Chicago Tour 2012

Roger Sellers, known as Bayonne, has released his new album FILTERS via Nettwerk. His U.S. tour begins Sept. 27 in Oklahoma City, with stops in Chicago, New York, Austin, and Los Angeles.

Phillip Phillips has released his new EP LET'S GO FAR: VOL. 1, featuring the single "My Dark Places." He will launch his headlining LET'S GO FAR Tour in Dallas, with stops in Austin, Chicago, New York and more.

BET will air the return of "SOUL TRAIN AWARDS," simulcast on CBS for the first time, taped in Chicago and produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment.

John Lydon's PUBLIC IMAGE LTD opened its first North American tour in eight years in Pioneertown, CA, with stops through Nashville on October 9 and a second leg set for February.

Arden Theatre Company will open its new season in Philadelphia with GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, a musical featuring Bob Dylan songs performed live by an actor-musician cast.

Tickets are on sale for POTTED POTTER: THE UNAUTHORIZED HARRY EXPERIENCE, a parody condensing all seven Harry Potter books into 70 minutes, at Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse.

Jim James' fifth solo album, WOWED OUT, is out now. The My Morning Jacket frontman will begin a solo acoustic headline tour November 28 in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

Aaron Dilloway announced his first full-length album since 2017, completing a trilogy that began with Modern Jester. The noise pioneer will also perform live dates this fall.

IN THIS MOMENT released its ninth studio album WITCH, featuring the single "I Want to Believe" with Dayseeker, and will embark on the Taste of Chaos Tour with Hollywood Undead and I See Stars.

HBO Max will add new original series and documentaries, including Sharon Horgan's comedy YOUTH, the drama prequel 4 BLOCKS ZERO, and the true-crime series A KILLER STORY.

Ballet Hispánico New York is set to bring “CARMEN.maquia,” a Picasso-inspired, contemporary take on the Georges Bizet classic opera, to the McAninch Arts Center.

Second Stage Theater just announced complete casting for the upcoming Broadway premiere of THE FANTASTICKS, directed and  choreographed by Christopher Gattelli.  The company of THE FANTASTICKS will feature Maxim Chlumecky (Appropriate, Harry Potter and the Cursed  Child) as The Boy (Matt), Kevin del Aguila (Some Like It Hot, Frozen) as The Man Who Dies (Mortimer), David  Patrick Kelly (Once, The Warriors) as The Old Actor (Henry), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Spamalot, Beetlejuice) as Matt’s Mother (Mildred Hucklebee), Nathan Levy (& Juliet, Aladdin) as The Boy (Lewis), Ruthie Ann Miles (Sweeney Todd, The King and I) as Lewis’ Mother (Bessie Mae Bellomy), Zane Phillips (“The Comeback,” “Mid Century Modern,” Fire Island) as The Narrator (El Gallo), and Ahmad Simmons (Illinoise, Hadestown) as The  Mute. Mr. Phillips will be making his Broadway debut.  

Jim James released the single and video for "Lost Child" ahead of his solo album WOWED OUT, out Friday, August 28. His acoustic headline tour opens November 28 in Louisville, KY.

Bruce Wood Dance Dallas unveiled its 17th season, the first under Artistic Director Melissa M. Young, featuring eight programs, three premieres, and a new Shubert Foundation grant.

Keir GoGwilt will lead a concert featuring poet Edgar Garcia, vocalist Mariana Flores Bucio and flutist Wilfrido Terrazas at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, marking the album release of THE ZARABANDA VARIATIONS.

Vincent Heden's bold, controversial Lola anchors a Kinky Boots that stumbles early and dances late — but Bruxellons' craft makes it sing regardless.

Violinist and violist Patrick Yim released BAMBOO GROVE on PENTATONE, featuring world premiere recordings created with composers Chen Yi and Zhou Long, recorded during a residency at the University of Notre Dame.

SLOTHRUST released singles "Dystopian Cemetery" and "Twisted Paradise" ahead of its album WHAT THEY GROW IN THE GARDEN, out September 18, and a fall tour kicking off September 15 in Omaha.

Five storytellers will share personal accounts of family, friendship, and work life at The Art Center Highland Park, including a reporter's early days at the City News Bureau of Chicago.

Black Marble will release the album LIFE IN SMALL SPACES on Sacred Bones Records, featuring the focus track It Always Comes to Me.

Korean pop star Ivy has officially made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago. Check out curtain call photos and video from her first performance, which also marked Tony Award nominee Max von Essen's return to the musical as Billy Flynn.

Christian Denice and Duncan Lyle were selected as choreographers for the Joffrey Concert Group's Creative Movers Choreographic Initiative, with new works set to premiere at the Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater.

PBS will premiere a Kartemquin Films documentary following five choreographers competing in Joffrey Ballet's Winning Works program as they create original works under deadline pressure.

Icona Pop released their new album Ritual and debuted an official visualizer for focus track Hurt, with fall U.S. tour dates now on sale.

QUICKSAND and f**kED UP will co-headline a Canadian tour opening September 22 in Victoria, BC, and closing October 4 in Ottawa, as Quicksand's new album BRING ON THE PSYCHICS is out now.