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Verb, “Ohio Contemporary Ballet” kicks off their summer series with a regional tour of the Great Lakes region. Verb is a uniquely Midwestern contemporary ballet company focused on building community through performances and educational programs.

VOX Femina honors the legacy of two master musicians in their June 11th concert, Being Alive: A Salute to Sondheim.

Factory Theatre has announced that following a wide-reaching candidate search, Toronto-based dramaturge and curator Mel Hague has been appointed Artistic Director of Factory Theatre. Currently the Associate Artistic Director at Canadian Stage, Mel will take over for Nina Lee Aquino at the conclusion of her 10-year term, and will join Managing Director Mark Aikman at the helm of Factory's senior leadership team.

In the 22/23 season, Edmonton Opera will present a uniquely staged and choreographed performance of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, a Home for the Holidays concert in December following the Opera’s first holiday concert last year, and more.

Desmonda Cathabel from Jakarta, Indonesia, studying at the Royal Academy of Music, has beaten off stiff competition from 11 other talented young singers to be named the Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year.

The Board of Directors has announced that after seven successful years with the organization, Laura Nanni will end her appointment as Artistic and Managing Director of SummerWorks in April 2023. Since starting in 2016, Laura has been a driving force for change within the organization, and the artistic community as a whole, using her strategic vision to spearhead SummerWorks through a period of positivity and re-imagining.

NEW YORK OPERAFEST returns to in-person programming after two years of producing content virtually. For the first time since 2020, the festival offers in-person productions in New York City through June 15, 2022.

Bristol Old Vic has announced that Nancy Medina has been appointed as the company’s new Artistic Director. Medina takes up the role full-time in spring 2023 and follows Tom Morris who is stepping down after 12 years in the role.

The Alliance for Jewish Theatre (AJT), the only international organization promoting Jewish theatre worldwide, has hired Oregon-based theatre director, arts administrator, teacher, and arts advocate Willow Jade Norton as its new Executive Director.

Juliet Robertson, 14-year-old pianist from Stirlingshire, wins first ever Scottish Young Musicians Solo Performer of the Year. Yuan Wong from Renfrewshire and Ben Dickinson from East Renfrewshire share second place. Twenty two of the best Young Musicians from across Scotland gathered in Glasgow today to compete in first ever Solo Performer of the Year Final. 

Long Beach Opera announced today that in addition to two performances of Anthony Davis’ Pulitzer Prize winning opera The Central Park Five that they premiered in 2019, LBO will create the world premiere recording of the piece, which will be released this fall. Additionally, LBO released details about two summer programs that will occur on subsequent weekends in July; LBO: ON DISPLAY and the inaugural Long Beach Opera Film Festival. Tickets and information at longbeachopera.org.

Returning LIVE, the Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF), founded by Canadian trailblazer Leslie Ann Coles, celebrates its 20th Anniversary June 9 to 12, 2022, at TIFF Bell Lightbox.  FeFF was way ahead of its time at its founding, and the festival’s tagline, “Always Honest, Not Always Pretty,” says it all. It’s an eclectic program of features, documentaries, shorts, and the highly anticipated Late-Night Thrills and Chills – an international program of horror, suspense, and thrillers directed by women – on Friday, June 10, and Saturday, June 11, at 10PM. 

What do you see in the dark? A mouth or a chair? What do you hear? Are those footsteps? There is someone else there. Is this a memory? When did it start? Remember. Hold onto it. Is that a cry from within? Or All those inner screams that crave to be let out.

The thrilling new rock musical Stilettos and Steel will make its debut at the Hollywood Fringe Festival on June 4, 12, and 19. Stilettos is based on the true story of a suburban girl who ran away to San Francisco in the 1960s and became the top gangster and pimp of the Tenderloin District. The show grapples with issues of gender identity, morality, and how far you’d go to discover your true self.

After four and a half years with Door Shakespeare, Michael Stebbins is stepping down from his position as Producing Artistic Director, effective May 31st. Stebbins had intended to resign at the end of the year, but that plan was accelerated due to an injury which prevented him from being on site with the theater this summer. 

The Richmond County Orchestra will be presenting TWO groups, The Dal Segno Trio and Utopia Winds, Sunday June 5th at 3pm at the Conference House, 298 Satterlee Street, Staten Island, NY 10307   in a FREE concert open to the public. Bring a lawn chair, bring a blanket, bring a friend. For information visit: https://fb.me/e/3nNLDlSyp. 

