In the Best of Families

Broadway currently boasts 41 theaters. This number has always been ever-changing—since even before the first time the word “Broadway” was used to describe professional theater in New York.

A strange, insistent music is coming back to Broadway. BroadwayWorld has just learned that Lincoln Center Theater will soon present Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Performances begin September 26. Member onsale May 13. Public onsale May 28.

Tickets are now on sale for the Jacob's Pillow's full schedule of programming at this summer’s 93rd annual Dance Festival. Learn more about the upcoming events and see how to attend.

NYC's theatre district is full of amazing places for eating, drinking, and shopping, but if you are looking to see all you can in a short window of time, there are plenty of sights within walking distance of all 41 Broadway theatres. From outdoor pitstops to guided tours and museum visits, check out 13 activities to add to you midtown sight-seeing itinerary. ​

The National Youth Music Theatre has announced PLATFORM and CRESCENDO to close Summer 2024 season.

Discover the newly processed archival collections from the Great American Songbook Foundation, featuring influential women of the Songbook.

The National Symphony Orchestra will release Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7. Stream the audio and enjoy the timeless music of Beethoven.

Mary Shelley's shocking classic novel, Frankenstein, receives new life at Cleveland Play House. A haunting and highly theatrical adaptation of the classic horror story. Directed by Michael Barakiva, the production features Josh Bates, Madeline Calais, Ellen Grace Diehl, Gavin Michaels, and Kayodè Soyemi.

The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and Music Director Gianandrea Noseda will release Beethoven Symphonies Nos. 6 & 8 on October 20, 2023 and will be available for pre-order on October 6, the third installment of a complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies on the National Symphony Orchestra label.  

The Warner Theatre has announced CARBONARO: LIES ON STAGE, Saturday, October 7 at 7:30 pm in the Oneglia Auditorium!

The National Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Steven Reineke, and Artistic Advisor Ben Folds welcome legendary actor, musician, activist, and recent space traveler William Shatner as the featured guest artist for its upcoming DECLASSIFIED: BEN FOLDS PRESENTS concert on Friday, April 29 at 9 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

The Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation has announced they have renewed their Arts Outreach program at Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School and the Ember Charter School in Brooklyn.

Deemed one of the '25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World' by MovieMaker Magazine in 2019, the Third Horizon Film Festival returns for its fifth edition. This year the festival will be hosted hybrid style with a thoughtfully curated mix of in-person and virtual screenings beginning June 24, 2021, through July 1, 2021, in Miami, Florida.

We've rounded up some of the top productions on stage this summer! Find something near you to see using our comprehensive guide below!

Martin Markinson, one of the leading Broadway producers and independent theatre owners of the past 50 years, died on Thursday, January 7th at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico surrounded by love. He was 89 years old.

The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment, NYC Health + Hospitals and AFM Local 802 have launched Music for the Soul of NYC's Health + Hospitals Heroes, a new series in support of the 43,000 staff at NYC's 11 public hospitals and their patients. The series is funded by the Laurie M Tisch Illumination Fund.

HBO Max has revealed the second slate of premium Max Originals available to viewers after the streamer's May 27th launch.

Today, the Metropolitan Opera announced its 2020-21 season, the first in which Yannick Nézet-Séguin assumes his full breadth of musical duties as the company's Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, conducting six productions. His schedule includes the Met premiere of Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking, the first contemporary opera conducted by the maestro on the Met stage, as part of his ongoing commitment to opera of our time at the Met, which will expand in the seasons to come.

Ted Sperling, Artistic Director of MasterVoices, announced details of the acclaimed ensemble's 78th season, celebrating the joy of choral singing and the power of the human voice to unite, inspire and connect since 1941. Highlights include three major musical presentations at top venues, including a New York premiere, and the World Premiere of a new work, commissioned by the Company. Throughout the season there will be collaborations with leading singers, artists, ensembles and organizations, some who are familiar with and others who are new to the Company.

Jim James, founder and frontman of indie-rock band My Morning Jacket, joins the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) Pops for a live performance of his upcoming new album. Led by Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra Teddy Abrams, the concert takes place on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at 8 p.m.in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

The Warner Theatre will welcome GRAMMY-Award nominated group, ELI YOUNG BAND, to the Main Stage on Friday, August 30, 2019 at 8 PM. Tickets will go on sale to Warner Members on Tuesday, November 13 at 10 AM and to the General Public on Friday, November 16 at 10 AM.

It's Not Just a Movie…It's a Movie at the Warner! The Warner Theater will show HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA on the big screen Saturday, October 20 at 7 pm, sponsored by Elevator Service Company. Costumes are encouraged and tickets are just $5!

The Warner Theater will show HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA on the big screen Saturday, October 20 at 7 pm, sponsored by Elevator Service Company. Costumes are encouraged and tickets are just $5!

The Music Institute of Chicago announces the 2018-19 season of its Faculty and Guest Artist Series, featuring classical, jazz, and multi-genre artists; holiday programming for families; and a collaboration with the Bach Week Festival. All concerts take place at the historic Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue in downtown Evanston.

With its vision focused squarely on the future, Nashville Children's Theatre (NCT) - the nation's oldest professional theatre for young audiences - last night revealed its upcoming "Season of Discovery," a slate of six challenging productions, along with an updated rendering of the company's iconic dragon logo.