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Los Angeles vocalist and pianist Niia released the single Wonderful Christmastime and announced her 13-track holiday album CHRISTMAS WITH NIIA, featuring jazz renditions of seasonal classics.

Reba McEntire's personal collection of stage-worn gowns, jewelry, boots, and memorabilia will be auctioned to benefit The Reba McEntire Fund supporting local and national nonprofits.

A new book by Brian Beck and Piotr Orlov features essays from 80 celebrated musicians, including Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu, Chris Stapleton, and Jamie xx, highlighting overlooked and beloved albums.

Minnesota trio WILD HORSES released their second full-length album THE IN BETWEEN via Outlaw Foundry/Atlantic Outpost. The band will open for Sam Barber, Josiah and the Bonnevilles, and Trampled by Turtles.

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Rick Nielsen will offer more than 300 items including 70+ guitars and stage-worn memorabilia at a benefit auction benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Italian-American vocalist and pianist Niia released a deluxe edition of her fifth studio album V on Candid Records, featuring three bonus tracks including a Chet Baker cover and two new late-night confessionals produced by Spencer Zahn.

Canadian blues-rock band TRIBZ released the nostalgic single Young Love, a pop-rock ballad drawn from guitarist Earl Johnson's real high school romance and musical origins.

Black Theatre Troupe's THE EXONERATED is compelling and provocative. A production of real craft in service of real urgency: beautifully directed, powerfully acted, and unwilling to let its audience leave comfortable.

2026 is halfway over, which means that the 2026/27 Broadway season has just begun! All eyes are already on the lineup for the new Broadway season and many Broadway productions have already revealed full details of their upcoming engagements.

A second batch of shows for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been announced, bringing the current total number on sale for 2026 to 2,083. Learn more here!

Next month, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond for Women's History Month, including Linda Eder, Kate Baldwin, Jenn Colella and more. 

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Allison Bailey, Jordan Tyson and more. 

For the past two seasons, 14 or 15 new musicals have opened on Broadway. Even in the challenging first two seasons coming out of the pandemic, Broadway saw 8 or 9 new musicals opening. And in the last four full seasons prior to the pandemic, Broadway saw an average of 11 new musicals per season. What gives?

The 2026 Slamdance Film Festival, the artist-led organization “by filmmakers, for filmmakers,” has unveiled its 2026 lineup. The festival will run in-person from February 19 to 25, 2026, and virtually from February 24 to March 6, 2026.

At first glance, SOME LIKE IT HOT might seem to fall into the “If it’s not broken, don’t try to fix it” category of entertainment. The traveling musical production runs Nov. 18-23 at the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State Street in downtown Columbus).

Buy merch from Mean Girls, Back to the Future, Dear Evan Hansen, Wicked, The Outsiders, Merrily We Roll Along, Death Becomes Her, The Great Gatsby, Boop! the Musical, Heathers the Musical, Death Becomes Her, and more.

Center Theater Group has announced the Tony-winning Jaja's African Hair Braiding by Joceyln Bioh and directed by Whitney White. Learn more about the production here!

A strange, insistent music is coming back to Broadway. BroadwayWorld has just learned that Lincoln Center Theater will soon present Ragtime at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Performances begin September 26. Member onsale May 13. Public onsale May 28.

Pegasus Theatre Chicago and Director ILesa Duncan have announced the casting for the revival of playwright Shay Youngblood's Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery.

Ophelia's Jump will celebrate Pride Month with it's production of The Slow Drag - a Jazz Play by Carson Kreitzer and directed by Sheila Malone. Learn more here!

Discover the star-studded cast of Broadway's OTHELLO as previews launch tonight, February 24, 2025, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Premiere set for March 23.

Edinburgh Science Festival is the first and still one of Europe’s biggest science festivals, taking place over the Easter holidays. Learn more about the upcoming event ehre!

Denzel Washington is returning to Broadway this month. However, Washington has revealed that he has been struggling ahead of his Broadway return due to a tongue injury that has made it difficult to talk.

Miriam Freedman's stroy is both a tribute to Human Spirit and a warning for today

The Great American Songbook Foundation is unveiling a piece of music history once owned by the man who wrote it - Irving Berlin's Piano. Learn more about how to see!