Wednesday, February 25, 2026

An Amazingly Possible “Cinderella” from Class Act by David Dow Bentley III

By DAVID DOW BENTLEY III “The People’s Critic” [All photos by Spry Art Photography. Click any photo to enlarge] As children we all learned the enchanting mystery of fairy tale stories.…

SOURCE: thepeoplescritic.com at 06:48AM
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Aidan Close & Emmet Smith Are Making Magic in 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' by BroadwayWorld

Seven is an especially magical number in the Wizarding World, and the current Broadway company of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child knows all about it. The Year 7 cast took the Lyric Theatre…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:48PM

The Philadelphia Museum of Art presents Noah Davis by Pamela J. Forsythe

An international retrospective on Noah Davis, an important American painter lost much too soon, ends its tour at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Pamela J. Forsythe reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 04:27PM

Theatre Review: ‘trinity’ at Baltimore Center Stage by Anne Valentino

One major element that differentiates theatre from other forms of art is that it happens in time and space—real time and real space, seductively unfolding before an audience. The stage is …

SOURCE: mdtheatreguide.com at 02:21PM
Monday, February 23, 2026

What Will We Do? The Paintings Aren’t Working! by Joe Patti

Via Artsjournal.com is a piece on The Critic addressing the trend in thinking art has curative abilities. I have long written about the problem with measuring the value of art in prescriptiv…

SOURCE: insidethearts.com at 11:24PM

Isaiah Zagar taught me to hold grief, love, and life through the art of mosaic by Anndee Hochman

When Anndee Hochman met Isaiah Zagar, he told her how art can heal. A few years later, grieving her father, she took Zagar’s lessons into her own hands.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 06:33PM
Saturday, February 21, 2026

January 2026: Idols, Lesbians, and an Island of Evil by Nicole Serratore

Truth! Happy New Year! Secured my BTS tour tickets so I am set for 2026. Let's talk dramas.************* Idol I Idol I is a surprisingly sensitive portrayal of a K-pop fangirl living h…

SOURCE: Mildly Bitter's Musings at 06:59PM

Joffrey Concert Group Dazzles with ‘In My Art’ by Writer

In My Art 2026 dazzled on Feb. 20 in New York City. The alluring showcase of contemporary ballet and modern dance took place at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater. The Joffrey Concert Group, …

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 12:04AM
Friday, February 20, 2026

How Le Patin Libre Transforms Ice into Art | Feb. 17 - 22, 2026 by The Trump Kennedy Center

Get tickets: https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/dance/2025-2026/le-patin-libre/ What does it mean to skate freely? In this featurette, Canadian contemporary skating c…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:48PM

Oni Kenbai – Embassy of Japan - Millennium Stage (March 19th, 2026) by The Trump Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Oni Kenbai – Embassy of Japan Oni Kenbai is a Buddhist performing art, originally called Nenbutsu Kenbai. Dancers chant Buddhist prayers while performing…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:48PM

The Lost Boys Has New Broadway Key Art by Margaret Hall

The screen-to-stage musical, featuring songs from band The Rescues, begins previews at the Palace Theatre in March.

SOURCE: Playbill at 11:06AM

Photos: THE LOST BOYS Shares Key Art Ahead of Broadway Premiere

The Lost Boys on Broadway has released all new key art, featuring photos of the cast, in stark "day" and "night" constrasting posters. Check out the photos below! The Palace Theatre Box O…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:21AM

Gus Birney and More Will Lead the Cast of SEAGULL: TRUE STORY Off-Broadway

The full cast has been announced for SEAGULL: TRUE STORY, which will begin performances off-Broadway next month. Following sold-out runs at La MaMa and London’s Marylebone Theatre, the pro…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:00AM
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar, who created mirrored dreamscapes across Philadelphia, dies at 86 by The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia-based mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar, known for creating mirrored dreamscapes on buildings across the city, has died, according to a nonprofit art center he cr…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:47PM

A Book Celebration of Marc Robinson's American Performance in 1976

By . Marc Robinson explores how innovative artists across disciplines—drama, dance, music, film, visual art—responded to the events of 1976, before zeroing in on avant-garde theater. 

SOURCE: HowlRound at 05:26PM

The Hunger Games: On Stage Releases New Trailer For London Production by BroadwayWorld

All new footage has been released from the first-ever stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s internationally acclaimed book The Hunger Games and Lionsgate’s hit motion picture of the same…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:06PM

Thibaut Grevet on His work for New York City Ballet's 2026 Art Series by Madelyn Sutton

This season, French director and photographer turned his eyes on NYBC's company of dancers.

