Other World 2020

Come From Away is the musical we need right now. As political tensions mount, we need to remember the kindness shown by our neighbor Canada during a most critical time for our United States. Director Rick Bumgardner tells us the “spine” of this show is the word “Goodwill.” We would do well to remember the lessons of 9/11, as well as the Golden Rule - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Balourdet Quartet will release its new album STRANGE MACHINES, exploring the intersection of string quartet music and artificial intelligence, with the first single now available.

Lorna Dallas, a 2020 Bistro Award recipient, will present an encore performance of her cabaret show at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City.

ALCATRAZZ released a video for the song STAND AND WAIT YOUR TURN, taken from the album PRIOR CONVICTIONS, featuring vocalist Giles Lavery and tour footage from the band's recent dates.

Theater Resources Unlimited will hold its Writer-Producer Speed Date, pairing writers with producers for one-on-one pitch sessions and coaching in a virtual format.

The San Francisco Symphony will honor Michael Tilson Thomas with a memorial concert featuring longtime collaborators including Audra McDonald, Yuja Wang, and Jamie Bernstein at Davies Symphony Hall.

Arena Stage will open its season with THE FRUITS OF OUR LABOR, a Step Afrika! world premiere directed by Jakari Sherman with Conrad R. Kelly II and Vusi Mdoyi on the Fichandler Stage.

The Mystic Film Festival will bring 131 short and feature-length films to Mystic, CT and Westerly, RI, with screenings, workshops and an awards ceremony honoring William Sadler.

Abingdon Theatre Company will honor Sandy Duncan and board member John Gasdaska at its Anniversary Gala at the Edison Ballroom, joining previously announced honoree Michael Urie.

Netflix's OUTER BANKS, starring Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline, has expanded across five seasons and three continents, building a worldwide fanbase around its Pogues vs. Kooks mythology.

Nashville duo TOTAL WIFE will release the COME.BACK.DOWN.X.RECOVERY EP October 9 via Julia's War Recordings and will support FCUCKERS on tour starting September 19 at Terminal West in Atlanta.

Angela Travino is making her solo-show debut at Joe’s Pub, after spending eight years serving drinks in the very same space. Her cabaret centers on her community as a way to showcase the people who have supported her all these years.

Cortland Repertory Theatre (“CRT”) has announced that Producing Artistic Director Kerby Thompson will step down from his position, concluding a 26-year tenure with the professional theatre company.

FRIGID New York will present its 5th annual Days of the Dead Festival at UNDER St. Marks, featuring Halloween and Día de los Muertos-themed plays curated by Martha Lorena Preve, Silvana Gonzalez and Federico Mallet.

Hollywood Records and 20th Century Studios have released the THE DOG STARS original motion picture soundtrack, featuring a score by Harry Gregson-Williams, now available digitally on Apple Music, Amazon, and YouTube.

Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester selected twelve resident artists from 250 international applicants for its Project Space Residency program in photography, film, and media arts.

HB Studio will open a new Premier Masterclass series with sessions led by Reed Birney and Leigh Silverman, followed by future classes with André Holland and Christine Lahti.

Josh Crutchmer's upcoming book will trace Arizona's contributions to rock, folk, country and punk, from Mill Avenue's post-grunge scene to Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers and Jimmy Eat World.

Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed the latest recipients of their Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions for new theatrical works surrounding themes of science, math, and technology.

Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber will release Judith Godrèche's A GIRL'S STORY, an adaptation of Annie Ernaux's memoir, at New York's Film Forum ahead of a national rollout.

Sun Valley Playwright's Residency named Talene Monahon, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for MEET THE CARTOZIANS, as its resident playwright, with new music by Will Butler.

Davóne Tines will perform the New York premiere of his ANTHEM with the Columbus Symphony under Music Director Rossen Milanov at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium.

Comedian Michael Spicer will bring HOPE ALL'S WELL to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe on August 5, 2026, before touring UK venues and closing at London's Leicester Square Theatre on November 21.

The fall 2026 Broadway season has officially begun, with many new productions set to arrive before the end of the year. For six of those shows (School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, Other Desert Cities, 860, The Imaginary Invalid, A Few Good Men, The Fantasticks, and Awake and Sing!), Broadway is the first stop, but the other six have have already enjoyed runs all over the world. Check out where this fall's shows were developed here.

Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.