The Sound of Music - 2015 - US Tour Articles Page 1

Come From Away is the musical we need right now. As political tensions mount, we need to remember the kindness shown by our neighbor Canada during a most critical time for our United States. Director Rick Bumgardner tells us the “spine” of this show is the word “Goodwill.” We would do well to remember the lessons of 9/11, as well as the Golden Rule - Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Cold War Kids will expand their debut album with four completed vault tracks and six live recordings from 2007, alongside a Phantogram reworking of "Hang Me Up to Dry."

Pittsburgh metalcore band 156/SILENCE released its sixth album, FROM A DISTANCE, marking the group's first release with Pure Noise Records since 2024's PEOPLE WATCHING.

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.

John Lydon's PUBLIC IMAGE LTD opened its first North American tour in eight years in Pioneertown, CA, with stops through Nashville on October 9 and a second leg set for February.

Paul van Dyk will debut his live concept THE ESSENCE OF ACID at Dreamstate SoCal 2026 on the Queen Mary Waterfront in Long Beach, CA, on November 21, launching a forthcoming world tour.

Composer Michael Hersch will be featured in a three-day festival at Manhattan's MISE-EN_PLACE, an album release concert, and world premieres of his works in Chicago, Baltimore, and the Netherlands.

Japanese band SIM released its new album HOOMAN AFTER ALL via UNFD, featuring singles FIVE TIMES DEAD, BLINDEYES and FREEZE ME UP. Tickets are on sale now for the HOOMAN AFTER ALL World Tour.

The Carbonell Awards named Gary Cadwallader, Jairo Ontiveros and Lori Slade Sessions joint recipients of the Howard Kleinberg Award, honoring contributions to arts education in South Florida theatre.

What did our critic think of LES MISERABLES AT HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE?

Vangeline will perform her Butoh dance work MAN WOMAN at the Schwarzman Centre in Oxford, followed by a discussion on gender and Butoh history with Dr Baldock.

54 Below will host a lineup of performers including Britani Bateman with Lagoona Bloo, Claybourne Elder, Charles Busch, Ute Lemper, Linda Eder, Orfeh, and Jeanna de Waal, alongside a Frank Sinatra tribute concert and other cabaret acts.

Danz CM, formerly known as Computer Magic, released two new tracks previewing an upcoming project, blending analog synth new wave with experimental, breakbeat-driven art pop.

The Soraya has added Varijashree Venugopal, Jeff Parker, Paul Bryan and Scott Amendola to its fall jazz lineup, joining Snarky Puppy on Oct. 3 and The Bad Plus's farewell concert on Dec. 3.

Second Stage Theater just announced complete casting for the upcoming Broadway premiere of THE FANTASTICKS, directed and  choreographed by Christopher Gattelli.  The company of THE FANTASTICKS will feature Maxim Chlumecky (Appropriate, Harry Potter and the Cursed  Child) as The Boy (Matt), Kevin del Aguila (Some Like It Hot, Frozen) as The Man Who Dies (Mortimer), David  Patrick Kelly (Once, The Warriors) as The Old Actor (Henry), Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer (Spamalot, Beetlejuice) as Matt’s Mother (Mildred Hucklebee), Nathan Levy (& Juliet, Aladdin) as The Boy (Lewis), Ruthie Ann Miles (Sweeney Todd, The King and I) as Lewis’ Mother (Bessie Mae Bellomy), Zane Phillips (“The Comeback,” “Mid Century Modern,” Fire Island) as The Narrator (El Gallo), and Ahmad Simmons (Illinoise, Hadestown) as The  Mute. Mr. Phillips will be making his Broadway debut.  

Alternative rock band EARSHOT released the single and music video for LOVE LEFT, with frontman Wil Martin discussing anxiety following Chris Cornell's death as inspiration for the song.

Métier Records will release a world premiere recording of Sinan C. Savaşkan's Concerto for Chamber Orchestra and Electronics, performed by the Octandre Ensemble under conductor Jonathan Hargreaves.

Timothy Bloom will receive The Prince Fellowship and Chase Parker will receive The Prince/TTLP Fellowship, programs supporting early-career producers in association with Columbia University School of the Arts.

Having only been established in 2015, it's important to remember the impact of the Chineke! Orchestra on classical music. Not only championing Black and ethnically diverse musicians, it also celebrates composers of Black and ethinically diverse heritage, giving deserved praise to often overlooked talent. 

Vincent Heden's bold, controversial Lola anchors a Kinky Boots that stumbles early and dances late — but Bruxellons' craft makes it sing regardless.

Next week, beginning August 24, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Rent original stars Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp, and more.

NYU Skirball has revealed its 2026-27 season. Three of today’s most incendiary international performance makers—Romeo Castellucci, Angélica Liddell, and Milo Rau—come to NYU Skirball this season

Saxophonist and composer Kevin Sun has released the single CHANSON, featuring Christian Li, Walter Stinson, and Kayvon Gordon, ahead of the upcoming album KEVIN SUN, II.

Heart of Texas Records has released Jason James' new single, a traditional-country track previewing his forthcoming third album, produced by John Evans with an all-star lineup of session musicians.

The Prism Stage Company and Cate Cammarata will present the world premiere of Debbie Goodstein's play, directed by Jonathan Silverstein, in a limited Off-Broadway run at Theatre Row.