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It's a twisted tale of desperation and botany that has been delighting audiences for decades, but few productions of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS have managed to balance its comedic and darker elements as deftly as the new one at Planet Royale. The stage evokes the Skid Row setting of the show, but the performances are what truly elevates it, with a small but truly talented cast hitting every part perfectly. Mixing the classic elements with a world-first digital star, Drew Anthony’s production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS will delight fans who know the show, as well as those only just discovering it.

As The Rocky Horror Picture Show prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary this fall, photographer Mick Rock‘s long-lost archives are being unveiled in the new coffee table book Rocky Horror: A Behind the Scenes Look at the Cult Classic.

The Getty Foundation announced that it has awarded $2.6 million for 12 grants to libraries, museums, and universities across the United States through its Black Visual Arts Archives program.

After years of striving to build the Abbey Theater of Dublin into one of the more respected theaters in Columbus, director supervisor Joe Bishara put on a disaster of a musical.

After a year-long process of ensemble exploration and rehearsals, Adult Film, in association with BKE Productions, today announced that it will present a reimagined production of Anton Chekov's The Cherry Orchard this fall at Rutgers Presbyterian Church.

What did our critic think of PUEBLO REVOLT at Santa Fe Playhouse? Santa Fe Playhouse’s production of Pueblo Revolt, a new play by Mississippi Choctaw, Laguna, and Isleta Pueblo playwright Dillon Christopher Chitto and directed by Tara Moses, of the Seminole and Mvskoke nations, is a powerful and poignant work and well worth seeing.

The East Village's favorite ungovernable late-night variety show returns to Under St. Marks Theatre with BLOOM - a lush, defiant celebration of art that thrives in hostile soil. Learn more!

BalletX, Philadelphia's premier contemporary ballet, will launch its 20th Anniversary Season with a triumphant return to The Joyce Theater, September 24–28.

Florida Studio Theatre has received a $150,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Learn more about Florida Studio Theatre and about the grant here!

Epheverie Theatre Company will present their inaugural “Short Play Festival” on the theme of Reflection at The Tank. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

FRIGID New York has revealed the lineup of programming for their 28th season including the 4th annual Days of the Dead Festival and more. See full programming here!

Discover how personal sacrifice and courage led NYC-based artist, Diane Nicole Lee, to persevere into a professional dance career with a mission to increase dance equity and access for BIPOC youth.

The Really Useful Group has revealed a new company name as it unveils upcoming plans across the entertainment industry. Learn more about the company here.

Studio@620 launches its bold new play development series, NuWorks, with a staged reading of Tight by acclaimed playwright Tina Esper. This daring and darkly funny work-in-progress explores aging, desire, and the pursuit of transformation through the eyes of a 78-year-old widow who refuses to fade quietly. NuWorks invites audiences to engage with fresh, provocative theatre and be part of the creative process through live feedback and conversation.

Aaron J. Albano, Ali Ewoldt, Ann Harada, Anthony Rapp, Conrad Ricamora, the Broadway Body Positivity Project, Joaquina Kalukango, Jon Jon Briones, Telly Leung, and many more have signed Wong's open letter on the subject.

Harlequin Productions’ 2026 Season was revealed on Saturday,  August 9, at Harlequin’s Annual Gala and 2026 Season Announcement at the State Theater in  downtown Olympia. We have all of the details here!

From July 25 to August 10, City Theatre of Austin presents Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize winning play W;T as part of its 2025 season. See more from the review here!

Making their Tin Drum Theatre debuts are Jordan Gleaves as Wallace and Carlos Andrés Mai as Valdez. They will be joined by company member Jacob Coggshall in the role of 'Smash'.

There’s a make-or-break moment towards the end of The Publicist, where Julia Pilkington’s titular PR professional stands trapped on a phone call between two rails of clothing, a TV producer and former friend berating her on one side, her client trying to severe their professional relationship on the other. It’s an inventive bit of staging, and emblematic of this work of new writing’s approach to portraying the incestuousness of the media industry, the way it eats itself from the inside.

Raiford Rogers Modern Ballet will present the world premiere of Islands in the Sea at The Luckman Fine Arts Complex on August 16, 2025, featuring music by Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass, and Zbyněk Matějů, with projections by acclaimed visual artist Mike Nava.

Recent anthropology graduate and feisty redhead Joanie Little is stuck working as a barista, studying the 'creatures' (customers) as if she were Jane Goodall, bushwhacking through the jungle to study chimpanzees! In her 'coffeeshop jungle,' hilarity ensues, with jazzy tunes, co-worker showdowns and maybe even romance!

The trailer has been released for LIVE AT THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS, ROME, the forthcoming live film from musician David Gilmour. The movie will be shown in cinemas & IMAX worldwide on 17th September for a limited time only. Watch the trailer here.

The Hong Kong Palace Museum has announced a new special exhibition The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Treasures of the Mughal Court from the Victoria and Albert Museum (Treasures of the Mughal Court).

Closing out Diamond Head Theatre’s 2024-2025 season, The SpongeBob Musical builds on the momentum of a season of impressive productions like Master Class and Man of La Mancha to a fin-tastic finale filled with knockout production value, notable performances, and nautical nonsense (naturally).

The forthcoming David Gilmour live film, LIVE AT THE CIRCUS MAXIMUS, ROME, will be shown in cinemas & IMAX worldwide on 17th September for a limited time only.