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Deborah Grace Winer's Songbook Sundays celebrated the legendary Kander and Ebb at Dizzy's, starring Karen Ziemba and Matthew Scott, and Vanisha Gould, with a terrific quartet delivering fresh takes on some of Broadway's most beloved songs.

Opera Carolina revealed the cast and creative team for Gian Carlo Menotti's THE MEDIUM, featuring Grammy Award-winning contralto Victoria Livengood as Madame Flora.

Pluto TV's Halloween Hits collection streams free horror films throughout the month, including 30 titles spanning major franchises, Stephen King adaptations, found-footage films, and box-office hits.

The ACANSA Arts Festival of the South is in full swing, and if the sold-out crowd I joined Monday night is any indication, Central Arkansas is ready to celebrate the arts!

THE THREE DEGREES will headline the open-air concert at Arley Hall in Cheshire, joined by THE REAL THING, ODYSSEY, 5 STAR, SOUL II SOUL's Rose Windross, and Junior Giscombe for a celebration of soul, disco, and funk.

The New School Studio Orchestra will perform the complete 1977 album HEAVY WEATHER, featuring the iconic hit 'Birdland,' at Tishman Auditorium in New York City. The concert is free with registration.

Long Beach Opera announced its 2026-27 season featuring works by composer Georges Aperghis, soprano Habin Kim, and synth-pop artist Geneva Jacuzzi, along with productions including Handel's Tolomeo and Ana Sokolović's Svadba on the historic Queen Mary.

Theatre has long history of cultural exchange between the cities of New York and London. Every season, new productions make it to Broadway and off-Broadway after starting in the West End and vice versa. But what of all of the Broadway shows that have originated in countries beyond England? Productions originating in other foreign countries happen far less frequently but have resulted in some fascinating moments of history on Broadway.

Metrograph will present CLASSICAL CINEMA, a 20-film showcase exploring cinema inspired by ancient Greece, featuring rare prints of ANTIGONE, THE ILLIAC PASSION, and ULYSSES' GAZE.

Are the critics screaming over the first play of the 2026/27 Broadway season? Paranormal Activity officially opened tonight at the August Wilson Theatre. The new play is written by Levi Holloway and directed by Felix Barrett. Let's see what the critics are saying...

Essex, 1977. Beverly is hosting, the alcohol is flowing, Demis Roussos is on the record player and the cheese and pineapple cocktail sticks are ready to go. Queen of the castle in her suburban semi, Beverly and husband Laurence welcome new neighbours Angela and Tony round for drinks. Sue from next door is invited too but the real party is happening back at her place, as Sue's teenage daughter Abigail can't seem to keep the racket down. Awkward small talk quickly descends into inappropriate flirtation and marital disputes: a soiree from hell, but it'd be rude to leave. What did the critics think?

Metrograph will present new 2K restorations of six Anja Breien features, including the WIVES trilogy, marking their US premieres in honor of the late Norwegian filmmaker.

In 1977, a group of disabled activists peacefully occupied the San Francisco federal building in support of the signing of the first major piece of legislation that mandated enforcement of legal protections for the disabled community. 504: The Musical is a fictionalized version of the twenty-five day sit-in.

The cult classic film BATTLE ROYALE is set to screen in a 4K presentation during its final weekend of engagements.

What did our critic think of BETRAYAL at Gloucester Stage Company?

James Rana will read the first chapter of Vladimir Nabokov’s “Pnin” at The Dormer House in Cape May, NJ.  Every Thursday, Classic American Tales (CAT) presents stories written by noteworthy authors, read by a variety of performers, with lemonade and homemade desserts also served. 

in-version ensemble announced CHUANFEST 2026, a four-day festival gathering AAPI and immigrant artists across theater, movement, and installation at venues in Manhattan and Queens.

Arts Centre Melbourne's Australian Museum of Performing Arts will host ENCORE!, featuring 50 iconic objects from Australia's performing arts history, including costumes worn by Kylie Minogue, Hugh Jackman, and Olivia Newton-John.

The Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards has been renamed the Cape Town Theatre Awards, marking a new chapter under a newly established NPO. CATS leads with 11 nominations among 65 eligible productions across 23 categories.

Austin's Indie Meme Film Festival returns for its 11th annual edition, presenting 27 films from 14 countries at AFS Cinema, with filmmaker appearances and screenings spanning narrative features, documentaries, and short films.

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.

Broadway has a long history of one-person shows, including many that have been added to the canon in this century.  Seeing one actor powerfully create a whole world on stage can be an exceptional experience. Of course, one handers are hardly one-person projects; while there may only be one actor on stage, they are collaborating with an entire team of creatives, designers, and behind-the-scenes personnel to bring a show to life. 

NEON will host a series of free public screenings of The Secret Agent to celebrate the film’s global box office success and four Academy Award nominations for one day only on Sunday, March 8th, 2026.

Cynthia Erivo, Viola Davis, Colman Domingo, Angela Bassett, and more took home awards this past weekend at the 57th NAACP Image Awards. Check out the full list of winners now.

Four of Broadway’s ten longest running musicals are currently on the boards: Chicago, The Lion King, Wicked, and The Book of Mormon. One, The Phantom of the Opera, closed in 2023 after attaining the title of longest running Broadway show of all time.  But what about Broadway’s longest running plays?