If/Then - 2015 - US Tour Articles Page 3

The American Symphony Orchestra performs Mozart's Coronation Mass alongside U.S. premieres by Michael Haydn and Georg Anton Benda, plus a rare performance of Hasse's Miserere, with soloists from the Metropolitan Opera.

Interview with Broadway San diego Artistic Director Joey Landwehr about schools participating in the Awards, and the Jimmy Awards® Student Reporter Search!

The documentary chronicles Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt's 1983 presidential campaign and his legal battles for free speech that ultimately expanded First Amendment protections.

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.

DEATH NOTE: THE MUSICAL has released a brand-new trailer, offering a glimpse at the production before it returns to the Barbican in 2027. Check out the video here!

Nikki Glaser and David Spade announced upcoming dates for their Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, with presales and public ticket sales beginning this fall.

Lil' Kim has announced a second orchestral performance following the sold-out debut of HARD CORE SYMPHONY, featuring Thee Phantom & The Illharmonic Orchestra.

OMNI shares a demo of 'Wire' ahead of the reissue of their debut album DELUXE, a two-disc, 24-track set featuring original songs, demos, B-sides, outtakes, and unreleased tracks via Coliseum Records and Danger Collective.

Los Angeles-based beatmaker, vocalist, and visual artist megiapa released her International Anthem debut album INTENTIONS on vinyl and digital platforms, blending lo-fi R&B, headphone beats, and live instrumentation from LA jazz players.

Hilary Duff performed at The GRAMMY Museum's Ray Charles Rooftop, celebrating her sixth studio album LUCK… OR SOMETHING alongside album collaborators in an intimate conversation and performance.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre and The Ira & Leonore Gershwin Philanthropic Fund launched a new granting program providing $2,000 to $5,000 to member organizations developing musicals from existing songs, stories and cultural touchstones.

The Entertainment Community Fund will present Mark Twain Tonight! by Hal Holbrook, a one-night-only benefit performance. The event will feature Emmy-Award winning Actor and 2025 Theater Hall of Fame Inductee Richard Thomas.

CHARGED PARTICLES returns with its second live album featuring trumpeter Randy Brecker as special guest, recorded at the Half Moon Bay club and available via Origin Records.

Phylicia Rashad will direct August Wilson's Fences at the Mark Taper Forum. Set in segregated Pittsburgh in the 1950s, Fences depicts the life of Troy Maxson, a former Negro League baseball star now scraping by as a sanitation worker.

The Bell House will present multiple comedy events featuring Beth Stelling, Kevin Sullivan, and a Jimmy Chin book release show, along with stand-up showcases and jazz-accompanied comedy sets.

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will join the Michigan Marching Band for a halftime performance featuring music from THE LORD OF THE RINGS at a University of Michigan football game, marking a collaboration between the world-renowned musician and the acclaimed student ensemble.

Hilary Duff announced 32 additional dates for THE LUCKY ME TOUR across Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., with the European leg beginning May 7 in Madrid and the U.S. leg launching October 1 in Sunrise, Florida. Rebecca Black, Dashboard Confessional, and Tegan and Sara will provide support on select dates.

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. 

To kick-off the 2026-2027 run of their often Broadway-centric Cabaret Series, Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa tapped not only a proven Broadway star, but an OC native, too for a triumphant homecoming concert: Krysta Rodriguez. Marking her Center cabaret debut, Rodriguez performed to rapturous crowds for three consecutive nights at the Samueli Theater from September 10-12, 2026.

Short Attention Span Theatre will showcase six new short plays across two nights in Edinburgh and Glasgow, featuring drama, comedy, and thought-provoking works by Scottish writers.

Final tickets have been released for the Sydney season of A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL, following record-breaking sales in Melbourne. The production stars Broadway's Will Swenson in his Australian debut.

Saxophonist-composer Kevin Sun released two parallel albums designed as interconnected but stylistically distinct works via Endectomorph Music.

The discourse surrounding reasons for reviving musicals on Broadway is a relatively recent phenomenon. These days, if a show is announced for a revival, a sentence that often follows is: “Why are they reviving it?” 

Islandia Music Records released the third volume in the WEATHER SYSTEMS series from percussionist Steven Schick. The album features compositions exploring themes of time and temporal experience.

Rising country singer-songwriter Grace Tyler received an invitation to perform at the Grand Ole Opry after appearing alongside Lee Brice at a festival performance.