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Death of Classical is a spunky classical music producer that takes performers and audiences into strange and wonderful spaces, where they enjoy whiskey, burgers, and music. In the past week, the composers of  two upcoming productions of the Metropolitan Opera have been previewed.

The 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.

FST 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.

Perhaps you knew Charles personally, or you encountered his work at readings and through conversations across Massachusetts and beyond. You may not be aware, but as one of our earliest residents at Manship, one with a past at the Mass Cultural Council, Charles helped shape the residency at a formative moment in our history.

On Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 5pm, the Telegraph Quartet (Eric Chin and Joseph Maile, violins; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jeremiah Shaw, cello), a group The New York Times describes as “full of elegance and pinpoint control” is presented by Mohawk Trail Concerts. The performance will be held at Charlemont Federated Church (175 Main St.).

Ted Landsmark (born May 17, 1946) overcame poverty, childhood polio, and daunting obstacles to forge a distinguished career with many singular accomplishments. He served on numerous boards including the MFA and ICA.

The 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.

The Chez Haynes years were forty-five years ago. That’s nearly half a century. We all had dreams, the waitresses and you and I. And we all had vague plans, and we pursued them in Europe and later in America. Most of us went back to the U.S.

Zing sing bling goes my heart on the red carpet.

COSMOS Gallery presents Drawn to Paint, an exhibition which explores the role of drawing, both informal and preparatory, in the creative process of painters Jeffrey Marshall and Alex Stroup. Through the installation of paintings paired with their drawn origins, this exhibition creates a dialogue between two approaches to imagery that exist independently and interdependently.

Opening 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.

Avital Sagalyn: Mid-Century Provincetown showcases more than three dozen works by perhaps one of the 20th century’s most adept and exciting artists, who spent the summers of 1945 and 1946 as a young painter living at the northernmost tip of Cape Cod.

The exhibition brings together a vibrant range of paintings, sculpture, drawings, and decorative arts from more than four centuries of artistic production (c. 1450-1850). An Exquisite Eye includes rare early Netherlandish painting, Italian Renaissance sculpture, Baroque portraiture, and eighteenth-century French works by artists such as Jan van Eyck, Jean-Antoine Houdon, and Elizabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun.

The Mount, Edith Wharton Cultural Center, will host the 2026 Edith Wharton Summit from Thursday, June 4 through Saturday, June 6, 2026, bringing together leading scholars, cultural historians, writers, and Wharton enthusiasts from around the world for three days of inquiry, dialogue, and immersive programming.

Since 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.

Simone Levy Greenwood was born to paint. Always an outsider, she carried a brush and palette for as long as she could remember. When she and her family were driven from their home in Alsace after the Germans invaded France, they ended up in Valence in Southern France where Simone, now in hiding, continued to paint.

This 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.

It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of my newest book, "The Stillness of The Blue Heron: A Manual For A Daoist Life of Clarity and Purpose When The World Is In Turmoil." This work is a collection of essays and poetry crafted to provide a sense of peace and direction during challenging times.

When 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.

Island 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.

In 1980 I had a gonzo interview with an ever more wasted Dennis Hopper in a suite of the Copley Plaza Hotel. He was there to do PR for the American Premiere of Out of the Blue the third film he directed after a hiatus of a decade. His directorial debut Easy Rider was a counter culture masterpiece. The second, The Last Movie, 1971. was a bomb and never released. The five images that accompany this article document his volatile mood. He spoke without restraint of his epic struggles as an artist with poignant revelations of his unique genius.

My brother played chess with John Cage and wasn’t polite enough to let him win. Cage was not a very good chess player, but he admired Marcel Duchamp who liked chess.

Judy 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.

The ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance at Williams College announces Summer at the ’62 Center, a new summer performance series running June 15 through August 29, 2026. The season features more than 30 days of programming and brings together leading arts organizations and local partners from across the Berkshires and beyond.? ?

Kelly Akashi’s work emphasizes the impermanence of the natural world, recording moments in time alongside personal and social histories. Her practice is characterized by a rigorous approach to research, deft manual skill, a reverence for process and materials, and formal play.