Theatre
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Berkshire Opera Festival Presents Flower and Hawk
At Historic Ventfort Hall in Lenox
By: - Apr 08th, 2026This intimate, 50-minute performance (no intermission), sung in English, brings to life one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages—queen of two nations, mother of kings, and a commanding political force. Set during her imprisonment in Salisbury Tower, Flower and Hawk unfolds as Eleanor reflects on the triumphs and betrayals that shaped her extraordinary life.
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Giant with John Lithgow
Play Reveals Dark Side of Children's Author Roald Dahl
By: - Apr 09th, 2026Giant, which won multiple awards in London, is based on a true incident in 1983; the children’s author Roald Dahl wrote a book review about a non-fiction book on the 1982 Israeli-Lebanese war. In his review, Dahl expresses multiple statements that most would consider antisemitic condemning Israel.
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Barbara Hannigan Returns to the NY Phil
Hannigan sings Poulen's Human Voice
By: - Apr 13th, 2026Barbara Hannigan arrives at the New York Philharmonic on April 23. Her memorable debut was in Grigor Ligetti’s opera Le Grand Macabre under conductor Alan Gilbert fifteen years ago. It sold out. The production was the Philharmonic's first opera, directed by Doug Fitch with a multimedia set and backdrop. Hannigan will sing and conduct Poulenc's Human Voice.
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The Huntington’s 2026/27 season
Broadway Hits, and Fresh Interpretations of Enduring Stories
By: - Apr 16th, 2026Announcing seven titles in The Huntington’s bold 2026/27 season, featuring world premieres, acclaimed Broadway hits, and fresh interpretations of enduring stories. The Huntington is premiering a stirring new musical adaptation of New York Times best-seller Unorthodox by Broadway dream-team Benj Pasek (Dear Evan Hansen, The Greatest Showman), Shaina Taub (Suffs), and Joshua Harmon (Prayer for the French Republic, Bad Jews).
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Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
Lies Spells and Old Wives Tales
By: - Apr 17th, 2026Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe founder and Artistic Director Nate Jacobs has certainly been on a creative tear with his brother Michael Jacobs recently, creating three wholly different and original world premiere musicals at the theater in just three years.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Pocket Opera's Wonderful Chamber Opera Adaptation
By: - Apr 18th, 2026Benjamin Britten hits the right notes with a delightful condensation of Shakespeare's complex but lovable comedy, full of clever plot devices and fun characters. Pocket Opera excels in casting over 20 parts with fine matches, and the score is a great fit for the world premiere concert orchestra version.
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Manatee Performing Arts Center
New Four Story Structure
By: - Apr 20th, 2026Manatee Performing Arts Center quickly outgrew the building that opened in 2013. A new four-story structure will add more space for rehearsals and education programs.
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Cyril the Sorcerer in Once Upon a River
Barrington Stage Company
By: - Apr 21st, 2026“Once Upon a River” is an interactive “enviromagic” fairytale show performed by CJ May as Cyril the Sorcerer, designed to teach children about environmental stewardship
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La Traviata
Opera San Jose's Fine Production of This War Horse
By: - Apr 21st, 2026Verdi's timeless masterpiece with libretto by Piave and based on the fictionalized autobiography of Alexandre Dumas the son continues to appeal. Among opera's most beautiful scores, the music is complemented by an engrossing story of social conflict, sacrifice, and tragic loss of life.
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Hamnet
Royal Shakespeare Production at A.C.T.
By: - Apr 24th, 2026Without evidence, Shakespeare's wife Agnes, known commonly as Anne Hathaway, has been scorned in a misogynistic way by male historians over the centuries. The novel by Maggie O'Farrell, followed by this play and the well-regarded movie, takes a different, and perhaps more plausible look at the mysterious woman and her relationship with Will.
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Primary Trust
Westport Country Playhouse
By: - Apr 26th, 2026From the moment Alphonso Walker, Jr., walks down the aisle and onto the stage, I was riveted. Walker is playing Kenneth in the excellent production of Primary Trust now at Westport Country Playhouse through Saturday, May 2.
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Barbara Hannigan at the New York Philharmonic
Thrilling
By: - Apr 27th, 2026Barbara Hannigan made her conducting debut at the Wu Tsai Hall in David Geffen Hall. The performance was breathtaking. Singing Fracis Poulenc’s La voix Humaine, Hannigan makes music visible in her movements. The orchestra understood her every gesture and engaged.
