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Bryant Park Picnic Performances, the free outdoor performing arts festival in the heart of Midtown, will return in May with its most expansive season yet as it celebrates America’s 250th anniversary.

A second batch of shows for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been announced, bringing the current total number on sale for 2026 to 2,083. Learn more here!

PRIDEARTS will present A.R. Gurney’s LOVE LETTERS with same-sex couples on April 11-12 and 18-19 at the Center on Halsted. The production will feature four couples, two male and two female.

Next month, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond for Women's History Month, including Linda Eder, Kate Baldwin, Jenn Colella and more. 

Jane Jenkins and Joseph D'Agosta will perform in LOVE LETTERS, a poignant exploration of lifelong friendship and love, at Hudson Theatres in Hollywood on February 21 and 22, 2026.

The 2026 Slamdance Film Festival, the artist-led organization “by filmmakers, for filmmakers,” has unveiled its 2026 lineup. The festival will run in-person from February 19 to 25, 2026, and virtually from February 24 to March 6, 2026.

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Tracie Thoms, Jenn Colella and more. See the full lineup here!

Charles Strouse, 96, the celebrated and multi-award-winning American film, television, and Broadway musical composer, died at his home in New York City on May 15.

This summer, party like it’s 1989 at Back to the Eighties Show with JESSIE’S GIRL, playing at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) for one night only on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 7:30P.

The Muny has revealed the teams of directors, choreographers, music directors and lead designers whose creative visions will bring the theatre’s bold 2025 season to life. Learn more about the upcoming season!

Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield will star in LOVE LETTERS, the classic romance by A.R. Gurney, at Theatre Forty in Beverly Hills on August 24.

Dazzling and rare high fashion pieces owned and worn by legendary style icons, Princess Diana, Princess Grace of Monaco, Audrey Hepburn, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elizabeth Taylor, Cher, Kim Kardashian, Nicole Kidman, Joan Collins, Donna Summer, Whitney Houston, Lady Gaga, Paris Hilton. Check out the full lineup!

Discover the exciting jazz programming coming up at Birdland. Learn how to purchase tickets!

NJPAC celebrates the centennial of jazz icon Sarah Vaughan with year-round events in Newark.

Sadler’s Wells' production of Message In A Bottle, the acclaimed dance theatre show by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, set to the music of 17-time Grammy Award-winning icon Sting, will embark on a major 10-stop North American tour in 2024. 

Cline is most remembered for being larger than life, with velvety vocals that betrayed her no-nonsense persona. She has been celebrated, covered, or cited as an influence by a diverse array of artists across the musical spectrum Cat Power, Elvis Costello, Kacey Musgraves, Margo Price, Lana Del Rey, Linda Ronstadt, Lucinda Williams, to mention a few.

Full casting is announced today for Alan Brody's award-winning play Operation Epsilon at Southwark Playhouse Elephant, which opens on 20 September, with previews from 15 September and runs until 21 October 2023.

An encore run of Love Letters by A.R. Gurney, directed by Ciarán O’Reilly is set, following sold-out performances this past spring. The encore run will take place this fall, featuring five performances with Matthew Broderick, Talia Balsam, Victor Garbe, John Slattery & more.

Westport Country Playhouse will stage a new adaption of the classic suspense thriller of blackmail and revenge, “Dial M for Murder,” July 11 through July 29.

Performances are underway for Irish Repertory Theatre's Love Letters by A.R. Gurney, directed by Ciarán O'Reilly (Endgame), starring Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick and Tony Award winner Laura Benanti. Check out photos of the cast in action!

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present the New York solo concert debut of beloved Broadway veteran Janine LaManna in “Black & Gold” for two shows on Saturday, June 10 and Monday, June 26, both at 7:00 PM.

In Part One we discussed some of the modern UK connected Musical Theatre Eurovision stars, but let's go back to the 90's where there was an exceptional run from 1991 to 1994 of stage steppers.

The CAPA Summer Movie Series, the longest-running classic film series in America, has announced the schedule for its 54th series of classic films and cult favorites. The 2023 series will run June 15-July 16 at the historic Ohio Theatre (39 E. State St.) and feature 19 films over five weeks.

Irish Repertory Theatre has added five additional performances for Love Letters by A.R. Gurney, directed by Ciarán O’Reilly (Endgame), starring Tony Award winner Matthew Broderick and Tony Award winner Laura Benanti.

Irish Repertory Theatre will present The Letters Series, featuring Dear Liar by Jerome Kilty & George Bernard Shaw, directed by Charlotte Moore. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!