SOURCE: Playbill at 03:42PM

Festival of Music & Love, in Collaboration with Rola Z - Millennium Stage (February 27th, 2026) by The Trump Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Festival of Music & Love, in Collaboration with Rola Z The Festival of Music and Love is a two-day, family-friendly celebration of rhythm, culture, and com…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:18PM

Festival of Music & Love,in Collaboration with Rola Z- Millennium Stage (February 28th, 2026) by The Trump Kennedy Center

Live Tonight on Millennium Stage: Festival of Music & Love,in Collaboration with Rola Z The Festival of Music and Love is a two-day, family-friendly celebration of rhythm, culture, and comm…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:18PM

Fathers and Sons II by JK

Fathers and Sons II This all started when I read over the complete cast list for the upcoming Broadway musical, Beaches, and realized that Ben Jacoby is Mark Jacoby's son and they will bo…

SOURCE: www.jkstheatrescene.com at 06:48AM

Art Cure: One Night Only Fundraising Event Announced at The Other Palace by Staff Writer

Go Live Theatre has announced a one night only fundraising event, Art Cure: An Evening with Daisy Fancourt in Conversation with James Graham and Suzie Miller The post Art Cure: One Night Onl…

SOURCE: theatreweekly.com at 06:31AM

Two Nights, One Community: Broadway’s Annual Celebrations of Surprise and Storytelling by Suzanna Bowling

Each spring in New York, two unique one-night-only benefit concerts arrive, reminding us theatre lovers just how expansive and generous this art form can be. I have become two thrillingly e…

SOURCE: Times Square Chronicles at 01:37AM
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Australia’s largest Antarctic art exhibition opens at RMIT Gallery and Design Hub Gallery

The post Australia’s largest Antarctic art exhibition opens at RMIT Gallery and Design Hub Gallery appeared first on Australian Arts Review.

SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 09:37PM

David Hays, 95, Dies; Top Broadway Designer and Theater of Deaf Founder by Howard Fishman

He created sets and lighting for dozens of productions, including “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” and established a new art form with his theater of the deaf, combining sign and spoke…

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 04:48PM

HEATHERS Off-Broadway to Present ASL-Friendly Performance

Heathers The Musical will present its first ASL-friendly performance on Thursday, February 19 at 7:30 PM at New World Stages. This special performance will be signed by interpreters from Han…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:43PM

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s “Hamnet” Shows How Grief Inspires Art by Mary Wisniewski

The lead character in this U.S. premiere at Chicago Shakes is not the playwright, but his wife, Agnes. The play is about her union with the Bard and the family they create, as well as Will�…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Resident Ensemble Players presents Yasmina Reza’s Art by Gail Obenreder

Newark, DE’s Resident Ensemble Players stages a terrifically enjoyable production of French playwright Yasmina Reza’s Art, which is popular for good reason. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 03:37PM

The Institute for Contemporary Art presents A World in the Making: The Shakers by Gail Obenreder

A major exhibition on the Shakers lands in Philly at UPenn’s ICA, juxtaposing historic pieces with new works exploring the enigmatic religious group’s legacy. Gail Obenreder reviews.

SOURCE: Broad Street Review at 11:31AM

Two Nights, One Community: Broadway’s Annual Celebrations of Surprise and Storytelling by Ross

Frontmezzjunkies reports: Miscast and Broadway Backwards 2026 By Ross Each spring in New York, two unique one-night-only benefit concerts arrive, reminding us theatre lovers just how expansi…

SOURCE: front mezz junkies at 08:27AM
Monday, February 16, 2026

The Dinosaurs ** 1/2 by Barry Gordin

By Samuel L Leiter February 16, 2026: Jacob Perkins’s The Dinosaurs, now receiving its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons, belongs to the category we might call the “group therapy p…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 09:00PM
Sunday, February 15, 2026

Cady McClain 2026 Interview Excerpt - Beneath the Ice of the Vistula - Confronting Art by Call Me Adam

I recently caught up with My Entertainment Idol, 3 time Emmy Award Winner, Cady McClain, who is currently starring in Roman Freud's Off Broadway play "Beneath the Ice of the Vistula." Now t…

SOURCE: YouTube at 09:00AM

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Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off