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TO OSCAR WITH LOVE: Amber Weekes Honors Oscar Brown, Jr. Centenary
by Rachel Stone - Aug 7, 2026

Jazz vocalist Amber Weekes has released her fifth album, TO OSCAR WITH LOVE, featuring twelve songs by Oscar Brown, Jr., ahead of his birth centenary.

Bees Deluxe Will Come to Jazz On Main in August
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2026

Catch Bees Deluxe, an award-winning blues-jazz band from Boston when they visit Jazz on Main this month. Learn more about the upcoming performance here.

Bruce Cockburn to Release THE BLOOD OF OTHERS on Sunset Boulevard Records
by Rachel Stone - Aug 5, 2026

Bruce Cockburn will release a covers album tracing the gospel, blues and folk songs that influenced him, with a title drawn from a Simone de Beauvoir novel.

THE BLOOD OF OTHERS: Bruce Cockburn to Release Covers Album
by Rachel Stone - Aug 5, 2026

Bruce Cockburn will release an album of songs by other artists that shaped his musical development, spanning gospel, blues, jazz and folk influences from his youth in Ottawa.

THE BLUEGRASS ALBUM BAND's Landmark LP to Return Remastered
by Joshua Wright - Aug 4, 2026

Craft Recordings will reissue THE BLUEGRASS ALBUM, the 1981 debut from THE BLUEGRASS ALBUM BAND featuring Tony Rice and J.D. Crowe, remastered on vinyl and digital platforms.

New NYPL Photo Exhibition Will Spotlight Animal Muses of Broadway and Beyond
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 28, 2026

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts just announced Unleashed: Pets of the Performing Arts, a new exhibition that pulls from the Library’s archival material to tell the stories of the profound ways pets shaped the lives of some of the world’s most consequential performers. 

Tony Danza, Linda Eder and More to Perform at 54 Below Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 17, 2026

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Linda Eder, Tony Danza, Paulo Szot and more. 

THE HOUSE I LIVE IN: JOSH WHITE’S AMERICA Will Come to the South Carolina New Play Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jul 7, 2026

The House I Live In: Josh White’s America will come  to the South Carolina New Play Festival this summer. Learn more about the upcoming production and how to get tickets here.

Mary Coughlan to Embark on Autumn 2026 UK Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 2, 2026

Legendary Irish vocalist Mary Coughlan will embark on a 13-date UK headline tour this autumn, beginning at Old Woollen in Leeds. The tour will visit venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.

SUCH SWEET THUNDER, SLINGS AND ARROWS Spinoff Reading is Coming to Stratford Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 2, 2026

The Stratford Festival's Meighen Forum will present a lineup including The Brian Barlow Big Band performing Duke Ellington's Such Sweet Thunder and a one-night-only reading of The Amateurs, a new TV series from the creators of Slings and Arrows.

Tony Danza, Linda Eder and More to Perform at 54 Below in July
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 26, 2026

Tony Danza returns to 54 Below with his Sinatra tribute show this July, joined by Linda Eder and a packed lineup of Broadway and cabaret stars.

Review Roundup: SINATRA THE MUSICAL at the Aldwych Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 26, 2026

Sinatra The Musical is now open at the Aldwych Theatre. The production stars Joel Harper-Jackson as Frank Sinatra, Ana Villafañe as the movie goddess Ava Gardner, and more. See what the critics are saying in BroadwayWorld's Review Roundup.

Review: THE RISE & FALL OF LITTLE VOICE at Backyard Renaissance
by ErinMarie Reiter - Jun 25, 2026

Backyard Renaissance Theatre's San Diego premiere of Jim Cartwright's “The Rise and Fall of Little Voice” is a curious blend of broad comedy and intimate drama. Anthony Methvin's production is elevated by a remarkable cast that finds genuine humanity beneath the script's extremes.

Review: SINATRA THE MUSICAL, Aldwych Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Jun 24, 2026

The stories about Francis Albert Sinatra are endless. Two decades before Beatlemania hit the States, thousands of girls queued around the block so they could see the short, skinny kid from Hoboken sing while they cried, screamed and fainted. He had a thick New Jersey accent and a thin skin, punching one critic in the back of the head and physically threatening other members of the press. His friendship with mob members and their goons supposedly helped him out of a recording contract and for decades the FBI kept a file on him running to thousands of pages. He was close friends with Marilyn Monroe and gifted her a dog; she named it “Maf”, short for Mafia Honey, just to wind him up. At the age of 48, he dated a teenage Mia Farrow and the two eventually married in 1966.

THE SONG OF LIP AND TARANTULA to Return in Workshop Production at The Tank
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2026

The Tank will present workshop production of The Song of Lip and Tarantula written by Aviva Pearl Ocean Creation, directed by Kelley-Marie Van Dilla, and starring Aviva Pearl Ocean Creation and Airen Guevara.

Review: Stephanie Nakasian Brings Warmth and Depth to Chelsea Table + Stage
by Andrew Poretz - Jun 23, 2026

Stephanie Nakasian brought warmth, wit, and deep jazz chops to Chelsea Table + Stage, blending swinging standards, personal stories, and guest appearances by Meri Ziev and mouth trumpeter Robert Gurland.

Review: OSCAR PETERSON CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE at Rose Theater (Jazz At Lincoln Center)
by Rob Lester - Jun 22, 2026

The OSCAR PETERSON CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE at Jazz at Lincoln Center was a lovely 100th anniversary embrace of his legacy by admirers. Read a review of the May 8 show.

BLACK, BOLD & BEAUTIFUL to Celebrate Black Women at 54 Below
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2026

BLACK, BOLD & BEAUTIFUL, a cabaret blending jazz, R&B, Broadway, gospel, spoken word, and comedy, will take the stage at 54 Below, featuring Richmond, Virginia artists honoring Black women through music and storytelling.

GREAT LADIES OF JAZZ to Headline Princeton Festival's Juneteenth Celebration
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 11, 2026

Vocalists Capathia Jenkins and Aisha de Haas will perform tributes to Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra at Morven Museum & Garden, alongside a quilt exhibit and civil rights talks.

Photos: Joel Harper-Jackson and More in SINATRA THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2026

All new photos have been released of the West End premiere of Sinatra The Musical, based on the life and career of the legendary artist and cultural icon. Check out the photos here.