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Pianist Lucas Debargue has released GERSHWIN VARIATIONS, a double album featuring recordings with Orchestre de Paris and original études inspired by George Gershwin's compositions.

We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Fall 2026 reading list.

Pianist Lucas Debargue will release a double album dedicated to George Gershwin, pairing orchestral works with the Orchestre de Paris and original études inspired by Gershwin's songs.

QSTC has revealed their 2026 Michael Bradford Residency Playwrights. Finalists will spend four days at a lakeside retreat while developing their new works.

O Céu de Bibi Ferreira celebrates Brazil’s legendary “Grand Dame of Theater” in a poetic musical journey through her extraordinary life and career. After successful runs in Rio, the production arrives in São Paulo August 20 for a free season.

Two River Theater's ¡Festejo! celebrating Latine Stories Onstage will return for its 15th anniversary in Red Bank, NJ, featuring new works by five playwrights curated by José Zayas.

A TIMELESS PRINCESS, an original musical inspired by Princess Kaʻiulani, will premiere at the historic Royal Hawaiian Theater in Waikīkī, featuring a present-day Marine transported to 1898 Hawaiʻi.

Two River Theater will present ¡Festejo! Celebrating Latine Stories Onstage, taking place in August. This annual celebration, formerly known as Crossing Borders (Cruzando Fronteras) Festival, returns for its 15th year.

The National Arts Club has announced that its 2025 Kesselring Prize for Playwriting has been awarded to Zola Dee, who was nominated by the National Black Theatre of Harlem for her play [Home] going.

What did our critic think of CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA at Washington Stage Guild?

Minha Estrela Dalva is not a conventional biography, but an imagined encounter between artist and muse. Onstage, Renato Borghi steps into the dressing room of legendary singer Dalva de Oliveira to fulfill a lifelong dream: inviting the “Queen of Radio” to perform the songs of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Blending memory and fantasy, the production—directed by Elias Andreato and Elcio Nogueira Seixas—brings together past and present in a poetic theatrical dialogue. Soraya Ravenle portrays Dalva at once as myth and woman, while Ivan Vellame embodies key figures from her personal life. With evocative music, movement, and striking visuals, the show reveals both the icon and the human story behind one of Brazil’s greatest voices.

After 31,000+ performances, the world's #1 immersive experience is reborn with next-generation VR, plus Jeff Wayne himself, and a brand-new remixes and Jeff Wayne himself greeting each guest.

Nearly 50 years after its debut, Chico Buarque’s landmark musical returns in a vibrant new staging. Directed by Jorge Farjalla, Ópera do Malandro dives into Rio de Janeiro’s bohemian underworld to expose corruption, desire and hypocrisy with sharp humor and unforgettable songs. Inspired by Brecht’s The Threepenny Opera and infused with elements of Afro-Brazilian spirituality, the production blends satire, ritual and popular culture in an immersive, festive experience. Featuring a large, star-studded cast the show reaffirms the enduring power—and provocation—of one of Brazilian musical theatre’s most iconic works.

Music director Leon Botstein leads the American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) on Friday, January 30 at 8 PM at Carnegie Hall in a program celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Jessica Huang’s Mother of Exiles, a world premiere at Berkeley Rep, suffers under the weight of its solemn intentions, perhaps attempting too many themes that left this viewer unsatisfied in each.

While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated. 

Ottawa Little Theatre’s presentation of Henry James’ 1898 gothic horror story, the Turn of the Screw arrives right on time to celebrate the Halloween season. James’ novella has been adapted for the stage by Tim Luscombe and is brought to life by by Ottawa Little Theatre Director, Ian Gillies.

The National Arts Club to present a month of free public events this November, honoring playwrights David Henry Hwang and Moisés Kaufman and featuring programs in theatre, music, literature, film, fashion, and archaeology, plus two major exhibitions at its historic Gramercy Park home.

Five gifted actors in four bare walls work theatre magic to bring the epic work of Cyrano to life in Taffety Punk’s new interpretation skillfully directed and adapted by Lise Bruneau. The production is vibrant, visceral and immediate.

This fall, Berkeley Repertory Theatre will present the world premiere of Jessica Huang’s Mother of Exiles at Berkeley Rep. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

 Opening the 2025–26 season, Creative Cauldron will present a professional production of The Turn of the Screw: The Musical. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

Laurence Olivier award-nominated playwright, April De Angelis, is to adapt the classic Henry James novella, The Turn of the Screw, for a major UK tour opening in September 2026. Learn more!

The American Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025–2026 season, featuring four symphonic concerts and one choral-orchestral performance led by Music Director Leon Botstein.

Alice by Heart is a musical that uses surrealism to explore themes of grief, love and trauma, inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and set against the backdrop of World War II London. The play blurs the lines between reality and fantasy, using Carroll's world as a refuge for characters dealing with loss and the harsh realities of war.