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The Forgotten Occupation: Jim Crow Goes to Haiti, directed by Alain Martin and executive produced by Roxane Gay, is now available worldwide on major digital platforms.

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.

Chickasaw American composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate will unveil his latest work for orchestra, Ko'koom'fena: Our Grandmother, commissioned and performed by CityMusic Cleveland. Learn more!

NYC Cultural Affairs Commissioner Laurie Cumbo has announced the “last call” for artists interested in designing two permanent, public monuments in New York City: one monument honoring jazz legend Billie Holiday in Queens, and one honoring public health pioneer Dr. Helen Rodríguez Trías in the Bronx.

The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra’s 2025–26 season will offer a dynamic blend of symphonic cornerstones, new musical discoveries, and artistic explorations across the Classical, Pops, Movie, and Family Series.

Perth Theatre’s Spring Season Subscription series will open with Nicola Werenowska’s reimagining of D.H. Lawrence’s novel, The Rainbow. The production gives voice to the three Polish women at the heart of the novel.

Rufus Wainwright's latest work, Dream Requiem, received its world premiere in Paris this year with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and with Meryl Streep as the narrator. On January 17th 2025, Warner Classics will release the live recording.

The Ravinia Festival has revealed its complete 2024 summer lineup. Among this year's Broadway names taking the stage at The Ravinia Festival are Ben Platt, Jessie Mueller, Norm Lewis, Michael Feinstein, and more! Learn more about the full lineup here!

Leo Frank led a comfortable life as a Jewish American in New York City who transferred to Marietta, Georgia to manage his wife’s uncle’s pencil factory. In 1912, he was accused of raping and murdering one of the young factory girls during the town’s July 4th parade, and was brought to trial where he was unjustly convicted. I decided to speak with actor Aaron Ellis on what it means to him to be taking on the role of Leo Frank, especially since the resurgence of racism and antisemitism are running rampant in the world today.

Get ready for a merry yuletide season with a Victorian Christmas Celebration at Washington Irving's Sunnyside on December 16th.

JC Fridays on December 1, 2023 features Open Art Studios, Holiday Shopping, and Live Performances. Art House Productions announces the lineup for our upcoming JC Fridays.

Celebrate the holiday season with Historic Hudson Valley's lineup of festive events, including the return of Jonathan Kruk in Dickens's 'Christmas Carol.' Enjoy dramatic performances, Victorian Christmas celebrations, holiday tea parties, and more in Sleepy Hollow. Don't miss out on the joyous rendition of this holiday classic.

Mary Shelley's shocking classic novel, Frankenstein, receives new life at Cleveland Play House. A haunting and highly theatrical adaptation of the classic horror story. Directed by Michael Barakiva, the production features Josh Bates, Madeline Calais, Ellen Grace Diehl, Gavin Michaels, and Kayodè Soyemi.

Irvine Barclay Theatre has announced more shows for its 2023-24 season. One of the most popular performing arts venues in Orange County, Irvine Barclay Theatre presents renowned artists in a wide range of genres, from jazz, classical, country, Motown, and global music, to comedy, dance, theater, captivating speakers, and more.

Ballet Tech’s Kids Dance will return to The Joyce Theater June 8-11 following an acclaimed production last year.

Cleveland Play House will bring its 2022-2023 season to a close with the world premiere production of Ken Ludwig's Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure. Running April 29 through May 21 in the Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square.

The Aizuri Quartet has released a new album, Earthdrawn Skies, on June 30, 2023 on Azica Records.

The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance has announced its 20th anniversary season, bringing pioneering artists from around the globe to Chicago and continuing to champion the world-class ensembles and arts organizations that call the city home.

Visitors can get into the spirit of the holiday season with dramatic performances of Dickens's 'Christmas Carol' at the historic Old Dutch Church in Sleepy Hollow on select weekends in December. Performances take place on Dec. 4, 10-11, 17-18.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced the exciting line-up of the highly anticipated TD James Moody Jazz Festival. This year's program offers events combining jazz luminaries in collaboration with artists known for R&B, poetry, hip hop, and so much more. 

Beginning Monday November 7th, from 7pm, Mint Theater will be streaming the three-camera archival recording (filmed in HD!) of The New Morality by Harold Chapin, directed by Mr. Bank.

The Cincinnati May Festival has announced complete details for  its 150th anniversary in 2023, including programs and featured soloists for performances in April and  May 2023 and local artist and ensemble participants for its 25 for 25: A New Time for Choral Music commissioning project. 

Mint Theater Company will continue its hybrid season of live performances at NY City Center along with the on-demand streaming of acclaimed previous productions. Beginning Monday November 7th (from 7pm) will be streaming of the three-camera archival recording (filmed in HD!) of The New Morality by Harold Chapin, directed by Mr. Bank.

Actor and Director Alex Roe will be taking over the role of Horace Melville in Obie Award winner Metropolitan Playhouse's sell-out premiere of Neith Boyce's THE SEA LADY. Roe is known for his performances at Metropolitan as Jesse James in MISSOURI LEGEND, Richard Dudgeon in THE DEVIL'S DISCIPLE, and Blemie, the dog, in Eugene O'Neill's LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF SILVERDENE EMBLEM O'NEILL. 

This winter, from December 8–27, San Francisco Ballet will return to the stage with thirty-three performances of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker, a Bay Area tradition of the past eighteen years.