The New York premieres and world premiere production of Gordon Getty's Scare Pair, a double-bill by the San Francisco-based composer, pairs his two one act-operas -- Usher House and The Canterville Ghost - together for the first time on October 19 and 21 (7:30pm) at The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College (located at East 68th Street, between Lexington and Park Avenues).

A great new play by Adam Wyeth, APARTMENT BLOCK, will play 124 Bank Street Theater, New York, NY, from September 20-24.

Sixty years ago this month, West Side Story opened on Broadway to become one of the best-loved musicals of all time. To celebrate this historic event, Dancers Over 40 will assemble a spectacular once-in-a-lifetime panel of original cast members nearly to the day of their 1957 debut.

The International Committee of the League of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW), in a co-presentation with the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, will honor Adelheid Roosen (The Netherlands) with the Gilder/Coigney International Theatre Award (GCITA) on Monday, October 23, 2017, at the Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, with an all-day immersion (10:00am to 8:30pm) into Roosen's life and legacy.

Madison Square Park Conservancy's Parktoberfest will be held on Wednesday, October 11 from 6:30-9:00pm in Madison Square Park on the Oval Lawn. Enter at 24th Street and Madison Avenue. Rain or shine.

Immersive Escape Productions and producing partners Michael Counts and Jennifer Worthington will present Paradiso: The Memory Room - an immersive escape room - and Paradiso: The Path of Beatrice - both extensions of their groundbreaking escape experience, Paradiso: The Escape Test

As previously announced, The New York Pops, led by Music Director Steven Reineke, will ring in the holiday season with a weekend of festive tunes, featuring Broadway and TV sensation Megan Hilty in 'The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.' Tickets are now on sale for the concerts at Carnegie Hall!

Actor Alec Baldwin will host the New York Philharmonic's Facebook Live broadcast of 106 All-Stars: Opening Gala Concert of New York's Orchestra, which launches the 2017-18 season with Mahler's Symphony No. 5 led by Music Director Designate Jaap van Zweden, on Tuesday, September 19, 2017.

The ASCAP Foundation announces that Grammy- and Tony Award-winning jazz legend Dee Dee Bridgewater will be honored with The ASCAP Foundation Champion Award at The ASCAP Foundation Honors Celebration on Thursday, December 14. The annual, invitation-only event takes place at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.

The New Amsterdam Singers will celebrate 50 years of leadership under its Music Director Clara Longstreth in the 2017 18 season, with three sets of concerts and three world-premiere commissioned works.

After its highly successful inaugural season in North America, the acclaimed ASPECT Foundation for Music and Arts is expanding its programming to seven fascinating concerts this season.

In celebration of Japan Society's 110th anniversary, the Society's Performing Arts Program presents the NOH-NOW Series featuring four extraordinary events in dance and theater: Luca Veggetti's Left-Right-Left, Hiroshi Sugimoto's Rikyu-Enoura, SITI Company's Hanjo and Satoshi Miyagi's Mugen Noh Othello; and the North American Premiere of Moto Osada's opera, Four Nights of Dream, which launches the Fall 2017 Season in September. These events bring together celebrated artists from the U.S. and Japan, delivering world class cultural offerings while continuing Japan Society's mission to deepen mutual understanding between the two nations into the Society's twelfth decade.

Andr s Schiff will return to the New York Philharmonic to conduct and perform J.S. Bach's Piano Concerto in A major, BWV 1055, and Schumann's Piano Concerto; he also conducts Haydn's Symphony No. 80 and Bart k's Divertimento for String Orchestra.

First and Last PR Foundation is launching their non-profit organization fundraiser in partnership with Miss Ksyn's Body Language: The Art of Seduction Dance Class.

DANCE NOW announces the lineup for the 2017 Festival ENCORE! The one-night-only performance will feature the 12 choreographers/companies selected by the DANCE NOW producers for having most successfully met the 2017 DANCE NOW Challenge: to create a clear and complete artistic statement in five minutes or less for the specifics of the stage at Joe's Pub.

Carnegie Hall today announced that pianist Lang Lang must regrettably withdraw from his concert with conductor L Jia and the China NCPA Orchestra on Monday, October 30 at 8:00 p.m. as he continues to recover from an inflammation in his left arm.

For the 12th year, the Metropolitan Opera's Opening Night will be transmitted live to numerous large screens on Monday, September 25th at 6:30pm in Times Square at Military Island (between 43rd and 44th Streets) and at Duffy Square (between 46th and 47th Streets). This year it will feature the opening performance of Vincenzo Bellini's Norma.

Broadway Inspirational Voices (BIV) is bringing its Outreach Program to Ronald McDonald House NY today, September 12th, with Brian Crawley, Ben Chavez, Steven Lutvak, and more.

On Thursday, September 28 at 7pm, The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at WNYC - in partnership with Apollo Theater - presents 'Black Creativity,' a special evening of conversation and performance with composers Toshi Reagon and Daniel Bernard Roumain.

CURE, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy, will host its annual NYCURE Benefit on Monday, September 18, 2017 at Riverpark on E 29th Street.

Having played sold out runs in 2014 and 2016, the acclaimed Irish/French singer/actress Camille O'Sullivan returns to Irish Arts Center with an intimate five-show residency, October 18-22, where she'll perform the songs of Jacques Brel.

On Sunday September 24th, Comedian Ben Rosenfeld, a Russian born Jew based in New York City, returns to record his third comedy album.

Aaron Davidman's innovative one-man play Wrestling Jerusalem, which has toured North America for four years including multiple sold-out performances at 59E59 in New York City in 2016, has made the leap to the silver screen in a film directed by Dylan Kussman and will have its New York theatrical premiere at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space.

BWW Picks returns! Published every Monday, BroadwayWorld Cabaret writers will pick their top recommendations for shows throughout NYC during the upcoming week.

New York City Ballet announced today that Principal Dancer Robert Fairchild will give his final performances with the Company during the 2017 Fall Season.