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The Kravis Center will present a season featuring Broadway productions, world-renowned orchestras, legendary artists, dance, comedy and family entertainment across three venues in West Palm Beach.

The CHUTZPAH! FESTIVAL will present music, theatre, comedy, dance, and storytelling by local, national, and international artists through a multicultural Jewish lens across multiple Vancouver venues.

Ciera Miller has been named Roundabout Theatre Company's tenth Directing Fellow, joining an 11-member Roundabout Directors Group cohort offering mentorship to emerging theatre directors.

Comedian Vanessa Gonzalez will release her sophomore album MAMONA via ASpecialThing Records, with the special airing on Hulu the same day, following her debut MY BIRTHDAY'S TOMORROW.

Santa Monica Playhouse will present its Eleventh Annual Binge Fringe Festival, six weeks of free performances, workshops and music featuring local and visiting artists from across the country.

Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Lara Ricote will bring INKLING to Park Theatre's Park90, joined by Em Humble, and more in a season of Fringe comedy transfers.

Harry Styles will kick off a 30-show residency at Madison Square Garden, with the venue marking the run through custom concessions, themed photo activations, and early merchandise access for fans.

Much has been written and expressed about how few new Broadway musicals—six—hit the boards last season. The Broadway landscape is experiencing several challenges at the moment, largely tied to the American economy as a whole. In addition, the number of new musicals per season always fluctuates. In particular, the post-pandemic seasons stuffed with productions that were waiting in the docket were bound to cause a few course-correcting smaller slates in subsequent years.

Every season, more than a few household names make their way to perform alongside all of our Broadway favorites! Fall 2026 is no exception, with some of the entertainment industry's brightest stars heading to Broadway. See the full list!

Michelle Branch will add 17 new tour dates after her first leg sold out within a week, and confirmed Maren Morris will join her upcoming EP following a surprise Ryman Auditorium duet.

Michelle Branch and NEW RADICALS frontman Gregg Alexander appear together in a reimagined music video for The Game of Love, marking Alexander's first on-screen band appearance in decades.

FRIGID New York will present its 29th season, including the Days of the Dead Festival, Gotham Storytelling Festival, and The Fire This Time Festival, with performances at UNDER St. Marks.

Edy Modica, known for JURY DUTY, will release her debut comedy special through Irony Point, the production company behind I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE, for wide YouTube viewing.

Kelsea Feder's project Blums released its debut album, an eleven-track art-pop record exploring catharsis and cycles of destructive behavior, alongside a music video for the single Judy.

Ben LaMar Gay is set to join BIG THIEF for a twelve-show stretch of performances, according to a recent announcement from the band.

The punk-rock musical about choices, addiction, and the afterlife will receive its West-Coast premiere in Lynden, Washington, with direction by Andrew Cooper.

Festival of Cinema NYC will return to the Regal UA Midway in Forest Hills with a lineup of over 100 independent films, panels and special anniversary screenings marking its tenth year.

Michelle Wolf announced as headliner for the closing night of LAUGHTERAMA at Manchester's Castlefield Bowl, joining a bill that includes Jack Dee, Stewart Lee, Chris McCausland, Sara Pascoe, and more across five nights of open-air comedy.

See some of the biggest names with free outdoor concerts in NYC this summer including the rapper Common, singer-songwriter Andrew Bird, “human beatbox” Doug E. Fresh and more.

Sophie Duker, Taskmaster champion and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, announced a UK and international tour for her new show, HOT BEEF INJECTION, following a sold-out Melbourne International Comedy Festival run.

Three-time Best Show nominee Milo Edwards brings CATAMARAN to Monkey Barrel at the Edinburgh Fringe, a stand-up hour about discovering his late parents' love letters from the 1980s and the family secrets within.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts will conclude its 2026 Summer Season on August 2 with the Orchestra of St. Luke's under the baton of Xian Zhang and violinist Gil Shaham, who returns to the festival for the first time in a decade to perform Barber's Violin Concerto.

Drag comedian Crudi Dench, star of award-winning fringe hits Drag Queens vs Zombies and Drag Queens vs Vampires, will make her solo debut at Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a celebrity-fuelled comedy show at Underbelly Cowgate.

Shakespeare's Globe announced the cast for AS YOU LIKE IT, co-directed by Sean Holmes and Charlie Josephine, who also stars as Orlando. Lola Shalam leads as Rosalind in the Globe Theatre production.

Here are a few top picks to consider this week including free outdoor concerts, Who’s the Boss and Taxi star Tony Danza celebrating Frank Sinatra, an improvised so with Chris Turner (Cirque du Soleil, America’s Got Talent, Stephen Colbert) and more.