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Glen Hansard, co-writer of the musical Once, has set the release of Don+t Settle - Transmissions West, the second volume of his new album. Listen to a new single now.

The Finnish National Opera and Ballet Foundation's board proposed Dima Slobodeniouk as Principal Conductor, while extending Thomas de Mallet Burgess's tenure as Artistic Director through 2030.

The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at CUNY will present WORLD VOICES, a four-day festival featuring staged readings of new plays in translation by playwrights from Tuscarora/Canada, Austria, France, Senegal, and Germany.

In 2025, London welcomed a new musical, The Garden, created by Angela Fantine Wan, offering theatre lovers a deeply evocative reimagining of a timeless story. Adapted from the classic children’s novel The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the production invites audiences into a poetic landscape where memory, loss, and renewal intertwine.

Running from 7-30 August 2026, this year's Edinburgh International Festival will present 24 days of world-class performances selected for their artistic and cultural resonance across opera, theatre, music and dance.  

The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced plans to eliminate approximately 14 staff positions and pause some education programming as the organization addresses a significant budget deficit.

Glen Hansard, co-writer of the musical Once, has set the release of his sixth solo album Don+t Settle - Transmissions East & West. Hansard has also announced a run of tour dates in the U.S and Canada.

“Kimberly Akimbo” is a tiny, idiosyncratic musical with a cast of only nine actors that somehow manages to share the full Broadway experience with its opening night audience at Kansas City’s Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. 

Comedian Jo Koy will return to the stage at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on April 10, 2026. Tickets for the event are now on sale offering fans a chance to see the popular comedian live.

It wasn’t until later on in theatre history that revivals began including shows that weren’t initially well received or financially successful in their initial engagements. As musical theatre continued to evolve, and more shows entered the canon, a consensus began to grow about shows being worthy of additional exploration even if they hadn’t been hits the first time around. What about musicals that had been ahead of their time, musicals that had fallen prey to circumstances, early works by writers who became successful later on, and of course, shows that found an audience after closing via their cast recordings?

Ballet Nights has announced its tenth London programme with the specially titled DECADANCE at Cadogan Hall on Wednesday February 4th 2026. Learn more here!

From December 3-14, 2025, FROM THE OTHER SIDE transforms La MaMa into a home for an incredible group of Balkan artists, on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 1PM.

As 2025 comes to a close, find out what to stream this December, including the new season of Percy Jackson & the Olympians, the third Knives Out movie, Noah Baumbach's Jay Kelly, Season 5 of Emily and Paris, and more.

Literature Live!, Bay Street’s flagship educational initiative. Now in its 16th year, the program brings professional theatrical productions of literary classics to thousands of students across Long Island—free of charge.

While a lot has been written about two handers, a term for two-person shows, less has been penned about three-handers. Yet, three-person plays are just as common a genre on Broadway as pieces with only two players. Currently, Art, by Yasmina Reza, is receiving an all-star revival at the Music Box.

The Javaad Alipoor Company has announced that LJ Parkinson, Jennifer Jackson, Gabriella Schmidt, Sean Jackson and Tom Varey will star in the world premiere of its brand new stage production, Elmet.

The full company for the first-ever stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s internationally acclaimed book The Hunger Games and Lionsgate’s hit motion picture of the same name has been revealed.

Alicia Witt's music has been described as ‘sharply personal, boldly melodic pop originals in the Carole King/Billy Joel vein’. I had the absolute pleasure to chat with the LONGLEGS star ahead of her upcoming show at 54 Below on June 1

Set in the part of the 'real' Hawaii that tourists are unlikely to ever see, THE STAIRCASE—the World Premiere play from Noa Gardner directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch—is an admirable new play that features a superb acting ensemble, relatable themes, beautifully authentic cultural representation, and an intriguing (if slightly predictable) premise. Using many long stretches of orations to un-peel its surface layers, the play is mostly commendable in artistic execution and cultural specificity, but could, perhaps, use some more editing in its hopefully ongoing evolution.

Westport Country Playhouse will present “An Evening with David Sedaris,” author and humorist, next month. The event will consist of a 60-minute reading followed by 20–30-minute audience Q&A.

Universal Pictures has announced the nationwide theatrical re-release of Happy Gilmore, the beloved 1996 sports comedy starring Adam Sandler as a failed hockey player turned golf sensation.

What did our critic think of SISTER ACT at Center Stage Community? On March 14 and 15, Center Stage Community (Censtacom) staged their latest production, Sister Act, at Graha Bhakti Budaya in Jakarta.

Indie rock mainstays The Flaming Lips and Modest Mouse have announced a 2025 co-headline tour beginning August 1st at Atlanta, GA’s Coca-Cola Roxy. All tickets go on sale this Friday, March 28th at 10:00AM local time.

Asking how to be a good person in a world determined to incite anger, Middle Child will be touring to car parks across the north of England with a show centred around a road accident and the knock-on effects of it.

The Guthrie Theater has revealed nine productions as part of its 2025–2026 mainstage season, plus a world premiere. Learn more about the season and see full programming here!