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This week’s newsletter brings together stories of concrete action and forward momentum in theatre and dance. Highlights include Michael Sheen’s launch of a new national theatre for Wales and his starring role in its first production, New York State’s plan to preserve performing arts spaces, and major leadership appointments at Park Avenue Armory and The Public Theater. We also cover recognition for musical theatre creators Will Aronson and Hue Park, the launch of BroadwayWorld’s 2025 Stage Recording Awards, and the Next On Stage Season 6 finale. Rounding out the issue is a look at Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s relaunch and search for new leadership, underscoring themes of rebuilding, investment, and artistic ambition.

Exclusive “Runway Seating” at the Broadhurst Theatre are on sale now for the new Broadway production of CATS: The Jellicle Ball. Learn more about the runway seats here.

Sinatra The Musical, a new musical based on the life and career of the legendary artist and cultural icon, will open in London in 2026. The Broadway-aimed musical will begin performances at Aldwych Theatre, London on Wednesday 3 June 2026.

Factory International will present a new exhibition by Ai Weiwei and other premieres at Aviva Studios in Spring 2026. Learn more about the full upcoming season here!

The new musical WILD ABOUT YOU recently completed a private table reading and is set for an industry reading in March, followed by its first developmental production.

If the longevity of a Broadway classic is judged by its ability to reflect both its historical significance and its present existence in popular culture, this new revival of THE WIZ is somehow caught somewhere between reverence and reinvention.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced programming for January 19 through February 1. Highlights include Ms. Lisa Fischer featuring the Orrin Evans Trio, The Mingus Big Band, Emma Smith Quartet, and return engagements by Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks and Jim Caruso’s Cast Party.

New York Live Arts will present the North American premiere of The Grave’s Tears by choreographer Roderick George, a full-length dance work exploring the legacy of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the ongoing erasure of LGBTQIA+ communities.

Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’s musical, SIX, has found its new Queens! The cast will be led by Dylan Mulvaney, Abigail Barlow, Olivia Donalson, Abigail Barlow, and Anna Uzele.

Two-time GRAMMY Award winner Michelle Cann, lauded champion of Florence Price's music, displays her versatility performing repertoire of the mid-Romantic period at Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) concerts February 7-8.

The CUNY Dance Initiative will present a developmental showing of CLUB ACT by The NEW Jack Cole Dancers at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center. The performance is part of CDI’s ongoing residency program supporting New York City choreographers.

Dixon Place will present the prestigious Bessies award ceremony, recognizing outstanding dance and performance artists, on January 20. This event highlights the achievements in dance and provides a platform for artists to be acknowledged.

BroadwayCon will present a special AANHPI concert on Friday, January 23, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at The Palladium Times Square in New York City. The concert will take place at the venue’s location at 1515 Broadway, at the corner of West 44th Street and Broadway.

The new concert film AURORA: What Happened To The Earth? will be coming to cinemas worldwide on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. It captures her largest-ever headlining show, a sold-out performance for 18,000 people at Mexico City's Palacio de los Deportes.

The CUNY Dance Initiative will present a developmental showing of CLUB ACT by The NEW Jack Cole Dancers at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center. This event features jazz and theater dance in a tribute to choreographer Jack Cole.

Luna Composition Lab will celebrate its 10th anniversary by commissioning nearly 75 new works for 50 alumni, to be performed by top ensembles in the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons.

The NY Irish Center will present the CROSSROADS CONCERTS series, showcasing global-Irish music influences, until June.

Judson Memorial Church will host A Big Bang Benefit, a two-night festival of live readings, music, and communal dinners celebrating the church's 133-year tradition of supporting bold, artist-driven work in downtown New York.

The Broadway production of Ragtime was a glorious accomplishment, a riveting testament to the original American musical and to all that America itself could be. The show ran for 834 performances at the Ford Center, closing in the final year of the 20th century. It was nominated for 13 Tony Awards, taking home four.

John Mellencamp will embark on a landmark tour this summer—Dancing Words Tour — The Greatest Hits will take place across 19 U.S. cities. Watch the cinematic tour trailer featuring Sean Penn.

Following a sold-out workshop residency at the Gramercy Theatre, Silver Manhattan by world-renowned singer-songwriter Jesse Malin is set to move Off-Broadway for an exclusive, limited six-week engagement.

54 Below will present “Songs I Wrote” – a raw, soul-stirring concert from multi-award-winning composer/arranger Germono Toussaint – as part of their “Verses and Voices” concert series.

The Great Gatsby's two-time Tony Award-nominated original star Eva Noblezada will return to the role of Daisy Buchanan, joined by Broadway leading man and her newly wedded husband, Reeve Carney as Jay Gatsby.

Juilliard-trained violinist Emi Ferguson will return to Sarasota to perform at the Crosby Alumni Music Series, hosted by the Hermitage Artist Retreat, showcasing her renowned musical talents.

GatherNYC, a revolutionary concert experience founded in 2018 by cellist Laura Metcalf and guitarist Rupert Boyd, continues its expanded 2025-2026 season at the series' home venue, Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) (2 Columbus Circle).