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Bristol Riverside Theatre will present REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES by Josefina López, following five Latina seamstresses navigating identity, immigration, and self-worth, directed by Cuban American theater artist Leyma López.

Coney Island USA announced Jesse Malin and two-time Grammy winner Rickie Lee Jones as King Neptune and Queen Mermaid for the 44th Annual Mermaid Parade, the nation's largest art parade.

54 Below will welcome back two-time Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole, joined by her longtime music director Billy Stritch, for a special evening celebrating their 25-year friendship.

BREAKIN' CONVENTION announced its full 2026 line-up for the annual hip-hop theatre festival at Sadler's Wells, running May 1–3, featuring UK and international artists across breaking, popping, Krump, wacking, and contemporary dance.

The lineup has been announced for the 33rd edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF), spotlighting 14 contemporary and classic feature films and 25 short films.

​The Philadelphia Orchestra is touring across the country throughout the 2025–26 season, commemorating the ensemble's 125th anniversary and America's 250th birthday celebration. 

Espelho Mágico, a new musical celebrating six decades of Brazilian television, will premiere on March 20 at the BTG Pactual Hall in São Paulo. Inspired by the legacy of Rede Globo, Brazil’s largest TV network, the production revisits iconic characters, programs, and songs that shaped the country’s cultural landscape. The story follows a writer tasked with creating a musical about Globo’s history who is guided by the spirit of legendary telenovela author Janete Clair. Blending humor, nostalgia, and nearly forty musical numbers, Espelho Mágico offers a vibrant theatrical tribute to the programs and personalities that defined generations of Brazilian viewers.

Sarasota Opera has announced that it has been awarded a $24,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as part of the federal agency's Freedom 250 initiative in celebration of America's 250th anniversary.

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Radouan Mriziga / Rosas, A7LA5 will present the UK premiere of Il Cimento dell'Armonia e dell'Inventione at Sadler's Wells Theatre from Friday 8 May to Saturday 9 May.

Opera Columbus will celebrate its 45th anniversary season with American Icons, a high-impact lineup that reimagines classics, amplifies distinctly American stories, and honors both Opera Columbus' legacy and America's 250th anniversary.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) will bring their Summer of Hits Tour to Bradford Live on Wednesday 8 July 2026. Learn more about the performance here!

In the 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 and 2/26 shows at DTM, the award-winning cabaret artist returns to his early shows with a more mature perspective. Read a conversation with Harnar below about the new concert.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 9, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

One of the most effective things the musical gains by moving from page to screen to stage is permission to reframe the story without betraying it. By leaning harder into the Curtis brothers as the emotional spine, the musical clarifies a distinction that’s always been present in the text but rarely foregrounded this explicitly: Darry, Soda, and Ponyboy are family by blood, bound by obligation and grief; while the Greasers are family by choice, bound by loyalty and survival.

After a series of sold-out Australian seasons, including a five-star run at the Sydney Opera House, Yentl, Kadimah Yiddish Theatre's new adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer's story, will make its international premiere at Marylebone Theatre.

54 BELOW will celebrate the happiest time of the year with an incredible lineup of performances by Tony winner Christine Ebersole with Billy Stritch, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Darius de Haas, and more.

The Violoncello Society of New York presented a tribute concert on October 26, 2025, at Cary Hall at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, honoring the late Aldo Parisot.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts revealed that tickets for legendary Australian rock icons, AIR SUPPLY'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION and blues rock band ROBERT JON & THE WRECK are on sale this week. Learn more!

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.

BroadwayWorld is here with your fall 2025 guide to all the shows lighting up New York’s stages. From world premieres to long-awaited revivals, this season’s Off-Broadway lineup delivers something for every kind of theater fan!

Back by overwhelming demand, Legends in Concert will return for its eighth electrifying season at The Palms at Crown beginning in January 2026. Learn more about the event here.

NYC has so many incredible events, but here are a few top picks to consider this week including free outdoor summer concerts and stars of Broadway and film/TV doing solo shows.

Here are a few top entertainment picks to consider this week including plenty of free outdoor summer concerts, Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black), Beth Leavel (The Prom and Drowsy Chaperone), and more.

American Ballet Theatre will present two seasons at the David H. Koch Theater for 2025-2026. See the programming and learn how to purchase tickets here!

Little Island is now presenting the reimagining of Lee Breuer and Bob Telson's Pulitzer Prize-finalist The Gospel at Colonus, directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury. Let's see what the critics are saying about the production...