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Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater in New York revealed a monthlong slate of jazz performances, including Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes, Monty Alexander, and the MIKI YAMANAKA TRIO.

Imperial Teen has announced its new album on Merge Records and released a new single and video for the track Overdrive.

Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals announced first casting for a new touring production of CATS, set to open at Theatre Royal Plymouth following its Regent's Park Open Air Theatre run.

The Young Vic has announced the appointment of five new trustees who will join the theatre's Board in September. Learn more about the new trustees here!

Trap Door Theatre will present the world premiere of a play by Andrei Kureichik, adapted and directed by Kay Martinovich, based on a short story by Gabriel García Márquez.

Vicki Wickham, the British music executive and television producer who helped shape the sound and image of popular music in the 1960s and beyond died on August 1, 2026, in New York City. She was 87.

Directed by Spike Lee, David Byrne’s American Utopia is a filmed version of David Byrne’s Broadway stage show, which itself is inspired by the record of the same name. The show ran twice on Broadway, first from 2019 to 2020 and then from 2021 to 2022. As someone who saw American Utopia ten times on Broadway, I was curious as to what the film could bring to a show I already loved, and ended up being very impressed by the results.

Indonesia has a long history of theatrical forms that integrate musical elements to the performance. From traditional art forms such as Lenong and Ludruk, to the birth of Komedie Stamboel during the colonial era, up to the modern influence of American musical theater, thespians throughout the nation have always been exploring how music can add another layer to theatrical works. 

The New Harmony Project will mark its 40th anniversary with a third season of New Plays Indy and an Annual Writers' Residency developing eight new plays with Indianapolis and national theatres.

Director Kevin Newbury discusses the 10th Anniversary National Tour of FELLOW TRAVELERS at Glimmerglass, the acclaimed opera set during the 1950s Lavender Scare and its resonance in today's political climate.

Theater Resources Unlimited will host a Zoom conversation with composer THERESA KOON and poet Kim Stafford about art, activism, and a musicalized poem created for peace.

Festival of Cinema NYC will return to the Regal UA Midway in Forest Hills with a lineup of over 100 independent films, panels and special anniversary screenings marking its tenth year.

Philadelphia band Bruise Bath has announced a self-titled album, releasing the new single Blood On My Tongue ahead of the record's arrival on Strange Mono Records.

Theater Latté Da’s My Ántonia is now a memory as the world premiere wrapped up its extended run on Sunday, July 19--a memory just like the one told in the 1918 Willa Cather novel the Latté Da-commissioned work was adapted from.

The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board will present the milestone edition of the Montco Jazz Fest across Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, curated by Artistic Director JOANNA PASCALE with more than 30 concerts and events.

Susan Egan, who played the role of Meg in the original Hercules film, joined viral social media stars Jonathan Tilkin and Anthony Gargiula for a rendition of 'I Won't Say (I'm in Love)' from Hercules.  Check out the video here!

Beast Philanthropy, Stand Up To Cancer, Amgen, and St. Baldrick's Foundation launched a global pediatric cancer fundraising campaign on MrBeast's YouTube channel, with LeBron James joining to support a new SU2C Pediatric Cancer Dream Team.

Michael Mann's MANHUNTER: THE FINAL CUT will screen in New York as part of a 40th anniversary celebration, featuring a new 4K restoration of the 1986 thriller.

The world premiere of The Body of Mary: A Play in Three Acts (of God), a biting new play about controlling the means of reproduction and controlling the narrative—all by controlling Mary, is coming to The Gym at Judson.

The Art Gallery of South Australia will present two photographic exhibitions by Kaurna artists James Tylor and Damien Shen, celebrating Kaurna culture, history, and community in Tarntanya (Adelaide).

GEA Live, RoadCo, and Fifth Season announced LOVE ACTUALLY IN CONCERT will visit more than 30 U.S. cities, with a live orchestra performing the film's soundtrack while the complete movie plays on screen.

Village Theatre has announced the casting for the 23rd annual Festival of New Musicals, which takes place this August. Learn more about the festival here.

The GRAMMY-winning Experiential Orchestra announced its upcoming NYC season, 'Beauty in the Face of Adversity,' featuring four immersive programs across multiple venues, with soloists including cellist Inbal Segev and violist Paul Neubauer.

Ukrainian cinema is having an unlikely run on the international festival circuit. Even with the industry hollowed out by full-scale war, Ukrainian directors and producers turned up in force at Cannes this May, and earlier in 2026 Kyiv committed roughly 124 million dollars to a new national cultural fund, the Thousand Spring program, part of it set aside for film, as The Globe and Mail reported. Underneath the numbers sits a stubbornly practical question: how does a small, battered national cinema get its work selected by the most competitive festivals on the planet, and then keep it there?

The Skirball Cultural Center's Sunset Concerts series will close its 29th season with performances by Annie and The Caldwells and The Campbell Brothers.