Octavia Chavez-Richmond's Chicanofuturist musical CREATION STORY will have its world premiere at Teatro Círculo, directed by Rebecca Martinez. The production blends myth, migration, and environmental collapse with rancheras and desert-western sounds.
The Smith Center will present major Broadway productions including PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (October 21–November 1), ELF THE MUSICAL (November 24–29), and OH, MARY! (October 6–11), with tickets on sale now.
Munich techno duo Schrotthagen will release third album NEUE WELT on November 27 via Universal Music. The pair will tour North America starting October 22 in Philadelphia through November 21 in Mexico City.
Good Theater will present LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS in Portland, Maine, opening its 23rd season with two horror-comedies directed by Artistic Director Brian P. Allen.
Josh Ross released the new single 'Drink Things Through,' co-written by Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger and other hitmakers. The track arrives following Ross' third-consecutive Single of the Year win at the 2026 CCMA Awards.
Pop artist Whitney Whitney released the single 'Sherry Wine,' produced by Alec Wilke, ahead of her upcoming EP 1.3. The track includes an official music video and follows her festival debut at Lollapalooza.
The Los Angeles synth-heavy shoegaze outfit featuring members of Light FM, Wax Idols, Garbage, and ex-Smashing Pumpkins released their new EP WIDOW. The band will perform an EP release show at Gold Diggers with support from Nightjacket and Landroid.
Chicago band Ax and the Hatchetmen released their new EP STICK & POKE, featuring singles about love and heartbreak. The group will launch their headline tour in the coming months.
Dylan Gossett released his sophomore album RAMBLIN' and unveiled a live performance video for the track Headed Back To Austin. The multi-platinum singer-songwriter will launch the second leg of his co-headline U.S. tour with Charles Wesley Godwin in Nashville.
Philadelphia Theatre Company announced AZ Espinoza as the recipient of the Terrence McNally Award for the play CARIBBEAN KING, selected from a record 100 submissions. The award provides a $10,000 prize and career development support.
La MaMa ETC will present staged readings of Karen Malpede's EPSTEIN ORATORIO, a play weaving Greek mythology with language from the Epstein files. The two-night benefit event will star Kathleen Chalfant and Titus Welliver, with proceeds supporting the Public Integrity Project.
The Citizens Theatre announces the full cast for its festive production of CINDERELLA, directed by Joanna Bowman and written by Stuart Paterson, featuring Molly Geddes in the title role and Claire Dargo as the stepmother.
Sounds from a Safe Harbour released its first vinyl record, a limited edition LP capturing live orchestral performances from the sold-out 2025 festival at Cork Opera House featuring Jon Hopkins, The Staves, Amanda Bergman, Sam Amidon, Sean Carey, Leif Vollebekk and Angie McMahon.
Entertainment industry volunteers, including wildfire survivors Joshua Jackson, Melissa Rivers, and Haley Joel Osment, participated in a Habitat for Humanity wall-raising ceremony in Pacific Palisades to support families rebuilding after the wildfires.
Country-folk singer Max McNown released his third studio album LEAVE ON A LIGHT on Fugitive Recordings. The 17-track record reflects on his breakout success and pays homage to his wife and family.
Trumpeter and percussionist Amir ElSaffar and Susie Ibarra will present an evening of contemporary music at Harvard's Ming Mei Residency Concert, featuring ElSaffar's New Quartet and Ibarra's Pulitzer Prize-winning SKY ISLANDS.
Playwright Carla Ching has been awarded The Boost, a commission for emerging women, trans, and non-binary playwrights over forty. Her play KYE CLUB will be written in conversation with Leah Ryan's DEBT and will have a public reading.
Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Michael Hampton will release the album KING KONG on CD and green-vinyl LP. Produced by Grammy-winning producer Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, the project retells the classic King Kong story through spoken narration and instrumental storytelling blending rock, world music, and jazz.
Country singer-songwriter Jacob Hackworth released 'Last Night I Got Lonely,' the fourth track from his concept debut EP WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG, which chronicles a breakup that led him to Nashville.
South Coast Repertory will present the international multimedia hit Blind Runner, a Mehr Theatre Group production, with text and direction by award-winning Iranian theatre artist Amir Reza Koohestani.
See photos of Emmy Award nominee Ariana Madix taking her opening night bows as Connie Francis in JUST IN TIME at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre.
Saxophonist and composer Dennis Mitcheltree will perform dates in New York, California and beyond in support of his upcoming album SEEING RED, with the third single 'Undocumented Language' available now.
The Entertainment Community Fund will present Mark Twain Tonight! by Hal Holbrook, a one-night-only benefit performance. The event will feature Emmy-Award winning Actor and 2025 Theater Hall of Fame Inductee Richard Thomas.
Bowen Yang will extend his Broadway debut run as Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola's Tony-winning comedy OH, MARY! through January 17, 2027, at the Lyceum Theatre.
Boston rock quartet SOPHIE'S BODY announced their debut album ZERO, set for release on October 30, alongside the new single 'Long Term Loaner.' The band will tour in October to support the album following their first performance at Shaky Knees Music Festival.
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