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Washington County has welcomed a new performing arts venue with the opening of the 560-seat Canon Theatre in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Learn more about the venue here!

The Music Institute of Chicago is set to present an afternoon of fun and performances at the annual Fall Festival supporting scholarships and financial aid. The event takes place at Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Avenue in downtown Evanston.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 8, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Thornton Wilder’s holiday classic The Long Christmas Dinner, first produced in 1931, will be presented by more than 30 community-facing organizations all across the country this November and December as part of THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER FESTIVAL.

Resonance Records will release a newly discovered 1976 live recording of saxophonist Clifford Jordan performing with pianist Al Haig, bassist Wilbur Ware, and drummer Kenny Clarke at Chicago's Jazz Showcase.

Westport Country Playhouse held a fundraiser benefit featuring Broadway and television talent performing songs and scenes celebrating the theater's nine decades of productions since 1931. See photos!

Odyssey Opera will present rarely performed works by Edward MacDowell, Amy Beach, and George Whitefield Chadwick in a one-night concert at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in Boston.

Outhere Music will release recordings featuring violinist Geneva Lewis performing Barber, Zorn, and Glass; mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor's recital debut; and Paavo Järvi conducting Mahler's Symphony No. 2 with Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich.

Savannah Main Street announced an initiative to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the historic Savannah Theatre in Tennessee.

'On songs, surrealism, love letters, and discovering what an album was about after I had already made it.' Melissa Errico shares reflections on her new album, I CAN DREAM, CAN'T I?

The Dance Hall of Fame announced its second class of honorees, including Debbie Allen, George Balanchine, Toni Basil, Katherine Dunham, Savion Glover, Mandy Moore, the Nicholas Brothers, and WEST SIDE STORY legends George Chakiris, Rita Moreno and Russ Tamblyn.

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will present two horror-focused exhibitions featuring artifacts and behind-the-scenes content from classic and contemporary films, with galleries exploring Gothic, psychological, science fiction, slasher, religious, and ghost-themed cinema.

SOMM Recordings will release three chamber music recordings featuring British composers Ivor Hodgson and Sir George Dyson, performed by the ensemble I Musicanti and conducted by Leon Bosch.

Westport Country Playhouse will stage a one-night-only fundraiser featuring performances by Santino Fontana, Kelli O'Hara, and more. The event honors the theater's 95-year history and presents the 2026 Playhouse Leadership Award.

Lamplight Concerts will present a one-night Christmas special at the Actors' Church in Covent Garden, featuring mezzo-soprano Rachel Payne and pianist Jack Tyndale-Biscoe performing as Duo Atlantis in an immersive experience combining live music with dynamic lighting design.

Lo-Flo Records will release WHEN, an archival recording written by Jane McNealy and featuring 1960s pop and soul singer Mel Carter, recorded over 50 years ago with Harold Battiste Jr.

Zev Feldman's Time Traveler Recordings releases Clifford Jordan's classic live album featuring Cedar Walton, Sam Jones and Billy Higgins on vinyl.

Sunset Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea will mark 100 years since the opening of Sunset School with a free community event featuring performances, visual art, historical exhibits and family activities.

Indie rock duo Tommy Lefroy announced the single ANGEL IN THE HOUSE, inspired by Virginia Woolf's Professions for Women and trad-wife culture. The track appears on their debut album THE PRECARIAT, out October 23 via Thirty Tigers. A US tour begins October 23 in New York.

Seattle Opera will present Richard Strauss's SALOME, marking the opera's return to the company for the first time in over two decades, with Brenda Rae in the title role.

The Nashville Symphony will present film-score concerts, a Tom Petty tribute, and works led by Leonard Slatkin, Ken David Masur, and Richard Kaufman in an upcoming lineup of performances.

Odyssey Opera will open its season with a one-night concert at NEC's Jordan Hall featuring rarely performed works by Edward MacDowell, Amy Beach and George Whitefield Chadwick, including a Boston premiere.

Private Lives is Noël Coward’s finest comedy, originally written for himself and his close friend Gertrude Lawrence. After touring the British provinces, the play opened at London’s Phoenix Theatre in 1930, starring Coward, Lawrence, Adrianne Allen, and Laurence Olivier.

Royal Ballet dancers Marianna Tsembenhoi, Fumi Kaneko and Vadim Muntagirov will perform as guest artists at the final of The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition at the London Coliseum.

State Street Ballet will premiere Dracula, a Dark Shadow at Santa Barbara's The Granada Theatre, featuring choreography by Nicolas Blanc and a live score by Philip Glass performed by Kronos Quartet.