Chuck Berry News

J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf will receive an honorary degree from Massachusetts College of Art and Design at its 2026 Commencement in Boston, alongside photographer Abelardo Morell and Harvard Professor Sarah Lewis.

A night of new works that feel quintessentially Ailey reveals just how dedicated this company remains to its founding ethos. Ailey II doesn't rely on nostalgia or peddle classics to new audiences.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will present a series of performances and workshops in New York City and across the United States, starting March 2026. The tour will also introduce the 'Finding Grace' curriculum aimed at schools nationwide.

Her name may not be widely known today, but Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s musical legacy is felt down the decades. George Brant’s play about her relationship with gospel singer Marie Knight is retelling not just a woman’s life, but the birth of an entire new genre.

Warm up your vocals and sing along to some of the most beloved songs of all time as The Killer Vees bring their show, I Am, He Said – A Celebration of Neil Diamond, to the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 3 p.m.

The Dreamboats are coming to the Coppell Arts Center on Friday, March 27 at 8 PM. The Dreamboats are a high-energy quartet breathing new life into the sounds of the 1950s and 60s.

From the team that brought the Warwick Valley sold-out runs of The Rocky Horror Show and Sweeney Todd, Core Theatre Group is turning back the clock and cranking up the volume with THE SOCK HOP, a high-octane celebration of the rockin’ 1950s—packed with iconic music, irresistible rhythms, and serious retro style. You dig, man?

The cast for the upcoming musical ROCK & ROLL MAN, which traces the origins of rock music, has been announced. The show will embark on a UK tour from February to March, featuring a dynamic ensemble set to bring this pivotal era in music history to life on stage.

Drury Lane Theatre is partnering with Artists Lounge Live to bring to the stage two incredible concert series in 2026. Kicking off the series is Hello Again: Eric Gutman Sings Neil Diamond.

Ailey II, the acclaimed second company to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, returns to The Joyce Theater, March 17–22 as part of the company's 2025-26 world tour.

For the first time in South Africa, world-renowned saxophonist Andrew Young will bring his brand-new show Roll Over Beethoven, which debuted to rave reviews in Europe earlier in 2025.

The Joyce Theater Foundation has revealed its programming for the Spring/Summer 2026 season in the newly named Tino & Rajika Puri Auditorium at The Joyce Theater.

Ailey II will appear at the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Knight Concert Hall on January 9, 2026, for a one-night performance featuring world premieres and repertory works under Artistic Director Francesca Harper.

A one-time-only performance of the George Gray/Sharif Kales Quintet called Jazz: A Music of the Spirit is on Sunday, November 9 at 4:40 p.m. at the Soapbox Gallery in Brooklyn.

Musically superb, a faulty book prevents 'Million Dollar Quartet' from being one of the best rock musicals of all time. Four musicians perform as Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash in a shows inspired by an impromptu Memphis recording session in December 1956.

Just missing 'Back to the Future Day' on 21 October (the date Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel to in the sequel), the iconic film Back to the Future film is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. A re-release is coming to cinemas at the end of this month and the stage version keeps on growing, showing the public appetite for this beloved film shows no signs of slowing down.

Skokie Theatre will present The Heart and Soul of The Beatles on November 29, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. The one-night-only concert, part of the Daryl Nitz Entertainment Series.

Costumes, candlelight, improvisation, and even baseball will fuel another year of The Lamplighter Sessions, returning to Club Passim October 30–November 3, 2025.

Rock & Roll Man, a new musical celebrating legendary DJ Alan Freed, will open at Salisbury Playhouse in February 2026 before embarking on a UK tour. Featuring original songs and iconic hits by Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, and more, the production brings the story of a cultural trailblazer to the stage.

Next week, 54 BELOW will present Ann Hampton Callaway, Broadway's Next Hit Musical and more. Learn more about next week's programming here and see how to purchase tickets.