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Actors' Equity Condemns Kennedy Center Board's 'Lawless' Vote to Rename Institution After Trump
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 19, 2025

Read Actors' Equity's statement on the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' vote to rename the venue the Trump-Kennedy Center. 

Review: NOEL: JESUS IS BORN! at Kennedy Center
by Elliot Lanes - Dec 19, 2025

The Kennedy Center has never presented a Christmas spectacular in house before. That is until now. Noel: Jesus is Born! was a family friendly concert in the Opera House that featured lots of great music, some really good talent, and above all, conveyed the true meaning of the season. It’s not all about those big sales or even giving gifts.

BAM To Present 40th Annual Tribute To Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 18, 2025

On Monday, Monday, January 19, 2026, BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso will present the 40th Annual Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Howard Gilman Opera House marking four decades of the city’s largest and longest-running public celebration honoring Dr. King’s life and legacy.

Video: Watch Songs From Goodspeed's THE GREAT EMU WAR
by Michael Major - Dec 18, 2025

Goodspeed Musicals has new video footage of The Great Emu War, a new musical based on a true story of Australian farmers declaring war on emus. Watch songs from the musical now!

Photos: Inside the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors with Laura Osnes, Kelsey Grammer, & More
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 18, 2025

New photos have been released from the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, featuring Laura Osnes, Kelsey Grammer, David Phelps, Carrie Manolakos, and more as well as honoree Michael Crawford. Check them out now.

Kennedy Center Board Votes to Rename Venue To 'Trump-Kennedy Center'
by Joshua Wright - Dec 18, 2025

The board overseeing Washington’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted on Thursday to rename the venue the Trump-Kennedy Center, according to the White House.

Renée Fleming to Return to Lyric Opera of Chicago for One-Night-Only Recital
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 18, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago will welcome the return of one of the foremost vocal artists of our time when Renée Fleming appears in recital for Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, inspired by her 2023 Grammy Award–winning Best Classical Vocal Solo album.

Cast Set For Richard Clements' OTTILIE at the Barn Theatre, Cirencester
by Stephi Wild - Dec 18, 2025

Casting has been announced for Ottilie, A Built by Barn production in association with Rathmore Productions. Richard Clements' Ottilie directed by Matthew McElhinney and performed by Jolene O'Hara.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Will Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy During Annual Performance
by Stephi Wild - Dec 18, 2025

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will once again invite the community to celebrate the rich legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during an inspirational performance. Learn more here!

Roundabout Warns Studio 54 Could Close Without Zoning Relief for Renovations
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 17, 2025

According to a new filing with the New York City Department of City Planning, the discotheque turned Broadway theatre, Studio 54, could face closure within the next two years without zoning relief that would allow Roundabout Theatre Company to fund a long-planned renovation of the historic venue,

MARIANELA �" TIMELESS And CARLOS ACOSTA: MYTHS AND MODERN MASTERS Set for The Royal Ballet And Opera 2026 Summer Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 17, 2025

The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced its 2026 Summer Season at the Royal Opera House, featuring special programmes curated by Marianela Nuñez and Carlos Acosta.

Review: TURANDOT, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Franco Milazzo - Dec 17, 2025

The Royal Opera House’s Turandot has now been running so long it feels less like a revival and more like a listed structure. You don’t attend it so much as pass through it, like a familiar corridor or a particularly grand roundabout. With close to 300 performances under its belt and two runs in this calendar year alone, this production has become the most frequently staged opera in Europe, second only to Zeffirelli’s La Bohème at the Met in the global endurance league. If cockroaches ever start staging Puccini after the apocalypse, this is the version they’ll use.

World Irish Dance Champions to Bring A TASTE OF IRELAND to Georgia
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 17, 2025

A Taste of Ireland—The Irish Music & Dance Sensation is coming to the Peach State at The Piedmont Grand Opera House in Macon, making stops in Augusta and Albany.

BBC Radio 4's THE ARCHERS Will Embark on National Live Tour For 75th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - Dec 17, 2025

BBC Radio 4's long-running drama ‘The Archers' celebrates 75th anniversary and steps out of the studio for a new live theatrical experience, touring the UK from June–November 2026.

Amy Manford, Jake Lyle, And Jarrod Draper To Lead THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA At Handa Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 16, 2025

Opera Australia has announced Amy Manford, Jake Lyle, and Jarrod Draper as the leads for THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour. The outdoor production features direction by Simon Phillips with design by Gabriela Tylesova.

Feature: With NOEL: JESUS IS BORN A New Holiday Tradition Begins at The Kennedy Center
by Elliot Lanes - Dec 16, 2025

Through the years, The Kennedy Center has hosted many holiday attractions but up until now, they have never presented their own holiday spectacle. That is all going to change tomorrow evening December 17th at 7:30pm in the Opera House. Beginning with the lighting of the Inaugural Kennedy Center Christmas Tree at 6:00pm in the Hall of States Noel: Jesus is Born will then begin what will hopefully be a new DC holiday tradition.

Exclusive: Celia Berk to Release New Winter EP; Watch New Lyric Video Now
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 16, 2025

Tomorrow, December 17, vocalist Celia Berk is sharing a new collection of songs, Four Seasons of Song: Winter. Ahead of its release, check out a new music video of 'Love Turns Winter Into Spring,' available now.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld December 16, 2025 - TITANIQUE Broadway Run Announced and More
by - Dec 16, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 16, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

São Paulo’s Municipal Theatre Presents BERNSTEIN'S MASS, with Paulo Szot and the Operatic Stage Debut of Beto Sargentelli
by Claudio Erlichman - Dec 15, 2025

Leonard Bernstein’s bold, genre-defying Mass returns to the stage of Theatro Municipal de São Paulo for two special performances on December 19 (8 p.m.) and 20 (5 p.m.). Conducted by Roberto Minczuk, the production brings together the São Paulo Municipal Symphony Orchestra, the Coral Paulistano and the Lírico Choir, with Tony Award–winning baritone Paulo Szot as the Celebrant. Blending traditional Catholic liturgy with rock, jazz, musical theatre and protest songs, Mass reflects the social unrest and spiritual questioning of the 1970s while remaining strikingly relevant today. The performances also mark the Municipal debut of musical-theatre star Beto Sargentelli, whose presence bridges the worlds of opera and contemporary musical theatre.

Antonia Franceschi Appointed Interim AD At New York Theatre Ballet
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 15, 2025

Antonia Franceschi has been appointed Interim Artistic Director at New York Theatre Ballet. Franceschi's appointment fills the role of former artistic director Steven Melendez who stepped down in November 2025.