Entering its 25th Anniversary season, Northern Stage is thrilled to welcome actor and educator Robert David Grant back to the Upper Valley as the new Director of Education, and Actors’ Equity Stage Manager Brian R. Sekinger as Director of Production. Grant and Sekinger join Northern Stage’s Senior Leadership for this pivotal Anniversary season. 

Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced that after an extensive and rigorous audition and search process, Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and The Cleveland Orchestra have appointed violinist David Radzynski as concertmaster. He will hold the Blossom-Lee Concertmaster Chair, which was endowed by Mrs. John A. Lee in 1975 in honor of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Blossom, Sr. Mr. Radzynski’s start date is in the process of being determined.

Broadway's best were treated to a touching display at this year's Tony nominees luncheon at The Rainbow Room.

Led by Jonas Brother Joe Jonas, exuberant dance-rock group DNCE broke into the mainstream in 2015 with the EP SWAAY and the single 'Cake by the Ocean,' a multi-platinum international hit that helped propel their 2016 self-titled debut LP into the U.S. Top 20.

The nationally renowned World AIDS Museum and Educational Center (WAM) has named Terry Dyer as executive director. The announcement was made by Will Spencer, World AIDS Museum and Educational Center board chair.

The Grand Rapids Symphony has announced that Duo Shen has been chosen as its next Assistant Conductor, occupying the Maggie Coleman  Chair. In this capacity, he will also serve as the Conductor of the Grand Rapids Youth Symphony  and Classical Orchestra. He will begin his duties on July 25. 

ThinkTank Theatre and Dark Door Spirits will present Boozy Broadway - Summer Lovin', this weekend, June 10 and 11 at Dark Door Spirits distillery.

Listen now to the special A Strange Loop episode of The Dramatists Guild Presents: TALKBACK, available today. This special episode features Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award nominated A Strange Loop composer, lyricist and writer Michael R. Jackson and music director Rona Siddiqui in conversation with host Christine Toy Johnson.

The move follows the release of ACRAZE’s global smash “Do It To It” through Thrive’s deal with Capitol Music Group’s Virgin Music label. “Do It To It” (ft. Cherish) has amassed over 8.4 billion combined global streams since its release last August.

Players from participating lottery jurisdictions will travel to New York City to ring in the New Year and have the chance to win $1 million in a special drawing broadcast live on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023,” the No. 1 New Year’s Eve programming special, on ABC.

Little Known Facts is a weekly podcast hosted by stage and film actress Ilana Levine. Today's episode features David Morse! Morse talked about his Tony-nominated role in How I Learned to Drive, which he is reprising 25 years later, and more!

Last night, Friday, June 3rd, Opening Night at the Hollywood Bowl kicked off the iconic venue’s celebration of its first 100 seasons with a lineup of sensational performances featuring Gwen Stefani, LA Phil Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The LA Phil opened the evening with the world premiere of Centennial Overture, written by legendary composer John Williams, who made a surprise guest appearance to conduct the work commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Hollywood Bowl.

Romeo Johnson, the official vocal coach of NBC's Emmy award winning 'The Voice' seasons 1-4, MTV's 'Star Maker' and P. Diddy's 'Making His Band' has relocated from Los Angeles, California to Las Vegas, Nevada to give vocal training to talented youths and adults in the Las Vegas Valley.

The New Orleans Ballet Association has announced an exciting pair of Dance for Parkinson's classes on June 13 & 15, led by visiting master artist John Heginbotham, founding teacher of the internationally renowned Dance for PD program and training curriculum.

The Flea has commissioned Ebony Noelle Golden, James Scruggs, and Chanon Judson to devise and stage public performances in celebration of Juneteenth. These artists all have full autonomy over artistic vision and their budgets.

A Spring Celebration “Dionysia,” benefiting The New Group, is set to take place Monday, June 6 from 6:00-9:30pm at Guastavino's (409 East 59th Street).  This event will honor playwright Donja R. Love and New Group Board Members Jana Shea and Anita Waxman with the Mimi and Michael Mendelson Award for Outstanding Commitment to Theater. 

Today, the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) announced it has extended Gianandrea Noseda's contract as Music Director for an additional two seasons, through the 2026–2027 season, his tenth at the helm of the NSO.

