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The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is kicking off the new year with a January lineup featuring magic, music, comedy and theatrical tributes, from interactive illusions and soulful Motown harmonies to Broadway favorites and classical favorites.

The Angel Nyack hosts a very special evening of music with Jason Robert Brown, a Rockland native whose musicals are performed on Broadway and stages around the world. In a rare local appearance, Jason will perform his music along with renowned vocalists Joy Woods and Sierra Boggess. This will sell out so get your tickets today! Proceeds will directly support Proyecto Faro’s community defense legal empowerment, mutual aid, and organizing programs

Inland Pacific Ballet will present its annual production of THE NUTCRACKER this holiday season, with four performances at Bridges Auditorium at Pomona College in Claremont (December 13–14) and three performances at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside (December 20–21).

The Billie Holiday Theatre has announced the launch of the  Caribbean Theatre Festival – “Caribbean Calling: Roots & Resurgence,” a landmark celebration of English-speaking Caribbean artistry, storytelling, and cultural legacy.

Bishop Arts Theatre Center will present its 2025 production of BLACK NATIVITY, written and directed by Calvin J. Walker. The production will feature new original music by Walker and Steven A. Taylor and a contemporary framing of Langston Hughes’ classic.

Original devised performance company mimebaby theater is premiering a new work, Donner and Blitzen Holiday Edition, at The Proscenium at the Drake, running for 10 performances.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts will present the return of the American Songbook series with a new season curated by producer, creative director, and Lincoln Center Artist-in-Residence Clint Ramos.

Hundreds flood the stage to reaffirm the magic of theatre and the value of all

San Francisco Opera Guild honored philanthropist Maria Manetti Shrem at its 2025 An Evening on the Stage gala on November 19 at the War Memorial Opera House.

Massey Hall will present roots-rocker-with-heart Adrian Sutherland at Allied Music Centre Theatre. Adrian Sutherland hails from the remote village of Attawapiskat in Ontario's Far North.

Two of South Florida's most loved musicians and powerhouse performers will celebrate their musical roots at the historic landmark and magnificently restored Sunset Lounge in West Palm Beach.

Massey Hall will present the return of acclaimed Americana roots soul singer-songwriter Shakura S’Aida to TD Music Hall on Friday, June 19, 2026, featuring special guest, Celeigh Cardinal.

Music Worcester will present the American Spiritual Ensemble in concert on Saturday, January 10 at Worcester's historic Mechanics Hall. The performance launches an eighteen month-long residency featuring concerts, community events, and educational initiatives throughout Worcester

Grammy-nominated recording performer Nick Jonas, most recently seen on Broadway in The Last Five Years, has officially revealed the highly anticipated release of his new solo album, Sunday Best, arriving February 6th.

The Indie Collaborative will return to Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Auditorium on Wednesday night, December 3, at 7 p.m. with a holiday celebration for all-ages. Learn more here!

Touring production wears its heart on its sleeve

Almost forty years after its Australian premiere at Sydney Theatre Company in 1989, Larry Kramer's groundbreaking, semi-autobiographical and Tony and Olivier Award-winning masterpiece The Normal Heart returns for STC's 2026 season.

English National Opera has appointed three new Greater Manchester-based trustees, further strengthening the organisation's governance as it progresses its pioneering partnership with the city region.

Liverpool's Homotopia Festival has entered its final week – but there is still a chance to catch a host of fantastic festival events at venues across the city and beyond.

A sophisticated, slightly sweet, and satiric tone sweeps over the characters of the luxuriously professional production of the musical Some Like it Hot, now touring at the National Theatre. From the moment that the show opens with the ode to self-gratification and excess “What Are You Thirsty For?” to the hymn to misbehavior “Let’s Be Bad” to the rousing finale “Baby, Let’s Get Good” ---this show grabs the audience and never lets it go.

Broadway icon and Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell will take the stage at the McCallum Theatre for the Annual Gala 2025, joined by Laura Benanti.

Author Eric Stanway is an expert on Charles Dickens, and he is coming, once again, to Jaffrey's Park Theatre to talk about him. He has lectured extensively about Dickens and written about him.

Peninsula Players Theatre has unveiled its 2026 season, offering a blend of comedy, mystery, romance, and timeless music. The season will feature The Mousetrap and much more.

Asian Improv Arts Midwest will return to the MCA Chicago with TAIKO LEGACY 22, featuring performers from Tsukasa Taiko and collaborating artists from Chicago and San Francisco.

SoHo Playhouse has revealed the lineup for the 2026 International Fringe Encore Series, running Off-Broadway. Shows include the U.S. premiere of Diana, direct from the Edinburgh Fringe, plus more.