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Soul Coughing is getting the band back together for Soul Coughing Still Loves You, an upcoming series of US headline dates beginning December 5 at Columbus, OH’s Newport Music Hall.

Phish will return to New York City on Sunday, December 28, through Wednesday, December 31, for a four-night New Year’s run at Madison Square Garden. A much-loved New Year’s tradition, this year’s run will bring Phish's total number of shows at The Garden to 91. 

The World Premiere of the play HIGH NOON, starring Emmy and Tony Award-winner Billy Crudup as Will Kane and Olivier Award-winner Denise Gough as Amy Fowler, opens in December.

The Kiss of the Spider Woman, a 2-hour show presented in Spanish with English surtitles, runs through September 28. See here for more details!

Disney’s The Lion King musical is playing in Vancouver, BC for a limited four-week engagement at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from August 20 to September 14.

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Beth Leavel, Casey Likes, Joe Iconis and more. See the full month of programming here! 

The return of Disney’s The Lion King begins performances in Calgary at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. Watch the tour set up here and learn more about the production!

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present the 2025 Annual Festival in Tivoli, NY. The festival will feature offerings and original performances by artists innovating in dance, music, film, archiving, storytelling, and more.Learn more about the festival!

The new national tour of the iconic musical Beauty and the Beast is now traveling across America. Read the reviews as they come in here and learn more about the production!

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this July with a full slate of nightly performances! See the full lineup here and learn how to purchase tickets!

Music icon Barbra Streisand has released her brand-new album “The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two', which features the performer on a variety of new duets with Josh Groban, Laufey, Paul McCartney, Hozier, and more. Check it out here!

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present the 2025 Annual Festival in Tivoli, NY, featuring original performances by artists innovating in dance, music, film, archiving, storytelling, and more. Learn how to attend.

Barbra Streisand won't be returning to the director's chair anytime soon. 'I’m not ready to direct again. I think I’ve probably had it,' the iconic multi-hyphenate said in a recent interview.

Composer and author Tina Davidson’s memoir, Let Your Heart Be Broken, will be available in audiobook format on all major platforms starting August 12, 2025.The audiobook, read by Davidson herself, features her music woven throughout, interspersed in sections where she discusses the compositions’ creation.

PlayGround will conclude its summer season with the fourth annual Free-Play Festival, running August 1–24, 2025, at Potrero Stage and online via simulcast.

Phish will wrap up their Summer Tour 2025 with a series of newly announced late summer tour dates. The run includes two-night stands at Birmingham, AL’s Coca-Cola Amphitheater and Alpharetta, GA’s Ameris Bank Amphitheatre.

Playwrights Foundation will honor Tony and Pulitzer Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang with the 2025 Impact Award in recognition of his theatrical achievements and profound influence on current and rising generations of writers.

Which Best Musical and Best Play nominees will take home the ultimate prize? BroadwayWorld has rounded up the winners of the Tony Awards, the Drama Desk Awards, the Drama League Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the last fifty years to compare winners year by year.

Tom Hanks will star in the world premiere of This World of Tomorrow, which he wrote with James Glossman, based on short stories written by Hanks. The production will be directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.

Few honors in entertainment are as coveted—or as rare—as achieving EGOT status. This elite distinction marks a career filled with versatility, longevity, and extraordinary talent across multiple mediums. What does it all mean? We're taking a closer look at the artists who have managed to join one of the industry’s most exclusive clubs.

In association with The Estate of Edward Albee, Black Box will present a staged reading of Edward Albee's THREE TALL WOMEN (1991). Learn more and see how to attend.

Music icon Barbra Streisand has set the release date for her new album, “The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two.' The album features the performer on a variety of new tracks with Ariana Grande, Josh Groban, Laufey, Paul McCartney, Hozier, and more.

This June, choreographer Catherine Tharin will premiere In the Wake of Yes, a work for four dancers featuring a film by award-winning filmmaker Lora Robertson, and music by renowned composer and jazz pianist Joel Forrester, who will play live.

This time, the reader question was: There are only three states in America without known Broadway musicals set within their borders. Can you guess which three? WE're breaking it down state by state.

Simon Shaheen is coming to Roulette this month. The performance is on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 8:00pm. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!