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Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 26, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Let’s face the music: William Finn’s Falsettos, written during the Reagan administration’s brutal fumbling of the AIDS epidemic and polarizing of the LGBTQ+ community, remains strikingly relevant to today.

A new documentary about former Joffrey Ballet dancer Christian Holder, directed by Academy Award winner Brigitte Berman, will premiere at the Chicago History Museum. The film examines Holder's career in ballet, choreography, theater, music, and costume design.

Resonance Records will release a newly discovered 1976 live recording of saxophonist Clifford Jordan performing with pianist Al Haig, bassist Wilbur Ware, and drummer Kenny Clarke at Chicago's Jazz Showcase.

DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 announced their fifth album PRIVATE LIVES, due January 29, 2027 via Last Gang Records, alongside a North American tour running February through March 2027. The band shared the title track and an accompanying music video.

Roger Waters will present an all-new live production featuring a 10-piece band led by his son Harry Waters, performing selections from Pink Floyd's 1971-1979 catalog.

Roger Waters will present an all-new live production featuring a 10-piece band led by his son Harry Waters, performing selections from Pink Floyd's 1971-1979 catalog. The tour will visit more than 100 cities across North America and Europe starting February 2027.

Show One Productions presents the Olivier and Drama Desk Award-winning and Tony-nominated international sensation Slava's Snowshow, which premieres in Tampa Dec. 23- 27, 2026 at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts (1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place.) and Ft. Lauderdale December 31, 2026 - January 3, 2027, at the Broward Center's Au-Rene Theater (201 SW 5th Ave).

UMe released a new vinyl reissue of ZIGGY MARLEY & THE MELODY MAKERS' CONSCIOUS PARTY, the first vinyl pressing since the album's 1988 debut. The Grammy Award-winning album is available in multiple configurations including 180g emerald green and standard black vinyl.

Maximum Entertainment Productions announced a 20-city national tour of THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER starting November 14 in Purchase, New York. Hip hop pioneer Kurtis Blow returns as special guest MC, while Da Brat joins the production for Washington, D.C. and Chicago performances.

Legendary composer and producer Haruomi Hosono released his new album YOURS SINCERELY via Ghostly International. The album explores themes of maternal compassion across folk and avant-pop arrangements.

The one-man show MOFFIE, starring David Viviers, will play the Adam Small Auditorium in Stellenbosch following acclaimed runs in London and at the Baxter Theatre.

54 Below will host a lineup of performers including Britani Bateman with Lagoona Bloo, Claybourne Elder, Charles Busch, Ute Lemper, Linda Eder, Orfeh, and Jeanna de Waal, alongside a Frank Sinatra tribute concert and other cabaret acts.

Craft Recordings and HighTone Records will reissue Dave Alvin's 1998 album BLACKJACK DAVID with bonus tracks, including the previously unreleased Angel On Your Shoulder, on 2-LP, CD, and digital.

Tommy Emmanuel announced a September 4 remastered reissue of his 2006 album THE MYSTERY on vinyl for the first time, with a new bonus live track and U.S. tour dates beginning next week.

Haruomi Hosono has released the single SINCERELY, a Japanese-language reworking of a 1954 doo-wop song, ahead of his upcoming album YOURS SINCERELY on Ghostly International.

Pianist and composer Steve Rawlins will release WORD ON THE STREET, an album of original compositions featuring Southern California musicians and members of his own family.

Mickey White is about to realize one of his career dreams – playing the title role in “Dear Evan Hansen,” the 2016 Tony Award winner for Best Musical.

North Coast Repertory Theatre has announced the passing of Marty Burnett, the company's longtime Resident Set Designer and Technical Director, who died on his 72nd birthday, following a sudden cardiac event.

BroadwayWorld breaks down how and why The Rocky Horror Show callouts began and explains what you could expect before taking a jump to the left, a step to the right and joining Dr. Frank-N-Furter in Transsexual, Transylvania. 

Michael Sheen and Callum Scott Howells will star as Salieri and Mozart in the first major West End revival of Peter Shaffer's AMADEUS in over a decade, directed by Jeremy Herrin at the Noël Coward Theatre.

After a successful Irish debut, the rock musical MOONLIGHT - THE PHILIP LYNOTT ENIGMA will premiere in London before embarking on a UK tour. Learn more here!

Red Mountain Theatre will present a new production of THE WIZ, directed by Monet, from February 6 through March 1, 2026. The show will feature a fresh aesthetic inspired by 90s hip hop and Afrofuturism, with choreography by Maleek Washington and a cast of both local and NYC-based actors.

Houston Grand Opera has announced the appointment of American conductor James Gaffigan as the fifth Music Director in the company's 70-year history.

TONY Award-nominated Broadway actress, singer and author Melissa Errico has announced her new album, I Can Dream Can't I?, out January 30th, 2026.