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The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation (LAEF) will present the world-renowned tenor saxophonist, bandleader and educator George Coleman with the 15th annual Satchmo Award.

Author Eric Stanway is an expert on Charles Dickens, and he is coming, once again, to Jaffrey's Park Theatre to talk about him. He has lectured extensively about Dickens and written about him.

Peninsula Players Theatre has unveiled its 2026 season, offering a blend of comedy, mystery, romance, and timeless music. The season will feature The Mousetrap and much more.

Jacob's Pillow's beloved summer dance festival in the Berkshires, returning to a ten-week schedule next summer, will include week-long engagements in the Ted Shawn Theatre by Martha Graham Dance Company in the company's 100th anniversary year.

The Royal Ballet season continues with Perspectives: Balanchine, Marston, Peck. A triple bill that will supposedly “ignite the imagination” - stir, perhaps; ignite, not quite.

The Golden State Pops Orchestra's 2025 Holiday POPS Spectacular, led by Maestro Steven Allen Fox with Resident Choir Maestra Marya Basaraba and the Golden State Pops Orchestra and GSPO Chorale, will return.

The iconic rock musical Hair is back in a bold new Brazilian production directed by Charles Möeller and Claudio Botelho. Opening at São Paulo’s BTG Pactual Hall, the show celebrates the spirit of the 1960s counterculture — peace, love, and rebellion — through powerful anthems like Aquarius and Let the Sunshine In. With a cast of 30 led by Rodrigo Simas and Eduardo Borelli, this vibrant staging fuses rock, poetry, and raw emotion to explore freedom, identity, and protest in a turbulent era. Nearly six decades after its debut, Hair still pulses with youthful defiance and idealism, inviting audiences to sing, reflect, and feel the rhythm of a revolution that never truly ended.

San Francisco Opera has announced plans to present Richard Wagner’s The Ring of the Nibelung in June and July 2028, conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim and staged by Francesca Zambello.

Boston Playwrights’ Theatre has announced Walt McGough and Deirdre Girard as the recipients of the Jack Welch Developmental Residency and Fellowship.

The Royal Ballet will perform Perspectives, a programme of one-act ballets.  A world premiere by Cathy Marston features as well as the UK premiere of Justin Peck’s Everywhere We Go.  George Balanchine’s ballet Serenade opens the evening.

As Houston performing arts ventures grow for the 2025-26 season, Houston Grand Opera surpasses them all with a thrilling 50th anniversary production of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. Starring powerhouse performers Angel Blue and Michael Sumuel in the title roles, this theatrical staging further cements HGO's monolithic presence not only in Houston but in the world of opera at large.

Jaffrey’s Park Theatre will host a frightfully fun Halloweenie Weekend on October 31 and November 1, 2025, featuring four classic horror films, live music, and family-friendly festivities.

This is the third production this reviewer has seen performed by Twin Valley Players, and each production has offered audiences an evening of tremendous talent and entertainment. You do not want to miss any of their upcoming productions.

Following a carefully considered and highly competitive recruitment process, the Board of The National has appointed Rod Gilbert as the new Chief Executive Officer.

Syracuse Stage will continue its 25/26 season with “The 39 Steps,” playwright Patrick Barlow’s Monty Python-esque spoof of the classic Alfred Hitchcock film, with a cast of four actors playing dozens of roles. Learn more!

The Legend of Erin is coming to the National Theatre in Prague this month. Performances begin on 16 October. Learn more about this upcoming production here!

The first four-actor stage adaptation of The 39 Steps was written by Corble and Dimon and first premiered in 1966. It was subsequently rewritten by Patrick Barlow in 2005. It is a favorite for community theatres around the world, but it first began its life as a 1915 novel by John Buchan, which was adapted by Alfred Hitchcock for his 1935 spy thriller film.

International violinist Timothy Chooi has recently been honored with the loan of the Stradivarius 1714 “Dolphin” violin from the Nippon Music Foundation in Tokyo, Japan.

Play on Words – a musical celebration of PG Wodehouse on Broadway will take place at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre. Learn more and see how to attend!

The Town Hall will present the first event of the 2025-2026 Civic Discourse program, Dismantling the Stigmas Around Mental Health. Learn more and see how to attend!

Town Hall Theater in Middlebury will run The Hollywood Musical, a four-part class and movie series led by Doug Anderson, Mondays Oct 27–Nov 24 at 7 p.m. on the Rothrock Mainstage.

Mint Theater Company will present the American premiere of Crooked Cross beginning this week. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets here!

A special gala concert will celebrate the 90th anniversary of Friends of The Royal Marsden, Chelsea at Cadogan Hall, London, on Monday, October 20, 2025. The event will honor nine decades of the award-winning charity’s service and volunteer work supporting the Royal Marsden Hospital.

Following its award-winning 2024 production of Tuesdays with Morrie starring Len Cariou, Sea Dog Theater will present a 90th anniversary revival of Awake and Sing!

Norma Bengell, O Brasil em Revista celebrates the career of Norma Bengell (1935–2013), actress, singer, director, and muse of Cinema Novo. With a play by Aimar Labaki and a performance by Amanda Acosta, the show recreates key moments in the artist's life, blending memories, musical revues, and songs ranging from Bossa Nova to international hits, as well as three new songs. The performance is free and part of SESI-SP's cultural program.