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Actors Renaissance Theatre announced the premiere of THE FABULOUS MRS.

Mark Ballas will return to Broadway as Billy Flynn in Chicago next week alongside his dance partner, Whitney Leavitt.

The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre will hold GALA 41 on May 14 at Providence Public Library, honoring Myrth York and The Otto H.

Packed with information, praise, and sublime musical performances, Marieann Meringolo's Bergman tribute show is an elegant and emotional entertainment.

PYGmalion Theatre Company will close its 2025/2026 season with the world premiere of (PLAN C) by Andrea D.

Lakewood Theatre Company will present FLORA THE RED MENACE on April 10 and 11 as part of its Lost Treasures Collection series, featuring the first Broadway collaboration of Kander and Ebb in a concert-style production in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Violinist Jonathan Dinklage and actor Kailee Graham will join MOMS' NIGHT OUT: THE CONCERT SERIES at The Green Room 42 on April 18th at 7pm, alongside a cast that includes performers from HAMILTON, COME FROM AWAY, and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

Florida Repertory Theatre raised $1,200,222 at its March 28 gala at the Caloosa Sound Convention Center, the highest total in the theatre's 28-year history, with over 300 guests attending.

The Mary Moody Northen Theatre at St.

Literature to Life is casting a Dominican-American male actor, ages 20-30, for its solo adaptation of THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO, with rehearsals beginning in May 2026 and performances launching in New York City in September.

Main Street Theater will stage THE BEST SCHOOL YEAR EVER, based on Barbara Robinson's book, at the MATCH in Houston from April 11 through May 9, recommended for third grade and older.

The Barrow Group announced its 40th Anniversary Spring Benefit on May 19 at 520 8th Ave.

PrideArts will present the expanded two-act version of CALL ME ELIZABETH, Kayla Boye's one-woman show about Elizabeth Taylor, May 8-10 at the Hoover-Leppen Theatre in Center on Halsted.

The Secret Academy will stage DISNEY'S NEWSIES JR.

MADAME INFAMY, the musical tracing the parallel lives of Sally Hemings and Marie Antoinette, will present two concert performances at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater on April 23, featuring a cast of Broadway veterans.

BETTE AND JOAN – fame, fear, fervour, and feuding.

Farmers Alley Theatre will present GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR by Doug Wright, running April 16–May 2 in Kalamazoo, MI, in collaboration with the Gilmore Piano Festival.

The Chesapeake Shakespeare Company has announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring a lineup of classic works spanning gothic horror, American drama, and Shakespearean comedy, alongside returning holiday and outdoor programming.

THE NOTEBOOK: THE MUSICAL will run May 5–10, 2026 at the Ziff Ballet Opera House, featuring Miami native Ken Wulf Clark as Middle Noah in the national tour.

Neurofestivity will return this spring to University College Cork, offering a two-day festival dedicated to celebrating neurodivergent artists and creative work.

The San Francisco Symphony will present four Orchestral Series programs in May 2026, featuring Conductor Laureate Herbert Blomstedt, guest conductors, a world premiere, and free community chamber concerts.

George Clinton, HEART, Lucinda Williams, and Take 6 will perform at the 2026 Grammy Hall of Fame Gala on May 8 at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, joining previously announced Norah Jones.

Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida Studio Theatre, and Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall will present Backstage Sarasota: A Theatre Trolley Tour, a free family event on April 18, 2026, marking their first shared arts collaboration.

OrpheusPDX founder and artistic director Christopher Mattaliano announced the Portland opera company will not produce opera in 2026, citing the decision as an intentional pause to plan and reset ahead of a planned 2027 return.

Contemporary artist Kre8 will exhibit his signature style, Kre8tizm, at Park West Gallery at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace from April 10 through May 28.