The New World - 2017 - Regional (US) Articles Page 14

Four-time Grammy Award-winning professional choir The Crossing, conducted by Donald Nally, continues its 21st season with performances at New York City’s Carnegie Hall as well as in Boston, California, South Carolina, and more.

Fuel has announced the appointment of Rakie Ayola, Selina Ocean, and Jenny Waldman CBE as new Trustees. The three join the organisation’s existing board as Fuel continues its producing and development work.

New York City Ballet’s 2026 Winter Season will feature a world premieres by Justin Peck and NYCB Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky, two early ballets by Balanchine and more.

The Farm Theater has awarded playwright Nandita Shenoy with the 2026-27 College Collaboration Project Commission. Shenoy will collaborate with students at Centre College in Danville, KY and the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music.

Narrated by Tilda Swinton, the cinematic event breathes life into his haunting vision of a world beyond our own, one shaped by extraordinary abilities, new possibilities, and profound difference. 

The gates to the world's most famous chocolate factory are finally opening in Manila! 

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art to present the world premiere of Every River Has a Mouth, guest curated by Snuneymuxw artist Eliot White-Hill, Kwulasultun, from February 14, 2026 – February 14, 2027.

The Martha Hill Dance Fund has revealed the honorees of the 2026 Martha Hill Awards. The Martha Hill Dance Fund has revealed The MESH Fellowship, a new initiative for mentoring emerging choreographers and professional dancers.

CBS Saturday Morning recently aired a segment dedicated to the development of the new high school edition of Dear Evan Hansen. The segment highlights the pilot production that took place in Wisconsin and features an interview with the lead star and director of the production, as well as writers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Check out the full segment now.

On January 29, Morgan Rees will join the regular team of performers that make up League of Improv, for the first show of 2026 at The Phoenix Arts Club. Learn more here!

Nick Jonas, most recently seen on Broadway in The Last Five Years, is celebrating the start of 2026 with the release of his brand new single, “Gut Punch,” out now. Listen to it here.

Not long ago, I was sitting in a café in midtown Manhattan with Beth Morrisson, president and creative producer of Beth Morrison Projects (BMP). BMP has been pushing the boundaries of traditional opera for 20 years and is now sole curator, producer and presenter of the indie-opera/music theatre Prototype Festival, with performances through January 18 in New York City.

What did our critic think of WONDER at American Repertory Theater?

Critically acclaimed Jamaican recording artist Jada Kingdom has announced her highly anticipated EP, Just A Girl In A Money Man’s World, set for release on January 21, 2026. 

On Saturday, January 3, CBS Saturday Morning will air a segment dedicated to the development of the new high school edition of Dear Evan Hansen, featuring an interview with EGOT winners Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. Check out a sneak peek at the segment now.

PlayGround has revealed five new offerings as a part of its revamped education program for adults. The workshops and masterclasses will be lead by playwrights Jonathan Spector, Steve Yockey and more.

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein will join Palm Beach Symphony for the Masterworks Series Concert at Dreyfoos Hall at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach.

Nicholas McGegan, one of the world’s foremost interpreters of 18th-century repertoire, will reunite with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale to conduct a series of concerts.

Artistic Director Yuval Sharon will depart from the Detroit Opera at the end of the 2025-26 season. Sharon has been with the company for six years. Learn more here!

The weather outside might be frightful for a while, but what better time to stay in and snuggle up with a great Broadway read? This season, 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 20 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's winter reading list.

Due to popular demand, Quintessence Theatre (Quintessence) (7137 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19119) extended its holiday production of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera, The Pirates of Penzance.

Star tenor Jonas Kafumann has revealed that he has no plans to sing opera ever again in Great Britain.

Sebastian Fernandez’s culinary career began in Chile, where he trained at INACAP and then worked at Hotel Plaza San Francisco under Guillermo Rodriguez, one of the leading figures in modern Chilean cuisine.

Apple TV has announced the expansion of Legendary’s Monsterverse with a new untitled Young Lee Shaw prequel starring Wyatt Russell, reprising his role as ‘Colonel Lee Shaw.’

San Francisco Playhouse will present M. Butterfly by David Henry Hwang.  Inspired by the trial of Bernard Boursicot, this drama reimagines Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly through the story of a French diplomat’s affair with a Chinese opera singer.