Roni Eytan to Release Debut Album MELODY PEOPLE
by Rachel Stone - Sep 28, 2026
Harmonica virtuoso Roni Eytan will perform at Dizzy's Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center and release his debut album MELODY PEOPLE on PKmusik, exploring new harmonica techniques and cultural influences.
CALLBACK Concert Will Return to The Green Room 42 in November
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 23, 2026
Rising Broadway and national tour performers will take the stage at The Green Room 42 on November 28 at 9:30 PM for CALLBACK: THE ROLE YOU ALMOST HAD: ACT 2, allowing artists to reclaim roles from final callbacks and near misses.
HB Studio Elects Mary Caraccioli and Kiran Rijhsinghani to Board
by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2026
HB Studio, a longtime New York City training facility for actors and performing artists, elected two new board directors: Mary Caraccioli, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer at The Juilliard School, and Kiran Rijhsinghani, Chief Financial Officer at Avaneer Health.
THE THIRTEEN Opens 15th Season with Brahms & Bonds
by Rachel Stone - Sep 14, 2026
The Thirteen pairs Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem with Margaret Bonds' Credo across performances in Washington, D.C., Bethesda, and Alexandria, conducted by Matthew Robertson.
AS YOU LIKE IT to Open Porters of Hellsgate's 20th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 9, 2026
The Porters of Hellsgate will present AS YOU LIKE IT, directed by Will Block, featuring an original score by Mina Bloom and a composition by Rivers Cuomo. The production marks the company's 38th Shakespeare work.
Laura Lootens to Tour 15 US Cities Starting September 9
by Rachel Stone - Sep 9, 2026
Guitarist Laura Lootens will release her second album SHAPE OF MY HEART on October 9, 2026, on the naïve classiques label. She will perform works from the album across 15 US cities beginning September 9 in Boston, with additional stops in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and other major cities through November.
Review: LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY'S SUMMERFEST CELEBRATES THE “RULE OF THREE” at The Conrad
by Ron Bierman - Sep 2, 2026
What did our critic think of LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY' SUMMERFEST CELEBRATES THE “RULE OF THREE” at The Conrad? More than 100 artists participated in a month of 21 concerts during La Jolla Music Society’s 40th annual SummerFest. The festival’s theme was “Making History,” and SummerFest Music Director Inon Barnatan designed this year’s concerts to celebrate both the festival’s anniversary and the nation’s 250th birthday.
When I interviewed Barnatan on the first day of the festival, he said he wanted to celebrate by “doing the most American thing possible,” acknowledging the diversity of influences on the development of classical music in America with a variety of voices.
And quite a variety it was, each concert with its own unique theme, and composers born in different countries and historical eras. The theme was the “Rule of Three” on closing night, and Barnatan again repeated his belief in the positive influence of diversity with works by composers born in four different countries and three different centuries.
BOUNCERS to Open at The Modern Theatre in Boston
by Rachel Stone - Aug 27, 2026
John Godber's play about four bouncers navigating a chaotic night at a UK discotheque will run at The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University, directed by Bill Doncaster.
MusicaNova Orchestra to Present 2026-27 'Alt Classical' Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2026
MusicaNova Orchestra will present a season pairing lesser-known works by Mahler, Beethoven, Stravinsky, and Haydn with pieces by less-familiar composers across three orchestra concerts and three chamber concerts in the Phoenix area.
Maxim Chlumecky, Nathan Levy, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer & Ruthie Ann Miles Will Lead THE FANTASTICKS on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 25, 2026
Second Stage Theater just announced complete casting for the upcoming Broadway premiere of THE FANTASTICKS, directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli. The company of THE FANTASTICKS will feature Maxim Chlumecky (Appropriate, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) as The Boy (Matt), Kevin del Aguila (Some Like It Hot, Frozen) as The Man Who Dies (Mortimer), David Patrick Kelly (Once, The Warriors) as The Old Actor (Henry), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Spamalot, Beetlejuice) as Matt’s Mother (Mildred Hucklebee), Nathan Levy (& Juliet, Aladdin) as The Boy (Lewis), Ruthie Ann Miles (Sweeney Todd, The King and I) as Lewis’ Mother (Bessie Mae Bellomy), Zane Phillips (“The Comeback,” “Mid Century Modern,” Fire Island) as The Narrator (El Gallo), and Ahmad Simmons (Illinoise, Hadestown) as The Mute. Mr. Phillips will be making his Broadway debut.