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Nathalie Harrison will replace Charlotte d'Amboise in Jay Presson Allen's TRU, starring Tony Award winner Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The production runs at London's Menier Chocolate Factory.

Milwaukee alt-rock band TOY MACHINE GUN released their third album WAITING FOR DIAMONDS on digital platforms through Ton-Up Records. The album was recorded in Seattle and features guest appearances from Michael Musburger of Love Battery and the Posies.

Multi-platinum artist Andy Grammer released his sixth studio album, BIG STUPID HEART, via S-Curve Records and Hollywood Records. The 13-track collection explores vulnerability and optimism after life's hardships.

Toronto jazz singer Ori Dagan releases his fifth album, a live recording captured at Kensington Sound featuring eight jazz standards performed with pianist Stu Harrison, bassist Brandi Disterheft, and drummer Ben Wittman.

Folk music pillars Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will perform in concert at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater.

Choreographer François Chaignaud and beatboxer Aymeric Hainaux will present a percussive duet exploring the multiple meanings of mirliton through voice, movement, and live performance.

Bassist and composer Derek Frank recorded his new live album at The Baked Potato in Los Angeles without band rehearsal, capturing a seven-piece ensemble performance that Frank called one of his favorite shows.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Richard  Greenberg’s acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist THREE DAYS OF RAIN will begin performances on Saturday, January 30, 2027, and officially open Monday, March 1, 2027 at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre.

Alhambra Theatre & Dining has announced its landmark 60th season, unveiling an eight-show 2027 lineup that blends Broadway hits, American classics, laugh-out-loud comedies and family favorites in a year-long celebration.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY will continue to haunt  Broadway for eight additional weeks due to popular demand. Written by Levi Holloway, and directed by Felix Barrett, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY will now play at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre through February 28, 2027. 

Betty Buckley will perform a concert at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, accompanied by pianist Christian Jacob. The show will feature selections from Buckley's album Enough.

GRAMMY-nominated Matisyahu and Eurovision runner-up Yuval Raphael released the pop-R&B track 'Carry On,' written by Rachel Sapoznik and produced by GRAMMY-winner Rico Love, as an anthem for healing and overcoming adversity.

Dennis Watkins extends THE MAGIC PARLOUR through spring 2027, welcoming back guest magician Derek Hughes following sold-out engagements this year. Watkins marks 25 years performing magic in Chicago with special Halloween performances of THE SPIRIT CABINET.

U2 and Third Man Records have partnered on a limited-edition yellow vinyl pressing of CARNAVAL DE LUZ, the band's new album, created exclusively for independent record stores.

THE PANTOMIME ADVENTURES OF PETER PAN will be presented at St Helens Theatre Royal. The pantomime will run this festive season with tickets priced from £20.

Saxophonist-composer Johannes Enders premiered the lead single from his upcoming album PHANTOM HAPPINESS, featuring pianist Rainer Böhm, bassist Doug Weiss, and drummer Jorge Rossy on the Enja Records label.

Drew & Ellie Holcomb announced Neighborly Christmas shows in Auburn, Nashville, and Memphis in December, followed by their RAIN OR SHINE headline tour beginning February 10 in Birmingham and additional dates with NEEDTOBREATHE.

Tangent Theatre Company will present a special fall reading of Clifford Odets' THE COUNTRY GIRL, made possible through a New York state project grant. The eight-actor ensemble cast includes Sean Cullen, Maggie Adams McDowell, and Michael Rhodes.

The GRAMMY-winning Experiential Orchestra will open its 2026-2027 season with a program celebrating composer Anna Clyne, featuring cellist Inbal Segev performing the New York City premiere of DANCE.

On September 17th, we lost Duncan Sheik, a major composer and influence on 21st century theatre, whose music for Spring Awakening pushed the art form forward. Sheik was impressively prolific. While the headline of his theatre career may be the impactful Spring Awakening, his career was filled with over a dozen other varied and worthwhile theatrical projects, in addition to his achievements in popular music. He wrote music and sometimes lyrics for an impressive slate of musicals in addition to composing music for plays, and amassed a notable collective of collaborators on his many shows. 

Roundabout Theatre Company's production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin, with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden is now on Broadway! Meet the cast here.

Andy Grammer released the single 'Love Showed Up,' exploring themes of loss and connection ahead of his sixth studio album BIG STUPID HEART. The song examines how love emerges in life's darkest moments.

Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a season-long cycle of Mahler's nine completed symphonies at Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera, featuring The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Met Orchestra, and the Vienna Philharmonic.

BraveWords Records has released the power metal album SCYTHE BALLET by Australian band ILIUM digitally via Bandcamp, with additional streaming services announced later.

Jerry Seinfeld will bring his signature observational comedy and newest stand-up routine to the Sangamon Auditorium stage in Springfield, Illinois this December.