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There is no doubt that Östgötateatern’s production of *Mrs. Doubtfire* will be loved just as much as the movie. Funny, heartwarming, and touching. A wonderful family musical. As the curtain falls, I have a happy tear in the corner of my eye and a big smile on my face.

new theatre season is here. With a new season, we are also welcoming a new Executive Director to Des Moines Playhouse. After a multi-month search, Des Moines Playhouse announced its new Executive Director, Chelsea Haaland.

Ghostlight Players will present Anne Nelson’s The Guys September 11–13 at Staten Island Academy’s Haugen Hall Theater, marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks.

Austin-based singer-songwriter Kelsey Hughen will self-release her second EP, featuring six original songs exploring dualities of self, including light and dark, grief and hope.

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.

Curve will stage the world premiere of MISFITS TOGETHER, a new musical exploring the relationship between Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, directed by Nikolai Foster.

Holy Pinto, the project of British indie-pop songwriter Aymen Saleh, will release the concept album WEDDING SEASON, featuring the Bartees Strange-assisted track "us, against the world."

Montreal singer-songwriter Crimson99 released the single "Open Up Your Heart" and announced her debut EP DAREDEVIL, produced by Koko Love and recorded live in a single day.

Write Out Loud, the annual contest creating opportunities for musical theater’s next generation of songwriters, has announced the cast of its upcoming eighth studio EP. BroadwayWorld shares exclusive photos from inside the studio.

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.

Tubi announced a ten-episode horror anthology series from executive producer Peter Rice and GJMD Studio, set to stream exclusively on the platform across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

A documentary about Leslie Odom, Jr.'s return to Hamilton on Broadway is in production. The film will be premiering this fall at film festivals.  Learn more here!

Downes Braide Association released the second single and video from its upcoming album TRAUMA, following the earlier track WONDERLAND, via Cherry Red Records.

Bringing a boatload of fresh information and perspective to the history of the Trail of Tears, along with the lasting injustices suffered by the Cherokee Nation, Mary Kathryn Nagle speaks out for the righteousness of the Cherokee cause and for reconciliation between longstanding Cherokee factions.

Pianist Yoko Miwa and vocalist Mikayla Shirley have released their debut collaborative album, THE MIDNIGHT HOUR, featuring the opening track "Alfie" and a live performance planned at Dizzy's Club in New York.

Jacob Hackworth will release his debut EP via MCA/Goat Island Sound, a seven-song project chronicling a breakup, alongside the new track "I Wanna Quit."

Marco Luka announced his debut album F_UNK on Arista Records and released the single DON'T CRY, a funk-inflected alt-pop track co-produced with Nicci Gomez.

JONAS BROTHERS released their new single, Listen When Sad, marking the band's first collaboration with producer John Fields since Burnin' Up in 2009.

Hannah Wicklund released her fourth studio album WAR ON WOMEN; CALLING ALL GOOD MEN alongside new single 'EVIL IS A CORPORATION' and announced a UK headline tour for October 2026.

Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester selected twelve resident artists from 250 international applicants for its Project Space Residency program in photography, film, and media arts.

HB Studio will open a new Premier Masterclass series with sessions led by Reed Birney and Leigh Silverman, followed by future classes with André Holland and Christine Lahti.

BroadwayWorld breaks down how college-age performers were given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform at The Festival as part of the Apprentice program.

But it began with her feeling like she wasn't safe in certain spaces, and with that rage women get when they walk down the street and are catcalled, and their voices are minimized. And so she sort of took that. And tried to find, I guess, the most concentrated industrial strength version of that.

Rick Braun will perform a tribute to Chuck Mangione at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, drawing from his first tribute album honoring the late jazz icon.