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Mr. Finn's Cabaret
Summer in Pittsfield
By: - Apr 28th, 2026Judy Kuhn leads a standout lineup that also includes Alysha Umphress (June 14–15), Tony Award winner Paulo Szot (August 16–17), Emily Skinner (August 30–31), Billy Stritch (September 2–3), and Alan H. Green (September 4–5), alongside special performances from the BSC Musical Theatre Conservatory and guest artists throughout the summer.
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The Gods of Comedy
Ken Ludwig's Farce Plays Well at Masquers Playhouse
By: - Apr 28th, 2026When university instructor Daphne loses a unique manuscript of a Greek play, she casually invokes the Greek Gods for assistance. To her surprise, Dionysus and Thalia appear, but rather than a quick solution, they complicate matters but create laughable situations along the way.
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Everything Beautiful Happens at Night
Island City Stage's Production of Ted Malawer's Play
By: - May 01st, 2026Island City Stage's strong professional production of Ted Malawer's engrossing play, "Everything Beautiful Happens at Night" runs through Sunday. "Everything Beautiful Happens at Night" is more than a carefree children’s tale come to life. This layered play invites us to consider serious, thought-provoking themes.
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Noel Coward's Fallen Angels
At Roundabout Theater
By: - May 02nd, 2026This it’s a play Noel Coward wrote giving two women two actresses, stunning roles. The original London production featured Edna Best and Tallulah Bankhead. Here Byrne and O’Hara not only capture the period style but make us both admire these women who refused to adhere to convention, and at times be appalled at their drunken behavior.
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Hamlet at BAM
Features Hiran Abyekserka
By: - May 05th, 2026Since its first staging at BAM in 1861, Hamlet has returned more than a dozen times, directed by luminaries like Ingmar Bergman, Peter Brook, and Thomas Ostermeier. Now, Robert Hastie’s new production marks another groundbreaking production into BAM’s legacy of daring Hamlets.
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Assassins Review Ends Sarasota Players Season
Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman Musical Remains Potent and Topical
By: - May 05th, 2026Opening just days after a California man was charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, the Sarasota Players’s captivating production of the Stephen Sondheim-John Weidman musical “Assassins” could not be more topical, no matter how coincidental the timing.
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The Steinberg/ATCA New Play Awards
Largest Playwriting Award in the United States.
By: - May 06th, 2026The Steinberg/ATCA and Osborn Awards were presented by Cameron Kelsall, chair of ATCA's New Play Committee, and Lou Harry, vice-chair of ATCA's Executive Committee, alongside Jim Steinberg of the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust.
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Leadership Changes for Berkshire's WAM Theatre
Erin Patrick Now Managing Director at WAM.
By: - May 12th, 2026The Board of Directors of WAM Theatre, in partnership with Artistic Director Genée Coreno, announces a leadership transition as Managing Director Molly Merrihew steps into the role of Executive Director at Shakespeare & Company. WAM Theatre is proud to promote General Manager Erin Patrick into the role of Managing Director at WAM.
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Florida Studio Theatre Leadership Changes
Artistic Director Since 1980 Richard Hopkins Retires
By: - May 12th, 2026FST leaders preparing for long-planned retirement and evolution. Richard Hopkins has served as producing artistic director since 1980 and will retire after helping to transition in new leaders.
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Goodspeed Opera House Rocks
Fine Production of Jesus Christ Superstar
By: - May 13th, 2026As expected, this is a very good production of the show; Justin Matthew Sargent, the lead, has played the role before, including as a stand-in for John Legend during rehearsals of the television live television production. His experience shows not only in the vocals, but also in the interpretation of the role. His Jesus is gentle, determined, but also scared.
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Venice Theatre Season
Hurricane Damaged Jervey Theatre Reopens Early 2027
By: - May 16th, 2026For Venice Theatre, reconstruction of its hurricane-damaged mainstage Jervey Theatre “influenced every decision” that was made about show selection for the 2026-27 season, said Interim Artistic Director Murray Chase.
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Ringling's Art of Performance Series
Ringling's Art of Performance Series
By: - May 16th, 2026The lineup for the eclectic performing arts program epitomizes the vision of The Ringling’s first director, Everett “Chick” Austin, who believed a museum’s role was not to simply be a repository for gilt-framed Old Masters, but a living, dynamic space where all art forms intersect to stretch patrons’ palates, minds and imaginations.
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Heartbeat Opera Punches Up Vanessa
Samuel Barber's Opera in Shadowy Chamber Form
By: - May 18th, 2026Samuel Barber’s Vanessa is playing at the Baruch Performing Arts Center after a smashing run at the Williamstown Theatre Festival last summer. R. B. Schlather, also of Hudson Hall, directs: Hot sex in a cold clime. This story was originally told in veils and mirrors, which have been translated into shadows by Heartbeat Opera.
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