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EXPOSTULATIONS to Screen with Live Orchestra at Byham Theater
by Rachel Stone - Oct 19, 2026


George A. Romero's lost 1962 debut film will screen for the first time in full at the Pittsburgh venue where NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD premiered, accompanied by a newly commissioned orchestral score.

Review: The Huntington's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Isn't Novel
by R. Scott Reedy - Oct 17, 2026


What did our critic think of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at The Huntington?

HAIRSPRAY to Open Delray Beach Playhouse's 2026–27 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2026


The eight-time Tony Award-winning musical will open the Delray Beach Playhouse's 2026–27 Main Stage season, running four weekends with 16 performances including a full Thanksgiving weekend.

Craft Recordings to Reissue Jazz Classics: Miles Davis, Coltrane, Rollins, Evans
by Rachel Stone - Oct 13, 2026


Craft Recordings' Original Jazz Classics series will reissue four landmark albums featuring Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, and Bill Evans on vinyl and hi-res audio.

Liberace's Final Performance Piano & Bill Wyman Items Headline Julien's Auction
by Rachel Stone - Oct 5, 2026


Julien's Auctions will present over 450 lots of music memorabilia at its PLAYED, WORN, & TORN sale in Nashville, featuring instruments and artifacts from Bill Wyman, Liberace, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, and other legendary artists.

Review: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINA WOOLF?, Starring Gillian Anderson & Billy Crudup
by Alexander Cohen - Oct 1, 2026


Actors start your engines. Edward Albee’s masterpiece for four lives and dies on the horsepower of its performers. Albee does not batter you with ideological interrogation. Its sparks fly from watching it performs bash into each other, lashing each other with venomous cruelty in one breath, then licking each other’s wounds in the next. If this is a psychological demolition derby of a play, then Gillian Anderson and Billy Crudup are monster trucks roaring with ferocity.

Review Roundup: WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, Starring Gillian Anderson & Billy Crudup
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Oct 1, 2026


Critics weigh in on Billy Crudup and Gillian Anderson's electric George and Martha in WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? at @sohoplace. See what they said.

American Symphony Orchestra to Present Mozart & Friends at Riverside Church
by Rachel Stone - Sep 30, 2026


The American Symphony Orchestra performs Mozart's Coronation Mass alongside U.S. premieres by Michael Haydn and Georg Anton Benda, plus a rare performance of Hasse's Miserere, with soloists from the Metropolitan Opera.

Photos: First Look At HAIRSPRAY Performing At OFC Creations Theatre
by Marissa Faith Curley - Sep 26, 2026


You can't stop the beat in this big and bold musical about one girl's inspiring dream to dance. Hairspray, winner of eight Tony Awards, will run performances at the OFC Creations Theatre Center. Check out the photos!

Debbie Allen and Savion Glover Among 2026 Dance Hall of Fame Inductees
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 24, 2026


The Dance Hall of Fame announced its second class of honorees, including Debbie Allen, George Balanchine, Toni Basil, Katherine Dunham, Savion Glover, Mandy Moore, the Nicholas Brothers, and WEST SIDE STORY legends George Chakiris, Rita Moreno and Russ Tamblyn.

Photos: HAIRSPRAY to Open at OFC Creations Theatre Center
by Rachel Stone - Sep 20, 2026


The Tony Award-winning musical HAIRSPRAY will open at OFC Creations Theatre Center as part of the Broadway in Brighton Series. The production is directed by Eric Vaughn Johnson and choreographed by Jasón N. Wells.

ALEGRE RECORDS: THE LATIN SOUND OF NEW YORK Collection Marks 70th Anniversary
by Rachel Stone - Sep 16, 2026


Craft Latino releases a 12-track collection honoring the pioneering Latin label Alegre Records and founder Al Santiago, featuring classics from Johnny Pacheco, Eddie Palmieri, Charlie Palmieri, Pete Rodríguez, and the Alegre All Stars on vinyl and digital formats.

HERCULES and More Set For Tuacahn Center for the Arts 2027 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 11, 2026


Tuacahn Center for the Arts has announced its 2027 Broadway season of both indoor and outdoor shows. The season will kick off in May with Disney's Hercules the Musical. Learn more here!

Twin Temple Releases LOVE YOU TO DEATH, Tour to Kick Off in Albuquerque
by Rachel Stone - Sep 8, 2026


Twin Temple released the single Love You to Death from their upcoming album Doomed Lovers, out October 9. The band's North American tour begins tomorrow in Albuquerque with dates supporting Danzig and Jack White.

Review: WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINA WOOLF at STNJ-A Compelling American Masterpiece
by Marina Kennedy - Sep 15, 2026


The company perfectly portrays the play’s shades of drama and humor.

Photos: CLASSICAL CINEMA Series to Open at Metrograph In Theater
by Rachel Stone - Sep 2, 2026


Metrograph will present CLASSICAL CINEMA, a 20-film showcase exploring cinema inspired by ancient Greece, featuring rare prints of ANTIGONE, THE ILLIAC PASSION, and ULYSSES' GAZE.

70s ROCK & ROMANCE Cruise Raises $129,000 for St. Jude Children's Hospital
by Rachel Stone - Sep 2, 2026


StarVista LIVE presented a check to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital after fundraising aboard its sold-out 70s Rock & Romance Cruise, bringing the two-year charitable total to over $362,000.

Review: Raleigh Little Theatre's HAIRSPRAY
by Jeffrey Kare - Aug 30, 2026


You Can Now Watch ELAINE STRITCH: AT LIBERTY Filmed Live at London's Old Vic
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 28, 2026


You can now view Elaine Stritch: At Liberty, Elaine Stritch's one-woman show, which won her a 2002 Tony, filmed at the Old Vic Theatre in London. In the show, Stritch she traces her roots from The New School to Broadway star.

Review: HAIRSPRAY at Music Theatre Wichita At Century II Concert Hall
by Paula Makar - Aug 27, 2026


Hairspray at Music Theatre Wichita, which closed this past Sunday, was full of energy, and a delight for the eyes and ears! The curtain call had the audience on their feet!

Photos: TOMMY & TUPPENCE Series to Premiere, Anchor BritBox's Eras of Agatha Christie
by Rachel Stone - Aug 20, 2026


BritBox will premiere AGATHA CHRISTIE'S TOMMY & TUPPENCE starring Antonia Thomas, Josh Dylan and Imelda Staunton, headlining a fall slate that also includes new seasons of LUDWIG, DEATH VALLEY and TIME.

Bettye LaVette to Play Arrow Street Arts in Cambridge in September
by Stephi Wild - Aug 18, 2026


Passim will present soul vocalist Bettye LaVette in a duo performance with pianist Etienne Stadwijk at Arrow Street Arts in Cambridge on September 18, part of her 13-date US tour.

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, a New Opera and More Set for La MaMa 65th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 13, 2026


La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club has revealed Fall performances of its 65th season–featuring dozens of new works from around the world, including La MaMa Block Party celebrating 65 years, the return of the La MaMa Puppet Festival, and more.

RAILCARD Shares New Single, Video For "Unstable Neighbour"
by Rachel Stone - Aug 5, 2026


Rachel Love, Ian Button and Peter Momtchiloff of RAILCARD released a new single and video ahead of the band's debut album, with UK tour dates to follow.

Kaatsbaan to Present 2026 Annual Festival on Labor Day Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 3, 2026


When is Labor Day weekend 2026? Sept 5! Celebrate with Kaatsbaan's festival featuring playwright readings, CRICKETS, and The Bearded Ladies Cabaret in Tivoli, NY.

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