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The award-winning British vocal ensemble performs a program inspired by the ancient service of Compline, pairing Renaissance polyphony with contemporary compositions at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin.

Julien's Auctions will present over 450 lots of music memorabilia at its PLAYED, WORN, & TORN sale in Nashville, featuring instruments and artifacts from Bill Wyman, Liberace, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, and other legendary artists.

How appropriate is it that the musical version of “Beetlejuice” should materialize at Starlight Theatre on the cusp of the Halloween and just before of the Mexican “Day of the Dead?”   Our Starlight audience loved it!    Beetlejuice is a show that screams for “Dad” jokes or other bad puns. Since I’m someone who strives never to disappoint, this “Beetlejuice” cast was absolutely “Spooktacular.”  One of the opening gags had one of the characters pulling out a “femur” (upper leg bone) to illustrate a “boner” joke. I found it humerus (the funny bone) in the extreme! OK, you get the drift of the kind of jokes we are looking at?  “Beetlejuice” does find a beating heart beneath all its graveyard humor. Death is an unlikely subject for a feel-good musical, but this show pulls it off.

Julien's Auctions will present an auction of Paul Reubens' career archive, including the iconic gray suit, bicycles, puppets, and props from PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE and PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE, at The Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles.

The Smashing Pumpkins announced a 30th anniversary reissue of THE AEROPLANE FLIES HIGH via UMe, available as standard five-LP and limited-edition color LP sets. The collection marks the first vinyl release since 2013.

AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE released casting for its fall season at the David H. Koch Theater, featuring three repertory programs including the company premiere of Helen Pickett's Petal and the world premiere of Brady Farrar's Trio Élégiaque.

80s pop icon Tiffany starred in SPANDEX THE MUSICAL, an aerobics-based musical that played a limited engagement at Asylum NYC. The production featured a cast including Sims Lamason and James LaRosa.

The New York Festival of Song opens its season with a concert of songs named for historical figures and literary characters, from Beethoven's Adelaide to the Beatles' Michelle, featuring soprano Christine Taylor Price, mezzo-soprano Megan Moore, and baritone Samuel Kidd.

Pianist Kris Davis, saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, and drummer Tyshawn Sorey will perform at Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts as part of its 2026-27 jazz programming.

The Smashing Pumpkins launched their arena tour with a two-set show celebrating the 30th anniversary of MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS alongside hits and deep cuts from nearly four decades.

Theatrical costume designer and artist Beaver Bauer presents a fifty-year retrospective at the San Francisco Public Library Main Branch, displaying five decades of artistic work. The free exhibition runs in the Jewett Gallery and Koret Lobby.

Julien's Auctions will present Paul Reubens' historic collection including the iconic gray suit, bicycles, puppets, and memorabilia from PEE-WEE'S PLAYHOUSE and related productions at The Groundlings Theatre in Los Angeles.

Director Luc Besson's LE DERNIER COMBAT and THE MESSENGER: THE STORY OF JOAN OF ARC arrive on 4K Ultra HD with newly added special features and bonus materials.

The inaugural PLAYBACK: THE BROOKLYN WATCH PARTY festival announced its first group of guest curators, including Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson, John Turturro, and Bryan Stevenson, who will program screenings alongside Spike Lee at BAM.

Beetlejuice the Musical will be the final 2026 summer touring performance of the 2026 Broadway series at Starlight Threatre.  As a special treat, Broadway World was delighted to speak with Leianna Weaver who plays Lydia in this whole new original take on the Beetlejuice saga.

On September 18 and 19, master Dietrich interpreter Ute Lemper tells Marlene’s story, along with singing her fabulous songs from all the chapters of her life. See photos from the show by Conor Weiss

KMD Productions will present TO THE MOON AND BACK, a children's adventure show following a young astronaut and alien companion on a space journey. The production runs at the Studio Theatre, Montecasino, with tickets available through Webtickets and school group discounts offered.

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.

The Hispanic Heritage Awards will air on PBS and stream on PBS.org and the PBS app, honoring Oscar D'León, Mon Laferte, Eladio Carrión, Ximena Sariñana, and The People of Minnesota, with a performance by LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE.

Metrograph will present a ten-film retrospective of Winona Ryder's career, featuring titles including THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, BEETLEJUICE, BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, and GIRL, INTERRUPTED, with select films screening on 35mm.

Pioneer Winter Collective will perform a new commissioned work responding to Harry Clarke's stained-glass Geneva Window at The Wolfsonian–FIU, alongside a scholar talk examining the window's controversial history.

Music of Remembrance will open its season with a concert honoring Steve Reich's 90th birthday, featuring DIFFERENT TRAINS and the West Coast premiere of selections from WE GO ON at Benaroya Hall in Seattle.

The Broadway musical comedy will perform at Kansas City's Starlight Theatre for three performances as the final show of the 2026 Broadway season.

See photos from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ fifth annual NextGen Spotlight, hosted and directed by Jelani Remy.

Tickets are now on sale for Cameron Mackintosh's new production of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at the Orpheum Theater in Omaha, running Feb. 17-28, 2027. The tour features Isaiah Bailey as the Phantom and marks the musical's return to North America.