Joe Jackson Returns to BroadwaySF's Curran Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 11, 2025
To accompany the release of his new album, Joe Jackson and his band will embark on a major North American tour from May to July 2026, including a stop at BroadwaySF’s Curran Theatre.
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING Will Launch 'Club 2064' Digital Lottery
by Stephi Wild - Nov 11, 2025
MAYBE HAPPY ENDING has launched a special digital lottery ticket initiative titled “Club 2064,” (named after the year the show takes place) available for performances starting tomorrow in honor of the production’s one-year anniversary on Broadway.
SMOKE Jazz Club Launches Steinway Spiriocast Concert Series
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 10, 2025
SMOKE Jazz Club in New York City will launch its new Steinway Spiriocast Concert Series, an innovative collaboration with Steinway & Sons that brings live jazz performances from SMOKE’s stage to audiences around the globe.
Feature: Tony Award-Winner Lea Salonga Is Coming Full Circle on the World Stage
by Robert Encila-Celdran - Nov 10, 2025
Even in a nation celebrated for its singers, Lea Salonga occupies a realm entirely her own. Her distinction lies not in her crystalline tone, but in the intelligence that animates it—the deliberate thought, the emotional architecture of each phrase. She sings with an actor's intuition and a philosopher's clarity. Her voice doesn't simply ascend; it unveils.
Interview: Drew Dir of THE 4TH WITCH at McCullough Theatre
by Joni Lorraine - Nov 10, 2025
Manual Cinema is a Chicago-based collective that creates what can best be described as live movies onstage using shadow puppetry, hand-built miniature sets, silhouette performers, and original music all layered together in real time.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Leadership Changes in Opera Large and Small
by Alex Freeman - Nov 10, 2025
This week’s roundup highlights major leadership changes, funding shifts, and renewed investment in the performing arts. OPERA America has named Michael J. Bobbitt as its next President & CEO, while Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS announced $1.5 million in emergency food grants nationwide. In New York, The Joyce Theater Foundation received a landmark $15 million gift, and Broadway productions prepare to take the stage at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Regionally, Chicago’s cultural department faces a proposed budget reduction, Theatre Washington released a new industry impact report, and Houston Grand Opera appointed James Gaffigan as its next Music Director. Meanwhile, in the UK, opera and arts education take center stage with efforts to broaden access and strengthen creative learning.
BRAINIAC LIVE! Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2025
Fresh from winning the 2025 Olivier Award for Best Family Show, the science sensation Brainiac Live! will tour the UK in 2026, following its festive run at Birmingham Town Hall on 28 & 29 December 2025.
ENO's HMS PINAFORE Returns With Guest Star Mel Giedroyc
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2025
English National Opera's production of Gilbert and Sullivan's nautical love triangle-themed opera HMS Pinafore returns to the London Coliseum this winter for its first revival, with a major guest star headlining the cast, Mel Giedroyc.
Interview: FIFTY FIFTY Explores Love, Emotion, and Evolution in “Too Much Part 1”
by Alyson Eng - Nov 10, 2025
K-pop girl group FIFTY FIFTY has quickly earned attention for their distinct sound and emotional honesty. Blending pop and R&B influences, their music bridges global trends with authentic expression. Since their debut in 2022, the group has shown a rare ability to connect through sincerity and simplicity rather than spectacle. Now, with their latest release “Too Much Part 1,” they are ready to reveal a new side of themselves, capturing the thrill and uncertainty of first love through catchy melodies and confident performances.
Photos: TRANSLATIONS at West End Productions
by Gillian Blum - Nov 8, 2025
See photos from West End Productions' Translations, a play by Brian Friel, running through November 23, with shows on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Photos: Inside ELF THE MUSICAL Gala Night in London
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2025
All new photos have been released from the gala night for ELF the Musical on 6 November. In attendance were Dani Dyer, Faye Tozer, Juliet Mayhew, Rob Madge, Vanessa Feltz and Ranj Singh amongst others. Check out the photos here!
Review: South Coast Repertory Presents THE HEART SELLERS
by Michael Quintos - Nov 10, 2025
An intermission-less, two-character, conversational-centric play that focuses on a pair of women's specific immigrant experiences—marked with loneliness, hopes, fears, and puzzlements big and small—Pulitzer Prize finalist Lloyd Suh's absorbing, touching, and occasionally (thankfully) very funny play explores the emotional tug-of-war between comfortable, familiar cultural traditions left behind and the need to accept, learn, and assimilate to the often confounding realities of their new home environment—a sometimes exciting, but sometimes heartbreaking concept that many first-generation immigrants know all too well. Continues at South Coast Repertory through November 16, 2025.