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Iceland Airwaves has added 25 artists to its 2026 lineup, including COBRAH, ALIEN CHICKS, LEITH ROSS and WORLDPEACE DMT, alongside newly announced venues and day splits for the Reykjavík festival.

Jason Kao Hwang's Human Rites Trio will release the album Second Life, as the composer and violinist also prepares live dates with Critical Response in Washington, D.C., Brooklyn and Asheville.

Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Donna McKechnie will star in A MUSICAL MEMOIR as the season finale of the Hamptons Summer Songbook By The Sea series at LTV Studios, with Ian Herman on piano.

Single tickets for the ABBA-scored musical's Birmingham engagement will go on sale for eight performances at the BJCC Concert Hall as part of the Broadway in Birmingham Series.

Golden Thread Productions will present five short plays by MENA playwrights at Potrero Stage in San Francisco, with this edition dedicated to Iran and Palestine.

American Composers Orchestra will present a two-season celebration featuring world premieres, a gala honoring composer Thea Musgrave, and new commissions presented with Carnegie Hall.

Much has been written and expressed about how few new Broadway musicals—six—hit the boards last season. The Broadway landscape is experiencing several challenges at the moment, largely tied to the American economy as a whole. In addition, the number of new musicals per season always fluctuates. In particular, the post-pandemic seasons stuffed with productions that were waiting in the docket were bound to cause a few course-correcting smaller slates in subsequent years.

MAMMA MIA! will open at The Star Gold Coast September 4, with a blue carpet premiere September 5, featuring an all-Australian cast of 31 performers led by Erin Cornell as Donna Sheridan.

Mannes Opera announced its upcoming season, featuring Menotti's THE SAINT OF BLEECKER STREET, Puccini's SUOR ANGELICA, and a workshop of Arturo O'Farrill's debut opera LUCERO.

Eight New Stadium Dates Added to The R&B Tour with tickets on sale August 24, including first-time stops in Baltimore, Cincinnati and Indianapolis.

Ensemble for These Times selected 13 composers for its third Call for Scores for Solo Piano, with works to be performed by pianist Dale Tsang in San Francisco and Berkeley.

The American Classical Orchestra will open its season at Alice Tully Hall with Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass in D Minor and Beethoven's Symphony No. 1, featuring soprano Shelén Hughes Camacho.

Broadway's biggest landmarks are easy to spot, but some of the Theatre District's most fascinating stories are hiding in plain sight. From historic theaters and legendary rehearsal spaces to tucked-away tributes and unexpected Broadway landmarks, these lesser-known stops will add a whole new act to your next walking tour!

Florida band THE CADETS, whose members include Chad Matheny of EMPEROR X, signed to Bar/None Records and shared a music video ahead of a retrospective album release.

Tickets for the 25th anniversary touring production of MAMMA MIA! at The Bushnell in Hartford will go on sale this week, with the ABBA-scored musical set for a limited engagement this fall.

Mark 'the Beast' Labbett and Flavia Cacace will lead the cast of THE PANTOMIME ADVENTURES OF PETER PAN at St Helens Theatre Royal, presented by Regal Entertainments Ltd.

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board will present the milestone edition of the Montco Jazz Fest across Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, curated by Artistic Director JOANNA PASCALE with more than 30 concerts and events.

Julien's Auctions will present the Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation 2026 Auction in Los Angeles, featuring stage-worn gowns, jewelry, and memorabilia, with 100% of proceeds benefiting the Foundation's scholarships and youth initiatives.

Following the end of the 2025/26 academic year, Guildhall School has revealed the winners of the School's most prestigious annual prize, the Gold Medal, in Acting and Production & Design.

The Cape May Public Library is set to present a free performance of Classic American Tales’ Margaret’s Diary During a Revolution written and performed by Gayle Stahlhuth based on the diary of Margaret Morris and other research, created to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. 

Newsies, featuring music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and a book by Harvey Fierstein premiered on Broadway in 2012. BroadwayWorld is looking back at what the cast has been up to since the show first burst onto Broadway!

2026 is halfway over, which means that the 2026/27 Broadway season has just begun! All eyes are already on the lineup for the new Broadway season and many Broadway productions have already revealed full details of their upcoming engagements.

Strictly alumni Janette Manrara announced as a guest star on Nikita Kuzmin's UK tour SUPERNOVA, joining Karen Hauer and Nadiya Bychkova for select dates at venues across England.

When you hear about Atlanta's rich independent, sometimes underground, performance experiences, where do you get your information? Search no more! This ecclectic round up of Atlanta's exquisit performing artists is a great place to start your Atlanta indie theatre adventures.