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Friday, April 17, 2026

Daniel Fish will Direct Suddenly Last Summer Opera at Bard's Fisher Center by Natan Zamansky

The opera by composer Courtney Bryan will open Bard SummerScape 2026.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:01AM

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Anastasia, Les Misérables, and More Creative PLAYBILLDER Covers From Around the Country by Natan Zamansky

When you make a Playbill with PLAYBILLDER, you can also design your own covers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:12PM

Monday, April 13, 2026

Gilbert and Sullivan Squared: What's Happening in Classic Arts This Week by Natan Zamansky

Find out what’s happening in the opera, concert, and dance scene in NYC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:42AM

Friday, April 10, 2026

Guys & Dolls, Susannah, More in Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2025-26 Season by Natan Zamansky

The company will welcome soprano Sondra Radvanovsky to the position of Artistic Advisor

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:36AM

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Mean Girls, Matilda, and More Creative PLAYBILLDER Covers From Around the Country by Natan Zamansky

When you make a Playbill with PLAYBILLDER, you can also design your own covers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 08:48AM

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

What Did Reviews Say About Innocence at the Metropolitan Opera? by Natan Zamansky

Kaija Saariaho's final opera had its Met premiere April 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:24PM

Monday, April 6, 2026

Innocence, Nixon in China, and More: What's Happening in Classic Arts This Week by Natan Zamansky

Find out what’s happening in the opera, concert, and dance scene in NYC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:36AM

Friday, April 3, 2026

Oklahoma!, The Sound of Music, and More Creative PLAYBILLDER Covers From Around the Country by Natan Zamansky

When you make a Playbill with PLAYBILLDER, you can also design your own covers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PM

Alexei Ratmansky's Romeo and Juliet, World Premieres by Jennifer Archibald, Alysa Pires, More in New York City Ballet's 2026–27 Season by Natan Zamansky

The season, opening September 22, will feature 48 ballets, including five world premieres and farewells for two longtime dancers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:54PM

Get a 1st Look at Innocence at the Metropolitan Opera by Natan Zamansky

Kaija Saariaho's final opera has its Met premiere April 6.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

Monday, March 30, 2026

Romeo and Juliet, Tristan und Isolde, and More: What's Happening in Classic Arts This Week by Natan Zamansky

Find out what’s happening in the opera, concert, and dance scene in NYC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Little Shop of Horrors, Les Miserables, and More Creative PLAYBILLDER Covers From Around the Country by Natan Zamansky

When you make a Playbill with PLAYBILLDER, you can also design your own covers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 04:02PM

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Elizabeth Gillies, Skylar Astin, More Join We Chose to Go to the Moon at Carnegie Hall by Natan Zamansky

Michael Mayer directs John Monsky's historical symphonic work April 7 and 8.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:36PM

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

PBS to Broadcast Kavalier & Clay, Tristan und Isolde, More on Great Performances at the Met by Natan Zamansky

Nine Metropolitan Opera productions will air on television.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:18PM

Monday, March 23, 2026

Met Opera Names Winners of 2026 Laffont Competition by Natan Zamansky

Selected from 10 finalists, the six winners are each awarded a $20,000 prize.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:06PM

Sins and Grace, Enigma, and More: What's Happening in Classic Arts This Week by Natan Zamansky

Find out what’s happening in the opera, concert, and dance scene in NYC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

Thursday, March 19, 2026

March Madness: 10 Creative Little Women PLAYBILLDER Covers by Natan Zamansky

See how schools around the country illustrate Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:32AM

Schedule of Upcoming Cast Changes by Natan Zamansky

See who's coming into your favorite Broadway show!

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:24AM

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Michael Mayer to Direct We Chose to Go to the Moon at Carnegie Hall by Natan Zamansky

The multimedia presentation by historian John Monsky will perform in April.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:18AM

Monday, March 16, 2026

The Wealth of Nations, La Traviata, and More: What's Happening in Classic Arts This Week by Natan Zamansky

Find out what’s happening in the opera, concert, and dance scene in NYC.

SOURCE: Playbill at 09:54AM

Friday, March 13, 2026

Cast Set for New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players' Utopia, Limited by Natan Zamansky

Gilbert and Sullivan's rarely-produced penultimate opera will be revived in April.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:42AM

West Side Story, Bring it On, and More Creative PLAYBILLDER Covers From Around the Country by Natan Zamansky

When you make a Playbill with PLAYBILLDER, you can also design your own covers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:26AM

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Brandon Victor Dixon, Zachary Noah Piser, More Join Lamb of God at Met Opera by Natan Zamansky

They join the previously-announced Jessie Mueller, Norm Lewis, and more in the one-night presentation March 30.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:31PM

Bernstein's Mass, Jeremy O. Harris and Beethoven's Egmont, More in New York Philharmonic's 2026-2027 Season by Natan Zamansky

The season will include appearances by Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, Yo-Yo Ma, and more.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:30PM

What Did Reviews Say About Tristan und Isolde at Met Opera? by Natan Zamansky

Yuval Sharon's new production, starring Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres, opened March 9.

SOURCE: Playbill at 10:18AM

Monday, March 9, 2026

Wagner, Korngold, and More: What's Happening in Classic Arts This Week by Natan Zamansky

Find out what’s happening in the opera, concert, and dance scene this week.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:09PM

Friday, March 6, 2026

Get a 1st Look at Tristan und Isolde at Met Opera by Natan Zamansky

Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres star in Yuval Sharon's new production of the Wagner epic.

SOURCE: Playbill at 02:36PM

Opera and Ballet Companies Respond to Timothée Chalamet's Criticism of Art Forms by Natan Zamansky

The Marty Supreme star recently said that "no one cares" about those disciplines.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:24PM

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Dracula, Mary Poppins, and More Creative PLAYBILLDER Covers From Around the Country by Natan Zamansky

When you make a Playbill with PLAYBILLDER, you can also design your own covers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:31PM

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Heartbeat Opera to Present Revised Vanessa at Baruch Performing Arts Center by Natan Zamansky

The 100-minute adaptation of Samuel Barber's opera premiered at the 2025 Williamstown Theatre Festival.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:59PM

Monday, March 2, 2026

Ryan Speedo Green, Tazewell Thompson, More in Atlanta Opera's 2026-2027 Season by Natan Zamansky

The season will include a mix of classic operas and contemporary musical theatre works.

SOURCE: Playbill at 01:48PM

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