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Warren Haynes' 34th annual holiday concert will take place at ExploreAsheville.com Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, featuring performances by multiple headliners and special guests, with proceeds benefiting local housing organizations.

Reba McEntire's personal collection of stage-worn gowns, jewelry, boots, and memorabilia will be auctioned to benefit The Reba McEntire Fund supporting local and national nonprofits.

A new book by Brian Beck and Piotr Orlov features essays from 80 celebrated musicians, including Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu, Chris Stapleton, and Jamie xx, highlighting overlooked and beloved albums.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present nightly performances throughout October, featuring The Hot Sardines, Ron Carter, and birthday celebrations for Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.

Heathers The Musical will play its final performance at New World Stages, prior to embarking on an extensive North American tour, launching in Baltimore in May 2027. 

Heathers the Musical will welcome new cast members Morgan Dudley, Anneliese van der Pol, and Nicholas A. Wilkinson. Check out all new photos of the new cast here!

Heathers The Musical will present its fourth and final extension at New World Stages, prior to embarking on an extensive North American tour, launching in Baltimore in May 2027.

The new season on Broadway (2026-2027) at the Vivian Beaumont Theater brings  the first-ever Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin’s seminal work, A Few Good  Men, starring Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth, with direction by Tony Award  winner Michael Arden. In the spring, Artistic Director Lear deBessonet returns to the  Beaumont with the first Broadway revival of The Sound of Music in nearly 30 years,  starring Tony Award nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers and choreographed by  Christopher Gattelli. 

Aniya Thompson will make her Off-Broadway debut as Martha Dunnstock in HEATHERS THE MUSICAL at New World Stages, replacing Erin Morton, who received Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk Award nominations for the role.

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.

Ava DeMary and Tony Award nominee Jeanette Bayardelle will join the cast of Heathers The Musical next month. DeMary will play the role of Heather McNamara, and Bayardelle will play Ms. Fleming/Veronica’s Mom.

Watch an exclusive video clip of John Cardoza performing 'Freeze Your Brain' in Heathers the Musical Off-Broadway with Isabella Esler. The new footage comes after the duo began performances with Lisa Ann Walter, Zan Berube, and Chris Marsh Clark.

HEATHERS THE MUSICAL will serve as the inaugural production at Arts at Marble Arch before embarking on an extensive UK and Ireland tour, with stops in over a dozen cities across two seasons.

Original cast member Xavier McKinnon, who played the role of Ram Sweeney, recently departed the production. Chris Marsh Clark will join the company on April 27 as Ram Sweeney.

A second batch of shows for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe has been announced, bringing the current total number on sale for 2026 to 2,083. Learn more here!

Lisa Ann Walter will make her Off-Broadway debut in Heathers the Musical! The Abbott Elementary star is joining the cast as Ms. Fleming and Veronica Sawyer's Mom. Walter joins the cast alongside Isabella Esler and John Cardoza.

Zan Berube will make her Off-Broadway debut as the new Heather Chandler in Heathers The Musical beginning next month. Learn more and find out how to get tickets here!

Heathers the Musical has released a new trailer, featuring the latest footage of Peyton List, Kate Rockwell, Kuhoo Verma, Jackera Davis, and more! The new video shows List and the cast performing 'Candy Store' and Rockwell performing 'Shine A Light.'

Next month, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond for Women's History Month, including Linda Eder, Kate Baldwin, Jenn Colella and more. 

Heathers The Musical will extend its record-breaking run for the third time at Off-Broadway's New World Stages. The news was announced from the stage at the production's 250th performance. Watch the video!

The 2026 Slamdance Film Festival, the artist-led organization “by filmmakers, for filmmakers,” has unveiled its 2026 lineup. The festival will run in-person from February 19 to 25, 2026, and virtually from February 24 to March 6, 2026.

As Lorna Courtney took her final bow as 'Veronica Sawyer' in Heathers the Musical, she 'passed the mallet' to the production's new star, Kuhoo Verma. In a new video, Courtney hands over the croquet mallet to Verma before she joins the company.

Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Linda Eder, Marilyn Maye and more. See the full weekly lineup here!

The Uprise Experience: Houston Black Theatre Week returns October 19–26, 2025, at The DeLUXE Theater, celebrating Black creativity, storytelling, and community empowerment.

As the fight for women to have equal rights and opportunities has evolved, so has the presence of plays telling these stories. When I wrote my book, Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy that the History Books Left Out, the first-ever book about female musical theatre writers, I researched many musicals that are in this genre as well.