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Mabou Mines, a pioneering American avant-garde theater company, will present a film series showcasing their rare cinematic projects. The films include Archive (2001) and more.

Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina, will present MASTERWORKS: GRANT US PEACE on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at P.E. Monroe Auditorium in Hickory.

Following a storied career on the operatic stages across the country, acclaimed mezzo soprano Dency Graves is entering the next phase of her career. For the PBS culture series CANVAS, arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown caught up with the performer ahead of her retirement. Watch the segment now.

The Seldoms, which presents multimedia performances exploring complex issues, will perform the Chicago premiere of Founding Artistic Director Carrie Hanson's Floe.

Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the worldwide rights to the latest film from Tom McCarthy, the award-winning filmmaker behind Spotlight and The Visitor. Currently untitled, the film is set to begin production at the end of February.

54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Rent original stars Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, plus many more. 

In January of 2026, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, Matthew Morrison and many more. 

Star tenor Jonas Kafumann has revealed that he has no plans to sing opera ever again in Great Britain.

STAGE TIME will present a month of December programming across multiple New York City venues, featuring events created and curated by founder PJ Adzima. The company continues its combination of variety performance, drag, burlesque, live music, and new work development with returning series, a holiday parody, and the final weeks of the Off-Broadway production Slam Frank.

The Soraya has announced the creation of the Thor Steingraber Fund for Artistic Innovation as the venue prepares for the conclusion of Steingraber’s 12-year tenure. The fund will support new work, commissions, premieres, and large-scale artistic programs.

Check out new photos The Queer Without a Santa Claus at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. The show features a cast of dancers, drag queens, and divas telling dirty jokes and performing burlesque to all your favorite songs like 'Blue Christmas', 'Here Comes Santa Claus', and the infamous 'Snow Miser / Heat Miser' number.

Berkshire Opera Festival will introduce a major expansion of programming in 2026 with the launch of its Resident Artist Program alongside three productions: Lucia di Lammermoor, Beauty and the Beast (Zémire et Azor), and Schubert’s Winterreise.

Brad Plaxen’s THE QUEER WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS, directed by Cassandra “Sassie LeFay” Clark, a scandalously merry, musical parody, for anyone who ever wished Christmas came with a bit more glitter, leather, and tassels, has found its cast.

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Mozart’s beloved masterpiece Così fan tutte. This glamorous rom-com returns to Lyric in a sun-soaked 1930s-era seaside country club setting.

BroadwayWorld chats with Japanese-American soprano Emily Michiko Jensen about making her debut in the title role of 'Madama Butterfly' at Opera San Jose November 16th to 30th.

Opera is no stranger to the devilish phenomenon now inhabiting the musical theatre stage with the popular Hadestown, Damn Yankees, and The Devil Wears Prada frequently playing to sold out houses wherever presented. That’s also very true with Faust in particular, whose story of possession was shared this past summer in Griffith Park. But the most devilish of operas include Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust, Gounod’s Faust and Boito’s Mefistofele, which The Verdi Chorus will be sharing on November 15 and 16 at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica.

Guild Opera Co. will present Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi in concert. A musical masterpiece filled with passion, revenge, and a mistaken identity. Learn how to attend!

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano with Sir George Benjamin, piano, a New York premiere, at the Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall.

Pan Pan will team up with APHIDS staging new risk-taking, future focused show that dissects the surreality of the creative processes in making theatre, that combines comedy and Faust in one fell swoop.

Pocket Ghost Productions will stage a site-specific version of HEDDA GABLER at Brooklyn’s Urbane Arts Club from November 7–9, 2025. Directed by and starring company founder Shelby Gilberto.

WAmadeus is a very rich, poetic, highly philosophical play, with lots of music and moving parts. There’s a great deal emotional heavy lifting, so be ready to become immersed in (as well as inspired by) this intense world the cast and crew has created. It’s pretty epic, so don’t miss it, as it only runs one more weekend at ICT Rep!hat did our critic think of AMADEUS at ICT Rep At Oliver Place?

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Andew Keenan-Bolger, Ann Harada and more. Learn more!

Der Weg ist das Ziel! Das denken sich die Krankenschwester Wiebke und der Lehrer Nils, und so buchen sie – unabhängig voneinander – einen Wohnwagen, um auf eigene Faust Europa zu erkunden. 

Tony nominee and acclaimed writer Gideon Glick and producer-director James Will McBride have launched Blue Roses Project. Learn more about their upcoming production here.

Stairwell Theater has announced its next production: FAR AWAY by Caryl Churchill. This immersive staging in a new Bushwick performance space is directed by Sam Gibbs.