The Pit

Royal Opera House Orchestra to Launch Overture Mentorship Programme for Young Musicians
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026

The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House has opened applications for Overture, its year-long mentorship programme for musicians aged 18-25 from underrepresented groups, run in collaboration with Black Lives in Music and the National Open Youth Orchestra.

DANCE IS NOT FOR US to Make London Premiere at Barbican with Dance Umbrella
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026

Dance Umbrella and the Barbican announced the London premiere of DANCE IS NOT FOR US, a solo work by Lebanese-French choreographer Omar Rajeh of Cie Omar Rajeh & Maqamat, performed at The Pit, Barbican.

European Premiere of Haruki Murakami Adaptation and More Set For the Barbican
by Stephi Wild - Jun 9, 2026

The Barbican announced its autumn/winter Theatre & Dance programme, featuring the European premiere of Haruki Murakami's END OF THE WORLD AND HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND, the UK premiere of PAM TANOWITZ DANCE'S PASTORAL, and London premieres of TOM AT THE FARM and DANCE IS NOT FOR US.

WAYFARING STRANGERS to Perform Improvised Bluegrass Musical at The PIT for Father's Day
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 8, 2026

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

Nate Wise's I'M MOM Solo Show to Return to The PIT NYC in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2026

Actor Nate Wise brings his sold-out solo show I'M MOM back to The PIT Mainstage in New York for one final performance before heading to Los Angeles and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Review: THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA at Opera Theatre Of St. Louis
by Steve Callahan - Jun 2, 2026

Young lovers from different worlds. What are their odds? A beautiful evening, rich in music, is a delight at Opera Theatre of St. Louis

Interview: Book & Lyricist Anthony Drewe Talks FREAK THE MIGHTY at Cleveland Play House
by Julie Zatko - Jun 1, 2026

The Cleveland Play House is launching the world premiere of the new musical Freak the Mighty. Adapted from Rodman Philbrick’s novel, the story follows the adventures of two young outsiders who form an unlikely friendship.

Review: COSÌ FAN TUTTE, Opera Holland Park
by Franco Milazzo - Jun 1, 2026

There’s a certain neat irony at the heart of this. A female director, returning to this opera for a second season (and for its third outing in Holland Park's semi-open staging), has chosen to stay largely faithful to a work whose central idea is that women are inherently unfaithful.

WE'RE STILL IN THIS TOGETHER: AN HSM 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Will Come to Caveat NYC
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2026

The High School Musical tribute variety show will bring sketch comedy, musical parodies, and performances to Caveat NYC, featuring a cast of eight performers in a celebration of Kenny Ortega's film.

WHO WE BECOME to Return to New York With Lanford Wilson One-Acts
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2026

Deep Flight Productions will present an encore engagement of WHO WE BECOME, a program of rarely produced Lanford Wilson one-acts, at Factory Series at the Chain Studio Theatre in New York.

INTERVIEW: John Boswell in CASHINO! at The Bent Of Palm Springs
by Gavin Glynn - May 24, 2026

CASHINO, starring musical theater powerhouse Susie Mosher (Pepper Cole) and John Boswell (Johnny Niagra) l, returns to THE BENT at the Palm Springs Cultural Center on May 28 and 29, 2026.Show Details & Ticket Information:Dates: May 28 and 29, 2026Time: 7:00 PM Location: THE BENT (Theater 3, Palm Springs Cultural Center), 2300 E Baristo Rd, Palm Springs, CA See you there!

FOMO: FORMERLY MORMON to Play Hollywood Fringe Festival
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2026

Award-winning solo show FOMO: FORMERLY MORMON, written and performed by Frankie Lee, heads to the Hollywood Fringe Festival. The comedic piece follows a young gay man navigating life after leaving the Mormon Church.

Review: TOSCA, Glyndebourne
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 22, 2026

Tosca is Giacomo Puccini's fast-paced thriller of an opera; brimming with tension and political intrigue. For many it is Puccini's best work, yet incredibly it has never been staged at Glyndebourne. Until now. It is a show of firsts all round: the first mainstage production for director Ted Huffman and is the first Puccini opera for Glyndebourne’s music director Robin Ticciati, who conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the first of two performance runs.

Review: BARTLEBY / LA VOIX HUMAINE at Opéra Royal De Wallonie Liège
by Alexandre DIACONU - May 22, 2026

BARTLEBY begins with a tease. The curtain only rises a little, just enough to show feet. Expressive. Unexpected and intriguing from the first second. When it finally lifts, Vincent Lemaire’s set reveals itself in clean, minimal lines, white bricks, a black table, black chairs, and a bust. It’s atemporal, and still you feel the lawyer’s office in your bones.

BABY BIPOLAR to Make Atlanta Premiere at 7 Stages
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2026

Maria Mainelli's solo show BABY BIPOLAR, a comedy about grief, a bipolar 1 diagnosis, and leaving scathing therapist reviews, will play Atlanta's 7 Stages theater.

Hennepin Arts Reveals Its Spotlight Showcase 2026 Select Tracks Participants
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2026

Hennepin Arts announced its Spotlight Showcase 2026 Select Tracks participants, including students chosen for Triple Threat on Hennepin, Technical Theater Career Pathway, Student Publicist, and Spotlight Orchestra at Minneapolis' historic State Theatre.

HOT COMBINATION to Return to Birdland with Bryce Edwards and Mike Davis
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2026

Birdland Jazz Club will present an encore of HOT COMBINATION, featuring Bryce Edwards and Mike Davis honoring 1920s jazz duo Red Nichols and Cliff Edwards, backed by an all-star traditional jazz band.

Book Review: WALKING SHADOW LOVE, LOSS AND SHAKESPEARE, By Greg Doran
by Cheryl Markosky - May 15, 2026

While The Winter's Tale's regarded as a play of two halves (set in Sicilia and Bohemia), former Royal Shakespeare Company director Greg Doran's poignant and absorbing Walking Shadow is a book of two halves.

Interview: Chatting with The Pirates of Penzance's Major-General Robert Mellon
by James Lindhorst - May 14, 2026

When The Pirates of Penzance opens Opera Theater of St. Louis’ 51st season on May 23, Robert Mellon will step into the boots of Major-General Stanley. The comedic baritone role in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is best known for singing the rapid-fire song “I am the very model of a modern Major-General.”

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Cultural Arts Playhouse-SYOSSET
by Sam Desmond - May 14, 2026

Playing on the main stage at Cultural Arts Playhouse in Syosset this spring is the operatic, rock ‘n rock “Jesus Christ Superstar.”