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OWN's September lineup includes new episodes of PUT A RING ON IT: CHEATHAB, a season finale of IYANLA: THE INSIDE FIX, and the season premiere of LOVE & MARRIAGE: HUNTSVILLE.

Pacific Music Group has signed electronic music artist Kaskade in a partnership aimed at expanding his presence and opportunities across Asia through management and regional strategy.

Mount Wilson Observatory will present concerts, film screenings, lectures, stargazing, and art exhibitions during the final months of its season in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Directed by Elaine Epstein, the documentary follows the arrest of a midwife serving Amish and Mennonite families in rural New York and the women who organized in response.

Janet Metz, Andrew Varela and Mona Swain will lead Skylight Music Theatre's production of GYPSY: A Musical Fable, directed by Michael Unger in Milwaukee's Cabot Theatre.

MGM+ announced it will serve as the U.S. home for EMBASSY, a six-part action thriller starring Anna Kendrick, Sam Heughan and J.K. Simmons, produced by AGC Television, Ascendant Fox and Turbine Studios.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is  July 23, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Inflation is rising and hitting New York City especially hard. In May 2026, inflation reached 4.2%, its highest level in over three years. While national inflation cooled slightly in June, NYC-area consumer prices stayed high, with local prices up 4.1% compared to the year before. So, if your pocketbook is feeling squeezed this summer, the numbers back up your economic instinct. But how does inflation affect Broadway? Across the board, everyone is grappling with the economic impacts, from artists and fans to the Broadway productions themselves.

Canadian-born Jesse Robb and American-born Shana Carroll, who now resides in Montréal, serve as co-choreographers on the Tony Award-nominated musical Water for Elephants, presented at Toronto’s CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre from July 7-19.

The American Theatre Critics/Journalists Association announced Adam Wassilchalk as the third fellow of the ATCA Helbing Mentorship Program, awarding the Harlem-based critic a $5,000 stipend to support a year-long series of essays on queer theater.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and U. S. Steel announced a new partnership to expand music education and community programming in Braddock, PA, including free family concerts, chamber music events at Carnegie One, and Mon Valley student transportation support.

Purple Rose Theatre Company will present the world premiere of EMMA'S WEDDING(S), a new comedy by Carey Crim about a woman getting married for the fourth time. The production closes the company's 35th anniversary season in Chelsea, Mich.

MTI Concert Dance announced an exclusive licensing agreement for works by choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett, becoming the third choreographer in the MTI catalogue, joining José Limón and Jerome Robbins.

On the industry and international fronts, American Dream mall in New Jersey prepares to open a 3,000-seat performing arts center ahead of the FIFA World Cup, UK theater organizations call for ticket resale price cap legislation ahead of the King's Speech, and the Royal Academy of Dance receives a two-year grant to fund bursaries for trainee dance teachers.

Theater J has released a first look video of EUREKA DAY, running March 11 through April 5, 2026. Written by Jonathan Spector, the play is set at a progressive private school in Berkeley, California, where a group of board members attempt to govern through consensus.

Washington National Opera Artistic Director Francesca Zambello was inducted into the OPERA America Opera Hall of Fame at the OPERA America Salutes Awards Dinner on Friday, March 20, 2026, at The Plaza Hotel.

MTI Concert Dance, a division of Music Theatre International, has announced that the company has entered an agreement to exclusively license a series of works created by renowned choreographer José Limón to professional companies, the second choreographer's works to be included in the MTI catalogue.

The Soraya will present Alonzo King LINES Ballet in ODE TO ALICE COLTRANE, a tribute to the jazz legend, on February 21. This performance highlights Coltrane's influence on jazz and dance.

Opera Philadelphia has confirmed the extension of contracts for General Director Anthony Roth Costanzo and Music Director Corrado Rovaris until May 2029.

Co-Artistic & Executive Directors Mark Barford & Connor Delves open submissions for the Australian Theatre Festival NYC 2026 New Play Award, awarding a total cash prize of $20,000 USD.

Alonzo King LINES Ballet will return to France for a four-week engagement Jan. 14 – Feb. 12, 2026. The tour marks a highly anticipated return for the company, which has maintained an ambitious international touring schedule since its founding in 1982.

With just 10 of 15 performances complete, COME FROM AWAY has become the top grossing and highest attended MusicalFare production at Shea’s 710 Theatre. 

The performers of Casa Bonita will return to work following a three-day strike. These workers have been walking a picket line since Oct. 30 in response to what they described as management’s failure to deliver meaningful wage proposals in bargaining.

Sara Mearns is in the spotlight as a principal dancer at New York City Ballet, where she has spent the past two decades of her career. Yet, even at the top of her field, she relies on off-season gigs to cover New York rent on a 37-week contract.

Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton will return to the stage for the first time in more than three decades, reprising her 1988 performance in Manfred Karge’s Man to Man in London, ahead of a run in New York.