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Producer, director, and New Federal Theatre founder Woodie King Jr. passed away at 88 on January 29 following complications from emergency heart surgery.

Tanglewood has revealed the details of its 2026 season, opening in late June and continuing to Labor Day weekend. The schedule brings many of the world’s most exciting musicians to the beautiful Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts.

The City of Palo Alto has invited TheatreWorks Silicon Valley to potentially partner on the performing arts portion of the planned development for Cubberley Community Center.

A performance of Classic Stage Company's The Baker’s Wife will be recorded by the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts for the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.

The limited Off-Broadway engagement of Richard II starring Michael Urie has entered its final weeks of performances. Richard II will be recorded by the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

The New York Dance and Performance Awards, known as THE BESSIES, will announce the 2024 and 2025 honorees at a ceremony on January 20 at Dixon Place. This year’s nominations span choreography, performance, design, and revival categories.

Seven-time Tony Award-nominated John Proctor is the Villain, the new play by Kimberly Belflower, is now available at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT).

Born into one of Hollywood’s most beloved musical dynasties, with mother Shirley Jones, father Jack Cassidy, and brothers David and Shaun, Patrick Cassidy has long stood out as a star in his own right.

Did you know that the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts holds a treasure trove of watchable theatre in its Theatre on and Tape (TOFT) archive? Now the archive is now opening up to eligible New York City schools.

Marlene Warfield, the American actress renowned for her roles in Network, Maude, and The Great White Hope, passed away on April 6, 2025, at the age of 83.

GRAMMY award-winning singer-songwriters Mike Reid and Joe Henry have confirmed their new collaborative album, Life & Time, set for release September 5. Check out a new single now.

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical The Outsiders was recorded onstage by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, where it will soon be added to its Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT). We're taking you behind the scenes of the capture in this video!

The Outsiders will be recorded at Broadway’s Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, where it will be added to its Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT).

The 2024 documentary The Session Man: Nicky Hopkins, featuring commentary from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Peter Frampton, Pete Townshend and more, explores the legendary 30-year career of Nicky Hopkins and his contributions to over 250 albums.

Craft Latino will release the first-ever vinyl reissue of Strikes Back, the GRAMMY®-nominated 10th solo album from legendary singer Héctor “El Cantante” Lavoe.

Hailed as one of this era’s most adventurous interpreters of the classical organ repertoire, leading female organist Gail Archer has released her 11th album: Dobrich: A Bulgarian Odyssey. Check it out now!

The building was lost to bankruptcy in 1970 and held in private ownership for more than five decades. Check here for more information.

Throughout the 2025-26 season, HGO will be celebrating its beloved artistic and music director, Patrick Summers, who in May 2026 will transition to a new role. Learn more here!

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has announced its 2025-26 season, featuring the American opera that launched HGO as a trailblazer, the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.

A major retrospective of pioneering fiber artist Olga de Amaral (b. 1932, Bogotá, Colombia) opens at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami) this spring, bringing together over 50 works from six decades, and featuring recent and historical examples, some of which have never been presented outside of her home country.

As Broadway prepares to reckon with the effect of McCarthyism on journalism in the new drama, Good Night and Good Luck, go deeper into the history of the Red Scare and its long-lasting implications for artists on Broadway and beyond.

Animal-rescue activist and radio host Kerri Kasem will join other entertainers on stage at the event, along with musician and producer DJ Ashba at this year's Young Entertainer Awards. Learn more about the lineup changes.

Theater for the New City's Emerging Playwrights Program will be beneficiary of the theater's 22nd annual 'Love 'n Courage' benefit Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at The Players, 16 Gramercy Park South.

In 2025, KRAFTWERK, with legendary electro pioneer Ralf Hütter, will return to North America to commemorate their breakthrough album Autobahn and their first U.S. Tour, which took place in 1975.

Explore the 2025 DIVERSEartLA retrospective at the LA Art Show, highlighting eight years of diverse representation and advocacy in the arts. Discover its transformative journey and call to action. Learn more and see how to attend.