Rufus Wainwright News

A total of $60,000 was raised for the ACLU's LGBTQ & HIV Project at Rufus Wainwright's one-night-only concert presentation of John Cassavetes’ Opening Night.

Scottsdale Arts has announced additional concerts and events for the 2025–26 season, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 17, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Suzanne Vega has added a run of West Coast dates to her Flying With Angels Tour, with new stops at Los Angeles’ Largo, San Francisco’s Bimbo’s 365 Club, the Aladdin in Portland, Seattle’s Neptune and more.

Just last night, Sara Bareilles, Darren Criss, Betsy Wolfe, Patti LuPone, Elizabeth Teeter, and Justin Vivian Bond, gathered at Town Hall for Rufus Wainwright's one-night-only concert presentation of  John Cassavetes’ Opening Night. Check out photos here!

CENTER STAGE RECORDS has released the live West End cast recording of John Casssavetes’ Opening Night on CD and all digital outlets. The show features music and lyrics by three-time Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright. 

BroadwayWorld has your exclusive first listen to “One Shot” performed by Sheridan Smith and company, from John Casssavetes’ Opening Night. Listen here!

Rufus Wainwright will make his highly anticipated return to Orange County with his Going to a Town Solo Tour at Musco Center for the Arts this month. Learn more here!

Ron Ramsay will return to Don’t Tell Mama on September 18, 2025, with A Life Rewritten: Miracles, Music & Me. Featuring Grammy nominee Matt Cusson and guest artist Samantha Talora, the evening blends music by Sondheim, Rufus Wainwright, Lyle Lovett, and more in a theatrical memoir of resilience and second chances.

To help kick off the fall season, Broadway fans can tune into a brand new lineup of movies, music, and television to stream this September, including Helluva Boss, The Office spin-off series, and more.

Center Stage Records has dropped the new single “Married” from the forthcoming live West End cast recording of John Cassavetes’ Opening Night with vocals by Olivier Award-nominated actress Amy Lennox. Listen to it now!

Massey Hall will welcome back Choir! Choir! Choir! to the legendary Allan Slaight Stage for two shows in December. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Billy Joel Project, the debut album from The Broadway Ensemble – a cast with a combined 48 Broadway credits – was recently released on streaming and digital formats with the CD version out 9/26. Read a conversation below about the album.

Scottsdale Arts has revealed a fresh slate of programming for the 2025–26 season, continuing the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.

The Town Hall has revealed initial programming for their 2025-2026 Season of The Town Hall Presents. The 2025-2026 season will celebrate Black Brilliance, Queer Icons, Girlhood, and more. Learn how to purchase tickets here!

CENTER STAGE RECORDS has released the new single “The Pantomime” from the forthcoming live West End cast recording of John Casssavetes’ Opening Night. Listen here!

The touching show about mother-daughter relationships runs 7/16 to 7/19. We spoke with Laura Benanti (SUPERGIRL, THE GILDED AGE) about dragging her Mom out of retirement, the upcoming show, and more.

The Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Center for the Arts at Chapman University has unveiled its 2025–26 Musco Center Presents Season, running from August 2025 through March 2026, with tickets on sale now. 

“We’ll do the raffle in about half an hour, but first we’ll play a few songs if that’s alright?” One foot on stage and the mood is set. What would ensue is over two hours and a half of spitfire banter and fire tunes. It’s rare for performers to be found anywhere on nights when their theatres are dark, but Fraser took over Cadogan Hall for a rare solo concert whilst off from his West End run of The Deep Blue Sea. It was the “delayed launch gig” that he teased when we spoke to him in February. Self-effacing from the get-go, he went on to sing prime choices from all three studio recordings of his, noticing leitmotifs in the themes and delighting the audience with surprise guests.

Following the Tribeca Festival, BroadwayWorld has done a recap of some of the biggest theater titles, including Everything's Going to Be Great starring Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney, Mandy Patinkin's long-awaited Seasoned series, the third season of The Gilded Age, and more.