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The Music Center will present a summer dance season in Downtown L.A. featuring NEW YORK CITY BALLET, BALLETENOW: SUPERSTARS OF PARIS, and free weekly dancing events at Jerry Moss Plaza and Gloria Molina Grand Park.
NEW YORK CITY CENTER announced programing for the 2026 –2027 Season—the largest in the institution’s history. It will include Encores! productions of Kiss of the Spider Woman, Hallelujah Baby, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and more.
The Gateway Playhouse will launch its 77th Season with the musical West Side Story. Learn more about the upcoming production and find out how to get tickets here!
McCarter Theatre Center announced its upcoming Dance and Music Series, featuring London City Ballet, Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and the Monteverdi Choir performing Bach's ST. MATTHEW PASSION.
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will open a large-scale exhibition exploring Martha Graham and her dance company, Martha Graham: The Mother of Psychological Dance.
Karen Mason brought her jazzy rendition of 'Hello Dolly!' to the sea lions of San Fransisco's Pier 39. She is in town for a two performance cabaret show at Feinsteins At The Nikko on April 24-25.
All Roads Theatre Company (ARTCO) will present the World Premiere of the musical revue, THE MUSIC THAT MAKES ME DANCE: THE SONGS OF JULE STYNE. Created by Scott Thompson and Fred Barton, this production celebrates the legendary work of composer Jule Styne. The show features a cast of Broadway headliners, including Anneliese van der Pol, Nick Adams, Lana Gordon, Angel Reda, Rhett George, and Neil Starkenberg, accompanied by an 11-piece LIVE band! This production will run for five performances only, from May 1–3, 2026, at the iconic El Portal Theatre in old town North Hollywood.
The Martha Graham Dance Company was honored with the 2026 Capezio Dance Award at its 100th Anniversary Gala, alongside the announcement of a commemorative Salvatore Capezio x Martha Graham dancewear collection launching in Fall 2026.
The Gateway Playhouse is bringing one of the most iconic musicals of all time back to the Bellport stage this spring. WEST SIDE STORY, the groundbreaking reimagining of Romeo and Juliet set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, runs May 8 through May 31, 2026.
Paper Mill Playhouse has revealed the complete cast and the creative team for West Side Story, the final production of Paper Mill’s 2025-2026 season, including Noah Henry, Sarah-Anne Martinez making their Paper Mill debuts.
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its 2026/27 season, which director Bogdan Roščić will present to the public during a matinee in the main house on Sunday, April 12 at 11:00 AM, broadcast live on ORF III, play.wiener-staatsoper.at, and the company's YouTube channel.
Royal Ballet and Opera announced its 2026/27 Season, featuring 10 new opera productions including PARSIFAL, GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG, and LA GIOCONDA, plus ballet masterworks and Wayne McGregor's 20th anniversary. Tickets go on sale June 24, 2026.
The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra will bring one of Broadway's most iconic musicals to life with a fully staged production of West Side Story at Miller Auditorium. Learn more here!
Review: Ballet West's WEST SIDE STORY: BROADWAY AND BEYOND Surpasses Greatness. A first of its kind production for the company but hopefully not its last.
The cast of GOTTA DANCE!, now playing at Stage 42, performed live on FOX5's Good Day New York. The show features choreography from classic musicals including West Side Story, Pippin, and A Chorus Line.
The San Francisco Symphony has revealed four upcoming performances as part of the 2026 Summer with the Symphony season, including a concert featuring Sutton Foster and Kelli O'Hara, plus more.
Musicals and plays based on movies? Many. Based on books? Also plentiful. Based on true stories? Of course. But musicals and plays based on or inspired by magazine articles? These are a rare breed. One recently opened on Broadway at the August Wilson Theatre.
The Broadway Stage Management Symposium named five BIPOC stage managers as recipients of the 2026 Charlie Blackwell Scholarships, with the 12th annual BSMS set for May 30-31 at Pace University.
Ballet West will present BROADWAY & BEYOND at Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City April 10–18, featuring works by Jerome Robbins and Christopher Wheeldon, with guest artists Robbie Fairchild and Georgina Pazcoguin.
Karen Mason marked her birthday with a concert at Birdland Jazz Club on Monday evening, performing a program of songs and stories in front of a live audience. See photos from the show.
