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Chicago City Opera will stage a special Valentine's Day performance of CINDERELLA on February 13 and 14, offering a romantic opera experience. Learn more here!

Peso Pluma has detailed his highly anticipated DINASTÍA by Peso Pluma & Friends Tour, following the recent success of his collaborative album DINASTÍA with Tito Double P.

Paramount Theatre has announced its 2026-27 Broadway Series lineup, featuring the Chicago-area premiere of MEAN GIRLS, a new adaptation of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, and an 80s-inspired JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT.

The Gateway is set to start the new year with a captivating performance of THE RAT PACK IS BACK, bringing the iconic Las Vegas show to their stage. This event promises an evening filled with classic hits and timeless charm, reminiscent of the original Rat Pack's legendary performances.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 19, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend: 

Writers Theatre will continue its 2025/26 Season with Two Sisters and a Piano, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz. Celebrated Chicago director Lisa Portes joins Writers for the first time to direct.

Composers Concordance will present the world premiere of the mini-tour Seth & Gene's Excellent Electroacoustic Adventure, an 80-minute electroacoustic multimedia experience featuring live music, spoken word, and continuous video projection at every performance.

The Broadway production of Ragtime was a glorious accomplishment, a riveting testament to the original American musical and to all that America itself could be. The show ran for 834 performances at the Ford Center, closing in the final year of the 20th century. It was nominated for 13 Tony Awards, taking home four.

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced the cast for the US premiere of HAMNET, set to run from February 10 to March 8. This highly anticipated production will showcase a talented ensemble at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, offering audiences a fresh interpretation of Shakespeare's legacy through the lens of his son's perspective.

The Dusti Bongé Art Foundation will present 'Thinking in Color: Selections from the Vault', featuring 40 previously unseen works by Mississippi modernist Dusti Bongé. This exhibition, curated by DBAF Executive Director Ligia Römer, PhD, includes watercolor, ink, and tempera pieces that highlight Bongé's vibrant use of color and thematic diversity. The works, inspired by her Gulf Coast surroundings, dreams, and Zen Buddhism, will be on display for the first time, offering a unique insight into he

OPERA America has awarded $220,000 in grants to eight opera companies for the development of new American operas, aiming to enrich the national opera repertoire.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 13, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Broadway-bound new musical, The Wanderer, based on the life and music of Dion DiMucci will receive an industry invitation-only reading on Friday, January 23rd in New York City.

As part of the Door County Library's Winter Reading Festival, Door Shakespeare will present a staged reading of the Pulitzer Prize–winning drama Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 12, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Jazz guitarist and composer Pat Metheny is set to release his first major studio album in six years, Side-Eye III+, on his newly launched record label, Uniquity Music. Take a look at upcoming tour dates and listen to the album’s first single, “In On It,” available now.

New York-based singer-songwriter and producer Sarah Kinsley will release her new EP, Fleeting, on February 13, in conjunction with a 30-date headline tour. Check out the tour dates and the music video for her new single, “Lonely Touch.'

Ma Rainey and her band return to The Goodman this spring in a major revival—and a reunion of two Chicago theater legends. Goodman Family Resident Director Chuck Smith directs August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with Associate/Music Director Harry J. Lennix.

In celebration of the fifth anniversary of Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license,' David Byrne, Tony Award-winning creator of Broadway's American Utopia and Here Lies Love, has covered the song with a brand-new reimagining. Listen to it now.

During the season two premiere event in Los Angeles on January 7, Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and HBO Max Content, officially announced the renewal of the Emmy-winning medical drama The Pitt.

Titanique has announced some of its Broadway cast! Alongside Marla Mindelle, who will lead the Broadway company as Celine Dion, are Jim Parsons, Deborah Cox, Frankie Grande and Constantine Rousouli.

Olivier-winning stage and screen actor Jill Halfpenny will return to the Royal Exchange Theatre in Noël Coward's PRIVATE LIVES, playing the role of Amanda Prynne. Learn more here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is January 8, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Concerts from the Library of Congress will launch an exciting, yearlong America 250 celebration this January, presenting a broad panorama of the nation's music in concerts and conversations, lectures, film screenings, educational programs and more.

​​​​​​​Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced a casting update for Paranormal Activity, an original story based Paramount Pictures' terrifying film franchise—now live on stage.