The Times 2005

ABC's DANCING WITH THE STARS has announced its Season 35 celebrity cast and professional dancer pairings, with a two-night premiere set to air live on ABC and Disney+ and stream next day on Hulu.

New York Theatre Ballet will open its first season under Antonia Franceschi with performances at Danspace Project, featuring UNCAGED+, the American premiere of HOMAGE, and SHORT RIDE OUT.

Cortland Repertory Theatre (“CRT”) has announced that Producing Artistic Director Kerby Thompson will step down from his position, concluding a 26-year tenure with the professional theatre company.

Composer Robert Sirota has released a new album featuring world premiere recordings of Contrapassos and String Quartet No. 3, Wave Upon Wave, performed by the Telegraph Quartet and soprano Abigail Fischer.

OK GO released a deluxe edition of its breakthrough album OH NO, featuring new tracks and covers, as the record earned RIAA Gold certification and its single went 2x Platinum.

Unity Theatre in Liverpool will present an Autumn/Winter season featuring theatre, film, dance, comedy and family programming, continuing its focus on underrepresented voices and stories.

HBO Max will add new original series and documentaries, including Sharon Horgan's comedy YOUTH, the drama prequel 4 BLOCKS ZERO, and the true-crime series A KILLER STORY.

Netflix and Shonda Rhimes extend their partnership as BRIDGERTON hits 610M views across four seasons plus the Queen Charlotte prequel series.

The Actors' Gang in Culver City will present an eight-show season featuring THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE, THE EXONERATED, new works, and family-friendly programming.

Initial casting has been revealed for Tim Crouch's An Oak Tree at The Other Palace, including Hammed Animashaun, Bessie Carter, Rosalie Craig, Sacha Dhawan, Gemma Whelan and more.

Stephen O'Malley released AVAEKEN, an album preserving a site-specific sound installation created for Banks Violette's exhibition WISH YOU WERE HERE at TICK TACK in Antwerp.

Alicia Graf Mack will lead the company's holiday engagement, featuring a world premiere by Jamar Roberts honoring Luther Vandross alongside new works and revived classics.

Tony Award-winner Ali Stroker will play Rona Lisa Peretti, and Olympic gold medalist Laurie Hernandez will play Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.  

Bill Maher will host a one-on-one interview with Hunter Biden, plus a panel discussion with journalists Jeremy Peters and Dana Bash on an upcoming episode airing on HBO.

Katy Nichole will kick off the fall leg of her Honest Conversations tour Oct. 22 in Lancaster, PA, wrapping Nov. 6 in Midland, MI, with Emerson Day and Cade Thompson joining her.

LAIKA released the first full trailer for WILDWOOD, a handcrafted stop-motion adventure directed by Travis Knight and set to open in theaters across the United States.

Andrew McMahon will bring his orchestral STRINGS ATTACHED show to Atlanta, Kansas City and Seattle, performing with local symphonies alongside a previously announced St. Louis date.

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced the complete cast and design team for the upcoming production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden (Waiting for Godot) making his Broadway directorial debut.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will return to Jacob's Pillow to close out the summer season with a mixed repertoire program featuring works by Nacho Duato, Aszure Barton, Gwen Verdon and Bob Fosse.

The American Classical Orchestra will open its season at Alice Tully Hall with Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass in D Minor and Beethoven's Symphony No. 1, featuring soprano Shelén Hughes Camacho.

The Barbican will host the European premiere of a stage adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel Hard-Boiled Wonderland and End of the World, starring Tatsuya Fujiwara.

Vince Gill closed a six-night sold-out run at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium with three-and-a-half-hour sets, guest appearances, and a surprise Grand Ole Opry invitation for Charlie Worsham.

We attended Unity Fest Day 2, out at Heritage Landing in Muskegon, Michigan, and although Unity has great Bands and Artists and is a multi-day event, it isn’t just about the music; it is far bigger than that! For over 25 years, the heart behind the Unity Christian Musical Festival has been bigger than music: Unity exists to strengthen and support nonprofit ministries, making an impact across our communities. Nonprofit ministries are given opportunities to connect directly with thousands of festival attendees through on-site booths and relationship-building opportunities during the event.

IMPROV 4 KIDS, the interactive musical comedy running Saturdays at the Broadway Comedy Club in Times Square, has extended its engagement through December 2026, with tickets priced at $25.

Twenty-five years after the devastating attacks of September 11, Gary Marlon Gere (Taxicab Chronicles) will bring his personal new play, RECOVERY, to the stage with its world premiere at the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival.