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Stand-up comedian Steve Treviño, known for Netflix and Showtime specials, will perform at Patchogue Theatre on October 17 as part of his Family Man Tour.

RAYE’s THIS TOUR MAY CONTAIN NEW MUSIC North American run made its Vancouver stop at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on April 2, 2026, following a series of sold-out arena shows across Europe and the UK, including six nights at London’s The O2.

A little girl sings in her kindergarten class, emoting enthusiastically. She isn’t focused on technique or perfect pitch, just the feeling and pure joy of experiencing the song. This is the moment that stands out from all others in Hao Yuan’s mind when she thinks of music because this is when her love affair with it began. The purity of that moment has lasted decades long and seen her growth into an internationally active musician.

Grammy-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth and composer Gabriel Kahane will perform at 92NY, including the New York premiere of Kahane's Elevator Songs, composed for the ensemble.

Kyrah Gray will present her 2025 Leicester Comedy Festival Best Show-winning debut hour KYRAHPRACTOR at Soho Theatre Downstairs on April 15 and 16, exploring her Jamaican upbringing in the UK and her dating history.

Simon Russell Beale will return to the Barbican to narrate Greg Doran's production of Shakespeare's great poem Venus & Adonis, animated by a team of world-class puppeteers. 

This week's theater news spans continents and crosses languages — quite literally. In New York, Rattlestick Theater announces a meaningful tribute to one of Off-Broadway's greatest champions, renaming its West Village home in honor of the late playwright Terrence McNally, while Broadway Cares celebrates the generosity of the theater community with a record-breaking fundraising run on Governors Island. Across the Atlantic, the beloved West End hit Paddington the Musical prepares to bring its score to audiences worldwide with an eagerly anticipated cast recording release. And speaking of reaching audiences worldwide, BroadwayWorld announces a major expansion of its multilingual platform, now available in 20 languages ahead of a landmark year for international visitors to the U.S. Meanwhile, in Chicago, the theater community is grappling with hard questions about legacy, accountability, and who gets to define excellence, as the city's storied Jeff Awards face growing calls for reform.

Marcos Morau and the Ballet Nacional de España bring Afanador to Paris — a hypnotic fusion of flamenco, contemporary dance, photography, and queer aesthetics. A work of ravishing strangeness, formal brilliance, and emotional generosity

Eight nationally recognized slam poets will compete for cash prizes at the INKSLAM INVITATIONAL on April 25 at Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by 2023 Womxn of the World Poetry Slam champion Ayanna Florence.

The Florida Film Festival has announced the film lineup and events schedule for next month’s 35th edition, featuring a documentary about the original Toronto production of the musical Godspell, the dark comedy Over Your Dead Body, and more.

Danse Danse announced its 29th season, featuring 10 performances from companies in Greece, Cuba, the UK, Germany, Brazil, and Quebec, plus the 5th edition of the JOAT International Street Dance Festival.

The Denver Concert Band will present STORIES IN SOUND on April 26 at Lone Tree Arts Center, featuring a collaboration with nonprofit Sing Me a Story, a Young Artist Competition winner, and more.

The 2026 Fertile Ground Festival kicks off on April 10. This annual grab bag of new works is my favorite time in Portland’s theatre calendar because it gives us a chance to see works at various stages of development, from early readings to fully staged world premieres.

As Dionne Warwick took the stage at Groton Hill Music Center in Groton recently, before she had sung a single word, she was met by a rousing standing ovation. It was clear from the get-go that the capacity audience knew they were in the presence of a legend.

Comedian Ramy Youssef will debut his third hour-long HBO Original comedy special, Ramy Youssef: In Love, on Friday, April 17, on HBO. Check out the trailer now.

Olivia Rodrigo has officially unveiled her new album. Marking the third record from the superstar, it is titled 'You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love' and will arrive on June 12 from Geffen Records.

The first revival of Firebird by Phil Davies, directed by Double Telling's Artistic Director Marlie Haco, will return to the London stage following its premiere in 2015.

Bradley Gibson, who originated the role of Hercules in the 2023 world premiere, will reprise the part from June 29 at Theatre Royal Drury Lane as the Disney musical completes its London run.

Tony winner Celia Keenan-Bolger talks ANTIGONE (This Play I Read In High School) at The Public Theater, working with direct address, the legacy of Spelling Bee, and more in this Broadway Deep Dive.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced the acquisition of the dazzling Broadway musical The Great Gatsby, based on the best-selling 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. 

Sir Tom Stoppard’s last play, LEOPOLDSTADT, is his most personal. He wrote a narrative loosely based on his own family, changed the location to Austria, and finally wrote a Jewish script. The show debuted in London in 2020 and ran on Broadway from 2022 to 2023. It garnered the Tony for best play that year, and this Main Street Theater production represents its Regional debut.

New York City Ballet’s 2026-27 Season will open on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 and continue for 21 weeks of performances, through Sunday, May 30, 2027 at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.

Ottawa Little Theatre’s presentation of Kimberly Akimbo kicks off tonight. Written by David Lindsay-Abaire, Kimberly Akimbo tells the story of a teenager battling a rare disease that makes her age five times faster than the average person, while trying to navigate life with a hypochondriac mother, an alcoholic father and all the trials and tribulations of high school.

Home of boundary-pushing performance at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, arts charity and year-round cultural hub Summerhall Arts has announced 36 more shows of the 2026 instalment of its renowned festival programme.

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’s scandalous 1782 novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, has received several adaptations over the years. None more resonant than Christopher Hampton’s 1985 reinvention which is now revived and updated in a masterful manner by Marianne Elliot at the National Theatre.