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New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) Commissioner Laurie Cumbo have announced five new members of the city’s Cultural Institutions Group.

Flux Theatre Ensemble has announced that Miranda Holliday, Julianna Kantor, Montserrat Mendez, Kristen Palmer, Chester Poon, Adam Szymkowicz, and Justin Woo have joined the ensemble as Creative Partners.

English National Opera (ENO) will bring a new production of the compelling death row opera Dead Man Walking to the London Coliseum stage this November.

Drag culture in La Cage aux Folles isn’t just the “bold face” of the gay community; it’s a celebration of visibility itself, a way of inviting even those on the periphery to understand more deeply what it means to live authentically, unbothered, and unashamed.

The Dallas String Quartet will bring its signature “Bach meets Bon Jovi” sound to the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center on September 25, 2025, at 7 p.m.

Colin Hay, who will perform an acoustic show Nov. 2 at the Southern Theatre (21 E. Main Street in downtown Columbus), disagrees with the assessment, but the former Men at Work frontman is a man of misperceptions. For example:

The hit romantic musical comedy WAITRESS will return to tour the UK and Ireland, opening at the New Wimbledon Theatre from Saturday 28 March 2026. Multi award-winning West End star Carrie Hope Fletcher will lead the cast.

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar has announced the return of his hit “The Best of All Worlds” residency to Dolby Live at Park MGM for 11 performances March 11–21 and September 18–26, 2026.

Tickets will go on sale for KEVIN JAMES: EAT THE FROG TOUR at The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Learn more about the tour and see how to purchase tickets.

​Kevin James's stand-up tour 'Eat the Frog' is coming to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center this winter. Learn more about the tour and see how to purchase tickets.

Kevin James' stand-up tour ‘Eat the Frog' is coming to North Charleston at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

WRITE OUT LOUD, an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for audiences of all ages, announces “Poe and More Poe” co-directed by Rachael VanWormer and Veronica Murphy.

L'Alliance New York will present Wanjiru Kamuyu's Fragmented Shadows from October 15-17, 2025 at 7:30pm at New York Live Arts, 219 W 19th Street New York, NY 10011.

Based on Disney's 1991 Academy Award-winning animated film musical of the same name as well as Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont’s classic French fairy tale. Beauty & the Beast follows Belle, a bright, beautiful young woman who doesn't seem to fit in with her village.

Theatre has a way of getting under your skin. It’s in those unexpected moments—a scene that makes you laugh harder than you expected, a sudden shift in lighting, or a rhythm you’ve never heard before—that the stage truly comes alive.

Tony and Olivier award nominated director Carrie-Anne Ingrouille will direct and choreograph a new revival of the classic musical masterpiece LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, premiering at Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre.

Originally a 2003 film by Dutch filmmaker Theo Van Gogh, Interview was remade into an English-speaking version starring Sienna Miller and Steve Buscemi in 2007 after Van Gogh's death. Now directed and adapted for the stage by Teunkie Van Der Sluijs, Paten Hughes and Robert Sean Leonard star in this tense two-hander which never quite reaches its potential.

Chenango River Theatre will present Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise August 29–September 14, 2025. Directed by CRT founder Bill Lelbach, the wartime romance stars Ryan Canavan and Dayna Palya. 

To help kick off the fall season, Broadway fans can tune into a brand new lineup of movies, music, and television to stream this September, including Helluva Boss, The Office spin-off series, and more.

​​​​On August 18, 54 Below turned summer vacation into a cabaret playground with 54 SINGS PHINEAS AND FERB. Featuring standout performances, the concert mixed Broadway talent with beloved cartoon songs for a nostalgic, joyful night.

Tony Award-winning director Jack O'Brien is turning to acting, with a confirmed appearance in the upcoming third season of HBO's The Comeback. Details regarding his role have yet to be announced.

The Old Vic has announced that former Children's Laureate, poet and writer, Michael Rosen, will present his new one-person show Getting Through It, exploring themes of love, loss and mortality.

 In celebration of 92 years of Theatre By The Sea, owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to present Heartbreak Hotel, the stage musical which celebrates the life and music of Elvis Presley. Heartbreak Hotel will be presented from August 20 – September 14, 2025.

At its heart, Sister Act: The Musical is a celebration of sisterhood and the unexpected bonds formed in the most unlikely places. While Deloris Van Cartier begins her journey chasing fame, her time with the nuns reveals a deeper calling: not spiritual in the traditional sense, but rooted in connection, community, and self-worth.

When “Grease” premiered in 1971, the Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey musical about working-class teenagers at a Midwestern high school in the late 1950s was a gritty satire, first performed at a Chicago nightclub.