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Review: EDGAR ALLAN POE SPEAKEASY: CHAPTER TWO at The Franklin Theatre
by Carolan Trbovich - Jul 27, 2026

What did our critic think of EDGAR ALLAN POE SPEAKEASY: CHAPTER TWO at The Franklin Theatre?

Interview: Theatre Life with David Holcenberg
by Elliot Lanes - Jul 26, 2026

Today’s subject David Holcenberg is currently living his theatre as the Musical Supervisor/Arranger and Co-Orchestrator of the World Premiere Musical CrazySexyCool- The TLC Musical. The show continues its engagement at Arena Stage through August 9th in the Kreeger Theater.

Review: BBC PROMS: HORRIBLE SCIENCE - THE BIG BANG PROM, Royal Albert Hall
by Debbie Gilpin - Jul 25, 2026

There really is a Prom for everyone. In the past we’ve had ‘Orrible Opera, the Earth Prom, a variety of CBeebies offerings (including A Trip to the Moon and Wildlife Jamboree), not to mention several Doctor Who Proms - but this year it was time for something new. Given that science-focused university Imperial College has its main campus just around the corner in the heart of Albertopolis, a Horrible Science Prom was very much overdue.

ONE MAN POE to Return to Edinburgh Fringe
by Stephi Wild - Jul 23, 2026

Actor Stephen Smith will bring six Edgar Allan Poe short stories to Edinburgh Fringe under the banner of ONE MAN POE, performed at Greenside's historic Riddles Court, with two new additions joining his award-winning solo shows.

Living Weapon Releases Music Video for New Single 'Interspecies Quality Assessment'
by Joshua Wright - Jul 21, 2026

Living Weapon released a music video for their new single 'Interspecies Quality Assessment,' marking the band's latest visual offering.

Matt Doyle & Bonnie Milligan, and More to Kick Off MATCHBOOK FEST 2026 This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 20, 2026

Matchbook Fest 2026, the brand-new five-week summer festival is launching this week with legendary duos and new works, including Matt Doyle & Bonnie Milligan: Mentally Unwell, But Funny, plus more.

FRIZZLED: A MAGIC SCHOOL BUS MUSICAL PARODY To Be Performed By Forager Theatre Company
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 19, 2026

Forager Theatre Company will present FRIZZLED: A Magic School Bus Musical Parody at Culture Lab LIC in Long Island City. The show, written by Eliana Rubin, follows sold-out runs at The Pit and The Tank.

Review: THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Gaslight-Baker Theatre
by Victoria Schwarz - Jul 17, 2026

What did our critic think of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME at Gaslight-Baker Theatre?

THE BIRTH OF THE PILL World Premiere to Open TimeLine Theatre's 30th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 16, 2026

TimeLine Theatre announced the cast and production team for the world premiere of THE BIRTH OF THE PILL, written by Jessica Huang, based on Pulitzer Prize-winner Jonathan Eig's book, and directed by Sandra Marquez at its new Uptown home.

MEAN GIRLS: THE MUSICAL to Play San Antonio's Empire Theatre for One Weekend
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 16, 2026

Mean Girls: The Musical will be presented at the Charline McCombs Empire Theatre in San Antonio, featuring local performers, a live orchestra, and a first-of-its-kind apprenticeship program for emerging theatre professionals.

MADAME BUTTERFLY to Open at Steinmetz Hall From Opera Orlando
by Stephi Wild - Jul 15, 2026

Opera Orlando announced single tickets are now on sale for its new production of MADAME BUTTERFLY, coming to Steinmetz Hall. The company is also offering cast and production team interviews.

CL*T CULT To Perform At 54 Below
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 14, 2026

Star Stone brings CL*T CULT, a one-woman comedic solo show about sexual wellness cult OneTaste, to 54 Below. Written and performed by Stone, the show is based on her true story of accidentally joining a sex cult.

WE'VE GOT SPIRIT To Be Presented By Theaterlab
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 12, 2026

Playwright Jerico Bleu's WE'VE GOT SPIRIT, set in a Spirit Halloween store in 2004 rural Tennessee, will run at Theaterlab in New York City, directed by Tyler Christie.

The Wayfaring Strangers to Perform Improvised Bluegrass Musical at The PIT NYC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 9, 2026

Theater of the Apes will present The Wayfaring Strangers at The PIT NYC for an improvised bluegrass musical featuring new lyrics to old-timey standards played on banjo, fiddle, washboard, and more.

REVIEW: The Festival d'Avignon Presents ISLAND STORY By Kyung-Sung Lee
by Wesley Doucette - Jul 9, 2026

The beautiful island of Jeju lies in the Korean Strait some fifty miles south of the Korean Peninsula. Today, it is a popular holiday destination with striking vistas, beautiful waters, and lush vegetation. Beneath this verdant landscape and tourism infrastructure, however, lies a tragic history.

Review: LA FILLE DU REGIMENT, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Franco Milazzo - Jul 9, 2026

All's fair in love and war — at least until the hero storms in on a tank. With Tamsin Greig playing a hilarious cameo, Laurent Pelly's production of Donizetti's comic opera returns to Covent Garden for its fifth outing.

Jette Parker Artists to Perform Summer Showcase at Royal Opera House
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 6, 2026

The Jette Parker Artists will close the 2025/26 Season with their annual summer performance on the Royal Opera House Main Stage, featuring scenes from works by Stravinsky, Leoncavallo, Bellini, Léhar, and Bizet.

Review: TOSCA at La Monnaie
by Alexandre DIACONU - Jul 2, 2026

Before the curtain rises, a Pasolini quote appears. It’s a clear warning this TOSCA won’t simply walk through Puccini’s Rome. It’ll filter it through Italian cinema, religion, power, desire, and violence.

Review: I PURITANI, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Franco Milazzo - Jul 2, 2026

Thirty-four years is a long time to leave an opera in the attic, and I puritani has spent most of that period gathering dust for good reason. Bel canto — that Parisian tradition of vocal style over dramatic substance producing works that, to many, are all fur coat and no knickers — has never quite recovered its mass audience since the Sutherland-Callas generation retired, and Bellini's last opera, which substitutes plot for vocal spectacle with a candour that even its admirers find trying, is not the obvious place to start rebuilding one. That Richard Jones has now properly turned his attention to it for the first time in his long career suggests either a late conversion to the cause or, more plausibly, that he has simply run out of twentieth-century miseries to reframe as grand opera.

‘Sheer Terror’ at TITANIC: Maury Yeston Biography Recounts Tony-Winning Musical’s Rocky Start
by Michael Gioia - Jul 1, 2026

According to 'A Very Unusual Way: Maury Yeston and His Singular Path to Broadway and Beyond' author Joshua Rosenblum, rumors ‘swirled’ that ‘Titanic’ was ‘living up to its billing: a world-class disaster.’