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When you go to a show and find out that an understudy is going on for one of the leading roles, you may actually be seeing a future Tony Award winner in the making.

A look at her lengthy list of credits – just a few of which are “Romeo and Juliet,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “Much Ado About Nothing,” “Macbeth,” “All’s Well That Ends Well,” and “Richard III” with Actors’ Shakespeare Project (ASP), of which she is a founding member, a trio of Elliot Norton Award-winning roles in “Miss Witherspoon” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”  at Lyric Stage Boston and “The Children” at SpeakEasy Stage, and other plays including “Breaking the Code” at Central Square Theater and “Barefoot in the Park” at Gloucester Stage – offer an unneeded reminder of why Plum has long been one of Boston’s most respected stage actors.

THE INTERRUPTERS will headline the Extreme Thing Sports & Music Festival in Las Vegas, marking the event's 25th anniversary with multiple stages, Freakshow Wrestling, and a local band competition.

The stage musical adaptation of The Princess Bride will make its world premiere in Chicago before heading to Broadway. Producer Jeffrey Seller and Broadway In Chicago announced the production will run at the James M. Nederlander Theatre.

BroadwayWorld has your official fall 2026 Off-Broadway preview, a complete guide to everything opening Off-Broadway! See West End transfers, stars in play revivals, multiple world premieres and more.

British songwriter Aymen Saleh's project Holy Pinto has released its new album WEDDING SEASON, alongside a single and video for "us, against the world," via Magnet.

Palm Beach Symphony's 2025-2026 season impact report documents the orchestra's strongest financial position in its 52-year history, with total assets exceeding $4.6 million and educational outreach expanding dramatically.

Mondo Cozmo's new album Sweet Forever arrives November 20 with Jim James and Langhorne Slim features, plus a December headline tour kicking off in Chicago.

Today’s subject Susan Derry is an example of an artist living their theatre life with a full plate of projects. She has several coming up that I promise you will be very interested in reading about. The first of which is her solo cabaret show entitled Ingenue You When which will be performed at Creative Cauldron in Falls Church, VA on September 12th and 18th at 7:30pm. You’ll need to read on to see what else Susan has coming up because it’s quite a lot of artistic goodness to take in.

Oyster Mill Playhouse stages the world premiere of Rob Urbinati’s Bad Seed under the direction of Matthew Golden, running September 11-27. The director and cast share their experiences with this new twist on a classic thriller.

Margaret Glaspy released a live video for "Martin Luther King Jr." off I AM BOTH, produced by Joe Henry. Her North American and European tour begins Friday, with stops in Brooklyn on Sept. 26 and Los Angeles on Nov. 17.

ECM releases ROMA, the fifth and final concert recording from Keith Jarrett's 2016 European solo tour, captured at Santa Cecilia Hall in Rome. The pianist's spontaneous composition concludes a series of five concerts performed across 13 days.

Ivy Crest Theatre Co. has just announced its production of the No Vacancy Series. No Vacancy is a collection of 3 one act plays set in motels throughout the last 50 years. Cabin 12 by John Bishop from the 70s, Motel Story by Alexandra Vassilaros in the 90s and Here Comes the Drone by Arlene Hutton from the 2010’s. A mix of drama and comedy the plays all deal with themes around connection, isolation and identity. Performances of the No Vacancy Series begin Thursday, September 10 for a limited run through September 13 at Urban Stages (259 West 30th Street).

Julie Christensen, known for her work with Divine Horsemen and Leonard Cohen, will release the single and video for Don't You Push, addressing her response to ICE raids.

Theatre has long history of cultural exchange between the cities of New York and London. Every season, new productions make it to Broadway and off-Broadway after starting in the West End and vice versa. But what of all of the Broadway shows that have originated in countries beyond England? Productions originating in other foreign countries happen far less frequently but have resulted in some fascinating moments of history on Broadway.

Brooklyn dream pop act Whisper Doll released a music video for its new single, drawing on tarot imagery ahead of the band's upcoming album on Take Care Records.

Come From Away is the musical we need right now. As political tensions mount, we need to remember the kindness shown by our neighbor Canada during a most critical time for our United States. Director Rick Bumgardner tells us the “spine” of this show is the word “Goodwill.” We would do well to remember the lessons of 9/11, as well as the Golden Rule - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

I never thought I would have such a good time watching five women talk about their sexual organs, but I absolutely understood every moment as if I had been lucky enough to have been assigned female at birth.

Bassist and composer Emma Dayhuff released her second solo album, MOUNTAINS, featuring Isaiah Collier, Corey Wilkes, Paul Cornish and Jonathan Pinson, drawing on her Montana upbringing and Chicago jazz roots.

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.

UK gothic synth-pop artist Wendy Bevan released a new single and video titled SLEEPWALKERS, the third track from her upcoming album ALONE WITH THE UNKNOWN.

Roger Sellers, known as Bayonne, has released his new album FILTERS via Nettwerk. His U.S. tour begins Sept. 27 in Oklahoma City, with stops in Chicago, New York, Austin, and Los Angeles.

Dylan Scott has released "Girl From Louisiana," a new single interpolating Garth Brooks' "Callin' Baton Rouge" and honoring the artist's home state and LSU fandom.

Nelly Furtado has released a 20th anniversary deluxe edition of LOOSE, featuring unreleased demos, bonus tracks, and reimagined versions of hits including "Promiscuous" and "Maneater."

Fraternal Twin released HALO FELL FOREVER, its first full-length album in a decade, produced by Dan Howard and recorded at Chateau Grand in Brooklyn. The band will play album release shows in New York City, Kingston, and Philadelphia.