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If you ever wondered about the private life of the legendary Helen of Troy—aside from being a fabulous beauty whose face reputedly launched a thousand ships—you might look for answers in Richard Strauss’s opera DIE AEGIPTISCHE HELENA (THE EGYPTIAN HELEN). But you wouldn’t have found them in the production that just finished up an entertaining yet mystifying five-performance run, in Christian Rath’s knotty vision at Bard’s SummerScape Festival in Annandale-on-Hudson.

Sunny Hill, the Kosovo festival founded by Dua Lipa, will conclude its run in Prishtina with a sold-out final night featuring Martin Garrix, who returns eight years after headlining its first edition.

The London revival of Sunday in the Park With George, starring Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey, was eyeing a June 2027 opening at the Barbican Theatre, but now whether the production will heppen is in question as one star has left the production. 

Joe Buck stopped by GOOD MORNING AMERICA to discuss hosting ESPN JEOPARDY!, the new spinoff streaming on Hulu and Disney+ starting soon.

Paramount+ shares a Best of Nathan compilation from LANDMAN, revisiting Colm Feore's key scenes opposite Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter.

The LA Jazz Festival today announced its updated schedule for the 2026 event. The festival will kick off with a free ticketed Opening Day at Edward Vincent Jr. Park in Inglewood and culminate with a two-night Jazz on the Beach event at Dockweiler Beach, as well as a free multi-week youth camp and partnerships with local restaurants.

New York theatre company SB Theatricals is set to present their take on William Shakespeare's classic comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream at Chain Theatre, 312 W 36th St.

In The Continuum is an unapologetic show about the way Black women are forced to navigate the world — and how our experiences are all connected, even, or especially, when we feel isolated and alone.  

Trailblazing tap virtuoso, body percussion master, and musical innovator Max Pollak brought Birdland to its feet with a breathtaking evening of rhythm, precision, and pure exhilaration at Birdland. Check out the photos!

Just days after it was announced that Disney star Geno Segers would join Hadestown along with other cast changes in September, the production has announced that he will no longer be joining the show. 

Happy Sad Productions is set to present their original musical ‘Moving On’, returning to the Edinburgh Fringe after last year’s successful run. When Mortimer Removals are tasked with clearing out the possessions of someone they once knew, they discover there’s more to the house than it seems.

Following a massively successful run in Berlin during Pride week, acclaimed performer Iftach Jephthah Ophir brings his provocative and highly anticipated new show, Damn Me (to Hell), to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The acclaimed Korean original musical The Goddess Is Watching will return to London for its second showcase at the Charing Cross Theatre, following its first UK development presentation last autumn.

If you have never experienced a Penguin Project production before, you are missing out. It is one of the most inspiring, heart-warming theatre experiences.

A genre-bending production, A Killer Night in Studio City blends a classic, fast-paced comedic stage play and musical performances of 50s hits, with a fully immersive and interactive mystery experience.

Charlie Puth discusses his new album inspired by a Taylor Swift lyric, his Super Bowl national anthem performance, and becoming a father in a new sit-down interview.

Selena Gomez joins Becky G on THE Jennifer Hudson SHOW for a candid chat about staying true to themselves amid public scrutiny in the entertainment industry.

Hattimatim-Team is set to present playwright and director Abhisek Bhattacharya's award-winning play, Empty Night, at the IndyFringe Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana. Directed by Bhattacharya, Empty Night is a powerful theatrical exploration of climate change, human-animal conflict, and the enduring instinct of parents to protect their children.

Indigo Arts Collective is proud to present a one-night-only staged reading of Redline Collection by KJ Cuitiño Bjorge, taking place at The Calder Bookshop and Theatre in London. A talkback with the cast and creative team will follow.

Bergen County Players (BCP) is celebrating that the theater company has earned an impressive 15 New Jersey Association of Community Theaters (NJACT) Perry Award nominations honoring excellence in its 93rd season.

Paradigm Shift Dance Company Returns To The 2026 ESL Rochester Fringe Festival with And Now...with Extra Bits. Performances take place at the Allen Main Stage Theatre at the School of the Arts.

After a three-year hiatus from producing full-scale musicals, The Overture Series has announced its return through a new partnership with the Roswell Cultural Arts Center and the City of Roswell.

On Belonging, a collection of Shakespeare scenes directed by Elizabeth Cartwright, will have its world premiere at The Rat in Dumbo, Brooklyn. The production features scenes from Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, Hamlet, and Othello.

Sydney Marie Hughes is set to present The Suppliants, a new adaptation of Aeschylus' ancient Greek tragedy, premiering as part of the 2026 Philadelphia Fringe Festival and Cannonball Festival Hub.

Jesus Christ Superstar is such an iconic and ambitious show that you often know what to look for the moment you sit down. At the end of the night, Jesus Christ Supoerstar at CTC was a roaring success and a fan favorite for those who came to see it!