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Kumu Kahua Theatre announced its 2026-2027 season, featuring world premieres spanning centuries of Hawai'i life, including a generational trilogy, a historical drama, and a 1930s-set mystery.

Symphony San Jose will present The Enigmatic Voice on March 7–8, 2026 at the California Theatre. The program features Handel’s Zadok the Priest, Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem, and Elgar’s Enigma Variations under conductor Grant Llewellyn.

Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina, will present MASTERWORKS: GRANT US PEACE on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at P.E. Monroe Auditorium in Hickory.

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin have unveiled the 2026–27 season—Nézet-Séguin’s 15th as music and artistic director—full of epic musical events, bold artistic experiences, and new musical journeys.

Carmina Burana Ballet arrives in São Paulo for a limited season, offering Brazilian audiences an immersive reinterpretation of Carl Orff’s iconic cantata. Created by Portugal’s acclaimed Vortice Dance Company and produced by Infinitus (Grupo IN), the production blends contemporary dance, monumental music and cutting-edge videomapping into a powerful sensory experience. Under the artistic and choreographic direction of Cláudia Martins and Rafael Carriço, the ballet transforms medieval poems about love, fate and desire into a striking dialogue between body and technology, sacred and profane.

The Jewish Museum and Film at Lincoln Center have announced the full lineup for the 35th annual New York Jewish Film Festival, returning to the Walter Reade Theater in Manhattan.

How many extended metaphors does it take to change a lightbulb? Only one, please, Rebecca Lenkiewicz. Commissioned by Ralph Fiennes to come up with a new play for the Ralph Fiennes/Theatre Royal Bath Season, Lenkiewicz's Small Hotel offers way too many exciting ideas – alas, none of which string together coherently into an easy-to-comprehend piece.

In many of America’s cities, theatre history exists in plain sight. Whether inside a museum or on a street corner, fascinating pieces of theatre lore exist, waiting to be discovered by an interested passerby. Here are ten inspiring displays of theatre history I saw up close and in person this summer, from New York City to Washington D.C. and beyond. You can visit them too—and many are free to see! 

The Queens College School of Arts is partnering with NYC Parks to present free outdoor performances of the beloved Russian folktale Peter and the Wolf from August 5 through 26.

For years, Broadway musicals have spawned multiple film adaptations, from the early days of cinema to Steven Spielberg's remake of West Side Story. Take a look at our list of 15 musicals that have danced their way to the screen more than once!

Journey Arts will present an evocative, original cello trio show – in Spanish and English – by visionary Philadelphia artist Daniel de Jesús. Learn more here!

Frank Capra's comedy-drama masterpiece MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936), starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur, will be screened in 35mm at Film Forum from Friday, December 27 through Thursday, January 2.

OpenStage will present Reefer Madness, with book by Kevin Murphy & Dan Studney, music by Dan Studney, and lyrics by Kevin Murphy. Reefer Madness is set to delight audiences at The Lincoln Center Magnolia Theatre from November 2 to November 30, 2024.

Explore the newly announced legacy website dedicated to George S. Kaufman, offering insights into the life and works of the legendary comic playwright.

Tony Award winner Jason Alexander will play Jesus in REEFER MADNESS THE MUSICAL on Saturday, October 5 at the Whitley Theatre in Hollywood.

REEFER MADNESS THE MUSICAL, book by Kevin Murphy & Dan Studney, lyrics by Kevin Murphy, music by Dan Studney, musical direction by David Lamoureux, direction & choreography by Spencer Liff, will close at the historic Whitley Theatre. Purchase tickets now!

Harry Shum Jr. (Everything Everywhere All at Once, Crazy Rich Asians, “Glee,” “Grey's Anatomy”) will guest star in the role of “Jesus” for two performances only; Saturday, September 28 at 8pm & Sunday, September 29 at 2pm, in the production of REEFER MADNESS THE MUSICAL

REEFER MADNESS THE MUSICAL, featuring book by Kevin Murphy & Dan Studney, lyrics by Kevin Murphy, music by Dan Studney, musical direction by David Lamoureux, direction and choreography by Spencer Liff, is extending one last time. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Tony Nominee Rory O'Malley will play the role of “Jesus” for just two weekends only in Reefer Madness in LA. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The Bard Music Festival will present a celebration of French Romantic composer Berlioz with 11 themed concerts, 5 livestreams, and more, starting August 9.

Two Milwaukee theater productions in July will offer pointed responses to the presence of the Republican National Convention in the city. One show has roots in pre-World War II America, while the other is ripped from recent headlines.

The Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has appointed 188 Guggenheim Fellowships. Learn more about the artists!

Experience the world premiere of Terry Riley's THE HOLY LIFTOFF, featured in Claire Chase's DENSITY 2036, PART XI, presented by The Kitchen. Explore this innovative musical journey.

London Theatre Week is the West End’s biggest promotion, giving you the chance to see over 50 amazing award-winning musicals and stunning plays with tickets from £15, £25 or £35

This February and March, James Conlon directs and curates a series of performances and events across Los Angeles highlighting the music of William Grant Still and Alexander Zemlinsky around the momentous return of Conlon’s Recovered Voices initiative at LA Opera featuring the Los Angeles premiere of Still’s Highway 1, USA and the revival of Zemlinsky’s The Dwarf (Der Zwerg) from February 24 to March 17.