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Boston Ballet has announced a $10 million donation, the largest endowment gift in the organization's history. The gift has been made by an anonymous, long-time patron of Boston Ballet.

The Soraya has added Varijashree Venugopal, Jeff Parker, Paul Bryan and Scott Amendola to its fall jazz lineup, joining Snarky Puppy on Oct. 3 and The Bad Plus's farewell concert on Dec. 3.

Violinist Sebastian Bohren will perform Magnus Lindberg's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, while Boston Trio releases WINTER NIGHT, featuring chamber works by Elena Ruehr.

GRAMMY-winning producer Latroit released Classics Vol. 1, the debut album from the Latroit House Ensemble, featuring jazz bassist Ron Carter on lead single "Finally."

Wichita Community Theatre OPENS its 2026-2027 Season with One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Dale Wasserman, based on the novel of Ken Kesey, and directed by  Joe Parrish The show has mature themes and adult language.

Center Theatre Group will present Big League Productions' national tour of THE MUSIC MAN at the Ahmanson Theatre from October 27 to November 8, 2026, marking the show's first major Los Angeles engagement since 1980.

The Library of Congress will present a season marking America's semiquincentennial and centennials for Miles Davis and John Coltrane, featuring Audra McDonald, Dianne Reeves and seven new commissions at the Coolidge Auditorium.

GRAMMY Award-winner LATROIT announced Classics Vol. 1, a debut album from Latroit House Ensemble reimagining house music classics through live performance.

Sir Anthony Hopkins has signed with Decca Classics as a composer. The Academy Award-winning actor will release his first recording with the label on August 21.

The Newton Theatre in Newton, NJ will host two separate concerts featuring the Del McCoury Band and the Artimus Pyle Band, with Artimus Pyle honoring Ronnie Van Zant's Lynyrd Skynyrd legacy.

Kat Kramer's Films That Change the World will present a 70mm Ultra-Panavision screening of Stanley Kramer's 1963 classic at Fine Arts Theatre Beverly Hills, with Barrie Chase, Jeff Garlin, and a book signing in attendance.

Trinity Repertory Company will close its 2025-26 season with NEXT TO NORMAL, the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning rock musical directed by former Associate Artistic Director Amanda Dehnert at the Dowling Theater in Providence.

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art announced its 2026 Carle Honors honorees, recognizing Bryan Collier, Ellen Michelson, the International Youth Library, Claudia Bedrick, and Robert L. Forbes at a September 17 gala in New York City.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Suzie Miller’s new play, Inter Alia, will be coming to Broadway this Fall for a strictly limited engagement, starring Rosamund Pike. We have all of the details here!

TheaterWorksUSA has optioned the rights to Scholastic's animated TV series Clifford the Big Red Dog, based on the beloved book series by Norman Bridwell for a new musical adaptation.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center has announced its lineup for the 2026-27 season, featuring a variety of Broadway hits and cultural performances. The season will kick off with the acclaimed musical HAMILTON, followed by other notable productions such as WICKED and THE LION KING. This announcement highlights the center's commitment to bringing diverse and high-quality entertainment to the region. The full season schedule and additional show details are available for those interested in atten

What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Orpheum Theatre Memphis?

Ingrid Bjørnov's 'Bjørnov Tar Det Piano' is that rare theatrical experience where simplicity becomes profundity, where childlike melodies carry the weight of a lifetime.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actor John Cunningham died on Tuesday, January 6 at the age of 93. Learn more and read his obituary here.

South Coast Repertory will open 2026 with a rotating repertory of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton.

Following on from 2023 and 2024 seasons in Melbourne, Sarah Goodes’ (Director) presentation of Edward Albee’s WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? opens in Sydney. 

While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated. 

While different tryout theaters have different relationships to the development of new shows, it’s worth looking at both which commercial rental theaters and which non-profit theaters have had the most Best Musical Tony Award winners come from their stages.

TUTA Theatre has announced it will remount its successful 2024 production of the Thornton Wilder drama THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER for the 2025 holiday season.

Winston Churchill was one of the 20th century’s towering political figures – a British statesman, military officer, and prime minister of the United Kingdom during World War II in 1940–45, and again in 1951–55, who spent over six decades as a member of the British parliament.