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Global icon Celine Dion has released “Dansons,” her first original song in several years. The track arrives ahead of her forthcoming limited engagement in Paris. Listen to it here.

Since the start of television’s legendary Saturday Night Live in 1975, there has been cross-over between the show and Broadway. Actors who have started out on Broadway have ended up gracing our televisions on Saturday night as cast members in the sketch comedy program.

Serbian cellist Maja Bogdanović makes her Richardson Auditorium debut with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, performing Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 1 alongside works by Copland and Prokofiev, conducted by Rossen Milanov.

Now having its Southern California regional production, MEAN GIRLS - THE MUSICAL continues performances at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts through May 3, 2026. Produced by McCoy Rigby Entertainment, this fun, high-energy, youthfully-targeted new iteration of the 2018 stage adaptation of Tina Fey’s beloved 2004 film comedy looks and feels like a brand new show—boosted by impressive new visuals and a highly-caffeinated ensemble whose enthusiasm and verve is quite infectious. A dazzling, entertaining show with high-caliber polish, La Mirada's production is a slick, electrically-charged iteration that is a worthwhile new chapter in the show’s evolution.

Tony and Emmy Award-winner Billy Crystal will return to Broadway this fall in a new one-man show, 860, written and performed by Mr. Crystal and directed by Olivier Award-winner Scott Ellis. We have all of the details!

Seven years ago, an already hot summer in Boston heated up even more during a pre-Broadway tryout of a truncated version of playwright Matthew Lombardo’s “Tea at Five” at the Huntington Theatre when its star, Academy Award winner Faye Dunaway, was fired after allegations that she physically and verbally assaulted crew members on the troubled production.

Laurie Metcalf is back on Broadway! The actress of stage and screen is back in New York, starring in Death of a Salesman. As Metcalf takes her next Broadway bow, we're looking back on some of her many iconic roles.

CIRCA HUMANS 2.0, a modern circus performance combining acrobatics, sound, and light, will take the Castle Theater stage at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center.

BroadwayWorld is featuring Ismael Loutfi in a special Off-Broadway Debut of the Month! Read BroadwayWorld's full interview with Ismael as he talks about performing Ismael Loutfi: Heavenly Baba Off-Broadway at SoHo Playhouse.

Love is one of the most wonderful parts of human existence; it is beautiful, but one of the hardest things a person can experience. Love is not just a feeling, but a venture that must constantly be worked at and put effort into to be maintained. THE NOTEBOOK, currently playing at ASU Gammage and based on Nicholas Sparks’ novel of the same name, explores what a lifelong love story looks like.

The Frist Art Museum will present Anila Quayyum Agha: Interwoven, a survey of the Pakistani American artist's two-decade practice, on view May 22 through August 30, 2026, as the final stop on a four-venue tour.

Marc Anthony has added new fall 2026 performance dates to his BleauLive Theater residency, “VEGAS… MY WAY!, returning to the stage this September. Tickets for the new dates go on sale on Friday, April 10, at 10 a.m. PDT.

Due to overwhelming demand, six additional dates have been added to Celine Dion’s return to the stage in CELINE DION PARIS 2026, a five-week limited engagement at the renowned Paris La Défense Arena. 

Palm Beach Symphony's season finale will be led by pianist Emanuel Ax. He'll perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat Major, K. 482. Learn more here!

Simon Russell Beale will return to the Barbican to narrate Greg Doran's production of Shakespeare's great poem Venus & Adonis, animated by a team of world-class puppeteers. 

Marcos Morau and the Ballet Nacional de España bring Afanador to Paris — a hypnotic fusion of flamenco, contemporary dance, photography, and queer aesthetics. A work of ravishing strangeness, formal brilliance, and emotional generosity

The Florida Film Festival has announced the film lineup and events schedule for next month’s 35th edition, featuring a documentary about the original Toronto production of the musical Godspell, the dark comedy Over Your Dead Body, and more.

BREAKIN' CONVENTION announced its full 2026 line-up for the annual hip-hop theatre festival at Sadler's Wells, running May 1–3, featuring UK and international artists across breaking, popping, Krump, wacking, and contemporary dance.

MAMMA MIA! has extended its booking period to 13 March 2027 at London's Novello Theatre. The West End production, celebrating its 27th birthday on 6 April 2026, has been seen by over 11 million people in London.

Dissecting how local paranoia is manufactured and the intoxicating pull of conspiracy culture, triple Fringe First Award winners Xhloe and Natasha's new show delves into the dark side of American mythos and the theatre of mass distraction.

Comedy Works has announced that Ben Roy will perform at Comedy Works Wednesday April 8 at Larimer Square and Thursday April 16 at Landmark. Learn more here!

Jazz Power Initiative and WBGO Radio are partnering in support of their shared commitment to promoting, preserving, and teaching jazz. This partnership will connect the Upper Manhattan communities served by JPI-Harlem, Washington Heights, and more.

Wanda Sykes is returning to her roots for her third Netflix stand-up special, Wanda Sykes: Legacy, a new hour of comedy featuring the trademark wit and insight from the beloved comedian.

Following rumors of the imminent return of the music icon, Celine Dion has revealed that she will return to the stage with CELINE DION PARIS 2026, a landmark five-week limited engagement at the renowned Paris La Défense Arena. 

The biggest change from prior years is at The New York Times, where Helen Shaw became the first female chief theater critic at the paper of record earlier this year. Previously, The Times has had plenty of female second-string critics, but the top seat was always held by a man.