Peace 1968

The Hollywood Bowl will present a lineup including AMADEUS in Concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Lucy Dacus performing with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra alongside Cat Power.

Gibson Garage London will host free acoustic performances this August, featuring Thea Stewart, Two Ways Home, and The Damn Truth, presented in partnership with Busk In London.

Lastly, speaking of generations, this show lands differently in 2026. Hair is a celebration of peace, love, and joy associated with the youth culture of the Boomer generation. When the show was first produced, it was easy to go along with the idealism and righteousness that the story celebrates. However, with time and reflection, the question that kept nagging me as an audience member was when and why did this generation change their priorities?

Robyn Hitchcock has released his 25th solo album, marking a milestone in the veteran singer-songwriter's decades-long recording career.

This Fourth of July, Pure Life Theatre, the City of Raleigh, and Seed Art Share will be presenting the 1968 groundbreaking rock musical, HAIR, in concert at Fred Fletcher Park. I recently got in touch with two of the people involved: Dylan Bailey, who's on the board of directors for Seed Art Share as president, and Wade Newhouse, who happens to be the director of this event. We discussed a lot of this and more.

Georgetown Palace’s The Mountaintop skips the monument and gives us the man. A powerful reminder that history isn’t made by saints, but by people who keep walking anyway.

The iconic rock musical Hair is back in a bold new Brazilian production directed by Charles Möeller and Claudio Botelho. Opening at São Paulo’s BTG Pactual Hall, the show celebrates the spirit of the 1960s counterculture — peace, love, and rebellion — through powerful anthems like Aquarius and Let the Sunshine In. With a cast of 30 led by Rodrigo Simas and Eduardo Borelli, this vibrant staging fuses rock, poetry, and raw emotion to explore freedom, identity, and protest in a turbulent era. Nearly six decades after its debut, Hair still pulses with youthful defiance and idealism, inviting audiences to sing, reflect, and feel the rhythm of a revolution that never truly ended.

There are four Main Stage shows remaining in Playhouse on Park's 17th Season, and subscribers save 20% off individual ticket prices. Subscribe now to see GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! by Anthony King and Scott Brown, and more.

The Ebell of Los Angeles will present a vibrant slate of events this November featuring voices from across the worlds of art, activism, literature, and comedy.

Original Sly and the Family Stone founding members Jerry Martini and Greg Errico, along with Sly Stone and Cynthia Robinson’s daughter, Phunne Stone, kicked off the Everyday People tour in Las Vegas before their upcoming concert. The concert celebrating the legacy of Sly and the Family Stone will be held at the Club at the Cannery Casino & Hotel on Oct. 25.

The historic Vagabond Players-the nation's oldest continuously operating little theater-will kick off its milestone 110th Season with HAIR, the groundbreaking 'American Tribal Love-Rock Musical. Learn more!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 17, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Arts Mission Oak Cliff will present its production of the groundbreaking rock musical HAIR at Arts Mission Oak Cliff. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

Playhouse on Park has announced its 2025-26 Season. Subscription renewals for current subscribers and new subscriber subscriptions are on sale now; individual tickets go on sale Monday, August 25th.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has revealed its 25/26 season of programming, running September 2025 through May 2026. See full programming here!

'Hair' the musical begins its run at Arts Bonita in July, and is set to run for two weekends. 'Hair' is a rock musical that debuted on Broadway in 1968 after a year of off-Broadway runs. Learn more!

Tickets are now on sale for the next production in The Rep's 2025 SummerStage season, the groundbreaking rock musical Hair. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Brian Wilson, musical genius and founder of the Beach Boys, died today (Wednesday, June 11, 2025), so in honor of him, here is an article of the 40 greatest Beach Boys songs that I wrote for Broadway World two years ago.  Love & Mercy, Brian!

Los Angeles is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for June 2025 include La Mirada's FROZEN & more!

The world premiere at CV Rep of Beverly Hills Hotel Peace Talks by Gregg Ostrin is definitely a show worth seeing. The dialogue grabbed me from the first line. The acting does justice to the script. Although not a strict comedy genre, I found myself and the audience laughing at Ostrin's skill in handling characterizations and verbalizing Hollywood and political cliches.

Penn Live Arts, known for its presentation of thought-provoking and transformational performances across multiple genres, announces its 2025-26 season, curated by Executive and Artistic Director Christopher A. Gruits.

Bryan Cranston will star as ‘Joe Keller', Marianne Jean-Baptiste as ‘Kate Keller' and Paapa Essiedu as ‘Chris Keller' in Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS. Learn more about the show here!

Remember the advertising slogan, 'The Gift That Keeps on Giving'?  It originated in the 1920's to promote the newly invented phonograph by the Victor Talking Machine Company. It was so effective that RCA Victor resurrected it in 1963 as a Christmas season advertisement.  Well, in the spirit of 'I wish I had thought of that,' I am borrowing the slogan in reference to the Origins New Works Program by Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre.  Origins truly is a gift that keeps on giving.

This time, the reader question was: How Often Do Broadway Musicals Tackle the Topic of War? There are actually many musicals about war in the canon. The rare feat of Operation Mincemeat lies in its tone. The show is a fast-paced, zany, comedic take on a mission that used a dead body to mislead the Axis forces, leading to the successful Allied invasion of Sicily.

Seeds of Resistance: Social Justice Plays written and performed by youth Inspired by community leaders' stories will be presented at Roosevelt High School Auditorium (2530 East 4th Street, Los Angeles, CA  90033) on  Thursday, February 6, 2025.