Head or Tail 1926

What did our critic think of PURPOSE at The Huntington?

Before & JULIET even officially began, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre already felt like it was getting ready for a pop concert. A glowing pink sign sat at the centre of the stage while instrumental versions of songs that would soon make their way into the show played in the background. For one of Broadway Across Canada’s most anticipated stops in Vancouver this season, the packed theatre seemed more than ready for what was coming. Then again, it’s hard not to feel at home when you already know most of the soundtrack.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Actors Ensemble of Berkeley fills the Live Oak Theater with cheeky humor. As the characters treat serious matters like frippery, and trivial items with seriousness, the tone is set early for a romping good time.

Hillbarn Theatre is getting ready to present the delightfully ridiculous show: Gutenberg! The Musical!, a two-person comedy that asks its performers to portray an entire town’s worth of characters—with little more than a collection of labeled hats to help them along the way.

Shea's Performing Arts Center in Buffalo will celebrate its centennial with a gala featuring Tony and Grammy-nominated actress Megan Hilty, auctions, and dinner to benefit accessibility expansion.

The official trailer for THOU SHALT NOT STEAL premiered, following Robyn and Gidge as they race across the Australian outback. The series features Noah Taylor and Miranda Otto and will premiere with new episodes released weekly.

An interesting question about joke theft gets a surprisingly straightforward answer

Vanguard Theater will present Dominique Morisseau's PIPELINE, a drama about a mother navigating her son's education and confronting systemic racism. Directed by Marshall Jones III, the production runs at the Montclair, New Jersey venue.

Syracuse University's Department of Drama has revealed its 2026–27 season of six productions, including Rent, Henry V, Les Misérables, Private Eyes, and more at the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama Complex.

Start with an imaginary and very kooky hotel in rural Vermont; add a dash of supernatural activity and stir – and you get a kitschy, campy musical comedy by Adam Rabin and Greg Skillman now playing at the Shelburne Town Center.

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present an evening of readings and conversation with acclaimed writers Jo Ann Beard and Mary-Beth Hughes exploring artistic inspiration and literary kinship at its Tivoli location.

The world premiere of Versus, co-produced by QuipTake Theatre, The Theatre Centre and the National Arts Centre's National Creation Fund, will run at The Theatre Centre.

THE BLACK LABEL's five-member group ALLDAY PROJECT released their second EP CRASH, a five-track project spanning industrial hip-hop, Brazilian funk, and acoustic sounds.

A live storytelling event will feature Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists including Yohance Lacour, Mary Schmich, and Laura Rodriguez Presa at Harold Washington Library Center as part of the Pulitzer on the Road exhibition.

Sono Luminus has released HER ONLY LIGHT, a new album featuring 13 arrangements of music by pioneering singer-songwriter Connie Converse. Vocalist Emmy Bean performs the chamber music arrangements composed and arranged by Ronnie Kuller.

Canadian indie rock band GIZMO released their debut album ALL YOUR WORSHIPS via Victory Pool. The Charlottetown four-piece blend 1990s slacker rock influences with guitar-driven melodies and introspective songwriting.

Sarah Goodman, Lesbian Thespian, makes her Laurie Beechman Theatre debut in GAY GASP! on October 5. Read a conversation about the show.

A vampire romance, a family full of secrets, and a Florida twist on gothic comedy come together in Fangs, a new staged reading by Jenna Jane coming to The Beach Theatre. The romantic farce explores love, acceptance, and authenticity through the story of Nora, a centuries-old vampire preparing to introduce her human fiancé to her unconventional family.

To launch its 50th anniversary season, Boston Lyric Opera has decided to go big – presenting Gioachino Rossini’s rarely staged final opera, “William Tell,” at the Emerson Colonial Theatre through October 4.

Los Angeles alternative band WILT released their debut album WHEN NO ONE'S WATCHING, produced by Carlos De La Garza. The band will tour the UK and Europe starting in November, followed by a 2027 North American tour supporting THE WARNING.

Nashville country artist Hailey Benedict released the new single CHEM HISTORY via Big Loud Records/Local Hay Records. The track was written with Clara Park and Claire Douglas and co-produced by Grammy Award-winning Josh Kerr.

There are probably a good number of people in their AARP years who only know one musical, and that one is probably FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. I say this because my 87 years old father recalls he and my mother seeing many Broadway musicals, but can only name one - FIDDLER.

Rising country star Timmy McKeever released the new song DROVE HER AWAY, written by John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, Will Weatherly and Jordan Minton, who have penned tracks for Morgan Wallen, Post Malone and Kane Brown. McKeever recently wrapped supporting dates on Ashley Cooke's THE BABY BLUES WORLD TOUR.

Trumpeter and composer Russell Gunn released the second single from his new album, a seven-song project drawing inspiration from the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead and recontextualizing it through African American experiences.