"The Devil Wears Prada 2" (May 1): A new issue of the fashion-journalism comedy hits theaters with director David Frankel and stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci returning for another story of haute power struggles.
"Hokum" (May 1): In Damian McCarthy's haunted-house horror flick Adam Scott plays an author who travels to Ireland to spread his parents' ashes, only to discover he may not be alone in the place he's rented.
"Deep Water" (May 1): An emergency landing leaves plane passengers stranded in the middle of the ocean and fighting for survival against the elements and a school of hungry sharks. Renny Harlin ("Die Hard 2") directs a cast led by Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley.
"Animal Farm" (May 1): George Orwell's allegorical novella gets an animated adaptation from director Andy Serkis and writer Nicholas Stoller. The voice cast is a star-studded menagerie that includes Seth Rogen, Kieran Culkin, Glenn Close, Steve Buscemi, Laverne Cox and Woody Harrelson.
"One Spoon of Chocolate" (May 1): Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA directs an action thriller about an ex-con and former soldier who becomes the target of a local gang and the police force, then uses his training to fight back.
"Two Pianos" (May 1): After years in Asia, a talented pianist returns to his hometown of Lyon, France, and discovers love in the romantic drama from Arnaud Desplechin ("My Golden Days").
"Widow's Bay" (Apple TV, April 29): A mayor hoping to turn his small town into a tourist destination runs into trouble due to local superstitions in this comedy-horror series that stars Matthew Rhys.
"Man on Fire" (Netflix, April 30): A.J. Quinnell's 1980 novel about a mercenary battling PTSD receives a seven-part adaptation.
"Swapped" (Netflix, May 1): A furry critter and a resplendent bird switch bodies and have to team up to survive the dangers of the jungle in an animated adventure that features the voices of Michael B. Jordan, Juno Temple, Tracy Morgan and Cedric the Entertainer.
"Twenty Twenty Six" (Britbox/Tubi, May 1): The team tasked with planning the World Cup faces difficulties pulling off the biggest tournament in global sports. Hugh Bonneville leads this comedy that serves as a sequel to the Olympics-themed series "Twenty Twelve."
"The Lost Boys" (Palace Theatre, New York, opens April 26): Based on Joel Schumacher's 1987 comedy-horror film, this Broadway musical follows a family new to a beautiful coastal community that hides a dark secret. Rock band the Rescues provides the music and lyrics for the Michael Arden-directed show.
American Football, "American Football (LP4)" (May 1): The long-running emo-rock group reflects on middle age, maturity, divorce and more on a confessional record, its first full-length, studio release in almost seven years.
Parsons Dance (Joyce Theater, New York, April 29-May 10): David Parsons's modern-dance company presents pillars of its repertoire alongside a pair of world premieres: "Ludwig," created by Mr. Parsons and set to the second movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, and "Do Not Go Gentle," choreographed by Mayte Natalio to an original score by Daniel Kluger.
"Rigoletto" (Opéra de Montréal, May 1-9): François Racine directs a new production of Verdi's tragic tale of an innocent woman corrupted by a predatory duke.
"Kamalehua: The Sheltering Tree" (Hawaii Opera Theatre, Honolulu, May 1-5): The story of Hawaii's struggles for independence is told through the biography of Timoteo Haʻalilio, royal secretary and friend of King Kamehameha III. This world premiere comes from composer Herb Mahelona and librettist Victoria Nālani Kneubuhl.
"Risings: The Irish Literary Revival and the Making of a Nation" (The Grolier Club, New York, April 29-July 25): The creative explosion of late 19th- and early 20th-century Ireland is juxtaposed with the island's political push for nationhood. These parallel stories are told through some 150 objects that recount the partnership of W.B. Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory in forming a literary circle that included J.M. Synge, James Joyce and Seán O'Casey -- a group that would forever shape Ireland's art and identity.
"The Occupied City: New York and the American Revolution" (Museum of the City of New York, opens May 1)✪: This immersive show drops visitors into Revolutionary-era New York, revealing the important role the young metropolis played in America's quest for independence and its identity as a new nation, serving as a site of pivotal struggles and as the country's first capital. Among the highlights are a recreated 18th-century tavern and Loyalist print shop.
New York International Antiquarian Book Fair (Park Avenue Armory, New York, April 30-May 3): The 66th edition of this event by the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America brings together more than 100 dealers exhibiting rare books, maps, illuminated manuscripts, photographs, prints, memorabilia and more.
"Zurbarán" (The National Gallery, London, May 2-Aug. 23): An icon of 17th-century Spanish art, Francisco de Zurbarán receives his first major exhibition in the U.K. Works drawn from the entire span of his career reveal his mastery of many forms, from still lifes and portraits to religious works. The show moves to the Art Institute of Chicago in October.
"If the world we: 59th Carnegie International" (Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, May 2-Jan. 3, 2027): The longest-running exhibition of international art in North America, this show, organized every four years, focuses on themes of shared experiences and transformation for the current edition. More than 60 artists present their work at the museum and in artist commissions at sites around the city as part of the show's robust public programming.
"Fade" (Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, May 1-Sept. 6): The sixth installment of the institution's "F" series of exhibitions highlights emerging artists. Seventeen early-career creators of "African and Afro-Latinx descent from across the United States," in the words of the museum, explore spirituality and atypical concepts of time in works that deploy a variety of media.
"Innocence" (The Metropolitan Opera, New York, through April 29): The Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's final work is an immersive, astonishing achievement, viscerally depicting a group of people affected in different ways by a school shooting. Our critic hailed it as "one of the most important new operas of this century."