Tamarie and her gang of merry misfits are returning to the stage—an actual stage—for a hilarious, irreverent, all-new musical extravaganza featuring an original score played by a live band and performances from some of Houston's funniest, wildest, quirkiest, sometimes raunchiest actors.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) has named Dr. Kathryn Gigler as the organization's acting executive director, effective July 1, 2022. Dr. Gigler has served as PBT's Director of Education and Community Engagement since 2019.

The Richmond County Orchestra will be presenting TWO groups, The Dal Segno Trio and Utopia Winds, Sunday June 5th at 3pm at the Conference House, 298 Satterlee Street, Staten Island, NY 10307   in a FREE concert open to the public. Bring a lawn chair, bring a blanket, bring a friend.

Blood and guts in Ancient Rome, Atri Banerjee’s production of Jean Racine’s historical tragedy is no Roman Holiday.

Glow Lyric Theatre, South Carolina’s only summer opera and musical theatre, has announced the highly anticipated full return of their annual Summer Festival Season.

Ochre House Theater’s Under the Moon is brief but bold. In their last installation of their IN THE GARDEN series, Ochre House Theater is finishing strong with captivating characters and malicious magic. May 25-May 28 and June 1-June 4. Go see Under the Moon before it’s too late!

San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program, one of the most prestigious and selective opera training programs in the world, kicks off its historic 2022 Summer Festival with A Celebration of American Song, an exuberant recital curated by Grammy Award winner Craig Terry.

The Broadway League’s Black to Broadway Initiative will present the second annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth concert, a free outdoor event centered around Black artistry and community.

Band members play regularly with Debo Band, Mutual Benefit, Baroness, Kevin Garrett, Johanna Samuels, and Hannah Cohen. Male Models features guest lead vocalists: Adam Duritz (Counting Crows), Katie Von Schleicher, Felicia Douglass (Dirty Projectors, Ava Luna), Alex Schaaf (Yellow Ostrich), V.V. Lightbody, and Mutual Benefit.

Artistic Director of Upswing circus company Vicki Dela Amedume has been appointed an MBE in the Queen’s Jubilee Birthday Honours List 2022. She has been recognised for services to circus.

Portland Opera has announced that the company has commissioned a new opera to be created by composer Damien Geter and librettist Lorene Cary. Connecting the heroic story of the original Fisk University Jubilee Singers with their current, Grammy-winning descendants, Jubilee investigates Black legacy, love, death, trauma, and joy.  

The perfect date night show comes to Trustus Theatre this summer. First Date, Broadway’s musical comedy, opens on the Thigpen Main Stage on Friday, June 17th and runs through July 16th. The show features an ensemble cast led by Trustus Company members Michael Hazin and Brittany Hammock, and includes Company members Kevin Bush, Robin Gottlieb, and Jonathan Monk, as well as Rachael Mitchum and Jacob Wilson.

Buglisi Dance Theatre will present the world premiere of The Threads Project #1 'Universal Dialogues' on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 and Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 7:30pm at Chelsea Factory, 547 West 26th Street, NYC.

Effective today, the newly elected Trustees join the Academy's midterm Trustees, including National Officers Tammy Hurt (Chair), Rico Love (Vice Chair), Om'Mas Keith (Secretary/Treasurer), and Christine Albert (Chair Emeritus) in upholding the Academy's mission to serve and represent the music community at-large.

INNOMINATE is a mixture of dance, puppets, images on a screen, live music, and daring staging to tell the story of creator Afsaneh Aayani as she immigrated from war torn Iran to the United States. It also deals with the effects of the COVID pandemic and extreme loss. If I told you all of this was illustrated with dancing eyeballs and social media posts whizzing by, would you believe me?

Circle Theatre, West Michigan’s go-to destination for exceptional theatrical arts in an intimate setting, kicks off their third year of Pop Up Concerts and Events with Pride Night! Taking place on Monday, June 20, and featuring the MI Drag Brunchettes, tex-mex inspired food from Basalt GR, the Grand Rapids Pride Center and the GR Trans Foundation, Circle Theatre’s Pride Night is an intimate, outdoor entertainment experience on our lawn celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community and all things pride! 

Stephanie Sirr, Chief Executive of Nottingham Playhouse and Joint President UK Theatre , has been awarded the honour of MBE in Her Majesty's Birthday Honours 2022.