Sting will star in a reworked version of The Last Ship at the Metropolitan Opera House for a nine-performance run this June. Shaggy joins him in the cast.

The Whitney opens Andy Warhol: Family Album on April 30, 2026, showing 732 Polaroids from 1972–73 drawn from the artist’s personal albums.

NYCxDESIGN runs May 14–20 with 200+ events across the five boroughs, from SHINE at The Seaport to ICFF trade days at the Javits Center and a new AI summit at Cornell Tech.

Alexis Adler’s archive and 20-plus early Basquiat works return to Brooklyn May 13–17, opening the Bishop Arts & Research Center during New York Art Week.

Puppetworks will vacate its Park Slope home after the building was sold. The marionette troupe says it will continue performing while seeking a new Brooklyn space.

Trinity Rep has named Meredith McDonough its new artistic director; she'll arrive in August with a national reputation for new‑play development as the theater readies a $35M renovation.

The New York Dance Parade returns May 16 for its 20th anniversary, filling Manhattan with 10,000+ dancers, 100+ styles and a multi‑stage DanceFest in Tompkins Square Park.

Afrika Bambaataa, the Bronx-born DJ credited with pioneering hip-hop's electro sound, has died at 67. His influential records and the Universal Zulu Nation shaped early hip-hop even as abuse allegations clouded his later years.

Melissa Chiu is leaving the Hirshhorn to lead the Guggenheim in New York, a high-profile move that continues a wave of museum leadership changes.

Meow Wolf has named former Epic Games and Trade Desk executive Matthew Henick as CEO as the immersive collective advances major projects in Los Angeles and New York.

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square offered roughly $64B to buy Universal Music Group, proposing a Nevada‑incorporated "New UMG" and a NYSE listing that jolted markets.

An artist‑run festival across Brooklyn spotlights trans curatorship with gallery shows, public art and workshops through late May.

MoMA PS1 will host a free block party in Long Island City on Saturday, April 18, to mark its 50th anniversary. Expect gallery talks, family workshops, local food and DJs across the plaza.