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San Francisco Opera will present the American premiere of composer Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, Innocence, at the War Memorial Opera House from June 1–21.

Join the Bryant Park Dance Party 2024 for dance instruction and live music featuring Bachata, Disco, Lindy Hop, Latin Festival and more.

Carter, known for her mastery of the violin across multiple musical genres, is a three-time Grammy Award nominee, most recently for best improvised jazz solo on “Pachamama,” on Thana Alexa’s 2020 album Ona.

What did our critic think of BACH AT LEIPZIG at Seat Of Pants?

Initial casting has been announced for the Broadway production of the acclaimed musical TAMMY FAYE. Two-time Olivier Award winner Katie Brayben will recreate her Olivier Award-winning performance as Tammy Faye Bakker, and Tony Award nominee Andrew Rannells will reprise his Olivier-nominated performance as Jim Bakker. TAMMY FAYE will begin preview performances on October 19th and will officially open on November 14th, 2024 at Broadway's Palace Theater. 

Captain Planet Foundation's annual gala raises over $800,000, honoring environmental heroes Josh Bernstein and Oluwaseyi Moejoh for their significant contributions to the planet's preservation.

James Conlon, Music Director of LA Opera since 2006, has announced that the 2025/26 season will be his final season as music director.

Performers Steven Sapp and Mildred Ruiz-Sapp will be the speakers at the Jandon Business of the Arts Distinguished Lecture, sharing their insights and experiences in the world of performing arts.

Initial casting and further tour dates have been announced for the 2024/25 UK and Ireland tour of Hairspray. Learn more about who is starring in the musical here, and where you can catch the show!

Experience the rich history of New York's immigrant journey through a musical tribute by The Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra. Celebrate diversity and cultural heritage in this unique performance.

The Metropolitan Opera has announced its first-ever Met Orchestra Asia Tour this summer, June 19–30, immediately following its annual June residency at Carnegie Hall. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Met's Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, will conduct the Met Orchestra, with guest artists soprano Lisette Oropesa, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča, and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn.

What if the January 6, 2021 insurrection was successful? The Last Yiddish Speaker by Deborah Zoe Laufer imagines this alternate reality where a white supremacist regime has come into power. Learn more about the play here!

Portland’s Good Theater poetic, poignant revival of the Ahrens/Flaherty musical, A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, exquisitely directed by Brian P. Allen, marks several memorable milestones for this company which has been a jewel in Portland’s theatrical scene for twenty-one seasons.

The JACK Quartet will appear at Constellation on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 8:30pm in a concert of forward-looking works curated to showcase the vitality of the string quartet genre, and its adoption into modern composition, some 275 years after Haydn defined the form.

Second Stage Theater has announced that Bennett Leak, Second Stage Theater's Director of Artistic Production, has been named Interim Artistic Director for the 2024-25 Season.

Cristian Laverde König, former principal dancer of the Milwaukee Ballet, will appear as a guest artist in the Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet's production of Beauty and the Beast. Learn how to purchase tickets.

For the second year in a row, Ben Kweller is set to headline a SXSW showcase featuring artists from his music collective, The Noise Company (NoiseCo). Kweller will be joined at Mohawk (912 Red River Street) by labelmates, including Brendan Benson (The Raconteurs), Ash, Los Yesterdays, Me N Adam, and more.

Theater Resources Unlimited is partnering with CreateTheater to present the fourth virtual edition of theTRU Voices New Plays Reading Series. Learn more about the reading!

Joffrey Ballet has appointed new members to leadership positions. Learn more about the company.

TDF, the not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts, has just announced that celebrated costume designer ANN HOULD-WARD and legendary scenic designer RICHARD HUDSON are among the 2024 TDF/Irene Sharaff Award recipients.

Melissa Errico will release a new Sondheim album, 'Sondheim in the City,' on February 16. She will also offer a 10-performance residency at Birdland Jazz Feb 14-18, titled “A Manhattan Valentine”. Learn more about the album and residency here!

Brooklyn's premiere professional orchestra, the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra has announced its upcoming concert Beethoven/Harrison on Saturday, February 24 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church. In an evening that seamlessly blends musical sounds and inspirations from different and diverse cultures, the performance celebrates the mastery of musical works by Beethoven and Mahler, while offering audiences the New York premiere of Lou Harrison's rare Concerto for Piano with Javanese Gamelan.

Experience Mozart's choral masterpiece, Requiem, performed by the South Bend Symphony Orchestra and the South Bend Chamber Singers on March 17.

Festival of Arts announces the passing of artist Patrick Kelly, known for his vibrant and diverse body of work. Kelly, born in London, was a renowned artist with a passion for vibrant colors. He studied fine art and industrial design in London before immigrating to Canada and later the United States.

Reviews are in for Days of Wine and Roses starring Kelli O'Hara and Brian D'Arcy James, which opened on Broadway tonight, Sunday, January 28th at Studio 54. The production, directed by Michael Grief, features music and lyrics by Adam Guettel and a book by Craig Lucas. Find out what the critics had to say here!