Giordano Dance Chicago will present the world premiere of Caravan by resident choreographer Al Blackstone, along with a rework of his swing-style work Dumb Luck! and popular repertoire at the North Shore Center.
Steep Theatre opens its new venue in Chicago with the U.S. premiere of Simon Stephens' post-apocalyptic drama A SLOW FIRE, directed by Robin Witt. The production marks the company's return to a newly renovated space on West Berwyn Avenue.
Pony World Theatre will present 5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE at Studio @ 12th Avenue Arts in Seattle, directed by Kate Jaeger, the fall mainstage comedy set during a 1956 quiche breakfast.
Bess Wohl's play SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS will open at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, starring Martin Freeman, Greta Lee, Sarah Paulson, Isaac Powell, Julia Roberts, and Paul Rudd.
Yandel received the Agent of Change honor at Premios Juventud in Marbella and premiered new tracks "DND" and "Cual Es la Necesidad," ahead of a Sinfónico tour stop in Madrid on November 9.
Joffrey Ballet announced President and CEO Greg Cameron will step down after a 15-year tenure, with the board forming a committee to lead a national search for his successor.
Japanese band SIM released its new album HOOMAN AFTER ALL via UNFD, featuring singles FIVE TIMES DEAD, BLINDEYES and FREEZE ME UP. Tickets are on sale now for the HOOMAN AFTER ALL World Tour.
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.
Trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith will release a new album featuring four ensembles, including collaborators Sylvie Courvoisier, Bill Laswell and Pheeroan akLaff, via Burning Ambulance Music.
Storm Large, known for her work with Pink Martini and appearances on Rock Star: Supernova and America's Got Talent, will perform a rescheduled solo show at Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope.
John Godber's play about four bouncers navigating a chaotic night at a UK discotheque will run at The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University, directed by Bill Doncaster.
Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester selected twelve resident artists from 250 international applicants for its Project Space Residency program in photography, film, and media arts.
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.
Timothy Bloom will receive The Prince Fellowship and Chase Parker will receive The Prince/TTLP Fellowship, programs supporting early-career producers in association with Columbia University School of the Arts.
East Lynne Theater Company will present the New Jersey premiere of Donald Margulies' Lunar Eclipse in Cape May, timed to open alongside an actual lunar eclipse.
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.
MINISTRY has released the single and video for "We Hate" from its upcoming final album, HATE TO GO (TAKE OUT OR DELIVERY), and added Australia's Good Things Festival to its remaining tour schedule.
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.
Cellist Julian Schwarz and his father, conductor Gerard Schwarz, recorded Arthur Foote's long-lost 1894 Cello Concerto in G Minor with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra for Delos Records.
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present Playwrights' Platform, a live anthology of new short plays, on its outdoor Meadow Stage and in the Black Box Theater as part of its Annual Festival.
Swedish power-pop songwriter David Myhr, former frontman of MERRYMAKERS, will release the piano-pop single SAY YES, co-written with Bill DeMain, from his upcoming album EVERYTHING IS ALL ABOUT YOU.
HAVOK will headline a 26-date North American tour with Hellripper, Slackjaw and Xoth, opening October 21 in Salt Lake City and closing November 20 at Denver's Gothic Theatre.
Butcher Babies announced their new album NIGHTBLOOM, produced by Howard Benson, and released a music video for the single "Blame It on the Wind."
Chris Connelly has released the video for 'House of 70's,' the lead track from his upcoming album DOO WOP IN THE DARK: A PORTRAIT OF LOU REED, blending Reed's compositions with original songs.
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.
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