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Alec Baldwin will narrate the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait in the Koussevitzky Music Shed. The award-winning actor and classical music enthusiast joins a special Independence Day weekend program.

Perhaps the most well-known instance of a show changing titles during the development process belongs to the groundbreaking 1943 phenomenon, Oklahoma! The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical that changed the art form in terms of subject matter, integration of elements, and more was originally titled Away We Go! when it went out of town for a New Haven tryout. Oklahoma! is far from the only instance where a musical changed its title along the development road.

Performing Arts Fort Worth announced season tickets are now on sale for the 2026-2027 Broadway at the Bass season, featuring seven shows including JERSEY BOYS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and THE OUTSIDERS.

NEW YORK CITY CENTER announced programing for the 2026 –2027 Season—the largest in the institution’s history. It will include Encores! productions of Kiss of the Spider Woman, Hallelujah Baby, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and more.

Ballet Hispánico raised more than $1,465,000 at its 56th Anniversary Gala, honoring Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. with the Civic Inspiración Award and choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa with the Artistic Inspiración Award.

Carnegie Hall presented Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! in concert, featuring Micaela Diamond, Emmett O’Hanlon, Parvesh Cheena, Jonathan Christopher, Andrew Durand, Ana Gasteyer, David Hyde Pierce, and Jasmine Amy Rogers. Watch highlights in this video.

Countertenor John Holiday announced his debut album, Over My Head, on PENTATONE, blending spirituals, art song, and world premiere recordings by Theo Morrison and Carlos Simon, with pianist Kevin Miller.

Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical Operation Mincemeat has shared new production photos starring the first all-American cast on Broadway: Brandon Contreras, Jessi Kirtley, Tony Award Nominee Julia Knitel, Jeff Kready and Amanda Jill Robinson. 

Studio Tenn has unveiled its 2026-27 season lineup of five shows coming to The Factory at Franklin later this year, including The Addams Family, Something Rotten! and more.

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square announced a Songs of Hope Benefit Concert at the Hollywood Bowl on June 24–25, 2026, marking 100 years since its first performance there, with 100% of ticket sales benefiting global charities.

It's Operation: Year Two at the Golden Theatre, where Operation Mincemeat recently welcomed an all-new, all-American cast. Watch in this video as the new cast chats about getting to know their new roles!

In October 1943, the people of Denmark did something almost no other occupied nation in Europe did: in just 48 hours, ordinary Danes came together to smuggle thousands of their Jewish neighbors across the water to safety in Sweden, often on little more than fishing boats.

Musicals and plays based on movies? Many. Based on books? Also plentiful. Based on true stories? Of course. But musicals and plays based on or inspired by magazine articles? These are a rare breed. One recently opened on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre.

Robert Hawkins’s Quiet! Three Ladies Laughing! is here again! Three years ago, the play was produced as a rehearsed concert-reading at New Canaan Town Players Stage II and it’s back by popular demand as a full production in the 232-seat Crystal Theatre in Norwalk from April 30th to May 3rd.

PNC Broadway in Columbus and CAPA have announced the 2026-2027 Season, headlined by the return of the legendary THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA in the spring of 2027. Learn more about the lineup here!

The Bushnell has announced its 2026-2027 Broadway Series, showcasing a lineup of new Broadway hits alongside award-winning musicals. The series aims to attract theatergoers with a diverse selection of performances.

In Scena! Italian Theater Festival will present THE RULE OF THIRDS, directed by Montgomery Sutton, at The Tank from April 22 to May 15. The play explores themes of war and civilian experiences.

What did our critic think of SAMARA JOY at Southern Theatre? When people describe Samara Joy as an “American jazz singer,” they aren’t wrong. But they’re missing the point.

Shakespeare's Globe will present A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM from April 23 to August 29, 2026, directed by Emily Lim with a diverse cast including Audrey Brisson and Enyi Okoronkwo.

Broadway In Chicago has revealed the complete season lineup for the upcoming Broadway In Chicago Subscription Series, including Oh, Mary!, Maybe Happy Ending and more.

West End and Broadway sensation Operation Mincemeat is heading for Storyhouse this spring as part of a major world tour. Equal parts farce, thriller and spy caper, Operation Mincemeat is a fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story.

Broadway at the National in Washington, D.C. has announced its upcoming 2026-27 Broadway performance lineup. The season will kick off with Dirty Dancing in September.

The Dingbat Theatre Project’s production of Oklahoma! is not your grandmother’s Oklahoma. While the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic is often presented with sweeping nostalgia, bright cornfields, and wholesome Americana, Dingbat boldly twists the familiar into something more unpredictable.

Shea's Buffalo Theatre, in collaboration with Albert Nocciolino, has announced the lineup for the Five Star Bank 2026-2027 Broadway Season. This upcoming season promises a diverse array of productions, aiming to cater to a wide range of theatrical tastes. The announcement, set for public release on March 11, 2026, at 7:30 PM, will detail the full schedule of shows and special events planned at the historic venue. This season is expected to enhance the cultural landscape of Buffalo with high-qual

Broadway San Diego has announced its 49th Season, bringing Broadway's current productions direct from New York City to San Diego. Learn more about the lineup here!