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The Tony-nominated 2025 revival of Chess, starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher, is now available at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT).

Woodie King, Jr.'s Off-Broadway institution inaugurated its first permanent space at 154 Christopher Street, marking a historic milestone for the 56-year-old Black theater company.

The Dallas Opera appointed Matthew A. Epstein to the role of Senior Artistic Advisor, advising on creative, artist, and repertoire programming. Epstein brings over 50 years of experience at major opera companies worldwide.

Documentary chronicles the life of 18-time GRAMMY Award-winning jazz musician Paquito D'Rivera, from child prodigy in Cuba to his defection to the U.S. and career as a composer and performer.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has appointed Jean-Sébastien Vallée as Director of Choruses and Conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, effective the 2026-27 season.

Drummer Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie will headline the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival, backed by a local ensemble and receiving the festival's Luminary Award for lifetime achievement.

Santa Monica Playhouse will present its Eleventh Annual Binge Fringe Festival, six weeks of free performances, workshops and music featuring local and visiting artists from across the country.

The University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College has announced the upcoming 2026-27 Performance Season to be held in the UA-EACC Fine Arts Center. Season ticket packages for the 2026-27 Season will go on sale to the general public on Friday, August 21 at 10:00 a.m. 

The STELLAR GOSPEL MUSIC AWARDS will air on BET with Kirk Franklin hosting and performing, featuring a lineup including Le'Andria Johnson, Jekalyn Carr, John P. Kee and Tye Tribbett.

Graham Nash will come to the Warner Theatre's Oneglia Auditorium, to perform a career-spanning retrospective of his six decades of contributions to contemporary music.

A new documentary chronicles ASCO, the Chicano art collective that challenged Hollywood and museum institutions in 1970s Los Angeles, executive produced by Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna.

Single tickets are now on sale for The Soraya's 2026-27 season, a 44-performance lineup featuring eight debuts, including Sutton Foster, Snarky Puppy, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Audra McDonald, and the National Symphony Orchestra.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that David Clayton-Thomas, the Grammy Award-winning Canadian singer and songwriter of Blood, Sweat & Tears fame, has passed away at 84 years old.

Pure Prairie League will perform at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, supporting their new album Back On Track. Tickets start at $35.

The New School's College of Performing Arts will present its 11th annual SANDBOX PERCUSSION SUMMER SEMINAR, celebrating Steve Reich's 90th birthday year with free public concerts, including a full performance of his landmark work DRUMMING.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Ethan Lipton's The Seat of Our Pants, is now available at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT).

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Purpose, is now available at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT).

The Wallis Annenberg Center will present DANCING WITH BOB, a centennial tribute to Robert Rauschenberg, with Trisha Brown Dance Company performing works by Brown and Cunningham May 7-9.

Five-time Tony Award-winning Buena Vista Social Club, is now available at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT).

On March 19, 2026, Ballet Hispánico will perform original choreography at MoMA, inspired by the exhibition 'Wifredo Lam: When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream'. The event features works by Eduardo Vilaro.

Graham Nash will perform a career-spanning retrospective from his six-decades of contributions to contemporary music at State Theatre New Jersey on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 8:00PM.

In celebration of SWAN Day, NPTC will present a Concert Reading to Benefit our On Her Shoulders Program on Friday, March 27th at 7:00pm. Learn more here!

Two-time Tony Award-winning The Picture of Dorian Gray, is now available at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (TOFT).

Lyric Opera of Chicago is presenting the world premiere of safronia, a landmark musical composition commissioned from Chicago’s first Poet Laureate, the interdisciplinary artist avery r. young.

The 25th anniversary celebration of Flamenco Festival New York will feature programming that evokes this endless love affair between the city of skyscrapers and flamenco.