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Nicolas King entered the ring on April 28 with a new show titled 'NICOLAS KING: Celebrating the Memory & Iconic Arrangements of Mike Renzi. See photos and a review of the show.

Helicline Fine Art is now presenting Showstoppers: The Art of Stage and Screen, a dynamic new exhibition celebrating nearly a century of performance as seen through the eyes of some of the most influential artists and designers of the 20th century. On view through May 10, 2026, the exhibition brings together more than three dozen works that capture the spectacle, emotion, and cultural impact of live theatre, film, dance, opera, and popular entertainment.

When Charlotte Symphony announced their 2025-26 schedule last March, they couldn’t have predicted the serendipity of two recent concerts a year later. Three subsequent events had to align. Houston Grand Opera’s world premiere recording of Jake Heggie’s Intelligence had to be released in August, and the recording, conducted by Charlotte Symphony music director Kwamé Ryan and starring soprano Janai Brugger, had to be nominated for a Grammy Award.

Carnegie Hall has announced its schedule of partner events presented by leading cultural and academic institutions across New York City and beyond from February through July 2026 as part of the Hall's United in Sound: America at 250 festival.

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein will join Palm Beach Symphony for the Masterworks Series Concert at Dreyfoos Hall at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach.

The first four-actor stage adaptation of The 39 Steps was written by Corble and Dimon and first premiered in 1966. It was subsequently rewritten by Patrick Barlow in 2005. It is a favorite for community theatres around the world, but it first began its life as a 1915 novel by John Buchan, which was adapted by Alfred Hitchcock for his 1935 spy thriller film.

Karamu House will open its 2025–2026 Mainstage Theatre Season with SISTAS: THE MUSICAL, written by Dorothy Marcic, directed by Treva Offutt, with music direction by Dr. David M. Thomas and produced under the leadership of President + CEO Tony F. Sias.

Circle Theater Festival, produced by RJ Theatre Co. and The Actor Launchpad, is now presenting a new play by writer Constance Lake, showing at AMT Theater.

The historic Hanover Street venue is ready to welcome theatregoers to its freshly refurbished auditorium for a packed programme of music, drama, comedy, family shows and some very special appearances.

San Jose’s Playful People Productions will host its annual fundraising gala, Enchanted Masquerade, on Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 5:00–10:00 p.m. at the historic Saratoga Foothill Club.

New York Theatre Workshop will present the first ever In the Bricks Festival, a curated festival of intimate work that explores the elemental connection between performer, audience and our times presented in the bricks of New York Theatre Workshop.

The all-star line-up of Liverpool talent has been announced for the Epstein Theatre’s special Gala Opening event this September. The gala evening at the historic Hanover Street landmark will take place on Friday, 19 September.

When PARADE debuted on Broadway in December 1998 it won Tonys for Best Book and Best Original Score and six Drama Desk Awards. The 2023 revival was nominated for six Tony Awards itself, winning two. Now touring, the show, based on a true story, is in Los Angeles through July 12. And while it takes place 1913–1915, it is still just as relevant today as it was a century ago.

Liverpool's Epstein Theatre will welcome new and favourite shows over the summer ahead of its official autumn season launch. Learn more about the lineup here!

Theatre Conspiracy at the Alliance for the Arts is bringing madcap espionage, classic suspense, and a whirlwind of theatrical invention to the Off-Broadway Palm with its summer production of The 39 Steps, running July 13–22, 2025. A discounted preview performance will take place on July 12 at 7:30 PM.

A new version of the classic, The Pirates of Penzance, is currently commanding the stage at Roundabout’s Todd Haimes Theatre on 42nd Street—formerly the American Airlines and before that, the Selwyn. This revisal of the beloved show is titled: Pirates! The Penzance Musical.

Possum Point Players will present a cast of four actors portraying dozens of characters telling a story in 31 scenes and showing why “The 39 Steps” has earned seven major awards and eight nominations for major theatre awards.

The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will present Spano Conducts Brahms’ Requiem for an upcoming performance at The VETS in Providence: Saturday, May 10 at 7:30pm as part of the TACO Classical Series.

Mount Wilson Observatory, Southern California’s esteemed home to several of the most groundbreaking astronomical discoveries in history, has announced its 2025 season of public events and telescope observing opportunities.

Be a part of history by attending the Florida premiere of this joyous work presented by Opera Orlando on May 16 thru 18 at the Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater at Dr. Phillips Center. 

What did our critic think of PARADE at Emerson Colonial Theatre?

French sensation PIAF! The Show has a new date for its return to Boston. The musical experience will now take place Sunday, June 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM at the Berklee Performance Center, presented by Cherry Orchard Festival.

Emmy Award winner John Wesley Shipp will play Captain Queeg in Judson Theatre Company's April production of Herman Wouk's “The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial..' Learn more here!

Golden Thread Productions and Hakawati NGO will present the world premiere of AZAD (the rabbit and the wolf). Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

PARADE, which is now on stage at the Palace Theatre as part of the Key Bank Broadway series, is a musical with a book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown.