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Aryan Heritage Foundation's Broadway Ramlila recently opened, presenting a spectacular theatrical interpretation of the timeless epic, the Ramayana. Created by Rajender Mittal and directed by Shashidharan Nair.

Hollywood Records and 20th Century Studios released the WHALEFALL Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, featuring an original score by composer Joseph Trapanese. The score features a 100-piece orchestra with experimental textures including tuned glass, microtonal violins, and a wordless choir.

The final completed studio album from outlaw country icon David Allan Coe, A MILLION REASONS, will be released digitally, featuring 11 previously unreleased tracks recorded in 2017.

Vineyard Theatre named Nigerian American playwright Onyekachi Iwu as the recipient of the 2026-2027 Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, which includes a cash prize and yearlong residency.

The Art Gallery of South Australia appointed Noongar curator Zali Morgan to lead the Tarnanthi Festival, securing major new funding partnerships with the South Australian Government and BHP.

Seattle Opera will present two recitals at the Opera Center featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton with pianist Kathleen Kelly.

Most Valuable Promotions announced card updates for MVPW-07, elevating Ramla Ali vs. Mikiah Kreps to co-main event for vacant WBO and IBF super bantamweight titles at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.

Jack Wolfe will perform at the Rufus & Martha Wainwright benefit concert at Town Hall, featuring Cyndi Lauper, Alice Phoebe Lou, and family members. Proceeds support Folk Cancer: The Kate McGarrigle Project.

Suzan-Lori Parks' Pulitzer Prize-winning play about two Black brothers navigating rivalry and survival will run at Arden Theatre Company in Philadelphia, directed by Amina Robinson and starring Akeem Davis and George McGriff.

BroadwayWorld looks back on the 1981 Broadway musical 'Dreamgirls,' which ran for more than 1,500 performances, and what members of its cast are up to now.

Jazz pianist David Benoit announced a new album featuring orchestral arrangements of Vince Guaraldi's Peanuts scores, with 2026 tour stops in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., New York, and additional cities.

Sony Pictures Classics will release the psychological thriller BUNKER, written and directed by Florian Zeller and starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, following an awards-qualifying run.

Pianist Aaron Diehl performs solo in the historic Rosen House at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, New York, as part of the venue's 2026-2027 concert series.

A new music video from David T. Little's award-winning opera WHAT BELONGS TO YOU, based on Garth Greenwell's novel and featuring tenor Karim Sulayman and ensemble Alarm Will Sound, is now available.

Nikki Glaser and David Spade announced upcoming dates for their Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, with presales and public ticket sales beginning this fall.

Rise Up! HAMILTON: The Anthology compiles a decade of musical history in 7LP and 5CD limited-edition sets, featuring the Original Broadway Cast Recording, THE HAMILTON MIXTAPE, and HAMILDROPS: The Complete Collection.

Legendary cellist Mischa Maisky and his pianist daughter Lily Maisky will perform recitals across Australia's leading concert venues, marking their first tour together in the country.

The Barbican announced its Spring/Summer 2027 theatre and dance lineup, featuring UK premieres, world premieres, and returning productions from international and UK artists.

What did our critic think of MOON MAN WALK at Natti-Willsky Theatre?

Tucked into La Grange's intimate corner of Bruxellons, Andrew Lippa's near-sung-through two-hander proves a musical can carry real psychological weight.

Penn Jillette (Penn & Teller) and Piff The Magic Dragon will tour the UK for the first time with PIFF & POP'S MAGIC SHOPPE, opening in Bournemouth on September 10 and running through Glasgow on September 21. The show features both performers' solo acts and a collaborative finale.

The Color Purple is a mid-tier movies-to-musical adaptation that falls just short of becoming a classic. Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray’s score is competent but uneven. However, Marsha Norman’s book and her message of resilience, self-actualization, liberation, and reclamation resonates strongly. The Black Rep’s production captures Celie’s emotional transformation in a convincing and satisfying way.

We're falling into fall with a great Broadway read! This season, Broadway's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre fiction; theatre books for kids to theatre history; check out our collection of 25 new Broadway books for every theatre lover's Fall 2026 reading list.

Wigmore Hall has announced its spring programme, featuring Daniel Barenboim conducting the Boulez Ensemble and Renée Fleming performing Strauss's 4 Last Songs, alongside Igor Levit, Yunchan Lim and Imogen Cooper.

8thdaywhisper Productions will present Halley Feiffer's dark comedy at The Brick Theatre inside The Chain Theatre in Midtown Manhattan, directed by Chrissy Sheehan and starring Priya Karki.