Lesher Center Announces 2026/27 Season Headliners Series
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 13, 2026
Lesher Center is set to present in partnership with Diablo Regional Arts Association, a collection of internationally recognized performers for their 2026/27 season Headliners Series. Featuring a diverse roster of celebrated artists.
Review: CURTAINS & CADENZAS at 54 Below
by Rob Lester - Jul 13, 2026
Old showtunes prove there's life in old-school show tunes when the Pocket Change Combo combines forces with young singers. Terrific Tyler J. Landusky led the combo platter of jazz and Broadway in CURTAINS & CADENZAS at 54 Below.
Review: GREASE at PORTHOUSE/Kent State University
by Roy Berko - Jun 24, 2026
GREASE, Porthouse-style, is a nostalgic reminder of the era of mid-1900’s and left those of a certain-age satisfied and maybe those of the Information Age/Digital Age asking “what was the attitude, grease and angst” all about.
BARBIE: A CULTURAL ICON EXHIBITION Opens at Washington Pavilion
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 12, 2026
The Washington Pavilion and Illusion Projects, in collaboration with Mattel, have opened BARBIE: A CULTURAL ICON EXHIBITION in Sioux Falls, featuring over 150 vintage dolls, life-size fashion pieces, and immersive displays spanning more than 65 years.
Review: OC's Segerstrom Center Welcomes New Tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC
by Michael Quintos - Jun 8, 2026
You may ask yourself—is seeing a touring stage production of the globally and generationally ubiquitous 1959 musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC still worth experiencing live on stage in 2026? While the stage musical in its current touring form certainly doesn't offer anything revolutionary or new to the show's now timeless canon, this latest iteration is, overall, a genuinely enjoyable, unabashedly earnest, and pleasantly nostalgic revival of a classic, featuring everything that made the show so gosh darn lovable to our parents and their parents before them. Sticking to the familiar, the show remains a comfortably cozy revival that will satisfy those expecting more of the same. The tour continues at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa through June 14, 2026.
MEGASQUIRT: FULLY LOADED to Make UK Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2026
Ashley Blair and Drew Reilly, alumni of The Second City, bring their experimental comedy concert MEGASQUIRT: FULLY LOADED to Underbelly Cowgate for its UK premiere, blending original songs, sketch comedy, and audience interaction rooted in queer internet culture.
Review: ONCE UPON A MATTRESS at Broadway Rose
by Krista Garver - May 29, 2026
With music by Mary Rodgers and lyrics by Marshall Barer, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS is a comedic musical romp based on the fairy tale 'The Princess and the Pea.' The kingdom is in crisis: Queen Aggravain has decreed that no one may marry until her son, the sweet but hapless Prince Dauntless, weds first. And she has been sabotaging every princess who comes to court.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC Cast Unveiled at Leeds Grand Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2026
Opera North announced the cast for THE SOUND OF MUSIC, with Katie Bird as Maria and Edward Bennett as Captain von Trapp, backed by the 40-piece Orchestra of Opera North at Leeds Grand Theatre.
Review: THE CAROLE KING AND JAMES TAYLOR STORY at BroadStage
by Shari Barrett - May 8, 2026
While harmonizing to perfection, Katis rules the piano with the sensitivity necessary to realistically perform King’s songs of self-awareness and the longing to find your place in the world, while Clews’ finger-picking expertise on guitar adds a real sense of introspective musical magic to Taylor’s.