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Vince Gill was honored with the Nashville Songwriters Association International's prestigious Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ryman Auditorium, with performances by Chris Stapleton, Rodney Crowell, Ashley McBryde, Ricky Skaggs, Sonya Isaacs, and Andrea Zonn.

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will present the world premiere of Stephanie Alison Walker's satire ADIRONDACK CHAIR CIRCLE, directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon and featuring Caroline Neff, Katrina Lenk, and David Darrow.

Singer and New York Times bestselling author Tori Amos will publish her second children's book with Penguin Workshop, illustrated by Demelsa Haughton and accompanied by original songs.

Legendary cellist Mischa Maisky and his pianist daughter Lily Maisky will perform recitals across Australia's leading concert venues, marking their first tour together in the country.

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum will launch a Kickstarter campaign for the first officially licensed Rocky Horror Show bobbleheads. Check out photos here.

Juilliard President Damian Woetzel presented the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer with the President's Medal, recognizing his profound influence on music and generations of artists. The honor preceded a concert of Reich's works performed by Juilliard students.

Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Renny Conti will release his album SPLIT SECOND via Mom + Pop and has announced North American tour dates on sale now. The album includes the single San Francisco, 2005.

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.

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.

The Amsterdam-based duo announced a new experimental EP inspired by Puerto Rican landforms and Caribbean cultural practices, with lead track X now available and European performances planned.

UtahPresents will welcome Sugar Skull! A Día de Muertos Musical Adventure back to Kingsbury Hall on October 4, followed by Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves on October 7.

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?” 

Neil deGrasse Tyson will present 'This Just In: Latest Discoveries in the Universe' at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Roundabout Theatre Company's production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin, with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden is now on Broadway! Meet the cast here.

Kabuki theatre returns to London after 17 years with a triple bill of classic works featuring international debuts by rising stars Ichikawa Somegorō VIII and Onoe Tatsunosuke III.

Swedish musical as it's best - full of emotions, love, joy, laughter and tears

What did our critic think of JERSEY BOYS at TPAC'S Jackson Hall?

Milwaukee alt-rock band Toy Machine Gun released "All the Same," the first single from their third album WAITING FOR DIAMONDS through Ton-Up Records. The track was recorded during the pandemic at M.A.R.S. Studios in Seattle.

SABATON released a new version of their 2025 hit TEMPLARS featuring POP EVIL frontman Leigh Kakaty. The bands debuted the collaboration at Louder Than Life and will tour North America together this fall.

djassi daCosta johnson has been appointed artistic director of DANCES FOR A VARIABLE POPULATION, succeeding founder Naomi Goldberg Haas. The New York-based organization focuses on dance, education, and performance for older adults.

LAIKA announced the release of WILDWOOD SESSIONS, an album of original music inspired by the stop-motion film WILDWOOD, featuring contributions from acclaimed independent artists including The Decemberists, Portugal. The Man, and Aminè.

The SOUNDMERCH AUSTRALIAN MUSIC PRIZE enters its judging phase with over 500 albums under review. The winner will receive a $50,000 prize and recognition as one of Australian music's most prestigious honours.

L'Alliance New York will present the North American premiere of AD LIBITUM, a dance and live music performance by Simon Le Borgne and Ulysse Zangs exploring themes of transformation and creative expression.

Rent stars Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp will headline the AT&T Performing Arts Center's 2026 Bravo! Gala on November 19 at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas. The annual fundraiser will honor arts patron Barbara Thomas Lemmon.