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The Joyce Theater revealed the full cast and programming for The Joyce Ballet Festival 2026, curated by Misty Copeland, featuring artists from ABT, NYCB, Paris Opera Ballet, and two world premieres.

The Harris Theater for Music and Dance will present the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project in Dancing the Archive: Embodied Histories, Collective Power, featuring ten Black dance companies honoring ten Chicago Legacy Bearers in a one-night-only performance.

Germany's Gauthier Dance will bring THE FIREWORKS PROJECT to Jacob's Pillow's Ted Shawn Theatre for its U.S. debut, featuring nine new dances including a world premiere by Rena Butler, led by artistic director Eric Gauthier.

TimeLine Theatre announced the cast and production team for the world premiere of THE BIRTH OF THE PILL, written by Jessica Huang, based on Pulitzer Prize-winner Jonathan Eig's book, and directed by Sandra Marquez at its new Uptown home.

All new photos have been released of Christine Lahti in The Smile of Her, her autobiographical play, which is now playing at the Marylebone Theatre. Check out the photos here!

Oil Lamp Theater announced its future home will be at the former Ten Ninety Brewing Co. at 1025 Waukegan Road in Downtown Glenview, part of its $5 million 'Light the Way' fundraising campaign.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 16, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Television and film star China Anne McClain will make her musical stage debut this summer as Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby, alongside Ryan McCartan as Jay Gatsby.

Chicago is getting a new Amos! The Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning musical will welcome Eddie Cooper in the role of Amos Hart beginning this month at the Ambassador Theatre.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts will present its upcoming Rosen House Concert Series, featuring 21 performances spanning classical, jazz, folk, and global music, plus a new Juilliard Extension collaboration.

Pianist Cecile Licad will release a new two-disc album, Scott Joplin—King of Ragtime, on Danacord Records, featuring 22 works drawn from her extensive recital performances of Joplin's music.

Emmy Award Winner Derek Hough will be delivering Chicago’s opening monologue on Broadway. A post-performance talk back with Mark Ballas will follow the performance. 

Paris Jackson will officially release her highly anticipated sophomore album, HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE, on August 21st via Republic Records. Alongside the announcement, she has shared the album’s newest single, “stitched (on & on),” out now. Listen to it here.

The Valkyrie Ensemble, a feminist opera collective based in Chicago, will present an all-femme cast of women, non-binary, and trans artists in Handel's ACIS & GALATEA at Chicago Danztheatre.

The Joffrey Ballet announced six new Board of Directors members and elected Patty P. Andringa as Life Director, recognizing her more than three decades of service to the Chicago-based company.

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.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 10, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater celebrated the company's 40th Anniversary with the Revel in Ruby Gala. The evening raised $1.3 million, honoring four decades of powerful theatermaking and fueling the artistry, education, and community engagement.

Luna Stage and Richard Jordan Productions bring MRS. STERN WANDERS THE PRUSSIAN STATE LIBRARY to Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre, inspired by Hannah Arendt's arrest, before transferring to 59E59 Theatre in New York City.

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

Nonesuch Records is set to release Natalie Merchant’s Cabinet of Wonder, a digital collection of seventeen songs and accompanying videos from the singer-songwriter’s collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Chicago Children’s Theatre (CCT).

Ken Carson's Xperiment Tour kicks off Aug. 26 in Chicago! The 17-date U.S. run hits Brooklyn, Atlanta, Miami & more. Tickets on sale July 10.

The Spire Center for Performing Arts in Plymouth, MA announced four fall shows: Abbie Gardner, Patty Larkin & Lucy Kaplansky, comedian Lenny Clarke, and the Laszlo Gardony Quartet. Tickets go on sale at spirecenter.org.

Lizzo joins the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia this summer, alongside Klaus Mäkelä, a Mozart opera, and the Midwest premiere of Carlos Simon's Good News Mass.

The Happy Together Tour is coming to Paramount Theatre. The 2026 bill features bands and artists including The Association, The Troggs, Chicago lead singer Jason Scheff and more.