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Composers Concordance continues its series of concerts with 'Inspired by Miles,' an evening celebrating the restless imagination and far-reaching musical legacy of Miles Davis.

McCarter Theatre Center will present four distinctive performances featuring Portuguese fado singer Mariza, three-time Grammy winner Cécile McLorin Salvant, London City Ballet, and singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega.

Merryl Goldberg and Hankus Netsky discuss their 1985 journey to Soviet Russia, where they used a musical cipher to gather intelligence about dissident musicians and refuseniks.

George Washington’s Teeth, currently playing at Desert Theatreworks (DTW),  is a screwball comedy, but it is also a fun educational experience. Not too many people know that the Father of our Country had one natural tooth left at the time of his inauguration as the first president of the United States. They’ll know after seeing this play.

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International has acquired Back to the Future: The Musical. Back to the Future: The Musical is adapted for the stage from the Universal/Amblin film by the movie's creators.

QUEEN will release limited-edition marbled blue vinyl and picture disc reissues of their classic 1976 album A DAY AT THE RACES, celebrating the album's half-century milestone with new physical formats.

La MaMa will present its 2026 Puppet Festival featuring world premieres and international artists exploring contemporary puppet theatre across multiple venues.

Nancy Bryant and Charles Tatelbaum joined the board of the Broward Performing Arts Foundation, which supports the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale.

La MaMa announced the 2026 lineup for its biannual puppet festival, featuring new contemporary works including the world premiere ENDLESS FORMS and TIRESIAS PRESENTS NEW WEIRD FUTURE - A WORK IN PROCESS.

INTAR Theatre has unveiled its 2026-2027 season, featuring two world premieres, a new adaptation of Chekhov's Three Sisters, and the return of UNIT52. See the full programming lineup.

The new musical based on Matthew Quick's novel features an original score by A Great Big World and a book by four-time Tony nominee Rick Elice, with direction by Jessica Stone.

Vince Gill and Marty Stuart released MARTY AND ME, the eleventh installment in Gill's 50 YEARS FROM HOME EP series, featuring five new songs the pair wrote together.

GKIDS announced the home video release of the slice-of-life anime series CITY THE ANIMATION in a premium Collector's Edition on Blu-ray, featuring a 72-page booklet, art cards, poster, and bonus content.

Fans are starting a petition to get 'Box Five,' a cut song from The Phantom of the Opera originally performed by the opera managers in early workshops of the musical, to be added to the stage production in new TikTok videos.

The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and Music Director Radu Paponiu will present a season of five concerts featuring works by composers including Michael Tilson Thomas, Beethoven, and Ravel.

The Whitney Museum will present ACT III, a multimedia performance by artist duo Operator (Ania Catherine and Dejha Ti), as part of the exhibition ARTPORT: A HISTORY OF INTERNET ART. The work concludes the three-act HUMAN UNREADABLE project exploring the relationship between human bodies and technology.

The Sundance Film Festival announces ticket packages for its debut in Boulder, Colorado, including new offerings such as Encore and Matinee packages alongside discounted student and young adult options.

The HBO original documentary short examines former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart's career and the rumor that altered his life, featuring interviews with Stewart and NFL figures.

Peter Mulvey will curate and perform across six shows at Club Passim's 15th annual Lamplighter Sessions, featuring regional musicians and special performances including a Tom Waits tribute.

Symphony in C and Enchantment Theatre Company will present SCHEHERAZADE, a family-friendly production set to Rimsky-Korsakov's music, featuring costumes, magic, and puppets at Rutgers–Camden's Walter K. Gordon Theater.

Thrash metal pioneers FORBIDDEN will headline Saint Vitus in Brooklyn on November 5 with support from Heathen and Void, following the band's October 23 self-titled album release.

Belongó's benefit concert will feature Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, along with special guests including members of The Blues Brothers and Saturday Night Live Band, supporting free music education in NYC public schools.

On October 6, the 17-time GRAMMY Award winner, Sting, performed at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre for the second of two consecutive shows, marking the opening of the fall leg of his North American STING 3.0 Tour. Joined by longtime guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas, Sting revisited songs from his solo career and his years with The Police, this time with only three musicians onstage.

BroadwayWorld looks back on the 1981 Broadway musical 'Dreamgirls,' which ran for more than 1,500 performances, and what members of its cast are up to now.

Brenda Lee's remastered 1983 single arrives on streaming platforms for the first time, accompanied by her first-ever official music video now available in HD on YouTube.