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Every episode, my final question is always “What advice would you give to younger artists wanting to pursue a career in acting?” Now that I am almost to 100 episodes with Behind the Curtain, I have heard all sorts of advice.

What did our critic think of PLAID TIDINGS at Artistry?

January will ring in a new year programming to SFJAZZ, featuring an ambitious slate of concerts that celebrate the full spectrum of jazz and its global influence. The lineup features Chris Botti and more.

The 8th '42e Rue Fait Son Show' just dropped on @francemusique – 'La Vie d'Artiste' celebrates the highs & dreams of performers with stars like Sabine Devieilhe, Rosemary Standley, Lily Kerhoas, and a world premiere of MAGIC HÔTEL! Brass, tap, glitter, and that unbeatable live orchestra energy. It only gets better every year! 🔥 Listen now: https://www.radiofrance.fr/francemusique/podcasts/42e-rue/42e-rue-fait-son-show-8eme-edition-la-vie-d-artiste-6639153 #ComedieMusicale #42eRuedio France?

CAPA will host the Coast to Coast Tour, featuring James, Andersen, and Lightfoot together on the Lincoln Theatre stage.

Berkeley Playhouse will continue its 2025–26 season with ONCE, the Tony Award-winning musical by Enda Walsh with music and lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.

836M has announced its major programs for 2026, including projects by Delphine Diallo, composer Anne Hege, and contemporary dance company RAWdance. Programming will explore the theme of metamorphosis through visual art, music, and performance.

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, the renowned international touring dance company founded by Chinese American choreographer Nai-Ni Chen, and now led by Artistic Director Greta Campo and Executive Director Andy Chiang.

Plastique Tiara and Nymphia Wind are bringing their new production, The Serpents Tour, across the United States beginning January 2026. The tour kicks off in New York City on January 25, 2026, and travels to fifteen cities nationwide, concluding in Portland, Oregon on February 16, 2026.

For the first time in South Africa, world-renowned saxophonist Andrew Young will bring his brand-new show Roll Over Beethoven, which debuted to rave reviews in Europe earlier in 2025.

The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company has unveiled its 2026 season of its production, Red Firecracker: The Legend of the Lunar New Year. The production explores how these fears are overcome not in isolation, but through community.

​Dallas Theater Center has appointed Jaime Castañeda as its Enloe/Rose Artistic Director. Castañeda is the sixth artistic director in the theater's more than sixty-year history and will present his inaugural season at DTC in 2026-27. 

One of the most effective things the musical gains by moving from page to screen to stage is permission to reframe the story without betraying it. By leaning harder into the Curtis brothers as the emotional spine, the musical clarifies a distinction that’s always been present in the text but rarely foregrounded this explicitly: Darry, Soda, and Ponyboy are family by blood, bound by obligation and grief; while the Greasers are family by choice, bound by loyalty and survival.

Chamber Music Northwest will present a concert featuring Edgar Meyer, Tessa Lark, and Joshua Roman as part of its 2025–26 Year-Round Season. The concert takes place at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts in Beaverton.

Berkeley Symphony will conclude its 2025–26 Symphonic Series with FABLES AND FOLKLORE, led by conductor Carolyn Kuan. The program features music by Huang Ruo, Clarice Assad, and Antonín Dvořák, with guitarist Marc Teicholz as guest soloist.

Big changes are underway at Argenta Contemporary Theatre, with new leadership returning home after building impressive careers beyond the Natural State. Guiding ACT into 2026 are newly appointed Artistic Director Coburn Goss and Executive Director Jeremy Williams, whose combined experience and deep Arkansas roots signal an exciting new chapter for the company. 

Tony and Emmy Award–winning comedian Alex Edelman will return to BroadwaySF’s Curran Theatre with his latest show, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, for one performance.

The Depot Theatre, the Adirondacks' first and oldest professional Equity theatre, has announced its 2026 season-a blend of new voices, beloved music, and intergenerational storytelling.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will perform at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater. The longtime swing revival band brings its high-energy live show to the historic venue as part of its ongoing tour. Tickets will go on sale through the Capitol Theatre box office.

Firehook Crackers is teaming up with Via Carota Craft Cocktails for a special Holiday Aperitivo Sampling Event at Officina del Bere 1397, an acclaimed wine and spirits shop, in the West Village.

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts unveiled GONZO247’s “Houston Is Inspired” mural. This season’s mural provides a visual experience to ignite a sense of anticipation and excitement as audiences prepare to enter Zilkha Hall.

Grammy-nominated recording performer Nick Jonas, most recently seen on Broadway in The Last Five Years, has revealed that he will release his new single, “Gut Punch,” on January 1st.

After a series of sold-out Australian seasons, including a five-star run at the Sydney Opera House, Yentl, Kadimah Yiddish Theatre's new adaptation of Isaac Bashevis Singer's story, will make its international premiere at Marylebone Theatre.

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa's Department of Theatre & Dance and Kennedy Theatre will present Intertwined | Unraveled, 2026 MFA/BFA Dance Concert featuring original choreographic works by graduating MFA and BFA student artists.

Most know the musical “West Side Story,” where Puerto Rican and white gangs rumble on the Upper West Side 1950s New York in the manner of the Montagues and Capulets.