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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.

L'Alliance New York announced its upcoming CROSSING THE LINE FESTIVAL, an international survey of new work spanning visual art, music, film, dance, and theater, featuring world, U.S., and New York premieres from francophone artists.

The Great American Songbook Foundation announced Scott Bradlee, Adam Kantor, and Miche Braden as guest mentors for the 2026 Songbook Academy, joining previously announced headliners Lea Salonga, Mandy Gonzalez, and Michael Feinstein.

East West Players will launch its 61st season by centering female, queer, and marginalized voices, both onstage and off. The mainstage season opens with the Southern California premiere of the comedy Wives by Jaclyn Backhaus.

Singer and actress Naturi Naughton-Lewis will join the company of The Great Gatsby as Jordan Baker beginning next month. Learn more about her and how to get tickets here.

Tony and Olivier Award-winner Lea Salonga will receive the MIFF Icon Award at The Manila International Film Festival (MIFF), which is celebrating Philippine and diaspora cinema on the global stage. 

St. Ann's Warehouse announced its fall season, featuring buffalo puppet spectacles, Daniel Fish's KRAMER/FAUCI, Emma Rice's TRISTAN & YSEULT revival, and Caroline Guiela Nguyen's SAIGON.

Every inch a musical theater geek's night to remember, the evening featured quips from host Billy Crystal, the rigor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra conducted by Thomas Wilkins, a chorus of wonderful singer-dancers and an eye-popping featured performer lineup.

Broadway and Vine will launch its 2026 season with appearances by Broadway favorites including Andrew Rannells, Nikki M. James, Santino Fontana, and more.

Tony Award-winning performer Lea Salonga releases “The Last Night of the World (The Pride Remix),” a new dance version of the beloved Miss Saigon ballad that was first introduced to audiences decades ago. For generations of fans, “The Last Night of the World” has been an anthem of love, connection, and hope. Released during Pride Month, this reimagined dance version celebrates those same themes while honoring and uplifting LGBTQ+ communities.

DreamWorks Animation has released a new trailer for Forgotten Island, the forthcoming animated film featuring a voice cast led by H.E.R. and Liza Soberano and featuring Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga. Watch it now.

The Hollywood Bowl's 2026 season got underway with a Broadway-filled celebration featuring Darren Criss, Lea Salonga, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Halle Bailey. The gala concert combined beloved musical theatre favorites with fundraising support for the LA Phil and YOLA. Check of video of their performances.

Samantha Pauly (Six) has set her final performance as Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby on Broadway. The original cast member will depart the production in July, after over two years and 900 performances in the role on Broadway.

The LA Phil opened its 2026 Hollywood Bowl season with “The Best of Broadway,” featuring glittering stars of stage and screen, including host Billy Crystal and Halle Bailey.

Award-winning performer Shanay Holmes takes center stage for her first-ever solo concert in a special one-night-only performance at Cadogan Hall, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and conducted by Chris Poon.

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival kicks off its 35th anniversary season with MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, directed by Jim Helsinger and starring national tour veterans recreating the legendary 1956 Sun Records jam session at DeSales University.

THE WATERMELON PRINCE: THE MUSICAL, a Broadway-style production rooted in Vietnamese legend, will make its world premiere at the Saigon Opera House, directed by two-time Emmy nominee Spencer Liff.

West End stars Charlie Burn and Ashley Gilmour will lead the cast of JANE EYRE A MUSICAL at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, marking the show's UK premiere in a new staging co-directed by Olivier and Tony Award-winner John Caird.

The first highlights have been revealed for the 25th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), an anniversary edition celebrating 25 years of championing the filmmakers, stars, and cinematic movements that have shaped the future of Asian cinema

Broadway artists Kate Rockwell, Steven Huynh, Oluchi Nwaokorie, and Mayelah Barrera will perform winning songs by eight high school students at New World Stages in NYC, with a livestream available at arts.gov and namt.org.

The Fulton Theatre in Lancaster, PA will present WEST SIDE STORY as the final production of its 2025-2026 season, featuring Paula Gaudier as Maria and Manuel Santos as Bernardo.

For their 2026 season, The Cape Playhouse enters its historic centennial year. Some of the brightest stars of Broadway and the entertainment industry are set to take the stage at the Cape Cod Center for the Arts in Dennis, MA this summer.

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright James Ijames directs August Wilson's The Piano Lesson at Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, marking the company's 35th anniversary season at DeSales University's Schubert Theatre.

The 79th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday, June 7, 2026. It's the biggest awards show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long awards season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize?

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre will present NuWorks 2026 at Theatre Row, featuring self-created works by 11 artists spanning poetry, dance, music, and text.