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NEON and Mayor Zohran Mamdani will present four free screenings of the documentary ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM at AMC Magic Johnson Harlem, Film Forum, and Film at Lincoln Center.

The French Film Festival UK will screen award-winning French and francophone cinema at over 40 venues across the country, featuring films from acclaimed directors including Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Lukas Dhont, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

UK pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason has released her new EP SONGS WITHOUT WORDS on Sony Classical, featuring works by Mendelssohn, Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Saint-Saëns, and Nina Simone.

Seattle Opera will present two recitals at the Opera Center featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton with pianist Kathleen Kelly.

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A new book by Brian Beck and Piotr Orlov features essays from 80 celebrated musicians, including Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu, Chris Stapleton, and Jamie xx, highlighting overlooked and beloved albums.

The New Hampshire Film Festival will present more than 100 films from around the world in Portsmouth, featuring Spotlight selections including ROSE, LOOK BACK, and QUEEN AT SEA alongside work from acclaimed international filmmakers.

Belgrade Theatre Coventry will present a spring lineup featuring the Olivier-winning PUNCH, new drama THE RECKONING from Dash Arts, and comedy THE OTHER SIDE OF MURDER starring Rufus Hound.

Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason has released the first single from her upcoming EP, a Nina Simone-arranged take on Saint-Saëns' Samson and Delilah theme, ahead of the full Sony Classical release.

The Harlem Jazz Series will feature performances by Marty Ehrlich, Craig Harris, Adegoke Steve Colson, and Kelvyn Bell, each leading a weekly evening of jazz.

Núcleo Experimental revisits Euripides’ The Trojan Women, relocating the ancient tragedy to São Paulo’s Torre das Donzelas in 1972, where political prisoners found in theater and song a way to preserve their voices, memories and humanity.

The Carmel International Art Festival will take over Carmel's Arts & Design District with visual artists, vendors, and performances on two stages across a fall weekend.

Kent Tritle will conduct major choral works with the Cathedral Choirs of St. John the Divine, the Oratorio Society of New York, and Musica Sacra in his upcoming concert season across New York venues.

Musica Sacra announced its 2026-27 season, featuring three programs at Carnegie Hall and the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, plus collaborations with the New York Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, and New York City Ballet.

John Wuchte and his Kick Boom Theater ensemble of five actors and two onstage musicians (Wuchte on percussion and Sarah Green on guitar) continue their exploration of live percussion scoring the actors’ movement, gestures and stylized dialogue during Anatomy of a Back at the Electric Lodge in Venice during the Daredevil Arts Festival, taking musical theater and dance to an exciting new level.

Lowry will present a curated programme of theatre, dance, comedy and circus by England-based artists at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with the British Council sharing the lineup with international performing arts delegates.

OPERA America announced $135,000 in commissioning grants to seven opera companies through its Opera Grants for Women Composers program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation since 2014.

If the summer heat has you at wit’s end, there is no better way to stay cool than Theatre By The Sea’s stylish, energetic, remarkably entertaining production of “Grease,” the Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey musical that premiered on Broadway in 1972 and spawned the now classic 1978 movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.

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.

The Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer and actor Eisa Davis discusses her new play at the Vineyard, ||:GIRLS:||:CHANCE:||:MUSIC:||, as well as her other upcoming projects including a revival of Angela’s Mixtape and the new musical Warriors.

It's a very rare treat—particularly all the way here in Orange County, California—to hear Broadway songs and the stories behind them performed directly by the legendary composer himself, even for just a one-night-only event. But that is exactly the gift bestowed upon a rapt audience recently when the Irvine Barclay Theatre presented DEFYING GRAVITY: AN EVENING WITH STEPHEN SCHWARTZ & FRIENDS to a sold-out crowd on the evening of May 23, 2026.

The Whitney Museum of American Art will present free Pride programming, including performances by cast members of WICKED on Broadway and the NYC Gay Men's Chorus, alongside walking tours and artmaking activities.

Washington National Opera has unveiled its 2026-2027 season—its first full season as an independent company, following its departure from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in January 2026

BAM’s annual DanceAfrica Festival will return to Brooklyn from May 16-28, 2026. The long-running celebration of African and diasporic dance and culture will feature performances, films, dance classes, and community events across the BAM campus.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis announced eight newly elected board members, joining as the company celebrates its 60th Anniversary Season. Ann Cady Scott returns as Board President for a third term.