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Casey Carter's documentary TO USE A MOUNTAIN, which won a Special Jury Award at Visions du Réel, opens theatrically at DCTV in New York, examining America's unresolved nuclear waste crisis through personal histories of resistance.

The selection of Frozen as the summer musical served multiple masters. Thematically, it fit within Encore’s 2025-2026 season’s theme of “Finding Yourself,” as the story of Queen Elsa discovering how to better control her powers also serves as a metaphor for self-love, self-acceptance, and self-esteem. Frozen also, let’s be honest, has always been a crowd-pleaser. It has a near universal appeal for various attendees who’d be interested in seeing a production at Dr. Phillips Center. Musical Theatre Acolytes. Disney Adults. Families looking for kid-friendly entertainment.

GAMECHANGERS, a documentary produced by Speech Bubble Drama and created by disabled young people, will premiere at Glasgow 2026 Festival, spotlighting athletes, coaches and volunteers making sport more accessible across the city.

Seattle Theatre Group announced its 2026/27 Performing Arts Series, featuring 15 performances spanning jazz, dance, global music, and theatre, including a newly commissioned work from Perfume Genius and Kate Wallich.

OPERA America announced the recipients of its 2026 National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards, honoring outstanding trustees from North American opera companies for leadership and service. Winners will be celebrated at an awards dinner at The Plaza Hotel in New York City.

Lyric Stage Boston has announced principal casting for its 2027 production of Les Misérables. Directed by Courtney O'Connor, the musical will star De'Lon Grant as Jean Valjean, Christopher Chew as Javert, and Kristian Espiritu as Fantine.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts will present its upcoming Rosen House Concert Series, featuring 21 performances spanning classical, jazz, folk, and global music, plus a new Juilliard Extension collaboration.

Tony Award Nominee Melissa Errico will perform The Streisand Effect: Melissa Sings Barbra with the legendary Billy Stritch on the piano in PTown. Melissa makes her Provincetown Town Hall debut.

National Theatre of Scotland's THROUGH THE SHORTBREAD TIN will tour Glasgow Cathedral, Stirling Castle, and Urquhart Castle following an Edinburgh Festival Fringe run, with Gaelic singers joining writer-performer Martin O'Connor.

Co-directed by Nat Wolff and Austin Cauldwell, WHERE WE PLAYED: VOICES FROM THE FIRE, a documentary short on children's experiences of the 2025 LA wildfires, will screen at Heartland Film's Indy Shorts Festival for Oscar qualification.

The Joffrey Ballet announced six new Board of Directors members and elected Patty P. Andringa as Life Director, recognizing her more than three decades of service to the Chicago-based company.

The Flea announced the cast of BEYOND THE STARDUST, an immersive nightlife show conceived by Niegel Smith and The Illustrious Blacks, featuring aerialists, vocalists, and dancers in an Afro-disco-space-punk production.

Omaha Community Playhouse announced the appointment of a new Executive Director, marking a leadership transition at one of the country's largest community theaters.

Shereen Pimentel has moved fluidly between opera houses and Broadway stages since making her Broadway debut at nine as Young Nala in The Lion King, going on to star as Maria in the 2020 revival of West Side Story and, most recently, as Jellylorum in Cats: The Jellicle Ball.

Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. 

Bringing a Broadway production to life in a new city is a massive undertaking, and few people know that better than Steve Quinn. As Company Manager of the Wicked National Tour, Quinn oversees the logistics of moving one of Broadway's largest touring productions from city to city, coordinating everything from the show's arrival at the theater to opening night.

Move over Punchdrunk: the longest running immersive drama in the world has arrived in the UK. Set in a unisex hair salon, Shear Madness’ intriguing mix of murder mystery and interactive sleuthing comes to The Mill At Sonning where artistic director Sally Hughes helms one of the first adaptations to land on British shores.

Syracuse Stage's current artistic director Robert Hupp will retire after a decade of leading the region’s premier professional theatre. He will step down at the completion of the 2026/2027 season after programming the 2027/2028 season.

Papatango Theatre Company and Pentabus announced a new collaboration to produce and tour two world premieres by prize-winning playwrights Tom Powell and Laura Waldren to venues across the UK.

The San Francisco Symphony will present a memorial concert honoring Michael Tilson Thomas, featuring Audra McDonald, Yuja Wang, and others, with tributes, archival footage, and performances.

Beth Morrison Projects announced applications are open for its BMP Producer Academy, an 8.5-week all-virtual intensive in creative and tour producing for early-career producers of theater, opera, dance, and multi-disciplinary projects.

Limón Dance Company will present a program at The Joyce Theater in NYC featuring José Limón's 1958 work Mazurkas, performed in full for the first time since 1964, alongside Aszure Barton's 2025 commission Join.

The multi-award-winning solo show WHY I STUCK A FLARE UP MY ARSE FOR ENGLAND, written and performed by Alex Hill, will make its U.S. debut at SoHo Playhouse in a limited Off-Broadway engagement.

Find out the best titles to watch in July, including the filmed version of Hadestown the Musical, Disney's live-action reimagining of Moana, and more.

Now running at The Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre is A Walk on the Moon. Inspired by the acclaimed 1999 film, A Walk on the Moon is directed by Tony Award nominee Sheryl Kaller and features a book and additional lyrics by original screenwriter Pamela Gray, music and lyrics by Tony Award and Grammy Award nominee AnnMarie Milazzo, and choreography by Josh Prince. In this interview, Talia Suskauer, who plays 'Pearl', reflects on the rehearsal process and the journey of the new musical so far.