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In 2025, London welcomed a new musical, The Garden, created by Angela Fantine Wan, offering theatre lovers a deeply evocative reimagining of a timeless story. Adapted from the classic children’s novel The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, the production invites audiences into a poetic landscape where memory, loss, and renewal intertwine.

Riverdale Children's Theatre announced its spring lineup in the Bronx, with THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL running April 17-26 and GUYS AND DOLLS May 8-10, the latter directed by Jennifer Lopez film choreographer Brandon Bieber.

The San Francisco Symphony has revealed details of the Orchestra’s 115th season. The 2026–27 season features 26 guest conductors, including five making their Orchestral Series debuts, alongside a lineup of returning and debuting guest artists.

Rufus Norris will return to directing this evening as his production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman premieres at Zorlu PAC in Istanbul. Learn more here!

The Chelsea Music Festival will present its 17th annual season, titled Every Story Counts, from June 20–27, 2026, featuring concerts, visual art, and culinary events celebrating American stories.

North Coast Repertory Theatre announced its 44th Spotlight Gala, 'An Evening of Laughter with Rita Rudner', set to entertain attendees with a night of comedy.

LA Phil President & CEO Kim Noltemy has unveiled the 2026/27 LA Phil season at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The season features figures including Esa-Pekka Salonen, who takes up his newly established role of Creative Director.

This spring, The Fellowship Inn in Lewisham will host the site-specific play DANCING IN THE MIRROR, celebrating the life of boxing legend Sir Henry Cooper.

The Jazz Power Initiative will honor WBGO President & CEO Steven A. Williams, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, and Council Member Carmen De La Rosa at the Syncopated Celebration 2026. This event, set for May 14 at Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space in Manhattan, celebrates the historical and cultural impact of jazz. Williams will receive the Rothman Family Syncopated Partnership Award, recognizing his contributions to jazz and his leadership at WBGO. The celebration underscores the enduring inf

Trinity Rep will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama PRIMARY TRUST, showcasing a compelling narrative that explores deep human connections.

Proctors Collaborative revealed its 2026-27 season during the festive annual Season Announcement Bash, launching a landmark year as the organization celebrates the 100th anniversary season of Proctors.

On stage performances are tangible, visceral, and unbelievably authentic. Yet, in this day and age, with a Broadway ticket averaging at over $100, finding accessible professional shows feels like a rarity. If the beauty of theater is experiencing it live, fully present, in a room with hundreds of other strangers, enjoying this specific, individual moment in time, are bootlegs killing or popularizing theater?

Regal Entertainments Ltd will present Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the theatre from Saturday 28 March to Sunday 12 April. Tickets are on sale now priced from £20.

Western Piedmont Symphony (WPS), the professional orchestra of the western foothills of North Carolina, will present MASTERWORKS: GRANT US PEACE on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. at P.E. Monroe Auditorium in Hickory.

Prospect Musicals announced the return of the IGNITE Concert Festival of work-in-process musicals and related events, launching with musicalized book reading of Alexandra Silber’s After Anatevka, and concluding with a concert of the genre-bending new pop musical Proud Marys, presented in partnership with National Asian Artists Project.

Hofesh Shechter Company has announced that world-renowned choreographer and composer Hofesh Shechter OBE has been appointed to the rank of Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

The 1/25 show is about dementia, family, and the transformative power of making something by hand. Read a conversation with Caruso about the show and the healing power of live theater.

We had the opportunity to interview Dana Zell who has served as the Managing Director of CMT for the past 10 years.

Guitarist, composer, and prolific recording artist David Leisner will release Dedications on Azica Records - a collection centered almost entirely on works he has commissioned, celebrating the composers who have shaped his artistic life.

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Richard Strauss’s explosive masterpiece Salome. This gory operatic thrill ride returns to Lyric for the first time in 20 years.

Bono and The Edge will accept the 2025 Woody Guthrie Prize on behalf of U2 on October 21 in Tulsa at Cain’s Ballroom. This prestigious award annually recognizes a recipient who embodies the spirit of Woody Guthrie's social consciousness and musical legacy.

Stritch, King, and Tormé are the cabaret triumvirate for 2025.

Written by Jane Upton, (the) Woman is based on her experiences as a woman formed in the 90's losing herself in the transition from single woman to motherhood. Learn more here!

Ahead of the season premiere of Match Game this week, Tony Award winner Martin Short chatted with Good Morning America about the show, also reacting to his latest Emmy nomination for Only Murders in the Building. Watch the interview!

P3 Theatre Company’s Cozy Cabaret Series was created to present a platform for local professional theatre artists and nonprofit arts organizations to showcase their talents and bring quality arts into the community, and to serve as a fundraising series to help P3 Theatre Company continue to pursue its mission and vision to help make the world a better place through the arts. Here's my interview with Jon Peterson on the creation and future plans for the Cozy Cabaret series.