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Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre will present the premiere of STILL. HERE. NOW. at the Boyd Vance Theater in Austin, featuring dance, live music, and storytelling exploring identity and shared humanity.

Dua Lipa's Service95 Book Club named Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar its latest monthly read, with exclusive content and a podcast interview between Lipa and the author now available.

Composer Robert Sirota has released a new album featuring world premiere recordings of Contrapassos and String Quartet No. 3, Wave Upon Wave, performed by the Telegraph Quartet and soprano Abigail Fischer.

Keir GoGwilt will lead a concert featuring poet Edgar Garcia, vocalist Mariana Flores Bucio and flutist Wilfrido Terrazas at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, marking the album release of THE ZARABANDA VARIATIONS.

The Peruvian documentary RUNA SIMI, directed by Augusto Zegarra, will begin a one-week theatrical run in New York, following Fernando Valencia's effort to dub THE LION KING into Quechua.

Sacred Fools Theater Company will present a season of West Coast and world premieres, including RECENT ALIEN ABDUCTIONS and MY GIRLFRIEND HAS CANCER AND THIS SHOW IS ABOUT ME, at The Broadwater Theater Complex in Hollywood.

Composer Robert Sirota's new album CONTRAPASSOS will feature world premiere recordings performed by the Telegraph Quartet and soprano Abigail Fischer, released on the Azica label.

Lincoln Center Theater has announced the full cast and creative team for August Wilson's SEVEN GUITARS, directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.

Indonesia has a long history of theatrical forms that integrate musical elements to the performance. From traditional art forms such as Lenong and Ludruk, to the birth of Komedie Stamboel during the colonial era, up to the modern influence of American musical theater, thespians throughout the nation have always been exploring how music can add another layer to theatrical works. 

How far would you go to get everything you ever wanted? Broadway is about to find out with Wanted, the first new musical of the 2026/27 Broadway season. As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Wanted will open on Broadway in Fall 2026. While we await its arrival, catch up on everything there is to know so far!

The Vivian Beaumont Theatre hosted a special event in recognition of National Immigrant Heritage Month. On June 23, Lincoln Center Theater honored a remarkable group of visionary leaders for a special evening at Ragtime to celebrate the extraordinary ways immigrants have shaped – and continue to shape – the cultural, intellectual, and civic fabric of this country.

PlayGround has announced four next-gen theatre leaders as its 2026-2027 Producing Fellows, selected from over 100 applicants to train across SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago.

American Ballet Theatre announced the promotion of six corps de ballet dancers — Zimmi Coker, Michael de la Nuez, Tyler Maloney, Joseph Markey, Andrew Robare, and Yoon Jung Seo — to the rank of Soloist, as announced by ABT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe.

Joy Machine Records announced the release of PENELOPE: Live at Joe's Pub, a chamber musical starring Broadway's Grace McLean, as the one-woman show prepares to run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Single tickets are now on sale for The Soraya's 2026-27 season, a 44-performance lineup featuring eight debuts, including Sutton Foster, Snarky Puppy, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Audra McDonald, and the National Symphony Orchestra.

A special kind of magic fills The Theatre at Solaire as a major international tour arrives. Beyond the resort’s radiant lights, the lobby buzzes in eager anticipation, drawing together theater purists, chic weekenders, and families teeming with excitement.

OPERA America announced the recipients of its 2026 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards, honoring outstanding trustees from North American opera companies for leadership and service. Winners will be celebrated at an awards dinner at The Plaza Hotel in New York City.

The historic Sierra Madre Playhouse celebrating 102 years, which in its rich century has earned a reputation as one of the Southland’s leading jazz presenters in recent years, continues its popular Jazz @ the Playhouse Summer Jazz Series with noted jazz and R&B vocalist and songwriter Sidney Jacobs on Sunday, August 2, 2026, 8:00 PM. Tix click: sierramadreplayhouse.com

The Flea announced the cast of BEYOND THE STARDUST, an immersive nightlife show conceived by Niegel Smith and The Illustrious Blacks, featuring aerialists, vocalists, and dancers in an Afro-disco-space-punk production.

Funkier and more humbly budgeted than Charlotte Ballet's extravaganzas at larger venues, FLIP at the McBride Bonnefoux provided a different kind of adventure, substituted promise for polish, and dug deeper into the company's soul.

American Ballet Theatre dancer Jake Roxander has been promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer, effective in September 2026. Roxander recently performed the lead role of Basilio in Don Quixote.

American Ballet Theatre dancer Jake Roxander has been promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer. The promotion was announced by ABT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe on stage at the Metropolitan Opera House following the evening performance of Don Quixote, in which Roxander performed the lead role of Basilio.

Whether you are Team Black or Team Green, there is probably a stage veteran on your side. Like other HBO shows such as The Gilded Age and Julia, the Game of Thrones spin-off, House of the Dragon, is full of Broadway, West End, and stage alums. 

The show is directed by Olivier Award nominee Stafford Arima and features choreography from Rujuta Vaidya, music and lyrics by Sam Willmott, and a book by Rehana Lew Mirza and Mike Lew,

wild project will present the 10th Annual East Village Queer Film Festival, featuring LGBTQIA+ films, a retrospective honoring Lola Rock'N'Rolla hosted by Murray Hill, and shorts starring John Cameron Mitchell.