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Lovelock Productions returns to Edinburgh's Summerhall with THERMODRAMA, a new play set inside a sauna where four strangers face rising temperatures and a self-care apocalypse, written by Coco Cottam and directed by Lydia Free.

The Braid, recognized as the nation's leading Jewish storytelling theatre, will bring L'CHAIM AMERICA! to NYC's Museum of Jewish Heritage, featuring rarely heard stories of American Jewish experiences supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

After a break from performing, Tyler Talmage is returning to the stage with Back To My Roots: A Benefit Concert for Team To End AIDS. The show is a mix of favorite musical theatre songs and stories that honors all those moments that shape our lives.

Black Box Live at The Tobin Center will present Lisa Morales alongside special guests David Hidalgo of Los Lobos and John Doe of X for a one-night-only show in San Antonio's Carlos Alvarez Studio Theater.

Award-winning South African vocalist Brenda Mtambo will bring AMAHUBO KA GOGO to Johannesburg and Durban, a theatre production celebrating faith, family, and hymns that have shaped generations of South Africans.

The Mark Morris Dance Group will return to Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, New York, on July 30, 2026, with a program of live music and contemporary dance. A free Dance for PD workshop led by David Leventhal will be offered July 28.

See some of the top free outdoor concerts and events across NYC's five boroughs next week with standup comedy, jazz, a celebration of Moroccan music, and more!

Since The Lost Boys took Broadway by storm this spring, there has been much chatter about the “vampire curse” on Broadway being lifted. In the early 2000s, Broadway received a string of three vampire musicals, which all closed relatively quickly. Dance of the Vampires (2002), Dracula (2004), and Lestat (2006) each received attention in their own right, but they also received attention as a group, since it was remarkable that they came along in such quick succession. But the early 21st century wasn’t the first time vampires thirsted on Broadway. The play adaptation of Dracula was a hit all the way back in 1927 and an even bigger hit in a 1977 revival. And there have been vampires lurking in the theatre district in all sorts of other projects too…

Alexis Sakellaris will present a season at Gilded Balloon Patter House in Edinburgh featuring A STAN IS BORN! Encore, work-in-progress CHILD STAR, lineup night MCU: Musical Comedians Unite!, and the inaugural CVNTY AWARDS.

What did our critic think of SOUTHERN COMFORT BAND at Sierra Tavern?

Netflix's 'Owning Manhattan' star Chloe Tucker Caine will make her Broadway debut as Anne Boleyn, while Hamilton alum Stephanie Jae Park joins SIX as Catherine Parr at the Lena Horne Theatre.

OPERA America announced $135,000 in commissioning grants to seven opera companies through its Opera Grants for Women Composers program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation since 2014.

Dublin roots band I Draw Slow, fronted by sibling duo Dave and Louise Holden, will perform at The Park Theatre in Jaffrey, NH. The five-piece ensemble blends Irish folk with Appalachian influences.

New production photos have been released of Jesus Christ Superstar starring Sam Ryder as Jesus. The production is now playing at The London Palladium through September 5, with an official opening night set for July 7, before transferring to Theatre Royal Drury Lane for a limited 12-week engagement from October 16, 2026, through January 9, 2027.

Bronx Music Hall will present a July lineup featuring a tribute to Afro-Dominican legend Enerolisa Nuñez, performed by her daughter, alongside the Bronx Rising! Kuba Festival celebrating Congolese culture through music, dance, and visual arts.

The award-winning Off-Broadway country rock musical OIL & WHISKEY will make its international debut at the Old Red Lion Pub & Playhouse in London, following performances at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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.

Jagged Little Crow is a live tribute celebrating the music of Sheryl Crow and Alanis Morissette, brought to you by Vanessa Van & Southern Storm— a fully live five-piece band with decades of combined musical experience.

Tangent Productions will present Katchafire, Long Beach Dub Allstars, Through the Roots, and Tomorrows Bad Seeds at The Mayan in downtown Los Angeles for a 21-and-over reggae event.

CAGNEY THE MUSICAL is now on stage at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, with Robert Creighton starring as Hollywood legend James Cagney through July 26. Watch in this video.

Lizzo joins the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia this summer, alongside Klaus Mäkelä, a Mozart opera, and the Midwest premiere of Carlos Simon's Good News Mass.

Philadelphia's all-comedy theatre company 1812 Productions revealed its 30th anniversary season, featuring an improvised reality musical, the returning satirical revue This Is the Week That Is and more.

Whether you are Team Black or Team Green, there is probably a stage veteran on your side. Like other HBO shows such as The Gilded Age and Julia, the Game of Thrones spin-off, House of the Dragon, is full of Broadway, West End, and stage alums. 

Canadian-born Jesse Robb and American-born Shana Carroll, who now resides in Montréal, serve as co-choreographers on the Tony Award-nominated musical Water for Elephants, presented at Toronto’s CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre from July 7-19.

L'Alliance New York announced its 2026 CROSSING THE LINE FESTIVAL, an international survey of new work spanning film, music, dance, theater, and installation, featuring world and U.S. premieres from artists across the French-speaking world.