Here's who's canceled their Kennedy Center performances since Trump took over by Ivy Buck

The Martha Graham Dance Company is just the latest to say they will no longer perform at the Kennedy Center since Trump took over last year.

Metropolitan Opera Announces Layoffs, Salary Cuts, and Reduced Programming Amid Ongoing Financial Strain

The Metropolitan Opera has announced a new round of cost-cutting measures, including layoffs, executive pay reductions, and a scaled-back production schedule, as it continues to grapple with…

Williamstown Theatre Festival Cancels Summer 2026 Programming by Logan Culwell-Block

The company says it's taking a step back to make plans for year-round offerings and productions in 2027.

Seattle Children's Theatre Withdraws From Upcoming Kennedy Center Engagement

Seattle Children’s Theatre has withdrawn from an upcoming two-week run of performances at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C, reports NPR. BroadwayWor…

Video: & JULIET Toronto Company Performs Raptors Game Halftime Show

The Vanessa Sears (Juliet) and the Toronto cast of & Juliet performed during halftime at the Raptors vs. 76ers game on January 12, 2026. & Juliet stars Vanessa Sears as Juliet, Da…

why shouldn't Dylan Mulvaney be in SIX? | the honest truth behind the Broadway casting backlash by MickeyJoTheatre

check out my brand new substack newsletter: www.mickeyjotheatre.substack.com sign up to become a channel member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDQi6IkbVa2SJok8fUZOpKw/join • OHMYGOD …

Company XIV to Launch 20th Anniversary Season With Petite Rouge

Lily Rabe, Hamish Linklater, Katrina Lenk and More to Join Reading of Tracy Letts Plays

Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts, a marathon theater reading festival celebrating the works of Pulitzer Prize winner Letts, will take place on Monday, February 23 from 11:00AM to 11:00PM at Cir…

Martin Short Documentary Coming to Netflix This Spring

This Spring, Netflix will release a new documentary about Tony Award-winning performer Martin Short. Described as the "definitive documentary" about the comedian, Marty, Life Is Short will b…

Adobe Pledges $10 Million to Film and TV Fund, Partners With Amelia Dimoldenberg by Caitlin Huston

The software company is launching new partnerships with organizations including Dimoldenberg's Dimz Inc. Academy and Rideback RISE.

Being Alive: When Talk Is Free Theatre Trusts Sondheim, Company Soars by Ross

Two men enter quietly. One takes his place at the piano, the other at center stage. As a radio dial searches for a familiar frequency, snippets of static and melody drift in and out. Fragmen…

Othello: Teaser | Stratford Festival 2026 by Stratford Festival

A single lie becomes poison to Othello. Watch as trust corrodes, certainty buckles and a brilliant life is dragged into ruin by deception's quiet hand in Shakespeare's gripping tragedy. Sec…

The Trump-Kennedy Center is another front in the battle for the soul of America | Charlotte Higgins by Charlotte Higgins

Under Trump, the world-class centre for performing arts is one of many US cultural institutions changing beyond recognition. Will others buckle? A year ago – just a year ago – the Kenned…

Annie Brings Heartwarming Family Magic to York Theatre Royal This February by Staff Writer

York Light Opera Company returns to York Theatre Royal with feel good favourite Annie for a limited run this February The post Annie Brings Heartwarming Family Magic to York Theatre Royal Th…

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Teaser | Stratford Festival 2026 by Stratford Festival

Magic and mischief by moonlight. ✨ A Midsummer Night’s Dream transforms the Tom Patterson Theatre into an enchanted forest where lovers lose their way, spirits stir up trouble and nothin…

Washington National Opera Finds New Venue Following Kennedy Center Split by Meg Masseron, Diep Tran

Stephen Schwartz is also returning to host the company's annual gala.

Tina Packer, Powerhouse of Shakespeare Performance, Dies at 87 by Richard Sandomir

She was a founder and the longtime artistic director of Shakespeare & Company, a repertory theater in western Massachusetts, and directed all his plays.

Theatre Review: ‘Shakespeare in Harlem’ presented by Chesapeake Shakespeare Company in collaboration with UMBC by Ben Pierce

“Shakespeare in Harlem,” originally a collection of poems by Langston Hughes, first opened in New York City in 1960. Though it was widely loved, its run was cut short due to politics of …

Being Alive: When Toronto’s Talk Is Free Theatre Trusts Sondheim, “Company” Soars by Ross

The Toronto Theatre Review: TIFT’s Company By Ross Two men enter quietly. One takes his place at the piano, the other at center stage. As a radio dial searches for a familiar frequency, sn…

‘I can’t waste this’: Michael Sheen on his riskiest role yet – saving Wales’s national theatre by Kate Wyver

When funding cuts closed National Theatre Wales, the actor saw it as an emergency, and set about building a replacement. As its first show comes to the stage, he explains his plan to bring b…

Yale Center for British Art probes the artistic influence of a ruthless global conglomerate by Christopher Arnott

“Painters, Ports, and Profit: Artists and the East India Company, 1750-1850," on view through June 21, highlights artists from India, Britain, and China that worked during that era.

How the original company of ‘Ragtime’ was cast by Ruthie Fierberg

Jan. 18 marks the 28th anniversary of the musical’s opening — here’s how the star-studded cast first got together.

The Infectious Qualities of "Bug" by Jan Simpson

Maybe it’s the current dystopic state of the world but I had a hard time with Bug, the revival of Tracy Letts’ 1996 play that opened this month at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. F…

Martha Graham Dance Company Cancels Kennedy Center Engagement

The Martha Graham Dance Company has canceled its scheduled April engagement at the Kennedy Center, removing the stop from its nationwide centennial tour. In a statement released Friday, t…

The Hobbit: Teaser | Stratford Festival 2026 by Stratford Festival

Adventure awaits with The Hobbit. Follow Bilbo Baggins and the ever-mysterious Gandalf as they plunge into an epic quest that reshapes their world, complete with dwarves, trolls, elves, gobl…

Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for Ethan Slater-Led Marcel on the Train Off-Broadway by Andrew Gans

Written by Slater and Marshall Pailet, the Classic Stage Company production sees the Wicked film star taking on world-famous mime Marcel Marceau.

Photos: Ethan Slater and More in Rehearsals for MARCEL ON THE TRAIN at Classic Stage Company

Rehearsals are underway for Marcel on the Train at Classic Stage Company. Check out rehearsal photos here! Marcel on the Train is co-written by Marshall Pailet and Tony Award nominee Etha…

Martha Graham Dance Company Won’t Celebrate Centennial at Kennedy Center by Michaela Towfighi

The oldest dance troupe in the United States decided not to perform at the Washington venue during its nationwide tour.

Washington National Opera Announces Stephen Schwartz Hosted WEST SIDE STORY Gala & New Venues

Washington National Opera has announced that its spring 2026 performances, marking the company’s 70th anniversary season, will take place at venues throughout the greater Washington, D.C. …

Photos: New Look At Nick Fradiani and More In A BEAUTIFUL NOISE National Tour

New production photographs have been released for the North American tour of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. Nick Fradiani stars as Neil Diamond – Then in the touring prod…

Listen: Gloria Onitiri Sings 'Our Lady of the Underground' in New Single From HADESTOWN

An all new single, “Our Lady of the Underground”, had been released from Hadestown. The track features Gloria Onitiri, who performed the role of Persephone in the Original West End compa…