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What did our critic think of GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES at Keegan Theatre?

The original cast recording of Soon, the acclaimed off-Broadway musical by Nick Blaemire (Broadway: Glory Days, Cry-Baby; Off-Broadway: Safety Not Guaranteed, Space Dogs), is now available, shortly before the production opens at The Loft at St. Luke’s.

The enormous Grand stage at Pleasance Courtyard features a treasure chest, a bookcase and centre stage, facing away from the crowd, a figure sits comfortably in a leather chair, seemingly relaxed, gently puffing away on a pipe and awaiting the moment to begin. Then the lights go up, the chair rotates, and the show starts as it means to go on.

Drag artists Xena Fauxbia and Soda Pressed will bring their lip-sync tribute examining Judy Garland's Carnegie Hall legacy and body-image scrutiny to Rochester's Spiegeltent for a single performance.

The final week of MATCHBOOK FEST 2026 has arrived! This brand-new summer festival, produced by Mix & Match Productions, spotlights bold new works from the industry's most exciting emerging artists, with the lineup Zack Zadek & Friends and more.

South Korean band SE SO NEON released an official music video for “p and q,” marking one year since the release of their debut album NOW.

Kimiko Glenn released her debut EP MODERN DANCE under the mononym KIMIKO, accompanied by a DEATHCATS-directed music video exploring modern dating and romance.

Kurt Baker's power-pop album GOT IT COVERED, originally released in 2010, has been remastered for vinyl and digital release through Oglio Entertainment, featuring guest appearances from Kay Hanley and Linus of Hollywood.

MPH released his Skrillex collaboration MIRAGE and will kick off a North American tour October 2 in Portland, with stops in Denver, Toronto and New York through November.

Rochelle Jordan released DISC 1 of a five-part remix series drawn from her album THROUGH THE WALL, featuring reworkings by Honey Dijon, Ron Trent, KLSH and Halogenix.

Florida Studio Theatre's cabaret SONGBIRDS OF THE SEVENTIES: FROM WOODSTOCK TO SOFT ROCK has been extended a second time, continuing its run of hits from artists including Stevie Nicks and Carole King.

High-protein hypermasculinity collides with biting comedic realism in Patrick Bone Productions’ sharp, delightfully weird Fringe play.

Stand-up comedians and sketch performers will bring vintage Batman and Superman comics to life at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles, following a sold-out Hollywood Fringe Festival run.

Grammy-nominated pianist Han Chen will lead a program of recent classical releases, including the world premiere of Ellis Ludwig-Leone's Quiet Hours, at CUNY Graduate Center.

Emo Philips, Anders Holm, and John Henson will join the cast of COMICS READING COMICS at Dynasty Typewriter, performing vintage Batman and Superman comics live on stage.

Liz Nistico's Revenge Wife project will share a new single ahead of her upcoming album, while Los Angeles artist John Errol will release his first new song in five years.

Broadway's record-setting revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman has taken its final bow - and a video from the final curtain call is now making the rounds online. The production played its final performance at the Winter Garden Theatre on Sunday, August 9, closing after 36 previews and 129 total performances.

What did our critic think of MISS HOLMES at DOLPHIN THEATRE, Auckland?

Steven Moffat's dark comedy THE UNFRIEND will make its Australian premiere at Sydney Theatre Company, directed by Simon Phillips and starring Helen Thomson.

Martha Graham Dance Company will present masterworks, new commissions, and Lamentation Variations while touring the US, Canada, England, Spain, Mexico, and China.

Trumpeter Sam Butler and saxophonist Garrett Fasig lead the VISIONS JAZZ ENSEMBLE with vocalist April Varner on OF THE PEOPLE, an album reimagining American spirituals, folk songs and anthems as jazz.

The Mad Cat Theatre, in partnership with Dirty Gold Theatre, is not being timid with audiences. According to their mission, Mad Cat “interprets classics and new works through rigorous text analysis, heightened specificity, and an embodied approach to character and world building… .” Their inaugural production of THE MAIDS should be evidence enough for us to know they take theatre and their mission seriously. THE MAIDS as produced by Mad Cat and Dirty Gold is also a superb study of the theatre of the absurd.

Netflix released the official trailer for CREW GIRL, a new YA drama series starring Miku Martineau, Sam Braun and Kyle Clark, centered on sixteen-year-old Teagan Tao.

It’s an addictive project. As our antihero loses the plot and her sabotages become more wacky and extreme, an early allegory of Leung’s comes up again and again, pushing the character (and the Hater) towards a reckoning of sorts. There’s no resolution, no answer to her obsessive compulsion, just a potential explanation that doesn’t help anyone—not the Hater, not her audience. If there’s one criticism that needs to be put forward, is that the ending is rushed. Sure, the limitations of the Fringe might be the cause here, but that’s definitely something to consider. The play is otherwise remarkable and utterly captivating.

Diehard fans will love seeing the world brought to life with its stunning visuals and cast, while newcomers will give themselves over to the thrilling melodrama. If there’s one thing Death Note won’t do this summer, it’s leave you dying of boredom.