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Following performances at the 2026 Winnipeg and Edmonton Fringe Festivals, Vancouver's Shot in the Dark Productions brings A Curated Exit, a darkly funny and unsettling new play by Kristy Woollam, home to The NEST Theatre on Granville Island.

The Zimbabwean female vocal ensemble will perform a cappella music rooted in southern African traditions at St. John's Episcopal Church, opening the concert series' new season.

Full cast and production team have been announced for City Lit’s production of August Wilson’s KING HEDLEY II. KING HEDLEY II is set in the same backyard in Pittsburgh’s Hill District seen in August Wilson’s SEVEN GUITARS.

Principal photography has concluded on HERBERT WEST: REANIMATOR, a contemporary retelling of H.P. Lovecraft's horror tale directed by Michael Grossman and shot in Alton, Illinois.

Katy Monroe will bring THE VELVET AFFAIR: Songs for Lovers back to Maxan Jazz in Las Vegas, featuring new musical director Joey Melotti and special guest Roy Hamilton Jr.

Ghostlight Players will present Anne Nelson’s The Guys September 11–13 at Staten Island Academy’s Haugen Hall Theater, marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks.

Scenekvelder’s new Les Misérables trusts the score without treating it as a museum piece. Dark, modern and deeply felt, it finds new images for the story while remaining faithful to the form that gives it power. Les Misérables is so familiar that a new production can easily become either a careful reproduction or an argument with its own material. Guy Unsworth’s staging for Scenekvelder finds the more rewarding path between them. It honours the images and emotions audiences bring to the theatre, yet places them in a visual world with a force and logic of its own. The result feels timeless because it understands the past rather than trying to escape it.

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Bassist and composer Peter Brendler will release a single from his album AND THEN, NOTHING, featuring longtime collaborators Jon Irabagon, Zach Lapidus and Mark Ferber.

Austin-based singer-songwriter Kelsey Hughen will self-release her second EP, featuring six original songs exploring dualities of self, including light and dark, grief and hope.

Mollie Elizabeth released a new single, "Petty Crimes," produced by Joshua Murty with string composition by Kyle Gordon and Mark Rudin, exploring a woman's struggle to be believed and heard.

Contact Sports released a new single and video ahead of its self-titled debut album, due October 2, and will join Madeon's North American tour with Toro y Moi and MGNA CRRRTA, plus dates with Danny L Harle.

Sacramento dream pop band SOFT SCIENCE has released its fifth studio album SAND through Shelflife Records and Spinout Nuggets, exploring relationship breakdowns, recovery, and memory across ten tracks.

The Male Pattern released a Springsteen-inspired single featuring Frog's Daniel Bateman, taken from the concept LP I WAS SHOT IN THE HEART!, exploring divorce and suburban suicide.

Jane Eyre, a musical by John Caird and Paul Gordon based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë, is making its UK Premiere at Southwark Playhouse Elephant.  Check out all new photos here.

McFly's Harry Judd will take over as Coach Bolton for the final two performances of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL at Lowry, Salford on September 19, 2026, before the production transfers to London.

The remastered deluxe reissue of Beyoncé's second album arrives with upgraded visuals, new tracks and Spanish-language collaborations featuring Maluma and Selena.

The Black Crowes ended their touring year backing Guns N' Roses at stadium shows in Las Vegas, Edmonton, Vancouver and San Diego, following a 40-plus city headlining run.

Denver Center shared a behind-the-scenes look at music and dance rehearsal for its upcoming telenovela play with music, Destiny of Desire, ahead of its fall 2026 run. Watch the video!

The national tour of DEATH BECOMES HER will make its St. Louis debut at The Fabulous Fox October 13-25, featuring Jackie Burns, Kristen Beth Williams and Ken Marino leading the cast.

EastLine Theatre will present the Long Island premiere of YERMA, Melinda Lopez's adaptation of Federico García Lorca's play, at the BACCA Arts Center in Lindenhurst.

Reece Weaver is trading in blue and white for black and red! Direct from the hit Netflix series “America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders,” professional dancer and TV star Reece Weaver will make her Broadway debut as “Roxie Hart” in Chicago. Reece brings her talent and star power to Broadway for the first time.

Los Angeles is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for September 2026 include Beauty and the Beast and more.

Liverpool band THE ROOM has released DOOM POP!, an 11-track album exploring authoritarianism, disinformation and paranoia through dark pop and vivid keyboards, alongside a video for the track 'The Room.'

Taylor Mac and Matt Ray will reunite for a concert staging of BARK OF MILLIONS at Emerson Paramount Center, presented in association with The Huntington, featuring 17 artists in live music and drag spectacle.