Tips: Ideas for Directors – by Jon Jory

Las Vegas-based ventriloquist and author April Brucker released '250 Years of American Ventriloquism,' tracing the art form's influence on comedy, broadcasting, and pop culture from the colonial era to the digital age.

Paper Pianos, the Pulitzer Prize finalist work co-created by Mary Kouyoumdjian and Nigel Maister, will receive its world premiere recording on Friday, August 7, 2026.

Good Guy With a Gun!, a satirical musical concept album featuring Chris Sullivan, Kimiko Glenn, Anthony Rapp, Jason Alexander, and Yvette Nicole Brown, has released its' first single, 'Liberal Love,' now available.

THE PANSY CRAZE, a six-episode queer history variety show hosted by Mason Alexander Park, is now streaming exclusively on Audible, featuring guests Laverne Cox, Lea DeLaria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Evan Rachel Wood.

Stage Partners announced two new play commissions pairing playwrights Mandy Conner and Ian McWethy with the Educational Theatre Association and California Thespians to develop original one-act plays for school theatre programs.

Sir Stephen Hough's new solo piano album features his own arrangements with a selection of favorite piano works, including selections from Mary Poppins, Frozen, and more.

Michael, the hit biopic about Michael Jackson, is set to arrive on Premium Digital and Premium Video on Demand beginning June 9, where it will be available to rent or purchase.

Snow White & Me: A New Musical - Original Cast Recording, is now available on streaming and digital platforms.

Les Misérables: The 40th Anniversary All-Star Cast is available on streaming and digital platforms and as a double CD.

The Lost Boys (Original Broadway Cast Recording) will be released.

Historian Jack Jewers' debut novel Seething Lane follows Samuel Pepys through a murder mystery set in Restoration London, weaving in the history of Theatre Royal Drury Lane and the influence of King Charles II's mistresses on the city.

A new box set is collecting all of Donna Summer's solo albums that were released on Casablanca Records from 1975 to 1979.

The new EP The Queen of Magic, the new musical written by Neyla Pekarek – the singer/songwriter formerly of The Lumineers – is out now.

Picnic at Hanging Rock: The Musical – Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording is now available in digital and streaming formats.

Busted Broadway has launched an independent musical theatre record label positioned to release original dark-humor concept cast albums geared towards absurd, edgy, and intentionally outrageous musical theatre titles.

Sherri Shepherd, who is wrapping a four-year run as host of the daytime talk show Sherri, is entering the world of publishing with her debut novel, Life is a K Drama.

While we await Tonys night (June 7, 2026), we're saluting the Tony, Grammy, and Drama Desk Awards celebrated shows of Concord Theatricals Recordings- From Some Like It Hot to Come From Away; Smash to Death Becomes Her.

Picnic at Hanging Rock: The Musical – Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording is being released in digital and streaming formats.

Award-winning performer Henry Patterson has released his debut studio album, Broadway Maybe, featuring new renditions of songs from the musical theater and Broadway canon.

The Farm Theater and Stage Partners announced an exclusive deal making College Collaboration Project plays available for productions worldwide, kicking off with works by Gina Femia and Lia Romeo.

The studio cast EP Caesar: The Musical will be released in digital and streaming formats, featuring Samantha Pauly, Savy Jackson, and more.

Expand the Canon announced a debut monologue collection featuring 100+ classical pieces from plays by women between 1640 and 1987, spanning 34 playwrights across 15 countries, edited by Artistic Director Emily Lyon.

In his new audio memoir, Billy Eichner looks back on his childhood, filled with movies, music, and Broadway musicals.

Masquerade – The Orchestral Score vinyl album has been released.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of THE LOST BOYS will be available to pre-order Friday, May 29.

Les Miserables: The 40th Anniversary All-Star Cast, a double CD and digital recording featuring Killian Donnelly, Bradley Jaden, and Katie Hall, will be released, timed to coincide with the Arena Spectacular World Tour's final dates.

Beau The Musical will release an Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording led by Drama Desk Award nominee Matt Rodin.

Some buyers who purchased copies of Liza Minnelli's recent memoir, 'Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!' are seeking refunds after determining that the premium signed copies may not be authentic.

Playwright Niki J.