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Center Theatre Group has added ten new members to its Board of Directors: Stephen Cheung, Nancy Dennis, Sutton Foster, Jennifer Lewis, and more, bringing the number up to 56.

Concordance: 150 Years of Charles Ives has been released by The Owsley Stanley Foundation. The album features historic and new recordings of Ives’s Concord Sonata. The release is available on CD.

Hey There! Have you seen MAMMA MIA the Musical? How about Mamma Mia the film with the legendary Meryl Streep? How about Abba, the band? You know, the Swedish group that took the world by storm in 1974 when they won the Eurovision song contest with “Waterloo”?

Palm Beach Symphony's season finale will be led by pianist Emanuel Ax. He'll perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat Major, K. 482. Learn more here!

Musicals and plays based on movies? Many. Based on books? Also plentiful. Based on true stories? Of course. But musicals and plays based on or inspired by magazine articles? These are a rare breed. One recently opened on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre.

MUSE/IQUE will present BACK TO OZ, tracing Oz from the 1939 MGM film to THE WIZ to WICKED, at the Mark Taper Forum in April 2026, led by Artistic Director Rachael Worby.

The Missoula Children's Theatre's 2025-2026 Community Series will conclude with Mamma Mia! rated PG-13 and running from April 30-May 17. Learn more here!

DEEP PURPLE will perform with special guest KANSAS at BayCare Sound on August 8. Tickets will go on sale Thursday. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

Stage and screen actress, and three-time Tony Award nominee Mary Beth Hurt, has passed away at age 79. Learn more about Hurt's life and career on BroadwayWorld.

Liz Callaway brings warmth, wit, and luminous vocals to Stephen Schwartz’s songbook - a heartfelt, nostalgic evening of storytelling, standout numbers, and a soaring, unforgettable finale.

The Chelsea Music Festival will present its 17th annual season, titled Every Story Counts, from June 20–27, 2026, featuring concerts, visual art, and culinary events celebrating American stories.

Todd Rundgren will bring his Damned If I Do Tour to Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts. The concert will take place in July on Long Island. Tickets go on sale March 27.

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS: The beautiful theater inside of CCBC Dundalk hosts an equally beautiful production. What a treat to view this classic, seeing and hearing people respond to its twists and turns as if seeing it for the first time- or perhaps actually seeing it for the first time- realizing that writing that’s worth watching even a century later is a rarity and a prize.

Jason Robert Brown shared a video of Stephen Sondheim singing 'Good Thing Going' from Merrily We Roll Along at a 2019 event.

the Catalyst Quartet will release 'UNCOVERED Vol. 4: Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges' on Azica Records, marking the final installment of their GRAMMY-nominated series celebrating historically significant Black composers.

Gateway Playhouse will present Andrew Lloyd Webber's JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR starting April 9, featuring a unique twist with a female cast in the role of Judas Iscariot.

The Stanford Jazz Workshop has announced the 54th annual Stanford Jazz Festival at Stanford University. This year's festival will feature a diverse lineup including jazz legends and contemporary artists across various genres.

The Guthrie Theater has revealed the nine productions that will make up its 2026–2027 mainstage season. The full lineup includes Samuel Beckett’s seminal play Waiting for Godot, featuring Academy Award nominee David Strathairn and more.

The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) is set to present a new two-hour documentary highlighting the life of the Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and artist, Roberta Flack

May Pang will present 'The Lost Weekend – The Photography of May Pang,' a free exhibition featuring rare photos of John Lennon, including his time at Disney World, in Winter Garden, FL.

Live at Arley will return this spring – and extra acts for the special music event have been  revealed. This year's event takes place from 15-17 May in the grounds of historic Arley Hall, offering three nights of live music for the first time.

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.

Pushcart Players, the award-winning educational theater for young and family audiences, will present “Lift Every Voice: A Letter to the Editor” at Passaic County Community College in Paterson on February 24 and 25.

Music Worcester will present early music icon Jordi Savall in a concert titled  A World of Emotions: Musical discoveries from the old and the new world (1100-1780) at Mechanics Hall on April 11.  

Popejoy Hall will present a refreshed production of the classic opera THE MIKADO, performed by the New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, in February 2026.