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Romeo Miller will release his double album NEW LANE via SRG-ILS Group/PK Carter Music, following singles SELFIE and DOIN SOMETHING featuring Trevor Jackson.

Popejoy Hall announced a new series called POPEJOY LIVE!, adding seven one-night events spanning concerts, film-to-concert screenings, and holiday shows to its season lineup.

Vocalist Denise Donatelli will release a new recording featuring Kenny Rampton, Donny McCaslin, Geoffrey Keezer, Yotam Silberstein, and Reuben Rogers, arranged and produced by Keezer.

The Australian electronic band will embark on their first North American DJ tour since 2016, following the release of their seventh studio album, MOMENTS.

Only one new musical, and zero musical revivals, have made back their initial capitalization over the past two years. Shows cost more than ever before to make it to Broadway, and are closing faster and faster, even after winning major Tony Awards. None of this is new information, the last few years have been a huge struggle for commercial theatre, particularly commercial musicals. As one anonymous Broadway co-producer put it, “every [Broadway] show costs $100k a week too much to operate, and ticket prices need to increase 30% to be where we were five years ago.” That’s quite the gap to bridge

The Swedish post-metal band released a slow-burning new track from its upcoming tenth studio album, set for release via RED CRK Recordings.

MAMMA MIA! will open at The Star Gold Coast September 4, with a blue carpet premiere September 5, featuring an all-Australian cast of 31 performers led by Erin Cornell as Donna Sheridan.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Music Director Manfred Honeck will personally cover the cost of a student's first ticket through PSO GO, the orchestra's discounted student ticket program at Heinz Hall.

Composer Micah Levy has released a revised, updated version of his orchestral children's album, previously performed by the Dallas, San Diego and Utah Symphonies, for streaming platforms.

Craft Recordings and HighTone Records will reissue Dave Alvin's 1998 album BLACKJACK DAVID with bonus tracks, including the previously unreleased Angel On Your Shoulder, on 2-LP, CD, and digital.

Today’s subject Anne Tolpegin is currently living her theatre life on tour playing the roles of Allie’s Mother and Nurse Lori in The Notebook. The show begins performances this evening at the National Theatre where it will play through August 30th.

Ballet Theatre of Maryland will open its season with the VIP event Ballet in the Garden at the Hammond-Harwood House, followed by the company premiere of LA SYLPHIDE at Maryland Hall.

“The Shark Is Broken” is a fascinating invite into a hidden world that informs us how the sausage gets made when it comes to mega-hit films. This play snickers as three famous actors suffer “slings and arrows” while Bruce, a damned mechanical shark, turns turtle repeatedly during filming “Jaws” off Martha’s Vineyard in 1974.  The result is simultaneously funny, scary, and oddly touching. 

It turns out a shark's skin is incredibly rough because it's made of tiny tooth like scales, and Eric would definitely not recommend diving feet first onto one.

Tickets for the original Tony & Olivier Award-winning musical sensation, Jersey Boys in Chciago, are now on sale. The engagement will play Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre for a limited two-week engagement.

Carly Simon released Comes In Waves, her first collection of original songs in years, recorded largely at her Martha's Vineyard home alongside a personal archive project.

Hope Mill Theatre and Chris Harper Productions in association with Lowry has announced the full cast for first UK non-replica production of Disney’s HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL which will open at Lowry, Salford. Check out the photos!

Complete casting has been announced for the JERSEY BOYS 20th Anniversary North American Tour, which will play Shea's Buffalo Theatre for eight performances May 18 through May 23, 2027.

Romeo Miller released two new singles, SELFIE and DOIN SOMETHING featuring Trevor Jackson, ahead of his forthcoming album NEW LANE via SRG-ILS Group/PK Carter Music.

Bar/None Records will reissue Reseda Spleen, the 1996 debut from L.A. psych-pop act Ventilator, led by former Permanent Green Light guitarist Matt Devine, on vinyl, digital and streaming platforms.

When it came to playing Tulsa in 'Gypsy,' there was no stopping Tony Yazbeck from getting an audition. The actor ultimately landed the role but then thought he was going to be fired.

Vocalist Denise Donatelli announced a new recording featuring Kenny Rampton, Donny McCaslin, Yotam Silberstein, and Reuben Rogers, with musical direction by Geoffrey Keezer on the Savant label.

A one-night benefit performance of THE CASTLE will take place Aug. 30 at Theatre 555, hosted by Erik Bottcher, Christine Ebersole, Felipe Luciano and James McGreevey, benefiting The Fortune Society.

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes, a one-night-only event with the triple Tony Award winner. LuPone will return to the NYC concert stage to open the Tisch Music 2026/27 season.

Theatre has always intersected with politics, and the presence of American presidents in Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theatre plays and musicals is a major part of this. Did you know that all of our heads of state have been featured in shows, whether as characters or as plot points that are part of the action? Dramatizing current and former leaders of our nation is a way to examine their affect on society at the time and how political events, even those of many years ago, still impact us all.