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Seattle Opera will present two recitals at the Opera Center featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton with pianist Kathleen Kelly.

The acclaimed North  American Tour of Dirty Dancing: The Musical — a new stage production based on the  beloved film Dirty Dancing – will debut on Broadway next winter in celebration of the 40th  Anniversary of the film’s 1987 release.

The City University of New York's network of 51 performing arts venues will present theater, dance, music, film and family programming across its 14 campuses, with many events free and open to the public.

Composer Huang Ruo will serve as Seattle Opera's first Composer-in-Residence, beginning with the Seattle premiere of M. BUTTERFLY and culminating in the world premiere of THE WEDDING BANQUET.

The National Film Board of Canada's landmark works, including films by Norman McLaren and Theodore Ushev, will be featured in continuous screenings at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles.

Kentucky Opera will present Rossini's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at the W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre in Louisville, with General Director and CEO Ben Robinson making his directorial debut for the company in a production set in a 1980s day spa.

SFJAZZ presents internationally celebrated artists and Bay Area favorites throughout October, including vocalist Cyrille Aimée, pianist Hiromi, and five-time Grammy-winning collective Snarky Puppy.

A collection of 30 original photographs from Elvis and Priscilla Presley's Las Vegas wedding, plus intimate images from Graceland, will go under the hammer at Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen.

Epiphone will present THE JOURNEY, a video series following European musicians including Kitty A. Austen of SAINT AGNES, Reuben Moonasar of DEAD AIR and Jiri Taihuttu of DE NACHTWACHT.

Laurence Kardish's biography of filmmaker Shirley Clarke traces her career from Dance in the Sun through Portrait of Jason, drawing on her diaries and personal history.

What did our critic think of DIRTY DANCING THE MUSICAL at Ordway Center For The Performing Arts?

Theatre444 will present the musical DOGFIGHT at the Geneva Community Center, featuring a regional cast and a score by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

Hamptons Summer Songbook by the Sea, the live concert series bringing leading Broadway, cabaret and American Songbook performers to the East End, continues its third season with Eric Yves Garcia and Maria Abous performing 'Beyond Blue Moon — And Before the Broken Hart' at LTV Studios in Wainscott on Saturday, July 25th, 2026, at 7:30pm.

The Original Cast Recording of THE JACK OF HEARTS CLUB, Jon Richardson's seven-time BroadwayWorld Boston Award-winning musical, is now streaming on all major platforms and available on vinyl.

Sir Anthony Hopkins has signed with Decca Classics as a composer. The Academy Award-winning actor will release his first recording with the label on August 21.

Interview with 'Dogfight' director Frankie Errington on how this show offers a powerful opportunity to experience a musical with a terrific score and a deeply human story.

The Original Cast Recording of THE JACK OF HEARTS CLUB, the acclaimed new musical by Jon  Richardson that became one of the most successful productions in the history of Provincetown Theater, will be released on Friday, July 17, 2026, on all major digital and streaming platforms.  The album is produced by Joy Machine Records. Pre-save the album today!

2026 is halfway over, which means that the 2026/27 Broadway season has just begun! All eyes are already on the lineup for the new Broadway season and many Broadway productions have already revealed full details of their upcoming engagements.

Fox Cities Performing Arts Center will release individual tickets for its 2026-27 Boldt Arts Alive! and Menasha Corporation Spotlight Series, featuring Ballet Hispánico, Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, and more.

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art will present 'Soul, Sound, and Voice: The Art of Jerry Pinkney,' a retrospective of over 75 works exploring music's influence on the late illustrator's career.

Resolve Productions will present DIRTY DANCER, a one-woman parody of the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, at Underbelly Cowgate during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Creator and performer Melissa Firlit plays every character from the film.

Initially a 1963 novel by John le Carré, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold sneaks into Glasgow this week in a fresh new stage adaptation . Set amid the deceptive terrain of Cold War Europe, the story follows British intelligence officer Alec Leamas as he is sent on a dangerous mission to East Germany.

The Asian Cultural Council has raised $1,631,500 at its 2026 Biennial Gala, held on Wednesday, May 6 at the Rainbow Room in New York City. The evening brought together artists, philanthropists, and cultural leaders.

The Public Theater has announced the lineup for The Public’s Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 season. The season lineup will include The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, plus works from James Ijames, Ryan J. Haddad, Richard Nelson, Taylor Mac, and more.

Ballet West will present BROADWAY & BEYOND at Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City April 10–18, featuring works by Jerome Robbins and Christopher Wheeldon, with guest artists Robbie Fairchild and Georgina Pazcoguin.