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On Friday May 30, 2025, at 8 PM, the University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra will present a concert at Stern Auditorium in Carnegie Hall conducted by Kenneth Kiesler featuring soloists Karen Slack, soprano, Goitsemang Lehobye, soprano, and Daniel Washington, bass.

Jack’s Mannequin will officially kick off The MFEO Tour in two weeks and, as the excitement builds for their long-awaited return, the band has revealed the support acts joining them on the road this year.

When it comes to “Star Trek,” George Takei has been there from the beginning, when the now iconic “Theme from Star Trek,” by composer Alexander Courage, first invited television viewers to go “where no man has gone before.”

Netflix has shared a sneak peek and the official release date for Somebody Feel Phil, the series from Emmy, James Beard Award, and Critics' Choice Award-winner Phil Rosenthal.

Few honors in entertainment are as coveted—or as rare—as achieving EGOT status. This elite distinction marks a career filled with versatility, longevity, and extraordinary talent across multiple mediums. What does it all mean? We're taking a closer look at the artists who have managed to join one of the industry’s most exclusive clubs.

The 2025 ArtsFairfax Awards will honor U.S. Air Force Retired General Lester L. Lyles with the Jinx Hazel Award, Tim Rizer with the Philanthropy Award, IACC-Pars Place with the Impact Award, and Marco Rando with the Education Award. Learn more!

Women will rock Stage AE in Pittsburgh, PA on September 5th as the Annual Women Who Rock™ Benefit Concert Presented by Gibson Gives returns, starring Jessica Simpson.

Sadé and Kristina Alleyne, Co-Artistic Directors of the award-winning Alleyne Dance have been appointed as the next Guest Artistic Directors of National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) for 2025/26.

Adam Bradley is now starring as Inspector James Ascher in NYC’s Longest Running Play, Perfect Crime, now playing Off-Broadway at the Anne L. Bernstein Theater. See here for the details!

At Parsons Dance, endurance and impressive physical demand is no surprise. Artistic Director David Parsons, known for his high energy repertoire and peak athleticism, presents a six-work repertoire at The Joyce Theater, including two commissioned works by Robert Battle and Rena Butler.

Inuk artist Elisapie will return to the United States this summer to perform at the Smithsonian’s National Museum for the American Indian in New York on July 11, and at the Summerscape Festival in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY on July 13.

The new musical Goddess can currently be seen in its New York premiere production at the Public Theater on Lafayette Street. Directed by the Public’s associate artistic director and resident director Saheem Ali, who is currently Tony Award-nominated for directing Buena Vista Social Club, Goddess is playing at the Public’s largest space by capacity, the Newman Theatre.

Miller Theatre has announced its 2025-26 season—a combination of new and early music, as seen through its core series Composer Portraits, Early Music, and Jazz, alongside community hits Morningside Lights and Pop-Up Concerts. 

Rock of Ages, Chris D'Arienzo’s jukebox musical which runs from May 2-18 at the Axelrod Theater, has had many incarnations since its 2005 Los Angeles premiere, including Broadway, the West End, and a brilliant 2012 film starring Tom Cruise.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 5/8/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Three of this season’s plays and two of this season’s musicals are already getting revived for the second or third time this century! Twenty-five years into the 21st century and Broadway has already seen multiple revivals of Glengarry Glen Ross, Our Town, Romeo and Juliet, Gypsy, and Sunset Boulevard. 

A strange, insistent music is coming back to Broadway. BroadwayWorld has just learned that Lincoln Center Theater will soon present Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Performances begin September 26. Member onsale May 13. Public onsale May 28.

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has announced that legendary writer, director and producer Judd Apatow would be the Academy Museum’s first guest curator of its newest comedy film exhibition focused on celebrating and presenting the comedy genre and filmmakers.

'Little House on the Prairie' former child star, outspoken activist, and TV Land Award winner ALISON ARNGRIM will return to New York with her critically acclaimed CONFESSIONS OF A PRAIRIE BITCH. Learn more!

Based on the 2005 British film of the same name, the musical features music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, and a book by Harvey Fierstein. Mostly inspired by true events, the musical tells the story of Charlie Price, a man who is down on his luck and has just inherited a failing shoe factory from his father. To help save the business, Charlie meets and eventually befriends Lola, a local Cabaret performer and Drag Queen. The two form an unlikely bond and produce a line of high-heeled boots for a certain “niche market.” Through the business venture and unlikely partnership, the two discover they are not so different after all.

Alison Arngrim, known for her role as Nellie Oleson in the hit series Little House on the Prairie, is scheduled for numerous sold out presentations of her critically acclaimed global sensation Confessions of a Prairie B*tch.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 5/1/2025 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

The Joffrey Ballet has announced the appointment of Christine Rocas, former Joffrey Company Artist, as Rehearsal Director of The Joffrey Ballet. Rocas steps into the role following twenty years as a Company Artist and one year serving as Interim Rehearsal Director.

In association with The Estate of Edward Albee, Black Box will present a staged reading of Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN (1991). Learn more and see how to attend.

Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert – 20th Anniversary Tour (www.avatarinconcert.com) will tour the UK in October 2026. Audiences will be immersed in a two-hour performance with a live orchestra that brings the show's iconic musical score to life.