The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced violist William Mathangani and violinist Keshav Srinivasan as the newest cohort of its Paine Resident Fellowship, a program supporting early-career symphonic musicians from underrepresented communities.
Jake Owen, the ACM award-winning country artist behind hits like 'Barefoot Blue Jean Night,' will perform at The BayCare Sound in Clearwater with special guest Niko Moon. Tickets go on sale soon.
Boston's Handel and Haydn Society announced Lecolion Washington, Jr. as its next President and CEO. The musician and arts executive currently leads the Community Music Center of Boston.
OZ Arts Nashville and Nashville Shakespeare Festival will present THE 4TH WITCH, Manual Cinema's shadow puppetry reimagining of Macbeth told through the eyes of a girl orphaned by war.
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at CUNY will present WORLD VOICES, a four-day festival featuring staged readings of new plays in translation by playwrights from Tuscarora/Canada, Austria, France, Senegal, and Germany.
The SYDNEY CON JAZZ FESTIVAL will present its seventh all-day event at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens, featuring 140 artists across 26 concerts in six venues, with tickets starting at $29.
THE BARD IN BARS, conceived and directed by South Florida artist Darius V. Daughtry, will present Shakespeare reimagined through Hip-Hop at the Historic Lyric Theater in Miami and the African American Research Library in Fort Lauderdale.
National Youth Music Theatre announced its 50th anniversary summer season in Birmingham, including a large-scale production of WEST SIDE STORY at Birmingham Hippodrome, new musicals, and workshops following a record year of over 1,300 auditions.
The Muny announced the lead cast for its upcoming production of SHREK THE MUSICAL, with Nik Walker, Kara Lindsay, and Marcus M. Martin heading the company at Forest Park in St. Louis.
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and Humanities in Oxford, will open its doors to the public this weekend. Learn more here!
The 92nd Street Y will present the Isidore String Quartet at Buttenwieser Hall, featuring the New York premiere of Billy Childs' String Quartet No. 4, alongside works by Haydn and Brahms.
Miami City Ballet announced the appointment of Scott Altman as Executive Director, joining Artistic Director Gonzalo Garcia. Altman brings over 25 years of nonprofit arts leadership to the Miami Beach company.
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art announced its 2026 Carle Honors honorees, recognizing Bryan Collier, Ellen Michelson, the International Youth Library, Claudia Bedrick, and Robert L. Forbes at a September 17 gala in New York City.
The October Project Poetry Contest, co-founded by poet Julie Flanders, vocalist Marina Belica, and composer Emil Adler, opens April 1 and closes April 30, with judges including Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco.
Creative Cauldron Stage has announced the launch of its “Bold New Voices” Festival, running from April 11th through May 9th, 2026. The festival will offer audiences a unique opportunity to participate in the artistic process.
Schooled on Poetry will present a live reading at the Lincoln Theatre in Columbus. The event will feature student performers and guest poets. The program celebrates spoken word and community storytelling.
Seattle Opera will present CARMEN, featuring Grammy-winning mezzos J'Nai Bridges and Sasha Cooke, from May 2-17, 2026 at McCaw Hall. Learn more about the production here!
Shakespeare's Globe will present A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM from April 23 to August 29, 2026, directed by Emily Lim with a diverse cast including Audrey Brisson and Enyi Okoronkwo.
Undermain Theatre has named Erin Malone Turner as the 2026 recipient of the Katherine Owens Fund for New Work. The Dallas-based playwright will receive $10,000 to support the development of a new play.
This spring, Portland Stage will bring Thornton Wilder's Our Town to the mainstage. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Wilder's timeless tale of the tiny tragedies and victories of small town life resonates across the ages.
Longborough Festival Opera has appointed conductor Christopher Ward as its new Music Director from the 2027 season. Ward succeeds Anthony Negus, who has been Music Director of Longborough Festival Opera for more than two decades.
Short Attention Span Theatre will present an evening of six new short plays at the Gilded Saloon in Edinburgh on April 1, 2026. The event features a lineup of award-winning writers, including a Carnegie-nominated author and a newly published novelist. The plays, which cover genres from comedy to horror, offer a unique theatrical experience ahead of the main Fringe season. This showcase highlights the talents of established and emerging writers, providing a platform for innovative and diverse sto
The 10th Annual L.A. Get Down Festival is a celebration of Los Angeles' arts communities through spoken word in honor of U.S. National Poetry Month. Learn more here!
Dorset Theatre Festival has unveiled its 49th Main Stage Summer Season. The four-show lineup includes Deceived, a chilling new adaptation of the classic thriller Gaslight, and more.
The 33rd Annual Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival (LAWTF) will present awards to six women for their significant contributions to theatre on March 26, 2026. The event, featuring a Champagne GALA and Awards Ceremony, will take place at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood, CA. Hosted by Ted Lange and Florence LaRue, the evening will celebrate the achievements of individuals including posthumous Infinity Award winners Carmen De Lavallade and Diane Ladd. The ceremony will commence with a recep
