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BAAD! will present its annual BLAKTINX Performance Series, featuring dance, theater, music, and literature celebrating Black and Latinx queer artistry across the Bronx.

Kayhan Irani, Nejla Yatkin and Zafer Tawil will join James Scruggs for 11REFLECTIONS: NYC at HERE Arts Center, marking 25 years since September 11 through performance and community dialogue.

The Boston Arts Festival is back with more than 50 artists who will be taking over Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park. The annual celebration of all things art was first launched in 2003.

Christian Denice and Duncan Lyle were selected as choreographers for the Joffrey Concert Group's Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative, with new works set to premiere at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater.

The Boston Arts Festival is back with more than 50 artists who will be taking over Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park. The annual celebration of all things art was first launched in 2003.

Ensemble for These Times selected 13 composers for its third Call for Scores for Solo Piano, with works to be performed by pianist Dale Tsang in San Francisco and Berkeley.

What does it feel like when doves cry? Broadway is about to find out! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage adaptation of Purple Rain will arrive on Broadway later this season. While we await its arrival, catch up on everything there is to know so far!

Ariana Grande's petal era comes to life at UMusic Shop NY with exclusive merch, vinyl, photo moments, and a free flower cart from July 31-August 2.

Celebrated as Ohio Contemporary Ballet's (OCB) quintessential ballerina and featured in many of the company's most memorable pas de deux over the past several years, dancer Kelly Korfhage will take her final bow with the company this Saturday, August 1, 2026.

Let's go crazy! BroadwayWorld has just learned that 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage adaptation of PURPLE RAIN will arrive on Broadway. PURPLE RAIN will premiere next spring at the Majestic Theatre, beginning previews on  Friday, March 12, 2027, and officially opening on Monday, April 12, 2027. We have all of the details here!

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will welcome veteran Production Stage Manager Laura D. Glenn into the company’s ensemble. Glenn, whose journey with Steppenwolf began as a summer intern in 1988, has worked on more than 100 Steppenwolf productions.

Germany's Gauthier Dance will bring THE FIREWORKS PROJECT to Jacob's Pillow's Ted Shawn Theatre for its U.S. debut, featuring nine new dances including a world premiere by Rena Butler, led by artistic director Eric Gauthier.

Following a sold-out, successful UK premiere in 2024, STORIES - The Tap Dance Sensation from RB Dance Company will return this autumn for a UK tour, visiting Bradford Live in November.

The Happy Together Tour is coming to Paramount Theatre. The 2026 bill features bands and artists including The Association, The Troggs, Chicago lead singer Jason Scheff and more.

Secret Cinema announced the full cast for GREASE: THE IMMERSIVE MOVIE MUSICAL, returning to Evolution London in Battersea Park for a strictly limited run, with Kieran Alleyne, Charlotte Avery, and others joining previously announced leads.

The Everyman is delighted to announce the appointment of eight new members to its Board of Directors following a recent public recruitment process. learn more here!

Stranger Things: The First Shadow will extend for a final time, completing its run at the Phoenix Theatre in London’s West End on December 27, 2026 and at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway on January 3, 2027.  

Rhode Island Latino Arts and Trinity Repertory Company will present La Broa' en tu barrio, a touring revival of Orlando Hernández's La Broa' (Broad Street), staging stories from Rhode Island's Latino community at the sites where they occurred.

Laguna Playhouse will present RED, John Logan's Tony Award-winning two-character drama about painter Mark Rothko, directed by J. Scott Lapp, starring Rob Nagle and James Hayden Rodriguez to close its 2025-2026 season.

Toronto Arts Foundation's Arts in the Parks will kick off its 2026 season with a free, rain-or-shine event at Dufferin Grove Park, featuring performances by Dance Migration, and the Big Smoke Brass Band, plus more.

Celebrating the closing production of its 10th anniversary season, Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. (DDTCo.) will present the regional premiere of Airline Highway, written by Lisa D'Amour and directed by Malinda L. Beckham and Curtis Barber.

Repertory Dance Theatre has announced its 2026–2027 season. The lineup includes LEGEND & LORE, LAUGHTER, and LUMINARY. Performances will take place throughout the season with tickets available later this year.

This May, Regal is showcasing theatrical showpieces with its Musical Mayhem series, with screenings of musicals like Chicago, Funny Girl, Hairspray, and Mamma Mia!, among others. Take a look at the full lineup and schedule below.

Marking the first West End transfer for The Bridge, the multi-award-winning production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into The Woods will run in the West End this Autumn.

Schooled on Poetry will present a live reading at the Lincoln Theatre in Columbus. The event will feature student performers and guest poets. The program celebrates spoken word and community storytelling.