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NJPAC will host an exclusive DEF POETRY JAM reunion during the Dodge Poetry Festival, featuring alumni performances and a tribute to Abiodun Oyewole, founding member of The Last Poets.

Bronx Music Hall will present a series of concerts honoring LGBTQ+ Pride, Juneteenth, and Afro-Puerto Rican traditions, including a CD release celebration with Bobby Sanabria and more.

Watch in this video as 2026 Tony Award nominee Laurie Metcalf chats more about the honor of getting a nomination, the challenges of the rehearsal process, and so much more.

STAGE TIME, the production company founded by Broadway actor PJ Adzima, has launched their brand new series STAGE TIME Sessions, with an interview and session with NY queer pop artist, RAEGAN. Watch them both here.

Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre will present a series of community events alongside their new musical Elephant Shoes, including a poetry slam, Juneteenth brunch, and Pride on the Plaza celebration in Red Bank, NJ.

The New Victory Theater has revealed its 2026-27 season, which will include nine productions featuring music, acrobatics, comedy, magic, dance and more!

The Manhattan Monologue Slam will return to Baker Falls on the Lower East Side, pitting NYC actors against each other in rapid-fire 30-to-60-second monologues judged by industry agents and casting directors.

ArtsEmerson announced its 2026/27 season, featuring eight theatrical events from the U.S., Ireland, Canada, and South Africa, including works by Taylor Mac and Tony Award nominee Patrick Page.

FRIGID New York will present the 12th annual Queerly Festival at UNDER St. Marks in New York City, featuring in-person and livestream performances themed around queer identity across time.

Marlowe Theatre received £4.4 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to convert Canterbury's 800-year-old Poor Priests' Hospital into The Hive, a creative learning centre for children and young people, with free public access.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced its 40th Anniversary Season, featuring Shakespeare classics in repertory, a bilingual ROMEO Y JULIETA, the return of ILLINOISE, and the world premiere of HEARTBREAKERS.

The best of the New York City theatre community was at Town Hall for the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards, the theater award honoring excellence across all of New York City’s theatrical landscape. Check out a full list of winners here.

Director at The Moth Chloe Salmon is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their first London Grand Slam show. Chloe began working on live event production, and is now on the artistic team, directing for their main stage and coaching acts for their Grand Slams. Chloe is also one of the hosts of the Moth Podcast and the Moth Radio Hour. Christiana Rose from Broadway World UK met with Chloe to talk about the community spirit of storytelling and to learn a little about Chloe's very own Moth niche as she also celebrates 10 years with the organisation.

Mary Kate O'Flanagan's solo show Making a Show of Myself will make its UK debut at the Irish Cultural Centre in Hammersmith, following a sold-out Off-Broadway run at Irish Repertory Theatre and an Outer Critics Circle nomination.

The Adams Theater will present the MA250 FESTIVAL: PEOPLE, POETRY, PERSPECTIVE, a state-validated celebration of Massachusetts' 250th anniversary featuring Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff, MA Poet Laureate Regie Gibson, and the Guy Mendilow Ensemble.

Raúl Esparza and Helen J Shen will announce the 70th Annual Drama Desk Awards nominations on Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 10:00AM ET. Check out the nominees so far and check back later for teh complete list.

North America's largest poetry festival, produced by NJPAC, will present Patti Smith, U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze, a Def Poetry Jam reunion, and writing workshops at its upcoming Newark edition.

The Academy of Music Theatre will present the Best of Valley Voices Story Slam as the finale of its storytelling series. The event will feature nine finalists competing on stage, with audience members voting for the winner.

American Mural Project in Winsted, CT revealed its May 2026 lineup, including a MOTH Grand Slam winner-hosted storytelling night, a Mother's Day family program, and Memorial Day Weekend events with decorated Air Force veteran Colonel Alton Whitley.

Lincoln Center's Big Umbrella Festival, running April 10–26, 2026, will present free and choose-what-you-pay performances centered on neurodiverse audiences, featuring local and international artists across sensory-based and interactive events.

Paramount Theatre is pulling out all the stops for its upcoming production of South Pacific, the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein classic that sweeps audiences from the warm sea breezes of a tropical paradise to the tense backdrop of World War II.

The Pike HairFest will return to Indian Ranch in Webster, MA on Sunday, September 6, 2026. The day-long festival will feature tributes to some of the most popular acts from 80’s bands.

Eight nationally recognized slam poets will compete for cash prizes at the INKSLAM INVITATIONAL on April 25 at Greenway Court Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by 2023 Womxn of the World Poetry Slam champion Ayanna Florence.

Teatro Audaz announced the return of Festival Audaz, its signature two-day festival celebrating bold storytelling, emerging voices, and multidisciplinary performance, on May 2 and 3.

TV star Rick Davies (Offspring; RFDS) and comedic powerhouse Megan Wilding (Mystery Road; Gold Diggers) will go head-to-head in the world premiere of Wilding’s blistering new two-hander, Game. Set. Match. playing at Malthouse’s Beckett Theatre from 1-23 May.