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Following the successful opening of the UK Premiere of Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical in Manchester last week, vibrant new footage of the show has been released today alongside a video of the First Night at Manchester Opera House.

Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus have already made a major mark on Broadway, and 2025 is bound to be a milestone year as the biggest musicals that feature their work, Mamma Mia! and Chess, will be running at the same time. Let's learn more about both...

The Cincinnati Arts Association has revealed its CAA PRESENTS! 2025-26 Season. The milestone season marks the 30th anniversary of the Aronoff Center, which opened in October 1995. Learn more!

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Tracie Thoms, Jenn Colella and more. See the full lineup here!

On Friday May 30, 2025, at 8 PM, the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra will present a concert at Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall conducted by Kenneth Kiesler featuring soloists Karen Slack, soprano, Goitsemang Lehobye, soprano, and Daniel Washington, bass.

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Ari Axelrod, Ute Lemper and more. See the full lineup here!

The Houston Chamber Choir will present Gather ‘Round on Saturday, May 31, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, concluding its 2024–2025 season, From Startup to Standout, with a special tribute to its Founder and Artistic Director, Robert Simpson.

Rehearsal photos have been released from Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical, the new English musical comedy based on one of the biggest blockbuster films in the history of Indian cinema, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.

Few honors in entertainment are as coveted—or as rare—as achieving EGOT status. This elite distinction marks a career filled with versatility, longevity, and extraordinary talent across multiple mediums. What does it all mean? We're taking a closer look at the artists who have managed to join one of the industry’s most exclusive clubs.

Tickets are on sale now for Olney Theatre Center’s summertime series, Olney Outdoors, performed, as the name suggests, on the outdoor Root Family Stage at Omi’s Pavilion. See who is performing and learn how to attend!

​​​​​​​CAPA has revealed the lineup of international artists that will headline Festival Latino 2025. Festivalgoers can enjoy music, food, children's activities, art, and dance from the heart of Latin America. Learn how to attend!

Tony and Grammy Award winner JOHN LLOYD YOUNG will return to the FEINSTEIN'S stage with Mostly Soul. Beloved Hits from Motown to Broadway. Learn more here!

Charles Strouse, 96, the celebrated and multi-award-winning American film, television, and Broadway musical composer, died at his home in New York City on May 15.

The new musical Goddess can currently be seen in its New York premiere production at the Public Theater on Lafayette Street. Directed by the Public’s associate artistic director and resident director Saheem Ali, who is currently Tony Award-nominated for directing Buena Vista Social Club, Goddess is playing at the Public’s largest space by capacity, the Newman Theatre.

Tony Award-winner Melba Moore has set the release of her latest single, “No Filter,' arriving on June 5th. Written by Angela Pettus and produced by George Pettus, the track highlights the theme of self-empowerment.

Songs For A New World is a musical theater work often considered a song cycle with music and lyrics written and composed by Jason Robert Brown. Originally produced off-Broadway at the WPA Theatre in 1995, this is Brown’s first produced work. Director of the 1995 premiere Daisy Prince said this about the show and it sums up the interwoven narrative the best...

The Houston Chamber Choir will present Gather ‘Round on Saturday, May 31, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, concluding its 2024–2025 season, From Startup to Standout, with a special tribute to its Founder and Artistic Director, Robert Simpson.

New 42 has unveiled their 2025-26 New Victory season, which will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the historic theater’s reopening as the City’s first theater for kids and families in 1995.

Life's greatest tragedy is the passage of time. It is a lesson we all must learn eventually. Within the proverbial circle of life, there is only a beginning and an end that occurs in the immediacy of our own lifetime. Yet, the cyclical nature of birth, death, and rebirth ensures that our spirit will carry on in legacy rather than in flesh. If we are loved, then we are remembered. And if we are remembered, then we live forever. Disney’s The Lion King transposes this message from screen to stage through an international collaboration of talent that supercedes the strength of the 1994 animated film from which it came.

On Saturday, April 26, at 7:30pm, the San Francisco Symphony celebrates Music Director Laureate Michael Tilson Thomas's 80th birthday with a one-night-only performance.

Full casting has been announced for Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ Musical, the new English musical comedy based on one of the biggest blockbuster films in the history of Indian cinema, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ).

Foster possesses the uncanny ability to choose a set list from musicals and pop songs to reveal who she is as a performer. Is there anything that Sutton Foster doesn’t do well?

Songwriter and theater composer Marcus Hummon has released his latest single, 'Letter To The World,' continuing his acclaimed Songs For Emily project inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Listen to it now.

Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule has announced the cast recording of her New York Times Critic’s Pick, Drama Desk-nominated autobiographical musical F*ck 7th Grade, to be released on June 6.

Des Moines Performing Arts has announced the engagements headed to Des Moines as part of its 2025 Free Outdoor Family Events series. These free presentations are designed to engage new audiences and performing arts enthusiasts alike, while also removing the barrier of cost.