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La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts has revealed its fall and winter lineup featuring Broadway performer Betty Buckley, the rock band Los Lobos, and productions including FRAGGLE ROCK: BACK TO THE ROCK LIVE and more.

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.

Costume designer Susan Hilferty – who amassed a mantel-full of awards, including the Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics’ Circle Awards, for the musical “Wicked,” being presented by Broadway In Boston at the Citizens Opera House through November 15 – got an early start on a career that so far includes 27 Broadway shows, including the Tony Award-nominated revivals of “Parade” (2023), “Funny Girl” (2022), and “Present Laughter” (2017) as well as 2005’s “Into the Woods” and 2006’s “Spring Awakening.”

I think this story talks to the broader immigrant experience. A lot of what many people are experiencing now is about identity. What is identity? And what does assimilation mean? Who are we assimilating for?

BroadwayWorld chats with actor Jomar Tagatac about his latest project, 'Peter Pan Goes Wrong' at San Francisco Playhouse September 26 thru November 28. He is enjoying the challenge of its slapstick humor, quite a change from his recent roles in Chekhov and Tennessee Williams classics.

Trumpeter and percussionist Amir ElSaffar and Susie Ibarra will present an evening of contemporary music at Harvard's Ming Mei Residency Concert, featuring ElSaffar's New Quartet and Ibarra's Pulitzer Prize-winning SKY ISLANDS.

Singer and New York Times bestselling author Tori Amos will publish her second children's book with Penguin Workshop, illustrated by Demelsa Haughton and accompanied by original songs.

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER will present neuroscientist Andrew Huberman alongside panelists Jonathan Swan and James Kirchick for discussions on contemporary issues.

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.

Juilliard President Damian Woetzel presented the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer with the President's Medal, recognizing his profound influence on music and generations of artists. The honor preceded a concert of Reich's works performed by Juilliard students.

Phylicia Rashad will direct August Wilson's Fences at the Mark Taper Forum. Set in segregated Pittsburgh in the 1950s, Fences depicts the life of Troy Maxson, a former Negro League baseball star now scraping by as a sanitation worker.

On September 17th, we lost Duncan Sheik, a major composer and influence on 21st century theatre, whose music for Spring Awakening pushed the art form forward. Sheik was impressively prolific. While the headline of his theatre career may be the impactful Spring Awakening, his career was filled with over a dozen other varied and worthwhile theatrical projects, in addition to his achievements in popular music. He wrote music and sometimes lyrics for an impressive slate of musicals in addition to composing music for plays, and amassed a notable collective of collaborators on his many shows. 

To kick-off the 2026-2027 run of their often Broadway-centric Cabaret Series, Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa tapped not only a proven Broadway star, but an OC native, too for a triumphant homecoming concert: Krysta Rodriguez. Marking her Center cabaret debut, Rodriguez performed to rapturous crowds for three consecutive nights at the Samueli Theater from September 10-12, 2026.

The Amsterdam-based duo announced a new experimental EP inspired by Puerto Rican landforms and Caribbean cultural practices, with lead track X now available and European performances planned.

The discourse surrounding reasons for reviving musicals on Broadway is a relatively recent phenomenon. These days, if a show is announced for a revival, a sentence that often follows is: “Why are they reviving it?” 

Neil deGrasse Tyson will present 'This Just In: Latest Discoveries in the Universe' at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Roundabout Theatre Company's production of The Imaginary Invalid by Molière, translated by Doug Skinner, adapted by Tony Award winner Bill Irwin, with direction by Tony Award nominee Brandon J. Dirden is now on Broadway! Meet the cast here.

Kabuki theatre returns to London after 17 years with a triple bill of classic works featuring international debuts by rising stars Ichikawa Somegorō VIII and Onoe Tatsunosuke III.

Swedish musical as it's best - full of emotions, love, joy, laughter and tears

djassi daCosta johnson has been appointed artistic director of DANCES FOR A VARIABLE POPULATION, succeeding founder Naomi Goldberg Haas. The New York-based organization focuses on dance, education, and performance for older adults.

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER will present one-on-one interviews and panel discussions with Kevin Roose, Christopher Rufo, and Jessica Tarlov on HBO and HBO Max.

Abhinaya Dance Company will present a new 80-minute Bharatanatyam work exploring ritual and cultural memory through the South Indian practice of kolam. Choreographed by Rasika Kumar, the piece integrates classical dance, Carnatic music, and spatial design.

Colt Coeur will honor Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, and board trustee Roberta Kelly at its annual benefit event in Brooklyn.

LAIKA released the final trailer for WILDWOOD, its sixth stop-motion feature starring Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Jacob Tremblay, with voice work by Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, and Angela Bassett. Tickets are available for theatrical release in select premium formats.

Singer-songwriter Grayson Capps announced his first full-length album of original material in nine years, featuring the lead single Far Away. The album will be released via RPF Records / Royal Potato Family.