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The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame and Rhino Records will present SHAKEDOWN AT BOSTON MUSIC HALL, a Grateful Dead 50th anniversary celebration featuring tribute act PLAYING DEAD at the Boch Center Wang Theatre.

The Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race will transform historic Lowell, MA into a Grand Prix site for human-powered sculptures navigating cobblestones, mud pits, and the Merrimack River in its 9th annual free, family event.

Stanford Live announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring more than 50 artists spanning music, dance, theater, and multidisciplinary performance, with the guitar as a unifying theme and America's 250th anniversary as a backdrop.

For the first time in The London Palladium's history, audiences can stand on stage during JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, with tickets priced at £25 available now.

Rose Shalloo will lead the cast of the Olivier Award-winning play NELL GWYNN at Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre, in a co-production from Storyhouse, Shakespeare North Playhouse, and Theatre by the Lake.

Pones will present TAPPED IN, a new tap dance work blending socially conscious movement and immersive storytelling, at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, featuring guest artists with ties to Spike Lee and Gregory Hines.

The St. Charles Singers will perform 'Sacred Spaces,' an a cappella program of sacred works at venues in Wheaton and St. Charles, before embarking on a concert tour of Italy, including St. Peter's Basilica.

The Dance Complex in Cambridge and NYC's The Bang Group will present DANCE NOW BOSTON, featuring works by David Parker, Jeffrey Kazin, and Boston-based choreographers exploring humor, intimacy, and cultural identity.

Grammy-winning Punch Brothers will perform at Boston's Boch Center Shubert Theatre in support of their seventh album, THE UNSUNG ADVENTURES OF PUNCH BROTHERS, their first all-instrumental record featuring new member Brittany Haas.

Sing for Hope will present 25 artist-designed pianos across all five NYC boroughs for a citywide public residency, with Laura Linney set to receive the 2026 Art for All Award at the launch event.

A recent divorce. A mysterious new roommate. A friendship neither woman saw coming. The Roommate by Jen Silverman transforms an unlikely living arrangement into a sharp, funny, and surprisingly moving story about reinvention.

Pieter Toerien and Cape Town Opera will present Cameron Mackintosh's OLIVER! at the Artscape Opera House in Cape Town, directed by Steven Stead, before transferring to The Teatro at Montecasino in Johannesburg.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts will present its 2026 Summer Season featuring Kelli O’Hara, Yuja Wang, Punch Brothers, and Gil Shaham. The lineup spans classical, jazz, dance, and family programming across multiple venues.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts announced select shows for its upcoming season, including Paula Cole, Punch Brothers, FRAGGLE ROCK: BACK TO THE ROCK LIVE, and the return of Jeffrey Siegel's Keyboard Conversations series.

The Braid, recognized as the nation's leading Jewish storytelling theatre, will present L'CHAIM AMERICA!, a National Endowment for the Arts-supported production touring Los Angeles, New York, and beyond.

Grammy-winning guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, CGP will perform at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater on his Living In The Light Tour. Tickets start at $39.50.

THE MAVERICKS & Friends, featuring Paul Deakin, Robert Reynolds, Eddie Perez, and Jerry Dale McFadden, will perform at Indian Ranch in Webster, MA, honoring the late Raul Malo's legacy with rotating guest vocalists.

Geffen Playhouse audiences are getting a rare opportunity to experience Athol Fugard's 'MASTER HAROLD'…AND THE BOYS, the deeply personal drama set in a 1950s South African tea shop where a single rainy afternoon exposes the realities of race, power, and betrayal between a white teenager and the two Black waiters who have helped raise him.

Urbanite Theatre will present WHO IS EARTHA MAE?, a solo work created and performed by Jade Wheeler, at its Sarasota venue. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

Celebrity chef and TV personality Carla Hall will make her professional stage debut in PLEASE UNDERESTIMATE ME, an autobiographical one-woman show at Olney Theatre Center, directed by Helen Hayes Award-winner Lili-Anne Brown.

Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre and North Carolina Black Repertory Company will present the New York premiere of BLOOMING IN DRY SEASON, a Caribbean family drama by Eljon Wardally, directed by Jackie Alexander, at WP Theater on Broadway.

38 SPECIAL and HANSON have been added to the 2026 concert season at SERVPRO After Hours Concerts at The Innsbrook Pavilion in Glen Allen, VA, with tickets going on sale soon.

The Oak Ridge Boys will perform at Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, with tickets available through the venue's website. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

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