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London band WORLD NEWS released their debut album IN PURGATORY via Pie & Mash Records, featuring 11 tracks recorded at RAK Studios. The band will tour the US in spring 2027 with stops in Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, and New York City.

Jess Poole will play evil Carabosse in the Anton Benson Productions pantomime at Oak Theatre, joining Britain's Got Talent winner George Sampson as Prince George the Dragon-Slayer.

Nigerian rapper and singer Blaqbonez released NOMADINHO: FOURTH PRIME via Chocolate City Music, continuing his evolution across multiple EPs and studio albums.

The Santa Fe Desert Chorale announced its 45th anniversary season, featuring summer and winter festivals in addition to a new partnership with the VOCES8 Foundation for early-career vocalist training.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 16, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Kyiv/NYC-based duo 8x8 released the first single from their upcoming full-length album. Immaculate Constellation marks the first installment of a planned double album from the trans-Black Sea project.

I think it’s important to admit, OKLAHOMA! is one of my favorite musicals. As a child, it was one of the films that first enthralled me with musical theatre, though I hardly thought I’d become a part of any of that just a few years later as a teenager.

GKIDS announced the home video release of the slice-of-life anime series CITY THE ANIMATION in a premium Collector's Edition on Blu-ray, featuring a 72-page booklet, art cards, poster, and bonus content.

Irish Repertory Theatre will present four new play readings and a workshop performance featuring writers Chris Gethard, Hannah Khalil, and Eoin McAndrew, directed by Bailey Bass, Nicola Murphy Dubey, Kimberly Senior, and Keelie Sheridan.

The Broadway Cruise will sail from Miami with performances by Patti LuPone, Norm Lewis, and the cast of MAMA I'M A BIG GIRL NOW, along with Q&As, workshops, and tribute shows featuring Broadway creators.

Sheila Vee, founding member of MAGNOLIA STREET STRING BAND, releases the title track from her debut solo album RIDE, featuring producer Bob Harris and musicians including Michael Cleveland and Andy Leftwich.

Michael R. Jackson’s wildly inventive and unique 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop now makes its Chicago premiere. A Strange Loop is a “big Black and queer-ass American Broadway show,” in the main character Usher’s words, about the lead trying to write a musical called A Strange Loop that accomplishes the same. Usher, so named for his gig as a Broadway usher at The Lion King, has taken the job in the hopes that someday he’ll make it big as a musical theater composer/lyricist. Thus, A Strange Loop is an original and episodic look at the creative process.

The full cast has been revealed for Lynn Nottage and John Legend's new musical IMITATION OF LIFE, starring Adrienne Warren, Jessica Vosk, Michael Luwoye, and Charlie Thurston at The Griffin Theater at The Shed.

Boston rock band Cut The Kids In Half announced their sophomore album ANIMALS ON ANGEL DUST with lead single "Wild Rabbit." The five-piece lineup includes brothers Jack and Charlie Silver, alongside Kevin Mortenson, Luke Tan, and Joey Sorkin.

The multi-award-winning play inspired by Simon Parkes' memoir about the Brixton Academy transfers to a larger venue, directed by Bronagh Lagan and featuring actor-musicians Max Runham and Tendai Humphrey Sitima.

Country music legend Clint Black and Grammy-nominated trio MIDLAND will perform at SERVPRO After Hours Concerts at The Innsbrook Pavilion in Glen Allen, Virginia, marking a rare collaboration between two eras of country music.

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.

When I was around the age of three, my parents showed me the movie adaptation of The Sound of Music for the first time. Combined with the 1960 videotaped broadcast of Broadway’s Peter Pan starring Mary Martin, this movie started my love for the world of theatre.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 15, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Based on the beloved ’90s film, MRS. DOUBTFIRE still follows the Hillard family as they navigate a difficult time. There are some changes and updates to the setting, but at its heart, the story is about love and the many shapes a family can take.

Eight performers took the stage at 54 Below for 54 SINGS BRUNO MARS, each tackling a different song from the artist's catalog with a live band.

Peter Friedman stars in a new play by Max Posner at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, directed by Tony Award winner David Cromer. The world premiere follows four Jewish artists tasked with creating a commercially viable Hanukkah hit.

GatherNYC will present its 2026–2027 season at Jazzcultural, a new Manhattan listening room, featuring 31 weekly Sunday concerts. The series founded by cellist Laura Metcalf and guitarist Rupert Boyd will include classical performances, spoken word, and silence.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 14, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Peter Mulvey will curate and perform across six shows at Club Passim's 15th annual Lamplighter Sessions, featuring regional musicians and special performances including a Tom Waits tribute.