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Cabaret star Maude Maggart thrilled with a beautiful, if short, annual New York appearance at a sold-out Birdland Jazz on December 29 with her newest show.

J.B. Priestley’s Hitchcockian suspense drama An Inspector Calls enjoyed a very successful run at Theatre 40 during this past November/December, directed with great skill and innovation by Cate Caplin. As of January 8, the production moves into the stately Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, a perfect location for the play’s action. Here is my interview with Cate about moving the production there.

The City of Poughkeepsie’s Empire Training Center for the Arts is celebrating its key highlights from the center’s first year. ETCA has established itself as an affordable not-for-profit vocational workforce development program designed for adults.

Performed with exquisite control by the Ekmeles Vocal Ensemble, the hour-long concert of DAVID LANG'S THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL PASSION becomes something far larger than the sum of its parts.

Ariadne auf Naxos by Richard Strauss is coming to the National Theatre in Prague. This production is Strauss's tragicomedy about the eternal rivalry between 'high' and 'low' art.

Broadway now has 'OH, MARY,' exploring Mary Todd Lincoln's life ( sort of!).  Buffalo's Irish Classical Theatre is now presenting a fascinatingly wonderful play THIRST by Ronan Noone, where we meet the downstairs staff of Eugene O'Neill's masterpiece A LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT.   

In this one-off event, the London Contemporary Music Festival will return to the Wigmore Hall with another provocative evening of music, which will chart the way composers have engaged with AI-adjacent ideas over the centuries. Learn more!

We Americans should not be too proud to admit we owe the Brits for a few important things - Harry Potter, earl gray tea, a lot of great music, and, to a certain extent, the 19th Amendment.  

Cadence will present Eugene O’ Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Recognized as one of the greatest plays in the history of theatre, this production explores themes that resonate today despite being written in the early 1940’s.

Multiple lost Broadway theaters intersect with the Hammerstein family. This follows since Oscar Hammerstein I was a theater owner and builder. In addition to Hammerstein’s which was named after him and is now the Ed Sullivan, and the New Victory which he originally built, there is also the Hammerstein Ballroom. Read more here!

Porgy and Bess is a famous 'folk opera' created by George Gershwin, with a libretto by DuBose Heyward and lyrics by DuBose and Ira Gershwin. The work chronicles the life of a Black community on Catfish Row in Charleston and is known for its fusion of operatic elements with American folk music, jazz, and blues. The story focuses on the love between Porgy, a disabled beggar, and Bess, a woman seeking a better life.

Broadway currently boasts 41 theaters. This number has always been ever-changing—since even before the first time the word “Broadway” was used to describe professional theater in New York.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been taped at the Ed Sullivan Theatre located on Broadway between 53rd and 54th Streets since it began in 2015. Before the Broadway-loving Colbert took over The Late Show, the host was David Letterman, who ruled late night from 1993 onward via his perch at 1697 Broadway.

The Music Man  is one of those rare musicals that’s quite old fashioned and wears its stodgy heart on its sleeve like a badge of honor, but that also can crackle with entertainment and even innovation. 

MadKap Productions will present the hilarious musical A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM for 13 live performances at the Skokie Theatre. Learn more!

A new version of the classic, The Pirates of Penzance, is currently commanding the stage at Roundabout’s Todd Haimes Theatre on 42nd Street—formerly the American Airlines and before that, the Selwyn. This revisal of the beloved show is titled: Pirates! The Penzance Musical.

Full speed ahead! The Omaha Community Playhouse has taken to the water with a 1997 Tony Award winning musical, TITANIC, THE MUSICAL. An ambitious undertaking based on actual events of the April 15, 1912 maiden voyage of the unsinkable RMS TITANIC, the musical displays humanity in all its shades when facing the prospect of a better life across the Atlantic or imminent death in its icy waters.

JayVe Montgomery has announced a culminating performance surrounding a yearlong field recording project focused on capturing the sounds and history of the “drowned towns” of historic Black communities found throughout the Southeastern United States.

This past weekend, composer Kevin Puts’s BRIGHTNESS OF LIGHT, based on the long, abundant correspondence of artist Georgia O’Keeffe and photographer/gallerist Alfred Stieglitz, had its long overdue New York premiere, with the New York Philharmonic under debuting conductor Brett Mitchell, and soprano Renee Fleming as O’Keeffe and baritone Rod Gilfry as Stieglitz, friends and lovers (marital and otherwise).

To celebrate the release of his new retrospective album 'Gems', Tony-nominee and bestselling singer Josh Groban visited Good Morning America on Friday to perform 'Be Alright,' one of two new songs on the album. Watch Groban's performance now!

Tony Award-nominated performer Josh Groban has released his newly curated career-spanning collection, Gems. The 18-track retrospective body of work collates essential highlights from his storied career to date alongside two brand new songs. Listen to it now!

The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will present Spano Conducts Brahms’ Requiem for an upcoming performance at The VETS in Providence: Saturday, May 10 at 7:30pm as part of the TACO Classical Series.

The Pulitzer Prize for Drama is one of the most prestigious honors in American theater, celebrating outstanding works that have made a significant impact on the stage. Here's a closer look at what the Pulitzer Prize for Drama is, how it works, and why it matters.

On Pitch Performing Arts will present Titanic The Musical, an awe-inspiring production that brings to life the real stories of the passengers and crew aboard the legendary RMS Titanic.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra will celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2025–26. See full programming for the season and learn how to purchase tickets here!