The Ticket-of-Leave Man 1961

Gerard McCarthy's new play explores Stuart Sutcliffe, the fifth Beatle, and his mother's struggle to remember him beyond the legend. Directed by Martin Berry, the production will run at Exeter Northcott Theatre before touring UK venues and a London transfer.

PBS will premiere a theatrical special about America's space race, featuring live music, storytelling, and performances by Broadway and film actors, with an introduction by director Ron Howard.

As one of the inaugural recipients of the Star to Be Project at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, produced in conjunction with the York Theatre Company, Charlie High paid tribute to Judy Garland and her legendary 1961 Carnegie Hall concert on October 4

Ten strangers. One island. Plenty of suspicion. Jacques du Plessis reviews Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre’s handsome, tightly staged AND THEN THERE WERE NONE, praising its ensemble, scenic design, and carefully controlled suspense.

Sono Luminus has released HER ONLY LIGHT, a new album featuring 13 arrangements of music by pioneering singer-songwriter Connie Converse. Vocalist Emmy Bean performs the chamber music arrangements composed and arranged by Ronnie Kuller.

Tangerine Records released the first complete vinyl edition of Ray Charles' 75-minute concert from the Shrine Auditorium, expanded from the original 1965 album and freshly remastered.

SoHo Playhouse announces its inaugural youth season featuring THE SECRET CIRCUS MUSICAL, STORYTIME CHESS, and performing arts classes for ages 6-18 at the Lower Manhattan venue.

Baryshnikov Arts Center will present three productions in fall 2026, including a reading featuring Jessica Hecht and Alfred Molina, a solo show by Andrey Burkovskiy about the Soviet space program, and pianist Sullivan Fortner in concert.

Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings will release a 39-disc box set capturing the second leg of Bob Dylan's legendary Rolling Thunder Revue tour, featuring 371 never-before-heard tracks from professionally recorded shows.

John Rua, Alex Mitchell, and Mandarin Wu will lead New York Theatre Barn's 13th season Choreography Lab, showcasing excerpts from FREEDOM RIDERS: THE CIVIL RIGHTS MUSICAL, THE LADIES MAN, and THE MONKEY KING: A KUNG FU MUSICAL at Open Jar Studios.

Drummer Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie will headline the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival, backed by a local ensemble and receiving the festival's Luminary Award for lifetime achievement.

Swiss writer Max Frisch’s post–World War II absurdist satire THE ARSONISTS hit Los Feliz like a blow torch, scorching everything in its path.

Metrograph will present CLASSICAL CINEMA, a 20-film showcase exploring cinema inspired by ancient Greece, featuring rare prints of ANTIGONE, THE ILLIAC PASSION, and ULYSSES' GAZE.

The seven-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy has opened at Hayes Theatre Co, directed by Cameron Mitchell and starring Jake Speer as J. Pierrepont Finch alongside Simon Burke.

First Look Buffalo Theatre Company will present its New Play Reading Festival at Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Center in Williamsville, featuring readings by Playwright Wing members and a guest playwright.

SoHo Playhouse announced its first fully curated Fall season, featuring eight main house shows and four Huron Club performances, alongside a new discounted subscription package for audiences.

The Texas-born country singer known for his hit BLACKLAND FARMER died at home of natural causes, according to Heart of Texas Records president Tracy Pitcox.

Jim Walsh, a two-time Tony Award-winning producer whose Broadway career spanned nearly four decades, has died. His credits include I'M NOT RAPPAPORT and THE HEIDI CHRONICLES.

Laurence Kardish's biography of filmmaker Shirley Clarke traces her career from Dance in the Sun through Portrait of Jason, drawing on her diaries and personal history.

The complete documentary 'Starring Dick Van Dyke' has been shared, and is available to watch now for free. Check out the full documentary film in the video here!

Roxanne Fay will star as Winnie in Samuel Beckett's HAPPY DAYS at Bridge Street Theatre in Catskill, NY, with Steven Patterson as Willie and direction by Matthew Earnest.

The 13th season of New York Theatre Barn’s Choreography Lab continues, bringing three original musicals to life through the power of movement: Freedom Riders: The Civil Rights Musical, The Ladies Man, and The Monkey King: A Kung Fu Musical.

Brittany Renee and Akua Dixon will star in the world premiere of a new opera by Catherine Filloux and Julia Schwartz, directed by Elena Araoz, at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.

Set in 1961, the same year that a balding former milkman and coffin-polisher from Edinburgh was interviewed for the role of James Bond, The Comedy About Spies sees two pairs of agents (one American, one Russian) face off in London’s Piccadilly Hotel as they hunt for the mysterious “Project Midnight” documents. As this is from Mischief Theatre, there’s no prizes for guessing just how straightforward and successful they will be.

Local audiences will be treated to a sweet musical concert story about Patsy Cline and a devoted Texas fan