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Composers Concordance will present an event interpreting Chuck Connelly's paintings through music and poetry. Featuring composers Lynn Bechtold, Charles Coleman, and performers like Dan Cooper and Gene Pritsker.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis unveil the second group of voices for the star-studded cast of the concept album, WARRIORS. Newly announced are THE HURRICANES featuring Billy Porter as Granger, Michaela Jaé as Yaya and Mykal Kilgore as Élan, and more.

Plans have been approved for The Sir Ken Dodd Happiness Centre, designed to celebrate the life and career of Liverpool's most famous comedian. 

After a dozen years of sold-out engagements at the Art House, and a Covid-necessitated poolside show at the Crown & Anchor in 2020, Maye is back this year to give a Broadway-themed concert at Town Hall on August 25, with Tedd Firth on piano, Steve Doyle on bass, and Daniel Glass on drums.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis have unveiled initial casting for The Warriors concept album, out everywhere October 18.

The Boston Pops will host six multimedia concerts this fall, featuring the music of John Williams, circus acts, and Halloween-themed performances.

Japan Society launches its 2024-2025 Performing Arts Season with Basil Twist’s Dogugaeshi, a 20th anniversary revival of Twist’s Bessie award-winning fusion of mind-bending contemporary puppetry and nearly extinct traditional puppetry techniques from Japan’s Awa region.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will be recognized with its sixth invitation to perform during the prestigious International Black Theatre Festival (formerly the National Black Theatre Festival), which took place July 29-August 3 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning iconic rock band The Smashing Pumpkins release their new album Aghori Mhori Mei. The album comes amidst the band’s highly-successful international tour, which is currently in the middle of its North American run of shows with additional performances to follow in Latin America this Fall.

Nelson Aspen and Allyson Briggs have a new tribute show to the great Tony Bennett, who passed away last July at the age of 96. You can catch Tony Bennett: A Tribute on August 7th at the Green Room 42 near Times Square. The Green Room 42 show will feature clips from his time with Bennett, reflections on his humanitarian work, career highlights, support of young musicians, and, of course, plenty of songs from the great American songbook that Bennett infused with his signature style.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis' have been working hard on a new concept album, Warriors. The pair has just announced that it will be out everywhere October 18 on Atlantic Records, Executive Produced by Grammy Award winning rapper Nasand produced by Grammy Award-winning musician Mike Elizondo.

The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will hold a free concert entitled “Beatles on the Balcony”. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Desert Daze returns October 10 - 13, 2024 to Lake Perris, CA – the gathering’s lakeside home since 2018. The lineup includes Main stage performances from Jack White, No Name; Cigarettes After Sex, Alex G; and more.

Acclaimed pianist and singer Steve Ross returns to Birdland on 8/19 with 'I Remember Him Well: The Songs of Alan Jay Lerner,' celebrating the legendary lyricist's timeless music.

From the moment Dionne Warwick took the stage at her recent concert at Beverly’s Cabot Theatre, accompanied by a thunderous, sustained standing ovation, it was clear that there was a legend in the house.

Four Day Weekend has found a new home and will move to Stage West Theatre in Fort Worth, with their first performance slated for Saturday, August 3.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 7/7/2024.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this July with a full slate of nightly performances.

 The Muny has announced its full cast, design and production teams for Disney's The Little Mermaid, the third show in the theatre's 106th season, which runs July 8-16 on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park.

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) has announced the winners of the 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, celebrating excellence in Toronto's performing arts community.

Celebrate World Music Day on June 21 with TV5MONDE USA's special programming.

BroadwayWorld has rounded up the winners of the Tony Awards, the Drama Desk Awards, the Drama League Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the last fifty years to compare winners year by year.

FOREIGNER hits the road in June co-headlining the “Renegades & Juke Box Heroes” trek with STYX and special guest John Waite. Adding to the excitement, STYX and FOREIGNER have announced RENEGADES & JUKE BOX HEROES, a very special limited-edition companion album, available exclusively at tour stops starting at the tour launch and at select retail on July 12.

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre announces the cast for FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/ WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF, running from July 20 to August 4.

Learn about LIMEHOF scholarships and enjoy a free Beatles concert on June 30. Discover how Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame supports education and celebrates music.