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Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert – The 20th Anniversary Tour will land in East Lansing at Wharton Center for Performing Arts this fall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Nickelodeon, GEA Live, and Senbla announced Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert – The 20th Anniversary Tour (www.avatarinconcert.com) will land in Albuquerque, New Mexico at Popejoy Hall on Sunday, November 2, 6:30pm.

Following a record-breaking UK, Ireland and European tour, ROYO, Runaway Entertainment and Curve have announced Johannes Radebe will make his West End debut, reprising the role of Lola in Kinky Boots.

Renaissance Theatre Company will present an evening of music and community with Broadway's LaChanze. Learn more about the four-time Tony Award winner and see how to purchase tickets!

At The Dallas Opera's (TDO) Final Board and Trustees meeting of the 2024/2025 Season Thursday, Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO Ian Derrer announced the company's annual award recipients.

The Contemporary Theater Company will bring Michael Frayn’s riotous comedy Noises Off to the stage this summer. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

Dear Readers, when discussing the musical of Alice Walker’s classic novel “The Color Purple”, you must acknowledge the production’s own journey from the tepidly received original 2005 Broadway production to the enthusiastically received 2015 Broadway revival which launched the career of the incredible Cynthia Erivo. We can discuss them in a bit but to start I will say that the current production at Village Theatre is certainly in the 2015 camp, with its streamlined production and roof shaking performances.

On Sunday, June 8, New York Dance Artistry Hariyama Ballet will hold its 20th Anniversary Performance at the historic Symphony Space. Check here for more details!

Chautauqua Theater Company has unveiled its full 2025 Season, featuring a dynamic lineup of mainstage productions and new play workshops. This year's season builds on CTC's legacy of bold storytelling and artistic innovation that reflect the evolving landscape of American theater.

The 2025 ArtsFairfax Awards will honor U.S. Air Force Retired General Lester L. Lyles with the Jinx Hazel Award, Tim Rizer with the Philanthropy Award, IACC-Pars Place with the Impact Award, and Marco Rando with the Education Award. Learn more!

At Parsons Dance, endurance and impressive physical demand is no surprise. Artistic Director David Parsons, known for his high energy repertoire and peak athleticism, presents a six-work repertoire at The Joyce Theater, including two commissioned works by Robert Battle and Rena Butler.

Domino Park has announced the inaugural edition of Sugar, Sugar!-a free outdoor performing arts series. Taking place over the course of a month. Learn more here!

English National Opera has announced the appointment of André de Ridder as its new Music Director and unveils details of its programme for the 2025/26 Season. Learn more here!

Beloved Seattle theater mainstay, Director Timothy McCuen Piggee (Hello, Dolly!), brings a triumphant new take to Village Theatre's production of The Color Purple, a powerful musical celebration of resilience and self-discovery featuring a Grammy Award-winning score infused with jazz, gospel, ragtime and the blues, with music supervision by American theater legend Sheilah V Walker (Broadway's Porgy and Bess and Ragtime, The Color Purple National Tour).

​​​​​​​Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert – The 20th Anniversary Tour will land in Columbus in September at the Palace Theatre. Learn more about the performance here!

Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert – The 20th Anniversary Tour will land at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre Saturday, October 18 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 2nd.

Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert – The 20th Anniversary Tour will land in Newark at New Jersey Performing Arts Center  on Friday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m.

Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert – 20th Anniversary Tour (www.avatarinconcert.com) will tour the UK in October 2026. Audiences will be immersed in a two-hour performance with a live orchestra that brings the show's iconic musical score to life.

Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert – The 20th Anniversary Tour will land at BroadwaySF’s Golden Gate Theatre this fall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The North American Tour of Monty Python’s SPAMALOT will launch at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, OH. The tour will tech in Cleveland and begin performances on Monday, December 1.  

The results of the 2025 Tony races are very much still up in the air, but many of this season's nominated revivals have been Tony-tested before. How did they fare?

Davalois Fearon Dance will premiere Up/right at the 2025 Vision Festival, presented by ArtsForArts, with support from the Bronx Council on the Arts Cultural Vision Fund and Dance Fund.

OFC Creations will present Jersey Boys, the first production produced in Rochester starring Rochester Native Adam Marino, May 8-25, 2025, closing out the second year of the 'Broadway in Brighton' series.

Austin Playhouse’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a masterclass in mischief—slick, funny, and full of heart. A talented cast takes audiences on a whip-smart, musically-charged, and laugh-packed ride to the Riviera Riviera.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presented the American Voice Award to Senator Amy Klobuchar, as part of the Opening Night celebration for the world-premiere production of Larissa FastHorse’s Fake It Until You Make It. Learn more!