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FRIGID New York and The Apollo will present the 17th season of the Obie Award-winning The Fire This Time Festival, a platform for playwrights of African and African-American descent to write and produce evocative material for diverse audiences.

City Theatre’s recently completed production of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Kaja Dunn, set box office sales records following its run.

Tony, EMMY, and five-time GRAMMY Award-nominated performer Josh Groban has shared plans for a North American tour with special guest, EGOT-winning artist host Jennifer Hudson.

National Sawdust will host an album listening party for Meredith Monk’s Cellular Songs on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. at 80 North 6th Street in Brooklyn.

​3Arts has revealed the recipients of its 3Arts Next Level Awards—$50,000 unrestricted awards given to past 3Arts awardees—during the festive 3Arts Awards Celebration held last night at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.

The Center for Craft has acquired the American Craft Council Library and Archives Collections—a landmark gift that will expand opportunities and access while protecting and developing wide-ranging craft histories. 

Alley Theatre is presenting The Body Snatcher. Alley Associate Artistic Director Brandon Weinbrenner directs Katie Forgette’s spine-tingling love story, inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s Victorian Gothic classic. See photos here!

Alley Theatre has revealed the cast for the 2025 Alley All New Festival, a three-day festival of staged readings. Learn more about the upcoming events and see how to purchase tickets!

Broadway, film, and television star Robert Lenzi (THE HAPPENING and THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL) is Patrick Bateman for this Houston run. He plays Patrick as an apex predator, but one that surprisingly gets lonely or feels isolated. There is not just the cold killer, but also a sense of what’s killing him.

This one of its kind world premiere event also pays tribute to Bernstein’s passion for education, with proceeds supporting MTG’s Youth Education Outreach programs.

Alley Theatre has revealed the cast of The Body Snatcher. Alley Associate Artistic Director Brandon Weinbrenner directs Katie Forgette’s spine-tingling love story. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

Today, Tuesday, August 26th, is National Women’s Equality Day, commemorating the certification of the 19th Amendment granting women a constitutional right to suffrage. Even after female suffrage was granted in the United States in 1920, women still struggled to defy social norms and break out of traditional gender roles. However, one major example of women getting to make their mark as part of the global fight for freedom occurred during the Second World War. The hit Broadway musical Operation Mincemeat tells the story of some of the women who helped make the allied success possible. 

The Barn at Lee, the artist development space and residency program known for supporting unique voices and new work in the Berkshires, launches its second season this fall with Two by Two

FRIGID New York has revealed the lineup of programming for their 28th season including the 4th annual Days of the Dead Festival and more. See full programming here!

Alley Theatre’s All New Festival will return this fall as it features a three-day festival of staged readings. See the lineup here and learn how to purchase tickets.

American Ballet Theatre will present two seasons at the David H. Koch Theater for 2025-2026. See the programming and learn how to purchase tickets here!

New Dance Alliance has revealed the selected artists for its 2025-26 Black Artists Space to Create residency program. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

The new national tour of the iconic musical Beauty and the Beast is now traveling across America. Read the reviews as they come in here and learn more about the production!

The Rochester Fringe Festival CEO & Founding Festival Producer Erica Fee has been appointed to the New York State Council on the Arts by Governor Kathy Hochul. Learn more!

New York Live Arts has unveiled its 2025-2026 season. Taking place on site at 219 West 19th Street in NYC and beyond, Live Arts’ 14th season reinforces its commitment to collaborating with artists to fortify a creative future. 

​Festival Latino—the largest Latin event in Ohio and marking its 28th year in 2025—is a two-day, free, family-friendly event celebrating family and community. Learn how to a trend.

The Arts Club Theatre Company is serving up a heartfelt musical this summer with WAITRESS, now playing at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage in Vancouver, BC from June 12 to August 3, 2025. With a book by Jessie Nelson and music and lyrics by Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, Sara Bareilles, this musical is based on the 2007 film written by Adrienne Shelly. Treating audiences to a story of resilience, hope, and the healing power of baking, WAITRESS is a warm and satisfying theatrical recipe filled with both humour and heart. 

New York Live Arts (Live Arts), under the artistic leadership of world renowned choreographer, Tony Award-winning, National Medal of Arts, MacArthur “Genius” Award and Kennedy Center Honors recipient Bill T. Jones and Associate Artistic Director Janet Wong, announced Joanna Kotze as the 2025-2026 Randjelović/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist (RCA).

FRIGID New York will present the 11th annual Queerly Festival at UNDER St. Marks. This year Queerly is presenting shows that celebrate queer/LGBTQIA2S+ resilience, power, determination, persistence, and resistance.

FRIGID New York will present the 11th annual Queerly Festival at UNDER St. Marks. Most performances will also be available to livestream from home. Lear more and see how to attend!