All Over 1971

Catskill Art Space will host a residency reconstructing PRESENT TENSE, the Trisha Brown and Elizabeth Murray collaboration, with public rehearsals and a free sharing in Livingston Manor, NY.

Scott Fagan released the title track from SOON, an album drawing on his long-lost 1971 Broadway rock opera that once starred a young Richard Gere.

BET will air the return of "SOUL TRAIN AWARDS," simulcast on CBS for the first time, taped in Chicago and produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment.

Eureka Entertainment will release a five-film Swedish noir collection spanning the 1930s to 1950s, featuring Ingrid Bergman, restored by the Swedish Film Institute for Masters of Cinema.

Metrograph will present CLASSICAL CINEMA, a 20-film showcase exploring cinema inspired by ancient Greece, featuring rare prints of ANTIGONE, THE ILLIAC PASSION, and ULYSSES' GAZE.

Craft Latino will reissue Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe's 1975 salsa album THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY on vinyl, featuring contributions from Rubén Blades and Yomo Toro.

Theater Resources Unlimited will hold its Writer-Producer Speed Date, pairing writers with producers for one-on-one pitch sessions and coaching in a virtual format.

PLUTO TV will add free streaming premieres of MEAN GIRLS and SMILE, expand its anime lineup with ONE-PUNCH MAN and KENICHI: THE MIGHTIEST DISCIPLE, and present live sports and Double Feature Fridays.

FOGHAT has released a music video for "My Babe," the first single from its upcoming triple vinyl release LIVE & LOUD ACROSS THE U.S.A., the band's first live album featuring its current lineup.

THE ANIMEROS' debut album ¡QUÉ BÁRBARO!, produced by Dan Auerbach, arrived via Easy Eye Sound alongside an expanded fall headlining tour and an Austin release show at The Continental Club.

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame will host its second annual Music Documentary Film Festival in Stony Brook, featuring 43 films, live performances, and Q&A panels across two theaters.

Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Theater for the New City will present an archival exhibit marking 55 years of its Summer Street Theater, featuring photos, recordings, costumes and props at its gallery in New York City.

Japan Society will host a weekend film series highlighting rare films scored by composer, musician, and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Roundabout Theatre Company has just announced the complete cast and design team for the upcoming production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden (Waiting for Godot) making his Broadway directorial debut.

FOGHAT will release its first live album featuring the band's current lineup, a triple vinyl set that also includes the vinyl debut of SHAKEN & STIRRED by Earl & the Agitators.

An AI-recreated documentary featuring a 1971 Billy Joel radio interview will open the LIMEHOF Music Documentary Film Festival in Stony Brook, followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers.

Lynyrd Skynyrd Acrisure Amphitheater, July 31, 2026

Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. While last week’s column focused on spouses penning shows together, this week is all about blood relatives partnering to write work. 

Adrian Crawford's new play will debut at AMT Theater in Manhattan as part of the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, directed by Juan Ramirez, Jr. and set in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood.

Scott Fagan is set to release an album recorded decades ago that never previously reached the public, according to a new announcement from the singer-songwriter's camp.

SPIKE F*CK has signed to Sacred Bones Records and announced a debut album titled evidence, accompanied by the release of a new single and video for ALL BY MYSELF.

Monty Python co-founder Eric Idle announced a nine-city US book tour tied to his new memoir, IDLE IN PROVENCE, chronicling his 55-year journey restoring a French countryside property purchased at the height of Python fame.

The Animeros announced Austin LP release shows and a West Coast tour supporting their Dan Auerbach-produced debut on Easy Eye Sound.

The concert offered an intimate tribute to Joni Mitchell's unique genius, offering a revelatory look at the cultural milieu and musical streams that fed into her art, and then poured out of her Laurel Canyon home and into her unique ways of mixing other genres and artists into her music – or inspired them to create their own.