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VILLAINS & VIXENS: MUSICAL CABARET to Return to Portland Area

by A.A. Cristi • Aug 19, 2026

Torchsong Entertainment will present the eighth volume of VILLAINS & VIXENS: MUSICAL CABARET at Samaritan Odd Fellows Lodge in Milwaukie, featuring parody songs from pop culture villains.

VLADIMIR, THE WATERFALL, BRACE BRACE to Headline Shattered Globe's 36th Season

by A.A. Cristi • Aug 17, 2026

Shattered Globe Theatre's new season under Producing Artistic Director Ian Frank will include Midwest premieres of VLADIMIR and THE WATERFALL alongside BRACE BRACE at Theater Wit in Chicago.

Kendo Kaponi to Release APOCALIPTO Album Eight Years After Last LP

by Rachel Stone • Aug 14, 2026

Kendo Kaponi returns with APOCALIPTO, a 15-track album featuring Yandel, Farruko, Jay Wheeler, Mora, iZaak, Omar Courtz, Luar La L and Cheniel Capone under Sony Music Entertainment US Latin.

EDUCATING RITA at Curve to Star Alexandra Mardell and Dominic Mafham

by A.A. Cristi • Aug 13, 2026

Alexandra Mardell and Dominic Mafham will lead Curve's new production of Willy Russell's EDUCATING RITA, directed by Associate Director Cara Nolan in Leicester.

Photos: ROCK OF AGES At North Shore Music Theatre

by A.A. Cristi • Aug 12, 2026

Rock of Ages is currently playing at North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts, through August 23, 2026. Check out photos from the production.

Tonia Evans to Release RUNNING UP THAT HILL Cover Amid Personal Healing

by Rachel Stone • Aug 12, 2026

Toronto-based singer-songwriter Tonia Evans will release a cover of Kate Bush's RUNNING UP THAT HILL, drawn from her divorce after 23 years of marriage and a betrayal she says reshaped her life and art.

SiM to Release New Album HOOMAN AFTER ALL via UNFD

by Rachel Stone • Aug 11, 2026

Japanese band SiM will release the album HOOMAN AFTER ALL via UNFD, with frontman MAH describing it as a tribute to rock's late-nineties and early-2000s era.

AMADEUS, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH to Lead Rec Room Arts' Anniversary Season

by A.A. Cristi • Aug 10, 2026

Rec Room Arts in Houston will mark its 10th anniversary season with AMADEUS, ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST, HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, and the Houston premiere of THE LIGHT FANTASTIC.

SPRING AWAKENING Play to Open Soulpepper's 2026/27 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz • Aug 7, 2026

Soulpepper's 2026/27 season will begin this September with Paolo Santalucia's first production as Artistic Director: a new staging and adaptation of Spring Awakening.

DON JUAN Presenter Molière in the Park to Honor Amanda Hambrick, Lynn Nottage

by Rachel Stone • Aug 7, 2026

Molière in the Park named Amanda Hambrick its Opening Night Honoree and will present Lynn Nottage and Tony Gerber with its Shoulder to Shoulder Award during its upcoming Prospect Park season.

Linda Imperial Releases New Single, Video YOUR SILENCE IS DEADLY

by Rachel Stone • Aug 7, 2026

Linda Imperial released a new single and music video exploring emotional distance in relationships, marking the latest addition to a career that includes a Billboard Top 5 dance hit.

SHUFFLE ALONG Reunion Concert and More Set for Lincoln Center’s 26/27 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz • Aug 5, 2026

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has revealed its upcoming Fall/Spring season, including a reunion concert of the 2016 Broadway production of Shuffle Along, plus more.

INDECENT to Open Theater Latté Da's 2026/27 Season in Minneapolis

by Stephi Wild • Aug 5, 2026

Theater Latté Da will begin its new season with Paula Vogel's INDECENT, staged at the Ritz Theater and featuring a score by Lisa Gutkin and Aaron Halva.

Photos: BILL, Roger Q. Mason's LAVENDER MEN Sequel, Gets PlayPenn Reading

by A.A. Cristi • Aug 3, 2026

Playwright Roger Q. Mason's new play BILL received a developmental reading at Open Jar Studios in New York as part of PlayPenn's New Play Development Conference. Check out photos of the production.

HOMEBOUND, ONCE IN A LIFETIME, AGAIN to Premiere at Broadway Bound Fest

by A.A. Cristi • Aug 3, 2026

Two new musicals will make their world premieres during Musical Theatre Week at the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival, running at AMT Theater in Manhattan's Theater District.

ANASTASIA to Open in Adelaide This Week at Festival Theatre

by Stephi Wild • Jul 31, 2026

ANASTASIA will open at Adelaide's Festival Theatre for a limited season, following runs in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, with Georgina Hopson leading the cast as Anya.

SAUDADE DO PAULO Album by Carlos Malta & Cliff Korman Submitted for Latin Grammy

by Joshua Wright • Jul 30, 2026

The album, released on Biscoito Fino, explores the work of Brazilian saxophonist and composer Paulo Moura and is being submitted for Latin Grammy consideration in multiple categories.

BROADWAY BOUND THEATRE FESTIVAL Starts Second Week at AMT Theater

by A.A. Cristi • Jul 28, 2026

The Broadway Bound Theatre Festival continues its run at AMT Theater in Manhattan's Theater District, with several world premiere plays and musicals still to come, including FUNERAL OF GOD and JUGULAR.

Bajune Tobeta Shares Lo-Fi Single 'Memories' Ahead of 'Anechoic' Album Release

by Joshua Wright • Jul 23, 2026

Tokyo-based composer and acoustic researcher Bajune Tobeta released 'Memories,' a lo-fi single built from layered electronic textures and piano fragments, ahead of his upcoming album 'Anechoic' via CROIX Co., Ltd. / electric sheep.

Giraffe to Release Debut Album THE TOWERING INFERNO WITH BONGO DRUMS

by Joshua Wright • Jul 22, 2026

Giraffe, the quartet featuring Dave Harrington, Robert Walter, Spencer Zahn, and Kosta Galanopoulos, released new single 'Room of Forgotten Names' ahead of their debut album.

19th Annual African Diaspora International Film Festival Returns To Washington, DC Celebrating Award-winning Global Cinema

by Joshua Wright • Jul 20, 2026

The Harlem-based African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) returns to Washington, D.C. for its 19th edition from August 14–16, 2026. Held at George Washington University, the festival presents award-winning fiction and documentary films from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and North America that explore human rights, democracy, colonial legacies, cultural identity, and contemporary social issues. Through stories spanning multiple continents, the festival explores how individuals and communities challenge oppression, preserve historical memory, and pursue justice and liberation.