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in the line-up for The Goodman’s 100th anniversary season. Blood Memory by Goodman Affiliated Writer Dael Orlandersmith, previously announced for a May 2026 debut, is rescheduled.

The arts organisation Restoke are bringing three distinctive visiting performances to the beautifully restored Ballroom at Fenton Town Hall this autumn. Learn more here!

When Goodman Theatre opened its doors in fall of 1925, its first audiences were treated to ground-breaking new plays; now, one hundred years later, Chicago audiences are first to experience two world-premiere productions that launch the theater’s milestone Centennial 2025/2026 Season.

BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present Vaudevillian troubadour Bryce Edwards of the venue’s acclaimed “Frivolity Hour” and celebrated New York cornetist Mike Davis of The New Wonders in their new show “Hot Combination”. Learn more!

The Christmas Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, will return to the Great Stage at Radio City Music Hall this holiday season to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Rockettes. Learn more here!

Juilliard has revealed its 2025-26 season, featuring an array of world premiere commissions and fresh interpretations of iconic works. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Due to presale ticket demand, second and final Sydney and Melbourne shows have been added for Kelsea Ballerini's Live on Tour in Australia. General on sale for all five shows begins Tuesda,y 1 July at 2pm local time.

Five‑time GRAMMY Award nominee, multiple Academy of Country Music and CMA Award winner, and multi‑platinum singer‑songwriter, producer, and author Kelsea Ballerini will return to Australia this December for a run of highly anticipated headline shows. 

The Broadway Bound Theatre Festival will present the world premiere of Bengal to Berlin, a bold new musical by playwright and scientist Hasan Padamsee. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture will present ALBITA: 100 Years of Son Cubano, a concert honoring the iconic Cuban rhythm that laid the foundation for salsa and forever transformed Latin music.

Broadway says goodbye to three productions. The Last Five Years takes its final bow at the Hudson Theatre following 19 previews and 89 regular performances; Smash plays its final performance at the Imperial Theatre after 32 previews and 84 regular performances; and Floyd Collins will conclude its limited run at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre following 26 previews and 72 regular performances.

What did oKechi Playhouse’s current revival of a Misty Maynard play is a family friendly comic romp. You Take The Cake, set in 1925 when times were tough but dreams still existed, promises an evening of nostalgia and delivers.

The 25th Adelaide Cabaret Festival kicks off tonight with a red carpet opening and a sold-out 2025 Variety Gala at Her Majesty’s Theatre. The world’s largest cabaret festival and Australia’s favourite winter celebration returns.

Orlando Family Stage has unveiled its preliminary 2025–26 season lineup, marking the beginning of a two-year celebration of the theatre’s centennial. Originally founded in 1925 as Orlando Little Players, the company has become Florida’s only professional theatre dedicated to young audiences.

It’s not out of the ordinary these days for worthwhile musicals that originally premiered off-Broadway and then entered the canon to receive their Broadway debuts decades later. Floyd Collins shares this journey with shows including Assassins, Gutenberg! The Musical!, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, The Last 5 Years, Little Shop of Horrors, and Violet.

Two of the most famous lawyers in modern history are Ross Cellino Jr. and Steve Barnes. A hilarious dark comedy about the law partners, titled Cellino v. Barnes, has been running off-Broadway since last summer, starring Eric William Morris and Noah Weisberg and written by Mike B. Breen and David Rafailedes. 

The terrific new musical Real Women Have Curves brings the story of a Mexican family to Broadway. Ana is a first-generation Mexican-American who dreams of becoming a journalist and must navigate being the only one with American citizenship in her family as she finds her own way in the world. Artists from Mexico have brought great and important work to the Broadway stage over the years.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Derby Theatre will stage the première of Elizabeth Newman's new adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's landmark novel The Great Gatsby.

JACK LEMMON 100, a two-week festival of classics from the 1950s to the 1990s, will run at Film Forum from Friday, May 16 to Thursday, May 29, in commemoration of Lemmon’s centennial year in 2025.

A shocking and true tale of the American West comes to life on Broadway tonight as FLOYD COLLINS, opens at Lincoln Center Theater, in a new production starring Tony-nominee Jeremy Jordan. Read the reviews of the musical's Broadway debut!

The Catalina Museum for Art & History will present the 38th Annual Avalon Silent Film Showcase, one of the longest-running celebrations of silent film in the world. This year's event spans two days, Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17, 2025, offering rare screenings, live music and expert commentary in two iconic Avalon venues.

The Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has appointed the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows, including 198 distinguished individuals working across 53 disciplines

Ann Arbor’s Theatre NOVA is presenting the World Premiere of 'ECLIPSED: The Sun, the Moon and Gladys Atkinson Sweet' by D.L. Patrick, opening April 11. Take a look at new production photos here. 

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its 2025–26 season running from September 17, 2025, through May 3, 2026. Learn more about the season programming here!

This time, the reader question was: There are only three states in America without known Broadway musicals set within their borders. Can you guess which three? WE're breaking it down state by state.