Fame

Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO)’s Linda Koehn General and Artistic Director, Michael Egel, has announced the repertory for the company’s 2027 Festival Season. It will features a new production of Jacques Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann, a new production and company premiere of Philip Glass’s Orphée, and the revival of the company’s acclaimed 2017 production of Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd.

Grammy-winning duo Indigo Girls, with special guest Linda Perry, will perform at the historic State Theatre in Minneapolis, presented by Hennepin Arts. Tickets go on sale to the general public soon.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of longtime record producer and music executive Clive Davis, who passed away on Monday, June 22. He was 94 years old.

Second Street Players will present GYPSY at their Riverfront Theater in Milford, DE, featuring Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim's score, including 'Everything's Coming Up Roses' and 'Rose's Turn.'

Actress Miriam Margolyes and Troma Entertainment co-founder Lloyd Kaufman are named Raindance Icon Award recipients, with a posthumous honor going to rock & roll legend Eddie Cochran at the festival's 34th edition.

2026 is halfway over, which means that the 2026/27 Broadway season has just begun! Now that the 79th Annual Tony Awards have concluded, 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.

Actor John Cusack will appear at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater for a screening of SAY ANYTHING, followed by a post-show Q&A hosted by Charley Belcher.

Much has been written about the proliferation of pop singer-songwriters writing new musicals for Broadway and off-Broadway. Less covered is the trend of pop singers performing on Broadway, which has made for a number of memorable appearances in current and recent seasons. 

Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced its 40th Anniversary Season, featuring Shakespeare classics in repertory, a bilingual ROMEO Y JULIETA, the return of ILLINOISE, and the world premiere of HEARTBREAKERS.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis announced eight newly elected board members, joining as the company celebrates its 60th Anniversary Season. Ann Cady Scott returns as Board President for a third term.

Judy Collins will bring her SWEET JUDY BLUE EYES Farewell Tour to the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, FL, with special guest Livingston Taylor.

The Off-Broadway League has established the Paul Libin Leadership Award. George Forbes will receive the inaugural honor at the 2026 Lucille Lortel Awards. The ceremony will take place in New York.

Since the start of television’s legendary Saturday Night Live in 1975, there has been cross-over between the show and Broadway. Actors who have started out on Broadway have ended up gracing our televisions on Saturday night as cast members in the sketch comedy program.

The Kruger Brothers will perform at the historic Vergennes Opera House in Vermont, closing out the 2025-2026 season in a donor-underwritten concert expected to sell out, as it did during their previous visit.

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Allison Bailey, Jordan Tyson and more. 

Olly Alexander and Iz Hesketh will join Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry in a UK reading of Stan Zimmerman's suicide awareness play, RIGHT BEFORE I GO, at London's Soho Theatre.

Jane Jenkins and Joseph D'Agosta will perform in LOVE LETTERS, a poignant exploration of lifelong friendship and love, at Hudson Theatres in Hollywood on February 21 and 22, 2026.

The latest episode of Real Time with Bill Maher will feature a one-on-one interview with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer and songwriter John Mellencamp. This week’s panel discussion includes Chris Christie and Chrystia Freeland.

Rock legend Alice Cooper will perform at Mershon Auditorium on April 23 as part of the 'Alice’s Attic Tour', celebrating QFM96's Birthday Bash. Tickets go on sale this January.

The Broadway-bound new musical, The Wanderer, based on the life and music of Dion DiMucci will receive an industry invitation-only reading on Friday, January 23rd in New York City.

Four years after their last UK appearance, soul legends The Temptations and The Four Tops will return to the UK for a short co-headlining tour in June and July. 

This week features a one-on-one interview with country music singer-songwriter Kenny Chesney and a panel discussion with Rep. Jared Moskowitz and Bill O’Reilly.

GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter Richard Marx has announced his new album After Hours, arriving January 16, 2026. Listen to the first single now, featuring Kenny G.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Penelope Milford, Academy Award and Drama Desk-nominated actress and Broadway alum, has passed away at the age of 77.

REVOLUTION(S) is truly unlike any other show I’ve seen at the Goodman. While I think the material still has some rough edges, that’s fitting of the subject matter. The themes introduced here aren’t neat and tidy, so the material shouldn’t be, either. This musical has a pulsing, urgent energy that is extremely well-matched by Tom Morello’s music and lyrics.