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The Secret is the seventh-to-last opera by Bedřich Smetana, masterfully blending lyricism, humor, and dramatic tension. Performances at the National Theatre in Prague run 11-14 December.

The Dutch National Opera will perform Semele next year. Performances will run 17 – 29 January 2026. Semele has never before been staged in Amsterdam. Learn more here!

The musical stage adaptation of the cult hit film Coyote Ugly, based on the iconic New York Coyote Ugly Saloon bar, will come to the West End in 2027 with the original multi award winning team behind the music, lyrics and script.

New casting has been announced for the West End production of CABARET at the KIT KAT CLUB. From 26 January 2026, West End star Katie Hall will play Sally Bowles and actor, presenter and Brit Award winner Matt Willis will play Emcee.

The Foyle Foundation has announced £2.2 million in funding for Community Foundations across the nations and regions of the UK and Northern Ireland as it completes its 25-year grant giving journey.

Boys in the Buff will open at the Golden Goose Theatre, bringing a musical comedy cabaret centered on body image and self-confidence. The production will feature Rowan Armitt-Brewster, Adam Norton, Liam Bradbury, Max Rizzo, and Tish Weinman. See photos of the production.

Spotlighters Theatre will present the comedy A TUNA CHRISTMAS, set in the tiny Texas town of Tuna and centered on its fiercely competitive holiday yard display contest.

As part of their Sounds of the World Series, The Winter Park Playhouse has teamed up again with Barbara Chandler Productions to present Soul Train Live on Thursday, February 5 at 7:00 pm.

The acclaimed revival of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF has set a new box office record at London’s Barbican Theatre, becoming the venue’s best-selling musical of all time. The run will conclude with its final engagement in Birmingham.

The Museum of Chinese in America will present a special hybrid program examining the enduring legacy of Loving v. Virginia and its profound impact on interracial relationships in the United States.

Hartford Stage has revealed the cast and crew who will bring Sandy Rustin’s The Cottage to life this winter. Secrets unravel when lovers, spouses, and strangers converge in a countryside cottage in sunny 1920s England. 

Parthenia has revealed their the second event of their 2025-2026 New York concert season, which will be presented at The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields.

Bach in the City, Chicago's newest Baroque period-instrument organization, will present 'Bach's Musical World,' at Allen Recital Hall in DePaul University's Holtschneider Performance Center.

Steppenwolf Theatre will present five-time Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch, the hilariously charming Kate Flannery and The Tony Guerrero Quartet in The Trouble With Angels.

The Black Promoters Collective and DJ Cassidy will bring the maestro’s 'Pass The Mic Live!' to the Kia Forum on Valentine's Day, Saturday, February 14, 2026, for a one-time-only all-star celebration of love and music uniting ten musicians on one stage during NBA All-Star weekend.

There is nothing like the holidays in New York City. Ice skating under the iconic Rockefeller Center Tree, watching the Rockettes high kick in Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular, eating your way through the Winter Village in Bryant Park, and admiring the decorated storefront windows on 5th Avenue is unforgettable. But for this regional theater critic, all the holiday hoopla (which I enjoyed) is secondary to attending live theater in Manhattan.

As Lorna Courtney took her final bow as 'Veronica Sawyer' in Heathers the Musical, she 'passed the mallet' to the production's new star, Kuhoo Verma. In a new video, Courtney hands over the croquet mallet to Verma before she joins the company.

Peacock has shared a new trailer and first-look images for The Copenhagen Test, the espionage thriller series starring Simu Liu and Melissa Barrera (In the Heights). Check them out now.

Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced Reverend Horton Heat, appearing on Sunday April 12 at 7:00pm. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

The 54th Hong Kong Arts Festival will open in late February with Ballet Nacional de España’s operatic dance drama “La Bella Otero,” a large-scale production that dramatizes the life of Belle Époque dancer Carolina Otero.

When snowflakes sparkle across the stage and the familiar strains of the first chords begin, Murry’s Dinner Playhouse’s production of Frozen the Musical, with Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, Book by Jennifer Lee, and Directed by Don Bolinger, makes one thing immediately clear: this is going to be something special. 

Raue Center for the Arts will present RIO – A Tribute to Duran Duran on January 23, 2026. The concert will feature the band’s recreations of Duran Duran’s classic hits from the 1980s. Tickets are available through rauecenter.org and the box office.

Composer Peri Mauer will premiere a new work for flute, and then there were, at Saint John’s in the Village. The performance will feature flutist Mina Sukovic and will appear on a program of contemporary works presented by Composers Concordance.

The Frist Art Museum will open In Her Place: Nashville Artists in the Twenty-First Century, a major exhibition highlighting the contributions of women artists to the region’s visual arts community.

AMT Theater will premiere The Paparazzi, a new musical with music and lyrics by Al Tapper and a book by Tony Sportiello. The production follows the story of a young journalist drawn into the world of tabloid media and celebrity culture.