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BAM Rose Cinemas will present FILMAFRICA 2026, a showcase of contemporary and classic Pan-African cinema curated by the New York African Film Festival, featuring world, US, and North American premieres from Uganda, Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, and beyond.

Wildworks announced the return of THE KNEEBONE CADILLAC, written by Carl Grose and directed by Kyla Goodey, at United Downs Raceway in Cornwall following its sold-out 2024 run.

From the Ground Up, Portland's feminist arts incubator, will present 10 YEARS OF BELONGING AND BECOMING at CoHo Productions, featuring 12 artists across theater, dance, comedy, and photography in its largest festival to date.

Latino Theater Company is welcoming the return of San Jose-based LGBTQ+ ensemble Teatro Alebrijes with “Carlota: Alhajero de Secretos.' Learn more and check out photos here!

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and two-time Tony Winner and NYCLU Artist Ambassador Shaina Taub released a newly-arranged single and music video for Taub’s song “Huddled Masses.” Watch the video!

In Broadway’s biggest spectacle this season, 80’s punk fashion is back and completely taking over the Santa Carla boardwalk. In The Lost Boys, everywhere you look, you can catch mohawks, mullets, studded leather jackets, neon corsets, high-waisted swimsuit bottoms, electric guitars, and of course, blood-soaked fangs. 

Empire Street Productions has released behind the scenes photos from Romeo & Juliet, starring Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe directed by Robert Icke. Check out the photos here!

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 5/3/2026.

A new trailer has arrived for The Boroughs, Netflix's forthcoming supernatural series starring Drama Desk Award-winner Alfred Molina and Tony-winner Denis O'Hare. Watch the trailer now.

Following the release of his latest single “I’ll Let You Finish,” Finn Wolfhard has revealed plans for an expansive North American headline tour set to kick off this summer.

Mad Men star Bryan Batt will make his London stage debut as J. Edgar Hoover in HERE COMES J EDGAR!, a comedy musical written by Harry Shearer and Tom Leopold, at King's Head Theatre.

What did our critic think of 'CHANGED FOR GOOD' THE NEW YORK POPS 43RD ANNIVERSARY CONCERT at Carnegie Hall?

Jodie McNee and Olivier Award-winning Nigel Harman lead the cast of FUN HOME, the Tony Award-winning musical, in its Northern premiere at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, directed by Sarah Frankcom.

The New York Pops’ 43rd Birthday Gala delivered a powerhouse celebration of Stephen Schwartz, with a stacked Broadway lineup. From “Defying Gravity” to “For Good,” it was a night of big voices, big emotion, and show-stopping moments.

The play takes place inside the home of Carlota and her three daughters where time seems to have stood still. But their cloistered world is suddenly shaken when the youngest daughter encounters a handsome stranger in town for his father’s funeral. It offers a sharp and often humorous critique of a moral code that suppresses desire in the name of respectability.

ASCAP announced the 2026 Composers' Choice Award winners at its Screen Celebrates event in Los Angeles, honoring composers behind WICKED: FOR GOOD, PALM ROYALE, STRANGER THINGS, and more. David Vanacore also received the Golden Note Award.

Musician and songwriter Maya Hawke has shared “Lioness,” the latest track from her new album Maitreya Corso, out on Friday, May 1. Listen to the newly released song here.

U Guys, we are so back! In this episode, I am joined by Broadway performer, writer, producer, and activist, Matt DeAngelis, to talk about his incredible charity event for breast cancer research, The Janice Jam: Broadway For Breast Cancer. Listen in this episode!

The New Harmony Project announced collaborators joining its annual Writers' Residency, including Matt Williams, Angelo Pizzo, and Aurin Squire, alongside virtual industry workshops led by writers from The Handmaid's Tale, Maid, and more.

The Stranger Things universe continues to grow, with Netflix's animated series Stranger Things: Tales From ’85 securing an early Season 2 renewal at the streamer.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 4/26/2026.

Ebon Moss-Bachrach, currently starring in Broadway's Dog Day Afternoon, told Seth Meyers that he accidentally brought his cell phone onstage during a recent performance of the show. Watch him tell the story during his Late Night appearance.

Nominations have been revealed for the 2026 Gotham Television Awards, with Julio Torres' Color Theories, Sterophonic star Sarah Pidgeon, and Tony-winner Daniel Radcliffe, among the nominees.

54 Below will present the NYC premiere of Einstein of Love. Einstein of Love is a heartwarming one-act musical about being in love at age 18. Learn more about the show here!

Pippa Nixon and Ken Nwosu will lead Shakespeare's Globe's production of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING as Beatrice and Benedick, directed by Chelsea Walker. Learn more here!