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Comedian Dusty Slay will launch an extension of his THE NEIGHBORHOOD GUY Tour across 25 new U.S. and Canadian markets, including a performance at Boston's Boch Center Shubert Theatre.

Allen Barton's drama examines financial crises through two men separated by time: an economics professor during 2008's market collapse and a theatre owner navigating pandemic lockdowns.

Kim Kardashian discussed finding items in OJ Simpson's luggage as a child, her Dancing with the Stars stint and season two of All's Fair during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

BroadwayWorld talks to Bay Area theater luminary and Pinter specialist Carey Perloff about finally getting the chance to direct Pinter's 'Betrayal.' The production runs at Marin Theatre October 22 through November 15.

The Santa Fe Desert Chorale announced its 45th anniversary season, featuring summer and winter festivals in addition to a new partnership with the VOCES8 Foundation for early-career vocalist training.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Richard  Greenberg’s acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist THREE DAYS OF RAIN will begin performances on Saturday, January 30, 2027, and officially open Monday, March 1, 2027 at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre.

Axelrod Performing Arts Academy will present the Tony Award-winning musical with a cast of 26 New Jersey youth actors and local musicians at Bell Works.

NOSTALGIA BAIT was an excellent night of fun that celebrated growing up as a theater kid in the early 2000s. Creative choices were made that enhanced the show into a full production.

Dark-alternative duo SHE WANTS REVENGE launches their fall tour starting Oct. 10 in Ventura, CA, with multiple sold-out dates across North America. The band plans to release new music soon.

As All Hallows’ Eve approaches when the witching hour will be upon us, there’s no more appropriate seasonal spookiness than Helen McKenna-Uff’s riveting one-woman show at the Ritz Theatre, Tell-Tale Poe, in which she is eerily transformed beyond recognition into Edgar Allan Poe (and Sarah Helen Whitman, a poet who was briefly his fiancée). 

COLD WAR KIDS released "Jesse Latour," a newly recorded track from their ROBBERS & COWARDS era, ahead of the 20th anniversary edition arriving via UMe. The expanded release includes four completed songs and six live recordings from 2007.

Jessica Nash, the chief external affairs officer at Flushing Town Hall in Queens, will assume the role of executive director in January 2027, succeeding Ellen Kodadek after nearly 19 years.

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company raised $125,000 at its Dinner on Stage event honoring DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson for his support of theatre and the performing arts in Washington, DC.

The Santa Fe Desert Chorale will present its annual winter holiday festival featuring 24 professional vocal artists and guest pianist Nathan Salazar performing carols, sacred works, and festive music in Santa Fe and Albuquerque.

Patti LuPone will perform SONGS FROM A HAT and Bianca Del Rio will bring her IT GETS BITTER World Comedy Tour to the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach.

This October, Broadway treasure Kelli O’Hara is heading from the stage to the big screen—or at least, one of her stage performances is. O’Hara stars in Fallen Angels, the sparkling, dizzying, and deliciously potent Noël Coward comedy, coming to movie theatres this month, giving audiences everywhere another chance to see one of Broadway’s most celebrated leading ladies in action.

The Tony Award-winning musical JERSEY BOYS will perform three shows at State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick on October 16–17, 2026. Tickets start at $52.

The City University of New York's network of 51 performing arts venues will present theater, dance, music, film and family programming across its 14 campuses, with many events free and open to the public.

Phoenix Raceway partners with Ticketmaster and the Veteran Tickets Foundation to provide complimentary tickets to active military and veterans for the NASCAR Chase race weekend.

Anthony Mackie is set to return to Broadway to play Macbeth next year. Mackie, who is known for playing Sam Wilson aka Captain America in the Marvel films, will take on the role beginning in spring 2027.

Swedish duo First Aid Kit announced a UK and Ireland tour. Tickets will go on sale in October 2026.

Versatile character actress returns to play a favorite role in 5-Star Theatricals' production of 'Les Miserables,' beginning October 9

BITE SIZE TERROR, the horror anthology from Peter Rice and GJMD Studio, is now streaming in full exclusively on Tubi. See the full episode guide now.

Sacramento rockers OLEANDER sign with SBG Records just days before their Aftershock Festival show on October 4th. Get the details on their new chapter.

Recently, we had the chance to chat with Lindsey Coulson about playing Eileen in Ilford Boy. We discussed the rehearsal process for a new piece of work, what it has been like returning to theatre after more recent performances for television and what she hopes audiences will take away from the play.