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TAKING BACK SUNDAY marked 20 years of their landmark third album LOUDER NOW with a deluxe anniversary edition via Craft Recordings, featuring the original record plus bonus B-side tracks on vinyl and CD.

Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice announced headline dates across Australia celebrating 25 years of his debut album O, with performances planned at major venues.

Peter Michael Marino presents a solo show about the creation and collapse of his 2007 West End musical DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN, which closed after one month, featuring rare footage from London and Tokyo productions.

BroadwayWorld looks back on the 1981 Broadway musical 'Dreamgirls,' which ran for more than 1,500 performances, and what members of its cast are up to now.

Pianist Aaron Diehl performs solo in the historic Rosen House at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, New York, as part of the venue's 2026-2027 concert series.

Performances are now underway for the first-ever Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin’s seminal work, A Few Good Men, which will play at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater. Meet the cast of A Few Good Men here.

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.

Choreographer Melanie Lane will assume the role of Artistic Director and Co-CEO at Lucy Guerin Inc., succeeding founder Lucy Guerin after 25 years leading the Australian dance company.

The inaugural PLAYBACK: THE BROOKLYN WATCH PARTY festival announced its first group of guest curators, including Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson, John Turturro, and Bryan Stevenson, who will program screenings alongside Spike Lee at BAM.

Sundance Institute announced 19 nonfiction projects selected to receive over $1 million in grants through its Documentary Fund. Projects span all production stages as the program approaches its 25th anniversary.

Pluto TV's Halloween Hits collection streams free horror films throughout the month, including 30 titles spanning major franchises, Stephen King adaptations, found-footage films, and box-office hits.

the cell in Chelsea will present 22 new projects from over 27 resident playwrights, composers, designers, and interdisciplinary artists developing new work through readings, workshops, and staged productions.

Pete Fij, formerly of ADORABLE, released his new LP UP'S THE NEW DOWN via Tip Top Records alongside the single "Complicated," which blends post-punk guitars with melodic sensibility.

On September 17th, we lost Duncan Sheik, a major composer and influence on 21st century theatre, whose music for Spring Awakening pushed the art form forward. Sheik was impressively prolific. While the headline of his theatre career may be the impactful Spring Awakening, his career was filled with over a dozen other varied and worthwhile theatrical projects, in addition to his achievements in popular music. He wrote music and sometimes lyrics for an impressive slate of musicals in addition to composing music for plays, and amassed a notable collective of collaborators on his many shows. 

Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE will present works including Tender Warriors, Clear as Tear Water, Upside Down and Come Ye at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles.

Maximum Entertainment Productions announced a 20-city national tour of THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER starting November 14 in Purchase, New York. Hip hop pioneer Kurtis Blow returns as special guest MC, while Da Brat joins the production for Washington, D.C. and Chicago performances.

EIGHT IMPROV, the longest-running comedy show in New York City, will present interactive musical improv performances based on audience suggestions at multiple venues throughout the region.

Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra will present a nine-performance season marking its 25th anniversary, featuring guest artists, choral masterworks, and repertoire spanning three centuries of music.

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced honorees for its 2026 Gotham Week, including Alumni of Distinction Awards and expanded screenings featuring independent films in Brooklyn.

The World/Inferno Friendship Society will reissue its classic double LP Red-Eyed Soul on vinyl for the first time since its original release, via Ernest Jenning Record Co.

PLUTO TV will add free streaming premieres of MEAN GIRLS and SMILE, expand its anime lineup with ONE-PUNCH MAN and KENICHI: THE MIGHTIEST DISCIPLE, and present live sports and Double Feature Fridays.

Pete Fij, formerly of Adorable, has released the single and video for "Wake Up Honey," the latest preview of his upcoming album Up's The New Down via Tip Top Records.

Art Shulman's play, first produced in 2002, is being revived for the 25th anniversary of 9/11. One evening a woman confesses to her husband that she's been unfaithful. The date is September 10, 2001.

Director Joshua Crone's psychological drama BLACK BOX will screen at Film Noir Cinema in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, ahead of its release on Amazon Prime Video, with a talkback to follow.

TAKING BACK SUNDAY will commemorate the 20th anniversary of its album LOUDER NOW with a deluxe anniversary edition, according to a release from Big Picture Media.