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Opera Colorado announced Martha Crawley Tracey as Chair of its Board of Directors, succeeding Richard Koseff, who becomes Chair Emeritus. Tracey, a board member since 1997, will focus on expanding community access to opera across Colorado.

Alston Alika Albarado was named the May winner of the Go Try PlayWrite contest, co-sponsored by Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press, for his piece Deafening the Megaphone. The monthly contest is open to Hawaii playwrights.

Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam will close out TheaterWorks Hartford's 25/26 Living Room Concert Series, marking the final installment of the season's intimate concert programming.

FSCJ Artist Series will present CIRQUE ALICE, an acrobatic reimagining of Alice in Wonderland, in Jacksonville, FL. The production combines circus arts with the classic story.

Tenderloin Museum will present special performances of THE COMPTON'S CAFETERIA RIOT this August, honoring the 60th anniversary of the 1966 uprising and California Transgender History Month, with guest appearances by local activists and drag legend Peaches Christ.

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's third annual Gloria Bond Clunie Playwright's Festival will feature developmental workshops and staged readings of three new plays focused on the Black American experience at Evanston's Noyes Cultural Arts Center.

Arkansas Repertory Theatre announced tickets are on sale for JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, the third production in its 2026 Golden SummerStage season, featuring a 1990s video game-inspired reimagining of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice classic.

SONIC LIVE IN CONCERT will bring a live ensemble, rock musicians, and vocalists to NJPAC's Prudential Hall in Newark to mark 35 years of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, spotlighting composers Jun Senoue and Tomoya Ohtani.

Nataly Aukar, named by Vulture as a comedian to watch, will perform at New Jersey Performing Arts Center's Victoria Theater in Newark. Aukar has appeared at the New York Comedy Festival and Just for Laughs and has opened for Mo Amer and Ramy Youssef.

The Entertainment Providers will return for 2026 with a brand-new production of Jack OFF The Beanstalk at the prestigious Scala in the heart of London’s West End. Learn more here.

The Braid, recognized as the nation's leading Jewish storytelling theatre, will bring L'CHAIM AMERICA! to NYC's Museum of Jewish Heritage, featuring rarely heard stories of racially and culturally diverse American Jewish experiences.

The Jewish Plays Project and the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History will present the 15th National Jewish Playwriting Contest Finals in Philadelphia, with a cast of local actors and free tickets available to the public.

Jesus Christ Superstar has returned to Tapanui for the first time in 26 years, and the West Otago Theatrical Society (WOTS) has marked the occasion with a poignant nod to its own history. The production brings back key figures from the 2000 season, including Jeff Rea—who played Jesus then and now shares musical direction with Nicola Russell—and dancer Wendy Cook, who performed at age 16 and now returns to the stage alongside her two children. It is a lovely bit of continuity for this tight-knit community.

Starry cast fails to lift a play that can be funny, but proves rather too pleased with its own cleverness

Backyard Renaissance Theatre's San Diego premiere of Jim Cartwright's “The Rise and Fall of Little Voice” is a curious blend of broad comedy and intimate drama. Anthony Methvin's production is elevated by a remarkable cast that finds genuine humanity beneath the script's extremes.

I was excited to be at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul on June 24 for the opening U.S. show of Lionel Richie's Sing a Song All Night Long tour. With Earth, Wind & Fire opening the night, it felt like a celebration of some of the greatest music of the last several decades before Lionel even took the stage.

To quote the great bard himself, writer and actor Jacob Ming-Trent: “Congregation, that was a lot.” Facilitated by Folger Theatre and Red Bull Theater, Ming-Trent’s one-act, one-man show How Shakespeare Saved My Life was a lot of energy, a lot of testimony, and a lot of reckoning. 

Ret. Lt. Col. Scott Mann, a highly decorated Green Beret and Hot Springs native, recently returned home to Arkansas with his acclaimed one-man play, 11 Days: The Story of Operation Pineapple Express. Directed by Jason Cannon, the production delivered unforgettable performances at The Historic Malco Theater in Hot Springs and the Montgomery County Council for the Performing Arts in Mount Ida.

This beautifully acted and thoughtfully staged  “Measure for Measure” proves there is plenty worth measuring here.

BODEGA CAT, a darkly funny two-hander set in a 24-hour Brooklyn bodega, will be presented as part of Chain Theatre's Summer One-Act Festival, written by Melvin Ningyao Yen and directed by Sissi Xiqian Chen.

Stages St. Louis has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming production of Guys & Dolls. Directed by James Monroe Iglehart, the classic musical will run July 24 through August 23 at The Ross Family Theatre.

Scottsdale Arts' Canal Convergence will present WESTERN NATURE, a free 10-night public art event at the Scottsdale Waterfront featuring large-scale installations, live music, dance, and workshops celebrating the landscapes of the American West.

Comedian Matt McCusker, co-host of Matt and Shane's Secret Podcast and known for Netflix special A Humble Offering, will bring his Healing Frequency Tour to NJPAC's Prudential Hall in Newark.

The Actors' Reading Collective announced a Summer Reading Series, bringing staged readings to Bay Area audiences. The series will present works performed by local theater artists.

Richard Skipper will bring his audience-interactive 'musical TED Talk,' Richard Skipper Celebrates! Life Lessons from Legends, to The Laurie Beechman Theatre, featuring special guest Barbara Minkus, musical director Dan Pardo, and director James Beaman.