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The Public Theater revealed its 2026-27 season lineup, expanding to 18 productions. The season includes world premieres from playwright Caryl Churchill and theater company Elevator Repair Service, plus new works by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen.

Papatango Theatre Company and Pentabus announced full cast and creative teams for the UK premieres of two award-winning plays by Papatango Prize winners Tom Powell and Laura Waldren.

Pasadena Dance Theatre will present THE NUTCRACKER at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse, featuring choreography by Jessamyn Vedro and a cast of more than 60 dancers.

Joe's Pub announced a new slate of programming spanning jazz, comedy, and pop music, featuring performances by Jake Schroeder, Kate Nash, Mollie Elizabeth, Gus Heagerty, Alice Smith, Morgan Bassichis, and others.

You can now get a first look at new production photos of the Broadway musical Waitress! The tour will continue on to 40+ cities including Austin, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. 

What a delight to sit behind Sir Roger Hall at the 50th anniversary performance of the timeless classic Glide Time. Deftly and perceptively directed by Vikki Cunningham, and set firmly in 1976, Hall’s comic genius is still sharp, shrewd and strangely current: a deliciously awkward satire of office life that remains funny, familiar and uncomfortably true.

Nikki Glaser and David Spade announced upcoming dates for their Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, with presales and public ticket sales beginning this fall.

The Grammy Award-winning DJ and producer will perform at The O2 as part of the venue's landmark anniversary celebrations, joining a growing lineup of international artists.

LEGALLY BLONDE explodes onto the stage at Berkeley Playhouse with a joie de vivre that lights up the house. The high energy dancing, powerful vocals and the never ending onslaught of jokes keep the audience smiling.

The musical was on Broadway before it was a movie, and they highlight all the great songs from the movie, all the stuff with the kids, all the beautiful things with the nuns, and the captain and Maria. But there's also some really great stuff that they just didn't have time to put into the movie.

Composer and multi-instrumentalist David Crowell released a new album featuring pianist Vicky Chow, guitarist Gregg Belisle-Chi, and Unheard-of Ensemble on Better Company Records.

Today’s subject Reggie D. White is currently living his theatre life two fold. He is the Artistic Director of Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, only the third in the company’s 48 year history. He assumed the position in January of this year. That position is a full time job all by itself, but Reggie is also the director for the company’s current production of Venus. The show is the inaugural production for White’s first season as Artistic Director and plays through Oct 4th.

Blondshell released her album VIOLINS via Partisan Records with focus track Stone Fruit. The artist will launch a North American tour in February and perform EU/UK dates this winter.

3Arts named ten recipients of its 2026 Awards across five artistic disciplines. The Chicago nonprofit will honor the awardees at a ceremony featuring performances by past recipients.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre and The Ira & Leonore Gershwin Philanthropic Fund launched a new granting program providing $2,000 to $5,000 to member organizations developing musicals from existing songs, stories and cultural touchstones.

BILLY WALTON BAND released their guitar and horn-driven single 'Fool For Your Crazy' on October 2, with an eleven-date UK tour beginning October 8 in Newcastle. The track appears on the band's forthcoming album Line 'Em Up.

CHARGED PARTICLES returns with its second live album featuring trumpeter Randy Brecker as special guest, recorded at the Half Moon Bay club and available via Origin Records.

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra will perform works by Bach, Pärt, and Beethoven at the Southern Theatre, featuring concertmaster Katherine McLin and principal guest artist Vadim Gluzman in Pärt's Tabula Rasa alongside guest conductor Ken-David Masur.

The Barbican announced its Spring/Summer 2027 theatre and dance lineup, featuring UK premieres, world premieres, and returning productions from international and UK artists.

Peter Byrne, singer and songwriter for synth-pop band NAKED EYES, died in Los Angeles after a brief illness. The duo achieved four top 40 hits including the #8 hit 'Always Something There to Remind Me.'

Hilary Duff announced 32 additional dates for THE LUCKY ME TOUR across Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., with the European leg beginning May 7 in Madrid and the U.S. leg launching October 1 in Sunrise, Florida. Rebecca Black, Dashboard Confessional, and Tegan and Sara will provide support on select dates.

Actor's Express announced its 39th season lineup featuring a world premiere, a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, and an additional show to be revealed later.

Some might consider Torrey Linder and Nyla Watson unusual choices to play the lead roles in Short North Stage’s production of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET. The Tony Award-winning musical runs Sept. 24 to Oct. 18 at the Garden Theatre (1187 North High St. in downtown Columbus).

To kick-off the 2026-2027 run of their often Broadway-centric Cabaret Series, Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa tapped not only a proven Broadway star, but an OC native, too for a triumphant homecoming concert: Krysta Rodriguez. Marking her Center cabaret debut, Rodriguez performed to rapturous crowds for three consecutive nights at the Samueli Theater from September 10-12, 2026.

AGT winner Terry Fator is releasing his debut novel MARLEY, co-written with Jon Macks, which retells Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL from the perspective of Jacob Marley. The book will be distributed by Simon & Schuster.