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Berkshire Theatre Group and The Du Bois Freedom Center will present 1781, a staged reading about Elizabeth Freeman's fight for freedom, at The Unicorn Theatre.

Construction has begun on the first phase of a capital campaign to restore Philadelphia's Sedgwick Theater, home to Quintessence Theatre, with work including facade repairs and a new marquee.

Broadway in Bryant Park continued its 2026 season with performances from Wicked, Titaníque, Chicago, Six, Aladdin, and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Check out photos from this week's event.

Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. While last week’s column focused on spouses penning shows together, this week is all about blood relatives partnering to write work. 

Miscreant Theater Collective will present a new adaptation of Sophie Treadwell's MACHINAL, adapted and directed by Paul Wells, at The People's Building in Aurora this fall.

Carnegie Hall announced pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet and soprano Angel Blue will perform WHEN RAVEL MEETS GERSHWIN IN MANHATTAN, a narrated concert blending live music, archival visuals, and storytelling about Ravel's 1928 American tour.

American Ballet Theatre revealed its upcoming seasons at the David H. Koch Theater, featuring a world premiere by Brady Farrar and company premieres of Helen Pickett's Petal, and more.

Duck Soup Cinema at Overture Center in Madison, Wis., announced its upcoming season lineup, featuring three silent films with live Grand Barton Organ accompaniment, vaudeville acts, and works starring Charlie Chaplin, Pola Negri, and Clara Bow.

If the Last Night is about waving Union Jacks until arms ache, the First Night had some of that feeling too — albeit a different flag. The Proms this time around will commemorate the 250th anniversary of United States declaring bye-bye to Blighty and plotting its own course into history. Before the strains of “Jerusalem” fade away for another year, the Royal Albert Hall will see both the LA Philharmonic and New York’s Met Orchestra take the stage and Marin Alsop will conduct a night of Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. Yuja Wang gives Samuel Barber’s Piano Concerto its first Proms outing on the Last Night, there are world premieres from Wynton Marsalis and Jessie Montgomery plus a centenary celebration of Miles Davis’ work.

Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. 

Limón Dance Company will present a program at The Joyce Theater in NYC featuring José Limón's 1958 work Mazurkas, performed in full for the first time since 1964, alongside Aszure Barton's 2025 commission Join.

Michelle Leigh directs the play version of Auntie Mame, which is seldom presented on stage these days. Thank goodness patrons of the Brookfield Theatre can rediscover this delightful play.

The Fisher Center at Bard will present Richard Strauss's seldom-staged 1928 opera THE EGYPTIAN HELEN at Bard SummerScape, starring Hailey Clark, John Matthew Myers, and Jana McIntyre in a new production by director Christian Räth.

Tangent Theatre Company will present a staged reading of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning THREE TALL WOMEN at The Spark of Hudson in Hudson, NY, featuring two performances with free admission and required reservations.

The Library for the Performing Arts has announced the cohort for the 2026-27 Dance Research Fellowship, which, each year, pairs an artist or researcher with resources and a librarian to explore an aspect in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division archives.

Directed and Choreographed by Broadway’s Nikki Snelson, Footloose is now running at the historic GEM Theatre in Garden Grove. Get a first look at production photos!

The Grammy-winning Los Angeles Children's Chorus will kick off a 12-day West Coast Tour with a free public send-off concert in Pasadena before performing in Vancouver, Seattle, Eugene, and San Francisco.

Paris Opera Ballet Étoile Hugo Marchand performs Maurice Béjart's BOLÉRO alongside dancers from Béjart Ballet Lausanne at NY City Center, showcasing a feat of athleticism, power, and precision across four performances.

Mariska Hargitay made her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing  at the Hudson Theatre. She replaced the show's original star, Daniel Radcliffe, who played his final performance on Sunday, May 24. Check out photos here!

Overture Center's Duck Soup Cinema will present the 1924 silent film THE SIGNAL TOWER, with live organ accompaniment by Jelani Eddington and vaudeville acts, marking the season's final screening.

Lake Tahoe Dance Collective will present its 14th annual Lake Tahoe Dance Festival, featuring artists from New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Broadway across multiple venues in North Lake Tahoe.

The Dusti Bongé Art Foundation will present COMING HOME: BECOMING AN ARTIST, a summer exhibition featuring 34 works tracing Mississippi's first Modernist painter as she emerged as an artist after her husband's death.

You won’t want to miss this one.

David Drumgold brings his annual Pride Variety Show back to the Puffin Cultural Forum in Teaneck, NJ, featuring jazz, drag, R&B, and comedy performers including Richard Cortez, Zeta Jones, and pianist Yasuhiko Fukuoka.

Arena Dinner Theatre will present the Tony Award-winning GRAND HOTEL: THE MUSICAL in Fort Wayne, featuring a period-appropriate German menu and local cast under the direction of Christopher J. Murphy.