Get ready, Peanuts fans — 2025 is shaping up to be Snoopy’s biggest year in decades. With “Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical,” the first new Peanuts musical in over 35 years, which premiered July 18 on Apple TV+, and collaborations spanning Starbucks, GRIND, Timex, and top streetwear brands, the world is celebrating the 75th anniversary…
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Spearheaded by artist and cultural organizer Yasuyo Tanaka, SEED BOMB bridges past and future through art, performance, and youth-led storytelling. “Atomic Bomb and Seed Bomb use the same word—‘bomb’—but they carry opposite meanings: destruction and regeneration,” says Tanaka. “We want to explore what kind of world can grow from deep reflection, sincere remembrance, and meaningful…
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Audible and P3 Productions will premiere the critically acclaimed musical Mexodus in New York City, with previews starting Sept. 9 and opening night September 18 at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. Written and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, and directed by David Mendizábal, Mexodus tells the untold story of enslaved people who escaped…
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The Public Theater has announced additional casting for three of its highly anticipated 2025-26 season productions—The Seat of Our Pants, Initiative, and Ulysses—bringing 20 artists making their Public Theater debuts to the stage. Opening the fall lineup is the world premiere musical The Seat of Our Pants, adapted, written, and composed by Ethan Lipton and…
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On view through Sept. 7, Empathetic Universe is Saya Woolfalk’s first major retrospective, offering an immersive experience into a richly imagined world centered on empathy and mutual understanding. Recognized as an Artnet essential spring exhibition, this show at Manhattan’s El Museo del Barrio brings together over two decades of Woolfalk’s innovative and interdisciplinary work. Woolfalk’s…
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This summer, Bryant Park continues its tradition of bringing free, world-class performances to Midtown Manhattan with a vibrant lineup of concerts, cultural celebrations, and first-time spectacles—all under the city skyline. On Aug. 15, drummer and dhol master Sunny Jain headlines Wild Wild East, a bold fusion of South Asian sounds and storytelling. He’s joined by…
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Chain Theatre’s highly anticipated Summer One-Act Festival returns July 10 through August 2, 2025, promising an explosive mix of daring theatrical voices and genre-defying performances. Taking place at the Chain Theatre’s home in midtown Manhattan (312 W. 36th Street), this year’s festival features over 90 new one-act plays presented in curated nightly blocks. Each performance…
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For the first time in its storied history, The Frick Collection is offering visitors and members a place to dine. On June 6, the museum unveiled Westmoreland, an elegant café nestled on the second floor of its newly renovated Fifth Avenue home. Part of the Frick’s ambitious revitalization project, Westmoreland represents a new chapter in…
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Empire Training Center for the Arts (ETCA), in partnership with New York Stage and Film (SAF), lit up The Chance Theater with an unforgettable evening of music, talent, and community celebration on June 27. The inaugural City of Poughkeepsie Songwriters’ Salon will feature acclaimed singer-songwriter Crystal Monee Hall in concert, marking SAF’s first event of…
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A major chapter in American history, long overlooked, is finally taking center stage. Having opened on May 23 at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, Picturing Freedom: Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River Raid brings new attention to the largest and most successful slave rebellion in United States history. In 1863, behind Confederate lines…
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