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The Stratford Festival's Meighen Forum will present a lineup including The Brian Barlow Big Band performing Duke Ellington's Such Sweet Thunder and a one-night-only reading of The Amateurs, a new TV series from the creators of Slings and Arrows.

The Washington Ballet announced its 2026/27 season, marking the company's 50th anniversary with five programs at venues including Warner Theatre, Sidney Harman Hall, The National Theatre, and Wolf Trap.

The Theater Project will present KALEIDOSCOPE KABARET 'Lotta Laughs' Edition, a festival of live music and short comedic plays, at DMK Black Box Theatre in Union Township, NJ, featuring works by playwrights workshop members and a Young Playwrights Competition winner.

The Victoria Wood sitcom dinnerladies will return more than a quarter of a century after it was first screened on BBC One. Learn more about the show here!

The full cast for the UK premiere of JANE EYRE, a musical by John Caird and Paul Gordon, has been announced for Southwark Playhouse Elephant, with Broadway's Megan McGinnis co-directing alongside Caird.

Victoria Wood's sitcom DINNERLADIES is set for a brand-new stage adaptation touring the UK, commissioned by the Wood estate. Les Dennis stars, with Sean Foley directing.

Wynn Al Marjan Island announced a partnership with Punchdrunk, the immersive theater company behind SLEEP NO MORE, to stage an original production marking the company's first venture into the MENA region.

This week on Real Time with Bill Maher features a one-on-one interview with Vice President JD Vance and a panel discussion with Senator Raphael Warnock and writer Larry Wilmore.

Jordan von Haslow will perform AN UNFORGETTABLE FOURTH: AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION OF NAT 'KING' COLE at The Green Room 42, with a portion of ticket sales benefiting the Chicago Academy for the Arts Alumni Association.

Music director Stephen Oremus recently spoke to us about working on NBC's 2025 special Wicked: One Wonderful Night, the magic of the opening sequence, and what it felt like to stand on the same Gershwin Theatre stage where he conducted Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth over two decades ago.

The first trailer is here for The Debut, Jesse Eisenberg’s forthcoming musical comedy starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti. In addition to directing the A24 feature, Eisenberg wrote the screenplay, original songs, and also stars in the film. Watch it now.

Jesse Eisenberg's The Debut gets its first teaser posters! The A24 musical comedy stars Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Bernadette Peters & more.

The contemporary ballet company, Chamber Dance Project (CDP): Its bringing together of soloist-level professional ballet dancers during their lay-off periods from major professional companies and partnering them with equally talented musicians and boundary pushing choreographers.

Jim Carrey is looking to reprise his role as the infamous Christmas-stealing character in a sequel to the hit 2000 blockbuster, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. If it moves forward, the actor and comedian, who remains largely out of the spotlight, will reunite with director Ron Howard for another go at the Dr. Seuss character.

This week on Real Time with Bill Maher features a one-on-one interview with Euphoria creator, writer, and director Sam Levinson and a panel discussion with Rep. Ro Khanna and political columnist Jonathan Martin.

Thirty-six orchestra and arts professionals will participate in the League of American Orchestras' Essentials of Orchestra Management program, now in its 26th year, held at Juilliard's Lincoln Center campus.

Summer is here and there is no better time of year to soak up the sun and dive into a new book. You're in luck, because Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 22 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Summer 2026 reading list.

Emmy, Olivier, and Golden Globe-winning actor Brian Cox will receive the RAINDANCE ICON AWARD this year at Raindance’s Opening Gala on 17 June, after the UK premiere of APRIL X. 

Omega Ensemble will present INNER LANDSCAPES across four Australian cities, featuring the world premiere of Paul Stanhope's Clarinet Concerto and the Australian premiere of Grammy winner Jessie Montgomery's 'Rounds.'

SAVAGE, a brand-new comedy and drag extravaganza, about Lily Savage, will make its world premiere next year. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

Christopher Nolan's cult neo-noir film Memento will screen at Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall with a live percussion score composed and performed by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard drummer Michael Cavanagh, presented by Arts Centre Melbourne and MIFF.

Flinders Drama Centre will present two new performance projects, ORANGES AND LEMONS and WRESTLING WITH CATASTROPHE, pairing students with internationally recognized artists including Glace Chase, Basil Hogios, and Gerrard McArthur.

Anthony Negus, Music Director of Longborough Festival Opera since 2000, has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the King's Honours List for his services to music.

The Center for the Arts in Grass Valley announced Michelle Amador as its new Executive Director. A Nevada County resident and performing arts nonprofit veteran, Amador brings over 15 years of senior leadership experience to the role.

This week on Real Time with Bill Maher features a one-on-one interview with writer David Sedaris and a panel discussion with Eurasia Group founder Ian Bremmer and Hagar Chemali, former spokesperson of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.