroker will deliver the keynote speech at the She's the Boss Women's Conference in Lagrangeville, NY, on March 22, 2026. The event aims to empower women through leadership and resilience, featuring a lineup of influential speakers.
R&B Duo Floetry Return to Touring in 2026 with 'Say Yes The Tour'
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 11, 2026
After nearly ten years away from the touring stage, Floetry—the duo of Marsha Ambrosius and Natalie “The Floacist” Stewart—have set their 2026 Floetry Presents Say Yes The Tour, marking their first national run together since 2016.
Photos: SUMMERFOLK in Rehearsal at the National Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2026
The National Theatre has released rehearsal images for Nina Raine and Moses Raine’s new version of Maxim Gorky’s Summerfolk, a razor-sharp portrait of class, privilege and denial. Check out the photos here!