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The sun is hot. The air is dry. You have come to California to die. Award winning multi-instrumentalist and Pleasance stalwart storyteller Callum Patrick Hughes rips apart Nathanael West's 1930's Great American Novel, rebuilding it with loop pedals, guitar drones and a soundscape of broken dreams and fading stardom. The burning city of Hollwood's Golden Age collides with US contemporary chaos in a production described as part adaptation, part riot, part protest song.

Theater fans should run and catch Ronald Rand’s fascinating solo show about Harold Clurman's life and career, which is part of the Logan Festival of Solo Performance at 1st Stage in Tysons Corner, Virginia through August 30.

BritBox has cast Miles Jupp, Bryony Hannah and Cara Theobold as G.K. Chesterton, Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers in THE DETECTION CLUB, a 10-part mystery drama now filming across the West Midlands.

SOMM Recordings will release Telemann's Paris Quartets, Vol. 2, performed by the London Handel Players, following the acclaimed first volume marking the ensemble's 25th anniversary.

SOMM Recordings will release new albums including a second volume of Telemann's Paris Quartets performed by London Handel Players and a Cyprus-inspired work centered on the Othello legend.

Little Island added a midnight performance of Julio Torres and Martine Gutierrez's MARINA due to demand, with $25 tickets now on sale for the Amph show.

Martha Graham Dance Company will present masterworks, new commissions, and Lamentation Variations while touring the US, Canada, England, Spain, Mexico, and China.

The Martha Graham Dance Company will continue its centennial celebration with its 2026-27 season, marking the culmination of GRAHAM100. The season will feature Martha Graham masterworks, new commissions and Lamentation Variations, and more.

Broadway's biggest landmarks are easy to spot, but some of the Theatre District's most fascinating stories are hiding in plain sight. From historic theaters and legendary rehearsal spaces to tucked-away tributes and unexpected Broadway landmarks, these lesser-known stops will add a whole new act to your next walking tour!

Spiderwoman Theater has added performers to its Brooklyn block party marking the company's 50th anniversary, with drummers, dancers, and vocalists joining the free outdoor celebration.

Melbourne's Princess Theatre will host a new production of Noël Coward's PRIVATE LIVES following record-breaking ticket sales for the show's Sydney season.

Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. While last week’s column focused on spouses penning shows together, this week is all about blood relatives partnering to write work. 

Theatre NOVA announced the 2026 Michigan Playwrights Festival in Ann Arbor, featuring four original full-length plays by Michigan-based playwrights, each presented as a reading with talkbacks and audience feedback sessions.

Drama professor, historian, director, and writer Amnon Kabatchnik has penned a new book in his reference series, Bloody Broadway: Plays of Menace, Murder, and Mystery, Volume II.

Miss Maybell & Her Ragtime Romeos celebrated the release of Under the Midnight Moon with an infectious set of newly unearthed ragtime, blues, and early jazz. Brilliant musicianship, irresistible energy, and forgotten songs made for a fabulous set.

Old showtunes prove there's life in old-school show tunes when the Pocket Change Combo combines forces with young singers. Terrific Tyler J. Landusky led the combo platter of jazz and Broadway in CURTAINS & CADENZAS at 54 Below.

Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. 

Limón Dance Company will present a program at The Joyce Theater in NYC featuring José Limón's 1958 work Mazurkas, performed in full for the first time since 1964, alongside Aszure Barton's 2025 commission Join.

Carly Ozard's ETHEL MERMAN DISCO ALBUM PROJECT was a lively show from a live-wire performer (to say the least)! Ozard's big, belting voice was a perfect match for Merman's material.

The only thing that could have improved this would have been another hour or two.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company has had a rich history of stars lured to its stage — not just to sell tickets through big names. The actors nearly always deliver — and the company attracts them because of the quality and rigor it retains.

South Street Seaport Museum has announced that tickets are on sale for its upcoming sailing season aboard the 1885 schooner Pioneer and 1930 tugboat W.O. Decker, with fares ranging from $5–$70 to sail New York Harbor.

What did our critic think of JON BATISTE BRINGS HIS MUSICAL GENIUS TO BOSTON POPS at Symphony Hall?

Ventnor Fringe will present over 130 shows across the Isle of Wight, featuring Edinburgh previews, live podcast recordings, comedy, circus, and secret shows in caves and woodlands.

Center Repertory Company announced its 2026/27 season, DREAMERS & DAREDEVILS, featuring THE GLASS MENAGERIE, DRACULA: A COMEDY IN TERRORS, YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD!, and BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL.