School performances have changed. No longer vehicles for anxiety and fear - now one feels expression billowing from the stage and support beaming from the audience. The Next Generation Festival continues at the Royal Ballet and Opera Linbury Theatre with a combined performance of The Royal Ballet School (RBS) and School of American Ballet (SAB).
The Joffrey Ballet will present the Chicago premiere of John Neumeier's narrative ballet LILIOM, making it the first American ballet company to stage the work, at the Lyric Opera House.
Ballet West announced its inaugural Summit Festival in Park City, Utah, featuring live performances, a farm-to-table dinner with Ballerina Farm, and a free documentary screening in partnership with Park City Film.
Michael Jackson’s ‘Dangerous’ world tour was ground breaking in many ways. Meticulously planned to go beyond merely memorable, even 30 years on there are parts of it that are truly unbelievable. Distilling the groundwork that went into making such a huge tour into a single musical theatre piece may suggest a dulling of the tours power, but if anything the powers are amplified, with MJ: THE MICHAEL JACKSON MUSICAL blowing away a packed Crown Theatre with part biography, part concert theatre spectacular.
Colburn announced its 2026-27 season of orchestral, chamber, recital, and dance performances in Los Angeles, featuring guest conductors Jane Glover and JoAnn Falletta, plus the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Canadian Brass.
The remarkable world of a literary legend will come to the New York City Center stage with the full-length ballet, Oscar, from choreographer Christopher Wheeldon. Watch a trailer!
Original Broadway cast member Tavon Olds-Sample took his final bow as 'Middle Michael' in MJ. See photos from the night! Olds-Sample made his Broadway debut in MJ in 2021.
The Tony Awards Administration Committee presented the 2026 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre to four outstanding contributors to the Broadway industry - 1/52 Project, Jake Bell, Kenn Lubin, and Loren Plotkin. Watch their acceptance speeches here!
GRAMMY Award-winning choir Conspirare and Artistic Director Craig Hella Johnson will release Piedra de sol (Sunstone) on August 21, 2026. The album will be available digitally and on CD through Divine Art Records.
The Royal Ballet's NEXT GENERATION FESTIVAL will bring together junior companies and dance schools from around the world, including the School of American Ballet and The Royal Ballet School, for performances at the Linbury Theatre.
Latitude Festival's 20th anniversary arts programme will feature BalletBoyz's 25th anniversary production, the UK debut of Circus Zambia's AFRONAUTS, and new works from The Place and more at Henham Park.
The Royal Ballet and Opera have unveiled their programme of cinema screenings throughout the 2026/27 Season, including beloved favourites, and new productions.
Legendary Broadway producer Manny Azenberg, 92, talks ticket prices, the loss of playwrights to screens, the rise of investor 'producers,' and whether theater can reclaim its cultural footing.
Boston Ballet announced the retirement of Principal Dancer Lasha Khozashvili, who joined the company in 2010. His final performance will be as Prince Desire in THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.
The Music Center announced its 2026–2027 GLORYA KAUFMAN PRESENTS DANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER season, featuring the Joffrey Ballet, Compañía Nacional de Danza, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and a ballet festival curated by Tiler Peck.
Theatre Passe Muraille's THROUGH THE EYES OF GOD led the 2026 Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards with three wins, including best production of a play, while Crow's Theatre productions collectively took home eight prizes.
Broadway's MJ is exploring the softer side of the King of Pop's catalogue in a new video featuring cast members performing an acoustic version of the classic tune, 'Human Nature'. Go inside the studio with the cast as they put a new spin on an MJ classic.
Gotta Dance!'s Ronnie S. Bowman Jr., Brandon Burks and Kate Louissaint performed 'Sweet Georgia Brown' live on PIX11 TV's 'New York Living'. Watch here!
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company will present five performances at The Joyce Theater, featuring NYC premieres by Tiler Peck, Katie Currier, and ABT dancer Brady Farrar, alongside works by Twyla Tharp and Alexei Ratmansky.
I was 14 when Michael Jackson passed away, and I mourned him like I’ve never mourned a public figure since then. I was never really a fangirl of anyone, but Michael Jackson existed in a league of his own. That is exactly what the Tony Award-winning MJ The Musical, with a book by Lynn Nottage, captures with precision, spectacle, and surprising tenderness.
