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Jeremy Scott Lapp directs a new, more intimate production of 'Ragtime' at the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura.

O.A.R. released the 12-track album THREE TINTED WINDOWS via Ineffable Records as the multi-platinum rock band marks three decades together.

Stephan Micus releases his 27th solo album for ECM, TRACES IN THE SAND, featuring a dozen instruments collected from countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Tony Award nominee Louise Pitre discusses ENCORE!, her intimate evening of songs and stories from MAMMA MIA!, LES MISÉRABLES, and Piaf, with pianist Diane Leah at The Rose in Brampton on October 29, 2026.

The Old Globe announced the full cast for the world premiere of the fully-staged Spanish-language production of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, directed by James Vásquez and starring Martín Solá as El Grinch.

DreamWrights Center for Community Arts in York, PA announced its 2027 season, featuring eight main productions including THE HOBBIT, PIPPIN, FUN HOME, and THE CRUCIBLE, plus a studio series with cabarets and play readings.

DIY punk and post-punk band Dead Air Network, featuring Pat A.V., Dave H., and Blanks 77 drummer Chad Phillips, releases new single drawing on decades of New Jersey punk history.

Vineyard Theatre named Nigerian American playwright Onyekachi Iwu as the recipient of the 2026-2027 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, which includes a cash prize and yearlong residency.

There are plenty of musicals about people who feel like outsiders. Few take that idea quite as literally as BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL.

Building Your Best Inc. has announced that New York City stand-up comedian Kalliope Barlis has been named one of Top Ten Finalists in the 2026 Ladies of Laughter National Competition. She will perform before a panel of industry judges at the Laurie Beechman Theatre.

Alan H. Green, who made his Broadway debut in the original PLAY ON! 29 years ago, discusses returning to the show at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, where he now plays Rev.

BroadwayWorld looks back on the 1981 Broadway musical 'Dreamgirls,' which ran for more than 1,500 performances, and what members of its cast are up to now.

Sometimes a musical comes along that perplexes and enchants simultaneously, but whose description may sound off-putting. BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL now playing in a fabulous production by Second Generation Theatre is such a production. Part Marvel comic come to life on stage, it is also a mix of a graphic novel meets SWEENEY TODD , and part ROCKY HORROR SHOW with a smattering of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS sprinkled with FATHER KNOWS BEST.

Eva Marie Saint, an Academy Award-winning actress known for ON THE WATERFRONT and NORTH BY NORTHWEST, died of natural causes at her home in Los Angeles. Her career spanned more than 70 years in film, television, stage and radio.

The new indie musical HOW SOON IS NOW? will arrive at Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre as part of a national tour. Written by Siân Owen and directed by Adam Quayle, the production features a live soundtrack of 1990s indie classics.

Know Theatre of Cincinnati will present OCTKNOWBER NIGHTS, a Halloween-themed festival featuring comedy shows, staged readings, and experimental works by local artists.

The North American tour of THE LION KING will feature Syndee Winters returning to the role of Nala, as well as new cubs Anthony Fraire, Jaxon Ipapo-Glass, and Anaszia Kelly.

JUNKHOUSE, the Hamilton roots rockers, released the new single 'Hot Hot Sun' and will perform at OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino. The track marks the band's first release of 2026.

Music historian Lawrence Schulman's third volume of critical writings on Judy Garland will collect material written between 2023 and 2028, featuring a foreword by Will Friedwald and an afterword by John Kelsch.

An intimate evening with Ted Leitner, the legendary broadcasting voice of the San Diego Padres, Aztecs, Channel 8 Sports, KFMB-AM Radio and more: up-close, un-filtered, and un-scripted – just like he's always been. 'Uncle Teddy' shares hilarious and moving stories about SD sports legends including Tony Gwynn, Jerry Coleman, Junior Seau, Trevor Hoffman, Bill Walton and Ted Williams as he reflects on a 4-decades long career.

Faulty Towers The Dining Experience, the international immersive dining phenomenon will celebrate 30 years worldwide and 15 years in the West End in 2027, alongside its 4,000th West End performance.

None of the Above Theatre Company will open its 45th season with the Old Skool Playwrights Festival, featuring Robert Liebowitz's world premiere THE JULIA VARIATIONS and a revival of COULDA WOULDA SHOULDA at American Theatre of Actors.

A six-part PBS series offers intimate documentaries of classical music artists including violinists Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman, guitarist Andrés Segovia, and pianists Vladimir Ashkenazy, Evgeny Kissin and Daniil Trifonov.

Buena Vista Social Club is the latest in a long line of jukebox/biomusicals. This one in particular is set in Havana, Cuba from the 1950s to the 1990s. The story follows four prominent musicians. Over the course of their lives, they experienced the effects of communism and the rise of Fidel Castro, as well as their eventual collaboration in 1997 on the landmark album.

See rehearsal photos of Kristin Scott Thomas, Stephen Mangan and the company of The Cherry Orchard, taken by Johan Persson. Ian Rickson’s production will begin performances October 3 at the Harold Pinter Theatre.