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A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland, featuring turns by a star-studded roster of World Champion Irish dancers including stars of Riverdance and Lord of the Dance, will perform at Wachholz College Center in Kalispell.

The Geffen Playhouse annual fundraiser honored Bebe Neuwirth, Chris Paul, and Harold A. Brown while launching the Artist & Athlete Collaborative ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games.

The New York theatre scene is offering up a large amount of Halloween season programming this year—from new productions on and off-Broadway to long runners to entries in the concert and cabaret worlds. If you’re looking to get spooked in person this autumn, there are plenty of live performance options to choose from, including some very effective scares that have just started performances. 

Ken Straus writes and performs BOOMER, a solo show examining a baby boomer's cultural odyssey from Detroit auto-plant roots through decades of rapid transformation, at the United Solo Festival.

Florida Studio Theatre will present AMERICAN REBELS, an original cabaret revue celebrating iconic artists who challenged convention through music. The production runs at the Goldstein Cabaret in Sarasota.

Composer Osvaldo Golijov's new evening-length oratorio will premiere at Symphony Hall in Boston, featuring soloists Cécile McLorin Salvant, Davóne Tines, Cyro Baptista, and Kayhan Kalhor under conductor Eric Jacobsen.

World Champion Irish dancers perform A CELTIC CHRISTMAS at Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts. The show features dancers from RIVERDANCE and LORD OF THE DANCE in a holiday production that earned five stars in New York.

Hampstead Theatre has announced the full cast for Tom Stoppard's JUMPERS, directed by Blanche McIntyre. The 1972 comedy marks the play's return to London after over 20 years.

The Martha Graham Dance Company returns to Sadler's Wells Theatre for the first time in over 20 years, presenting mixed bill programmes featuring Graham classics alongside new commissioned works.

On Wednesday, October 14, Mars kicked off the first of five Vancouver concerts on THE ROMANTIC TOUR, bringing his latest stadium production to BC Place. Joined by RAYE and longtime collaborator Anderson .Paak, who opened the evening as DJ Pee .Wee before returning for a Silk Sonic reunion, Mars treated the audience to a night of music, dancing, and plenty of humour.

The national tour company of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL will perform a send-off concert at The Bitter End on October 20, featuring Jesse Labelle and Neil Diamond's greatest hits. Proceeds benefit the Parkinson's Foundation.

BroadwayWorld recently caught up with playwright Nina Kissinger to discuss This is Government, now playing at MOXIE Theatre in San Diego.

Sydney Festival unveiled its 2027 program with performances spanning greater Sydney, including comedy, First Nations premieres, dance, and theatre. The festival offers more than 10,000 tickets priced at $49 or less.

Backyard Theatre Company’s production of Red Bike is an enchanting, imaginative story from a kid’s perspective about growing up and seeing the town you’ve grown up in change, and the formative stuff and thoughts that shape who we are as a result. 

Céline Dion completed her first run of 16 sold-out performances at Plenitude Arena in Paris, drawing over 500,000 fans. Additional dates are scheduled for May 2027.

Doja Cat has never been an artist who follows expectations, whether through her music, fashion, or the personality she shares with the world. On Tuesday, October 13, the Grammy-winning rapper and singer brought that same individuality to Vancouver's Rogers Arena for a stop on her TOUR MA VIE World Tour, delivering a two-hour performance that balanced her unpredictable sense of humour with an impressive display of musical talent.

It is incredibly special to look back on the blog posts I have written and see the progress I have made from a girl who had to be convinced not to drop out of school and change my career to someone who can’t imagine doing anything else.

What did our critic think of ROCK OF AGES at Glen Eden Playhouse Theatre?

Adam Qualls has portrayed a variety of roles across Twin Cities stages but perhaps he has become most known to younger audience for embodying Grandpa Who in Children’s Theatre Company’s Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas. This year he will take on the role for his sixth time and Broadway World caught up with Qualls as they begin rehearsals for this year’s production. What follows is that conversation:

She is also one of the busiest writers of high profile award shows in Hollywood, New York and the UK.  She frequently works punching up screenplays and writing special material, comedy and song lyrics for performers. Shelly has doctored scripts or written special material for such artists as Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Sharon Stone, Jimmy Kimmel, Liza Minnelli, Larry Wilmore, James Earl Jones, Kathy Bates, Billy Connolly, Samuel L Jackson, Richard Kind, Jay Leno, Morgan Freeman, Laraine Newman, Hannah Einbinder, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Princess Caroline of Monaco and Yoko Ono. Recently, Shelly is known for writing  Sherlock & Daughter (2025), Legend of the Bog (2009) and Flying with Byrd (2011). Shelly is at Catalina’s on Nov 1 in the 4th Annual NAMI Benefit concert (National Alliance for Mental Health.) Produced by Dianne Fraser, MD’d by Brad Ellis. m/event/fraser-entertainment-group-presents-you-catalina-jazz-club-tickets/14297244

The Actors Studio of New Jersey introduced 20for20, an affordability initiative offering 20 tickets at $20 each for productions at the Historic Dunellen Theatre, beginning with SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET.

Voices Rising Film Festival will bring filmmakers, artists, and audiences together for an afternoon celebrating independent cinema, diverse perspectives, and stories that deserve to be seen and heard.

Bette Midler received the 2026 Woody Guthrie Prize at a fundraising celebration in Tulsa, performing a rendition of Woody Guthrie's protest song and discussing art and activism.

British country-pop artist Twinnie announced a UK tour with stops in Glasgow, London, Bristol and Leeds beginning February 26, 2027, following two sold-out tours and ahead of her new single release.

Ruth Eckerd Hall's arts education program will offer musical theater, music, and drama classes for students of all ages. Registration is now open for sessions starting in January.