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The full company for the first-ever stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s internationally acclaimed book The Hunger Games and Lionsgate’s hit motion picture of the same name has been revealed.

Kean Stage has revealed its 2025–2026 season, featuring a vibrant lineup of Broadway stars, Latin and folk music, contemporary dance, family entertainment, and more. Performances will take place at Wilkins Theatre and Enlow Recital Hall on the campus of Kean University in Union, New Jersey.

American Ballet Theatre corps de ballet member Madison Brown and ABT Studio Company dancer Kayla Mak are each the recipient of a 2025 Princess Grace Award for dance performance. Learn more here!

As summer winds down, FIM is looking ahead to its 2025-26 season, continuing its long-standing commitment to showcasing artists rooted in Flint, Genesee County and surrounding communities.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) has announced its 2025–2026 season, titled “METAMORPHOSIS,” featuring five world premieres alongside celebrated works that explore transformation, discovery, and the power of human expression through dance.

The Weidner Philharmonic will launch its 2025–2026 season with a free community concert on Friday, September 5 at 6:30 p.m. at The Weidner. The concert, titled EcoRhythms, features music inspired by cultural ecosystems and includes the world premiere of Sinfonia Sundaica by Thai composer Narongrit Dhamabutra.

Works & Process will present its Fall 2025 season across New York City with events at the Guggenheim Museum, Manhattan West, and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

First performed in Philly Fringe 2018, and later Edinburgh 2019, Chris Davis’ The Presented has been updated to address the challenges of making art in 2025 asking: where do we go from here?

Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Joffrey Ballet have announced a seven-year extension of their partnership, officially securing the Joffrey’s residency at the historic Lyric Opera House through June 30, 2034.

Giulia Faria and Melissa Sadler have been appointed Interim Co-Artistic Directors at New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB). Learn more about the new appointees here!

The Santa Barbara Symphony and State Street Ballet has announced the collaborative launch to their 2025/26 seasons with Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet: A Ballet in One Act, presented Saturday October 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 3:00 PM at The Granada Theatre.

Nutcracker in July Grand Tasting Wine Event will unite ballet enthusiasts, wine lovers, artists, and community members. This celebration of the senses will support the Nevada Ballet Theatre and its upcoming redesigned production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. The event will take place at the Crush Pad Wine Bar on July 26.

Varna International Ballet and Orchestra will return to UK stages in 2026 with its most ambitious tour to date, bringing three beloved classical ballets—Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and a brand-new production of Cinderella—to 23 venues across the country.

American Ballet Theatre has unveiled the dancer promotions effective September 2025. Learn more about the American Ballet Theatre artists and about the company here!

The Board of Directors of Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House has appointed Adam Weinert as its new Executive Director. Learn more about Weinert here!

Parlando has revealed its 2025-26 season, led by conductor and founder Ian Niederhoffer. For the new season, Niederhoffer and Parlando return to Merkin Hall and more.

bergenPAC has announced six new shows for this season. Tickets are on sale Friday, July 18, 2025 at 10 a.m..

The Smith Center for the Performing Arts will bring a star-studded slate of holiday entertainment to Las Vegas this season, featuring jazz, Motown, burlesque, ballet, comedy, and more. 

PBS has detailed its fall programming, which includes a new documentary celebrating Dick Van Dyke, a presentation of The Public Theater’s Twelfth Night, and the Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert featuring Tony Award-winner Ruthie Ann Miles.

Award-winning comedy icons, writers, actors, and drag queen powerhouses BenDeLaCreme & Jinkx Monsoon are coming back to town with The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show at BroadwaySF's Golden Gate Theatre.

TDF will launch its 14th season of Autism Friendly Performances (AFP) with the 2025 Tony-winning Best Musical Maybe Happy Ending next month. Learn more here!

The Milwaukee Musicians Association, AFM Local 8, has issued a statement opposing the Milwaukee Ballet's decision to use recorded music instead of live musicians for this season’s production of The Nutcracker, calling it a threat to local arts and culture.

After an absence of nearly two decades, live music will enliven a production of The Nutcracker at The Bushnell when Connecticut Ballet is accompanied by the Hartford Symphony Orchestra this coming December.

Tickets are now on sale for Paul Vasterling’s Nashville’s Nutcracker, at the Nashville Ballet, a cherished holiday tradition returning to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Jackson Hall from November 29 through December 28, 2025.

Ballet Rhode Island (Ballet RI) has unveiled its 2025-2026 Season - a bold, expansive year of live performance across six theatres in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Learn more!