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LP's music video for a Neil Young cover and LOS LOBOS' rendition of 'Cinnamon Girl' preview the HEART OF GOLD album series benefiting The Bridge School, featuring King Princess, Modest Mouse, Ann Wilson, and others.

Former LATE NIGHT WITH DAVID LETTERMAN bandleader Paul Shaffer made quite a first impression on Ray Charles the first time they played together.

BroadwayWorld was given an exclusive look at Pioneer Theatre Company’s new professional production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, including interviews with the stars and director/choreographer.

What did our critic think of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at Broadway San Jose?

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.

DEF LEPPARD and GOO GOO DOLLS announced a 45-date North American tour running March 2 through July 2, 2027, with special guests THE STRUTS. Tickets go on sale October 16 at Livenation.com.

DEF LEPPARD announced a 45-date North American tour kicking off March 2 and running through July 2, 2027, with GOO GOO DOLLS and THE STRUTS. $1 from each ticket sold will benefit City of Hope cancer research.

Awe-inspiring revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical Into the Woods running until 9 January, 2027.

Her memory will forever be a blessing to me and so many others. We see that beginning. Sills sent me a message about Flo that was part description of the woman and part letter to her. Rather than cut it, I will leave you with it in its entirety:

Ballet Etudes will present THE NUTCRACKER at Chandler Center for the Arts and Mesa Arts Center, marking four decades of the holiday production featuring guest artists and company dancers performing the full-length classical ballet.

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.

Music director Rose Van Dyne talks LABYRINTH IN CONCERT, the live concert experience bringing David Bowie’s beloved songs—and Jim Henson’s fantastical world—to a new generation.

Scottish band THE CATBURGERS releases Galashiels, a collection of recordings from the mid-1980s, via Slumberland Records. The album will be available on vinyl, CD, and digital.

Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention's landmark 1966 debut album receives a six-disc super deluxe edition featuring 105 tracks, including 90 rare live and studio recordings, many released for the first time.

Craft Recordings and Acoustic Sounds announced new audiophile reissues in the MOODSVILLE ACOUSTIC SOUNDS series, featuring classic 1960s jazz titles from The Tommy Flanagan Trio, Coleman Hawkins, and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis with Shirley Scott.

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA remains a terrific night of musical theatre. The score still moves and the touring production currently housed in Tempe’s Gammage Auditorium makes good on every ounce of spectacle its reputation promises.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 21, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

'Evita' is making its way back to Broadway, but it’s been more than four decades since Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Tony Award-winning musical first arrived in New York City. BroadwayWorld looks back at the original cast.

Excellent performances elevate an uneven script.

The Coolidge Corner Theatre will present the second season of CINEMA MASALA, a monthly series of Indian films presented in association with the Mumbai-based Film Heritage Foundation. The series will feature eight screenings of Bollywood classics including DILWALE DULHANIA LE JAYENGE and THE LUNCHBOX.

MY MORNING JACKET with PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND and MODEST MOUSE with Califone recorded covers of Neil Young songs for a charitable album series benefiting The Bridge School.

We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Fall 2026 reading list.

There is a reason The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running show in Broadway history. And now, San Diegans have a chance to see why.

Bassist and composer Peter Brendler will release a single from his album AND THEN, NOTHING, featuring longtime collaborators Jon Irabagon, Zach Lapidus and Mark Ferber.

Performances begin later this week at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre for the Broadway premiere of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play written by Tony Award nominee Jocelyn Bioh, and directed by two-time Tony Award nominee Whitney White. Watch in this video as the cast unpacks their roles and learn more about the new play.