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In Lighthouse Repertory Theatre Company’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s SOUTH PACIFIC, director Tony Chiofalo captured the essence of this classic show. Often perceived as problematic and racist when examined through a modern lens, the musical was actually written as a statement against racism.

I love children's theatre, even though my kids have long since aged out of the target demographic. There is something wonderfully refreshing about stepping into a world created purely to spark imagination and joy. Whenever I head to the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts for one of their family productions, I know I'm going to leave happier than when I arrived.

Broadway actress Gina Ferrall, whose stage credits included Mamma Mia!, She Loves Me, Beauty and the Beast, and Les Misérables, has died following a battle with uterine sarcoma.

ALIENS, produced by Curious Industries and Dumbworld, follows a real-life mother and daughter on a road trip from Donegal to southern Italy, exploring migration, identity, and a forgotten WWII tragedy through performance, video, and live music.

Central Works announced THE PRINCE PARTS 1 & 2, a six-act world premiere written and directed by Artistic Director Gary Graves, as the final production of its 36th and last season at the Berkeley-based theater.

Actor John Cusack will appear at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater for a screening of SAY ANYTHING, followed by a post-show Q&A hosted by Charley Belcher.

Director Ravit Markus's short documentary THE ASSET, following trauma surgeon Dr. Anna Goldenberg's mission to bring surgical training to a war-torn region, will screen at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

THE VAMPIRE CIRCUS, a circus cabaret and theater production blending acrobatics, contortion, and immersive storytelling, is set to perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. Tickets start at $33.25.

Relish Theatre's ACID'S REIGN, a drag climate musical led by Victoria Scone, will run at Forth, Pleasance Courtyard during the Edinburgh Fringe, featuring a live band and eleven original songs.

The Roxy Regional Theatre will close its 43rd season with Nunsense, Dan Goggin's musical comedy about five nuns staging a variety show to fund the burial of poisoned sisters.

The Ally Artists Group will present DR. KARA KIBARA – THE LOVE GURU at The Brooklyn Arts House in New York City, a reimagined hybrid performance blending musical cabaret, comedy, and interactive theatre.

Broadway artists Kate Rockwell, Steven Huynh, Oluchi Nwaokorie, and Mayelah Barrera will perform winning songs by eight high school students at New World Stages in NYC, with a livestream available at arts.gov and namt.org.

Pig Iron Theatre Company's Barrymore Award-winning production FRANKLIN'S KEY returns to Plays & Players Theatre in Philadelphia, following teenage siblings who uncover Franklin's hidden weather-controlling technology beneath the city.

THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER, hosted by hip hop pioneer Kurtis Blow, will bring its nationwide tour to The Fabulous Fox in St. Louis for one night only, featuring all-star dancers, breakers, an on-stage DJ, and an electric violinist.

Really Big Spoon Productions will present ENORMOUS THINGS: THE MUSICAL at Hollywood Fringe, a cardboard-filled bio-musical about sculptor Claes Oldenburg featuring an evil Jeff Koons, directed by co-creator Sarah Lew.

EggGen returns with RAT RAT RAT, a site-specific movement and puppetry work staged inside the Old Operating Theatre Museum in London, drawing from histories of animal experimentation and WWII-era Unit 731.

Criminologist Dr. Scott Bonn will bring his 90-minute show on the psychology of serial killers to The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, CO, presented by Comedy Works Entertainment. The ages 21+ event includes a live Q&A.

Comedy Works Entertainment will present two tapings of Josh Blue's upcoming comedy special at Newman Center for the Performing Arts in Denver, with tickets available via NewmanTix.com.

The Pops Orchestra's 'It's the Pits!' summer camp will have middle and high school musicians perform as the live pit orchestra for the Manatee Performing Arts Center's production of Disney's NEWSIES JR. in Bradenton, FL.

Little Big Town, the award-winning country group known for hits like 'Girl Crush' and 'Better Man,' will perform at NJPAC's Prudential Hall in Newark in support of their 12th studio album, It's a Dying Art.

The biennial Toronto International Tap Dance Festival announced its 2026 lineup, featuring Heather Cornell, Bril Barrett, Boys' Club Tap Dance Collective, Subject:Matter, Victoria Miller, and a tribute to Joey Hollingsworth across four Toronto venues.

Lionsgate and GEA Live announced THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON IN CONCERT, a live-to-film UK tour featuring a 12-piece rock and orchestral ensemble performing Alexandre Desplat's score in sync with the full film on a cinema screen.

South African comedian Kurt Schoonraad brings his one-man show back to Café Roux and the Baxter Theatre, where he first performed his debut show over two decades ago.

Comedians Hasan Minhaj and Ronny Chieng will bring their head-to-head comedy tour to Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas for back-to-back performances during Labor Day Weekend.

Brett Bailey and Third World Bunfight will present THE ROUTES OF SOUND at Spier Wine Farm, expanding the intimate music series to three winter weekends featuring more than 40 local musicians across distinctive estate spaces.