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Living Room Productions will present a one-night staged reading of TWELFTH NIGHT: 1941 at the Morton Memorial Library in Rhinecliff, NY, raising funds for a fully mounted Manhattan production set at the Episcopal Actors' Guild.

The Royal Ballet's NEXT GENERATION FESTIVAL will bring together junior companies and dance schools from around the world, including the School of American Ballet and The Royal Ballet School, for performances at the Linbury Theatre.

With “SCHOLL – The Bud of the White Rose”, Thomas Borchert and Titus Hoffmann have created an exceptionally complex and intellectually ambitious work. Following its world premiere in Fürth, Theater Magdeburg now presents a musically and dramaturgically refined production featuring a sensationally talented young cast. A significant chapter of German history is reimagined here as a highly philosophical coming-of-age drama, exploring the confusions and contradictions of extraordinary young lives under National Socialism.

All new production images have been released from the world premiere of new musical Dark of the Moon. Learn more about the show and check out the photos here!

It doesn’t matter if you know the stage version, or the movie version, or don’t know anything about it, just know ARSENIC AND OLD LACE has an easy to follow plot that leads you down a path of hijinks straight to your funny bone.

Classical Theatre Company announced its upcoming 2026-2027 Mainstage Season. Full details on productions and scheduling are available from the Houston-based company.

Berggruen Arts & Culture and Gare St Lazare Ireland will present the world premiere of Samuel Beckett's HOW IT IS at Palazzo Diedo, Venice, directed by Judy Hegarty Lovett with actors Stephen Dillane and Conor Lovett.

An all new video has been released of Glenn Adamson and Lauren Jones performing 'Wildflower' from the upcoming musical, Dark Of The Moon. Check out the video here!

A new feature documentary spotlighting the life of R&B singer and Broadway performer Darlene Love is in production from director Barry Avrich and producers Taraji P. Henson and Mark Selby.

On Sunday, May 24, the National Memorial Day Concert will air live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, featuring Noah Wyle, Laura Osnes, Mary McCormack, Mickey Guyton, and more. Check out the full itinerary here.

The Orinda Starlight Village Players will stage Noel Coward's PRESENT LAUGHTER at the Orinda Community Center Park Amphitheatre, directed by Patrick Atkinson and starring Matt Cardigan-Smith.

A play that makes its demands but provides its rewards

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.

Witzend Productions and Charing Cross Theatre will present the world premiere of DARK OF THE MOON, featuring GLENN ADAMSON and LAUREN JONES, with performances scheduled from May to August 2026.

There are many types of great theatre- light, cheerful, romantic, uplifting, silly, classic. Z Spaces’ co-production of Tadeusz Slobodzianek’s Our Class is unflinchingly dark, emotionally devastating and a tough watch – but it is great theatre, a timely cautionary tale of evil startingly conceived and executed.

In this interview, Regina Fernandez shares her insights on performing in The Maltese Falcon, the world‑premiere stage adaptation by Matthew Salazar‑Thompson, based on the classic noir novel by Dashiell Hammett and directed by Todd Nielsen.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra will perform Philip Glass' new Symphony No. 15, Lincoln on Sunday, July 5 at 2:30 p.m. at Tanglewood, capping off the summer music festival's monumental four-day celebration of America's 250th anniversary.

Connecticut Repertory Theatre will continue its 76th Anniversary Season with Megan Monaghan Rivas’ Three Musketeers: 1941, running March 7 – 16, 2026 in the Nafe Katter Theater on the University of Connecticut campus. 

Lover, Beloved, the film adaptation of songwriter Suzanne Vega’s one-woman stage show about the life of 20th-century American writer Carson McCullers, is set to make its broadcast debut.

ActorsNET will continue its 29th Season with BLITHE SPIRIT, Noël Coward's iconic supernatural comedy, running through February 15 at the Heritage Center Theatre in Morrisville.

Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen will receive its first London staging since its 1998 premiere in a new production. Opening at Hampstead Theatre in March. The cast will feature Alex Kingston and Richard Schiff.

San Francisco Opera will present a dynamic 2026-27 season, featuring a mix of classic operas and new productions. Highlights include premieres and revivals at the iconic War Memorial Opera House.

Auriga Productions will present the world premiere of THE LAST TESTAMENT OF RUDOLF HESS, a new theatrical exploration set to open in 2026. Learn more about the show here!

The Sauk will open its 2026 season with Arsenic and Old Lace, running February 5–15 in Jonesville, Michigan. The classic comedy features a cast of Sauk veterans and marks the theatre’s third production of the play.

Odyssey Opera and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project will present Mono E Mono, a concert of monodramas by leading American composers, at NEC's Jordan Hall. The event features performances by acclaimed vocalists under the baton of Gil Rose.