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Chart-topping British sensation Myles Smith’s November tour of Australia and New Zealand will be rescheduled to May 2025 due to high demand. Ticketholders to the originally announced November 2024 dates will be automatically transferred to the new 2025 shows.

The dazzling favourite among audiences is back! For 170 years, La Traviata has celebrated the ‘fallen woman’ – while also showing who she really is when the party ends. Performances run 23 November–​17 January at Den Norske Opera. 

Juilliard Opera will present Mozart’s Così fan tutte on November 18, 21, and 23 at Juilliard’s Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Mo Zhou, who was a Juilliard Marcus Institute Opera Directing Fellow, sets this new production of Mozart’s classic opera buffa in bohemian San Francisco in the late 1960s.

It’s interesting to consider that ballet began its development in the mid 16th century, however it wasn't until around 400 years later that BIPOC (American) dancers Maria Tallchief, Raven Wilkinson and Arthur Mitchell, first joined ballet companies.

Queer|Art has announced the new Fellows for the 2025 Queer|Art|Mentorship (QAM) program cycle.

What did our critic think of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Palm Canyon Theatre? Based on the 1973 French play of the same name by Jean Poiret, the musical gets the star treatment from composer/lyricist Jerry Herman and book by Harvey Fierstein and has become a gay cult classic since it’s Broadway debut in 1983. 

CHOP-CHOP! opened at the Barons Court Theatre, offering audiences a fresh theatrical experience. The production explores themes of identity and belonging, promising a thought-provoking performance.

St. Ann’s Warehouse has revealed programming for its 2024-25 season, a robust lineup of five new shows that mirror its vital presence in the international performing arts firmament. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Lucie Jones will join Les Miserables as 'Fantine' in the West End, while Katie Hall will star on tour. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Stephanie Chou, the composer, saxophonist, and singer, is back with a new show entitled Chinatown Dreams. The 10/23 show stayed creative and mesmerizing throughout, as it traversed sounds both old and new.

Steve Coogan stars in the first ever adaption of Stanley Kubrick’s iconic Dr. Strangelove, as the world premiere stage production prepares for a strictly limited run at London’s Noël Coward Theatre. Check out what the critics are saying about the new show here!

A KISS FOR BRAZIL finds primo jazz singer Karrin Allyson in a blissful, 'kiss-full' bossa nova style and more at Birdland through November 2. It's a pleasure.

Mr. Dawson’s staging is highly effective in its simplicity and pacing, holding the audience in thrall throughout. That, of course, also is a testament to the two very fine actors he’s cast. 

CIM Opera Theater will present Chabrier's comic opera L'ÉTOILE at Playhouse Square.

Derek Charles Livingston has taken over this year as artistic director for STAGES HOUSTON. He was preceded by Kenn Mclaughlin, who stepped down after 25 seasons. Most recently, Derek was the director of new play development at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Derek also previously served as the managing artistic director of the Celebration Theatre!

Snow will fall in San José when one of opera’s greatest love stories, Puccini’s La Bohème, returns to Opera San José. Check out photos of the cast.

Midterms are a struggle for people of all academic pursuits and levels, but nothing compares to staring down one of your worst subjects and realizing both you and your grade might just crack under the pressure. This was the unfortunate scenario I found myself in this midterm season and, surprisingly, it did not go as expected.

Explore the 50th anniversary of FREE TO BE...YOU AND ME at the Eric Carle Museum, celebrating its impact on children and families. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

This Saturday, November 2 at 7 pm, Audrey Appleby will be performing her new show, LIFE…A Seduction Tour. The show is a mix of originals and standards, 'speaking to the passion, romance, and longing in everyone’s soul.' Audrey will be accompanied by a six-piece band. Read a conversation with Audrey about the November 2 show.

BRIDESHEAD REVISITED Comes to the Netherlands this week. Performances run 30 October - 11 December 2024 at De Warme Winkel.

Disney Tim Burton's: The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert Live-to-Film will be performed this November.

While most Americans report that politics feels divisive and exhaustive, it is possible to structure curious and rewarding conversations about politics. This is the inspiration for Middlebury College’s Good Talks 2024 event series – and the November 12th Election Reflection talk, hosted at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater.

San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Fall Season will conclude with the return of Georges Bizet’s Carmen from November 13–December 1 at the War Memorial Opera House.

When a show opens with what is widely considered one of the most offensive words in the English language, I’m hooked. Selina Fillinger’s POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive does just that. This Tony Award-nominated work is a genius feminist farce brought to life by director Devin Valdez and a fantastic all-female cast. It also may be my favorite Big Idea Theatre production to date.

Festival Napa Valley honors the legacy of Jan Shrem, a founding benefactor and visionary patron, reflecting on his contributions to the arts and the community from 1930 to 2024.