The Master Revival

Renowned international music conservatory Manhattan School of Music has announced that acclaimed composer, conductor, and saxophonist Jim Saltzman has been appointed Dean of the School's prestigious Jazz Arts division, effective July 1, 2025.

Cola Boyy's posthumous final album Quit to Play Chess will be released on May 23rd. With this announcement, his team has unveiled a new song “Babylon.' Listen to it here.

Robert Cooperman may not remember her first name, but he is forever grateful to Mrs. Barlas, the Jamaica (N.Y.) High School English teacher who introduced  him to playwright Eugene O’Neill.

Opera San José will present an all-new production of Béla Bartók's chilling one-act opera Bluebeard's Castle directed by OSJ General Director/CEO Shawna Lucey.

Horizon Theatre Rep will continue the streaming series of German Plays from the 1910s & 1920s. The plays will be directed by Rafael De Mussa.

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE will present Lerner & Loewe's CAMELOT, directed by Jeffrey D. Moss. The show opens Sunday, July 28 at 5:30pm.

Laguna Playhouse has revealed the creative team and full cast for the transfer of North Coast Repertory Theatre of Lerner & Loewe’s CAMELOT. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Broadway actress Shereen Ahmed (My Fair Lady) will join the cast of John Monsky's The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day, with the Boston Pops Orchestra.

Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will lead The Philadelphia Orchestra on a Tour of Canada—their first trip together to his home country—plus two concerts in Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 17–21, 2024. 

The Cape Ann Symphony’s 72nd Concert Season will continue with The Known (and Unknown) Greats Concert featuring world renowned pianist Janice Weber on Sunday, March 17  at 2 pm at Manchester-Essex High School auditorium.

The 92nd Street Y, New York's 150th anniversary dance season continues with Ballet Hispánico – the nation's largest Latinx/Latine/Hispanic cultural organization and one of America's Cultural Treasures – in a night of historic and new works.

Horizon Theatre Rep presents Ernst Toller's The Transfiguration: Alarum & Prologue, a German play from the 1910s & 1920s.

Celebrate the 150th Anniversary Season of The 92nd Street Y, New York With a Night of Historic and New Works presented by Ballet Hispánico. Witness the vibrancy and diversity of Latine cultures with classic and contemporary pieces.

The internationally lauded American pianist Michael Stephen Brown will return to the 33rd season of the Bard Music Festival for two programs.

The 92nd Street Y, New York announces Caleb Teicher and Veronica Swift, the first-ever collaboration from the acclaimed dancer and vocalist, as part of Midsummer MusicFest, a new summer festival debuting this year in celebration of 92NY's 150th anniversary. 

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present An Evening with Norm Lewis as part of Midsummer MusicFest, a new summer festival debuting this year in celebration of 92NY’s 150th anniversary.

Watch the performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Make A Joyful Noise' at King Charles's Coronation.

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine's 2022-2023 season of Great Music in a Great Space continues with a performance of works by Franz Liszt and other great composers by Artist in Residence David Briggs on Tuesday, May 2 at 7:30 pm, at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue (at 112th Street).

Horizon Theatre Rep (Rafael De Mussa, Artistic Director) has announced the streaming series of German Plays from the 1910s & 1920s.

The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance has announced its 20th anniversary season, bringing pioneering artists from around the globe to Chicago and continuing to champion the world-class ensembles and arts organizations that call the city home.

Internationally acclaimed composer and citizen of the Chickasaw Nation Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate announces the world premiere of his new work, The Glimmer. The new work, commissioned by Seattle Pro Musica and presented on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 7:30pm at Seattle First Baptist Church, sets the poem The Glimmer by Washington state poet laureate and citizen of the Lummi Nation, Rena Priest.

Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Andrew Lloyd Webber has been chosen to compose King Charles III's Coronation Anthem.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced its 2023-24 season, which celebrates the passing of the artistic torch and the theme of Legacy, with the final farewell concerts of two esteemed American string quartets, both with long histories at CMS.

The Stratford Festival is putting the finishing touches on casting and will soon open its box office for a special holiday pre-sale for tickets to the 13 exciting shows of the 2023 season. With savings up to 25%, this is a perfect opportunity to secure tickets for your favourite shows or buy gifts for the theatre-lovers on your list.

Just as the 2022 season comes to a close, work for the 2023 season is getting underway at the Stratford Festival. Creative teams for next year's productions are coming into place and the casting department is busy confirming key roles for the season. Soon the workshops will be abuzz with artisans building the season's sets, props and costumes.