San Francisco contemporary music chamber group Ensemble for These Times has announced the start of the second season of its podcast, 'For Good Measure,' an interview series celebrating diverse composers and other creative artists from underrepresented communities, with a special focus on women composers.
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, in partnership with Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of San Francisco Ballet, have announced that Harrison James will perform as a Principal Dancer with both companies in the 2024/25 season.
Richard Shelton will bring his acclaimed shows SINATRA: RAW and SINATRA & ME to the Edinburgh Fringe, offering an intimate look at Frank Sinatra's life and legacy. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Performance artist Sleth will present his new play HORSEFACTS.GOV at The Brick Theater in Williamsburg. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
PR (“Dream Perfect Regime”) has announced that the collective will hit the road this fall on “The Dream Reborn World Tour 2024,” featuring DPR IAN, DPR CREAM, and DPR ARTIC for a trek spanning 27 cities across North America, South America, Europe, and the UK with additional tour dates for Asia, Australia and New Zealand to be announced at a later date.
Philadelphia’s SNACKTIME has been causing quite the stir in 2024. The Philadelphia septet is unleashing arguably their best single yet with “SPACELUV” which premiered on Paste Magazine. The track begins with a build-up that is meant to be listened to with the volume all the way up before taking fans on a whimsical journey once the vocals kick in. This track serves as a follow-up to their debut studio singles “TOGETHER,” “I DON’T GIVE A DAMN.' Listen to the single now!
Approaching its landmark 100th album, the Grammy Award-winning Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) led by conductor Gil Rose releases Vijay Iyer: Trouble on its eponymous label, BMOP/sound. Marking his debut recording as an orchestral composer, polymath Vijay Iyer showcases his high-minded yet emotionally expressive approach to music-making with this collection of bustling textures, surprising forms, and pulsating rhythms. Listen to the album now!
Jenn Colella, who plays suffragette Carrie Catt in the hit musical Suffs, recently stopped by Good Morning America to discuss the show, which has received 6 Tony nominations. In the interview, she recalled celebrating the nominations and went on to highlight how, even though the story takes place 100 years ago, the themes still resonate today. Watch the full interview!
The Bridgerton franchise has returned with its highly anticipated third season (Part 1: Now Available, Part 2: June 13, 2024), and fans are being swept away by the unique blend of orchestral pop covers and original compositions infusing a modern twist into the Regency-era romance. Check out the full song list here!
After a four-year hiatus, the Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards (TTCAs) have returned to honour excellence in the city’s professional theatre scene from the 2023-24 season. The 11th TTCAs, announced Tuesday morning, boast 19 winners across 14 categories, including a special citation for artistic achievement.
Idina Menzel stopped by Live With Kelly and Mark to discuss the Tony Awards, both past and present. In 2004, the performer won the Tony for her role as Elphaba in Wicked and will be also presenting this Sunday at the ceremony for the 77th Annual Tony Awards. Watch the clip!
With The Harlem Gospel Travelers' new album Rhapsody, the extraordinary vocalists Ifedayo, Dennis Bailey, and George Marage are able to fully explore the entire range of music that influenced them. The follow-up to their acclaimed 2021 release Look Up!, the record is a dive into a lesser-known but hugely important era in the evolution of gospel music. Listen to a new single now!
Sondre Lerche has announced a 20th anniversary edition of his classic album Two Way Monologue out October 11. The album was remastered by the original co-producer and mixing engineer Jørgen Træen, and will be reissued on vinyl for the first time in over a decade. The vinyl reissue adds two newly recorded versions of songs that Lerche wrote over 20 years ago for Two Way Monologue, but never recorded.
Ahead of their highly-anticipated summer tour, rock icons The Used have announced that they will be hitting the road again later this year on a fall headlining tour with special guests Plain White T’s and Raue. The tour will be kicking off on September 21 in Little Rock, AR, and making stops throughout the United States in cities like Kansas City, Fort Wayne, Birmingham, Nashville, Tampa, St. Augustine, and more before wrapping up on October 7 in New Orleans, LA.
Sky Lakota-Lynch stopped by Good Morning America on Monday to discuss his recent Tony nomination for his performance as Johnny Cade in the new hit musical The Outsiders. He went on to highlight the personal connection he had to the material prior to being involved with the project. Watch the full interview!
Tony Award-winning actor and television star Santino Fontana will take over the Princeton Festival stage in the performance pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden on Saturday, June 22 at 7pm.
Beginning July 15, 2024, the Provincetown Theater at 238 Bradford Street in Provincetown, MA will rock and roll into an 8-week-long summer run with its 50 (ish) anniversary mounting of Richard O’Brien’s cult classic musical, The Rocky Horror Show.