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Three-time National Arts Festival Ovation Award winner Dalin Oliver will kick off his largest national tour with STUCK IN DUBAI, beginning in Cape Town before hitting stages across South Africa and internationally.

I spoke with playwright Erik Patterson about his twisted, hilarious and unexpectedly moving story about loneliness, desire, family secrets and the strange ways people try to save one another.They are Ru, who hasn’t left his bedroom in six years; Mick, who can’t stop paying for affection; Julianne, who mourns the life she never pursued; and Dylan, who sells companionship to anyone who can afford him.

The wonder of Disney and its nostalgia is a beautiful thing to witness in real time alongside a full audience in a theatre. More than 30 years after the animated film captured hearts around the world, and decades after the stage musical first brought this story to life, Beauty and the Beast arrives in San Diegoat the San Diego Civic Theatre through July 12, reminding audiences why this timeless tale remains so beloved.

In a new video, dancer Robbie Fairchild, known for An American in Paris shares a sneak solo peek of a full work set to debut at New York City Center's Fall for Dance this fall.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts will conclude its 2026 Summer Season on August 2 with the Orchestra of St. Luke's under the baton of Xian Zhang and violinist Gil Shaham, who returns to the festival for the first time in a decade to perform Barber's Violin Concerto.

Ballet Etudes will present its 40th anniversary production of THE NUTCRACKER at Chandler Center for the Arts and Mesa Arts Center, featuring over 100 local dancers and professional guest artists. Tickets start at $42.50.

The Muny has mounted a quite perfect 'South Pacific'!

Roxy's Downtown Theatre, Inc. invites audiences to laugh until they cry when DISENCHANTED! opens July 17 and runs through August 15 in downtown Wichita. This outrageously funny musical comedy turns the classic fairy tales upside down as some of the world's most famous princesses finally get the chance to tell their side of the story.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that singer-songwriter Bonnie Tyler, known for hit songs like 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has passed away at age 75.

There are musicals that entertain, and then there are musicals that completely overwhelm your senses in the most glorious way imaginable. Winner of 10 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, now playing at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville through July 12, is firmly in that second category.

Sarah Uriarte Berry will touch hearts and recall treasured memories during For The Love Of Judy. This will be a lovefest. Uriarte-Berry has starred in five Broadway shows and three Broadway National tours, in the opera house, and concert halls. She received Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations for her performances in the Lincoln Center production of The Light In The Piazza. Music Director and accompanist is the renowned Gerald Sternbach of both Broadway and Hollywood.

Good Theater and Out There Theater Company will present their first-ever co-production, pairing two Charles Busch camp comedy classics at Good Theater at Stevens Square in Portland, ME.

The official trailer is here for the second season of Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, the Roku Original series following the award-winning actress. Watch it now.

Rehearsals are officially underway with just two weeks until the Australian return of SIX the Musical. Check out photos from inside the rehearsal room here.

Brian Conley will reprise his West End role as Doc Brown in the UK tour of BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL, joining Australian actor Axel Duffy as Marty McFly at Milton Keynes Theatre.

Imperial Ice Stars will present an Australian-exclusive season of THE NUTCRACKER ON ICE at Sydney's Coliseum Theatre, following their acclaimed Swan Lake on Ice run at the same venue.

This season, Des Moines Metro Opera is taking my favorite type of risk and doing an Opera that audiences might not be familiar with in their final, and most ambitious opera of the season, Karol Szymanowski's 'King Roger.'

Hill Country Community Theatre will present Disney's Newsies Jr. from July 16–19, 2026, showcasing the talented cast of its annual Youth Summer Theatre Camp in Cottonwood Shores, Texas.

Montego Glover stars in the first NYC revival of Wendy Wasserstein's AN AMERICAN DAUGHTER. She speaks to the play's enduring relevance, the previously unpublished second act & why Wasserstein remains one of American theater's most fearless voices.

Nonesuch Records is set to release Natalie Merchant’s Cabinet of Wonder, a digital collection of seventeen songs and accompanying videos from the singer-songwriter’s collaboration with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) and Chicago Children’s Theatre (CCT).

The 22nd Hamilton Fringe Festival will present six Affinity Performances designated for Indigenous, Black, LGBTQ2S+, and disability communities across multiple venues, alongside 400 performances and 50+ outdoor events.

I often look or ask for the take away message in a performance.  I feel this is not that kind of a play. ESTATE SALE is an unusual, interesting presentation that makes the viewer think - which (IMHO) is typically, the best kind of theatrical experience.  Playwright Keelay Gipson says 'grief may feel like a blessing and a curse, it alternates between joy and pain.  Those two poles of experience remind me that life is a collection of contradictions.  Grief can both the devastation of loss and the celebration of life.'

The American Symphony Orchestra announced its 65th season, featuring five concerts led by Music Director Leon Botstein at Carnegie Hall, Bryant Park, and beyond, including a free 9/11 memorial program and an all-Beethoven bicentennial tribute.

Writer, producer, and actor Dwyer illuminates the interior life of a woman whose existence echoes much of what is happening today, misogyny, betrayal, insecurity, ageism — making this a timeless, sometimes terrifying tale.

Violinist Esther Abrami announced her new album Amour on Sony Classical, marking her first large-scale composition. The debut single features a solo violin and orchestra arrangement of Zdeněk Fibich's Moods, Impressions and Souvenirs.