The Wild Party

Melt Festival, Brisbane's largest celebration of queer arts and culture, opens with Florentijn Hofman's 15-metre rubber duck artwork and over 100 events across 70 venues.

Dean John-Wilson and Daniel George-Wright join the cast of WILD ABOUT YOU, a new musical opening at London's Charing Cross Theatre from January 18 to April 10, 2027.

Playwright Paul Kruse has been selected to receive the Barrie and Bernice Stavis Playwright Award from the National Theatre Conference for his play EELPOUT, a surreal farce about Midwestern masculinity and queer identity.

Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award winner Darren Criss will take the stage at the Palm Springs Plaza Theatre on Tuesday, December 1, for the Darren Criss Anniversary Concert. The performance falls exactly one year after the Plaza reopened its doors on December 1, 2025 with a gala concert featuring Cynthia Erivo, following an extensive restoration and more than a decade of closure.  The concert also launches the theatre's 90th anniversary celebration, which begins on December 12, 2026, ninety years after the Plaza first opened in downtown Palm Springs.

Performances are now underway for Wanted, the epic tale of Mary and Martha: sisters, outlaws, legends. Learn more about the show and meet the cast of Wanted here!

Taylor Swift claimed the top spot on YouTube's US Top Songs chart with 'Patient Zero' from THE LIFE OF A SHOWGIRL: THE ENCORE, while Christian Nodal's 2018 single 'No Te Contaron Mal' surpassed 1 billion views.

Performances are now underway for the first-ever Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin’s seminal work, A Few Good Men, which will play at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater. Meet the cast of A Few Good Men here.

Brazilian pop star Pabllo Vittar released her seventh studio album LOST IN LUST, featuring collaborations with Villano Antillano, Urias, Mahmood, and La Cruz across 12 tracks written and produced by LGBTQIA+ artists.

54 Below will present performers from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and entertainment, including artists in October, including Jenn Colella, Ali Ewoldt, Christine Ebersole and more.

Taylor Swift's new Showgirl deluxe tracks dominate YouTube's charts, while Aventura, Don Omar and Manuel Turizo hit the Billion Views Club.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater will present nightly performances throughout October, featuring The Hot Sardines, Ron Carter, and birthday celebrations for Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk.

the cell in Chelsea will present 22 new projects from over 27 resident playwrights, composers, designers, and interdisciplinary artists developing new work through readings, workshops, and staged productions.

SOFT CELL released a new music video for the single "In Heaven (When I Dance With You)" and announced a U.S. tour set for this fall.

Boys Noize announced 7LLVSION, his first solo album in five years, featuring collaborations with ZEP, Brutalismus 3000, Taichu, Maya Alkhatari, and Abra. The lead single 1+1+1 with ZEP is out now.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 25, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Austin-based singer and LGBTQ+ activist Caleb De Casper announced his forthcoming album DELIRIUM, described as a dark, immersive pop record shaped by obsession and introspection. He will also release the single People Don't Fall with an accompanying music video and release show.

Boys Noize announced 7LLVSION, his first solo album in five years, arriving November 6 via ONES and ZEROS. The project features ZEP, Brutalismus 3000, Taichu, Maya Alkhatari, and Abra, with lead single '1+1+1' featuring ZEP now available.

Toronto-raised Noam Tomaschoff's shocking discovery of his true biological father and dozens of half-siblings around the world is told on-stage in Our Little Secret: A True New Musical at the CAA Theatre from November 3rd-22nd.

BABY SNAKES & THE ELECTRIC CO., the indie/alternative project of Dallas producer Jeff Saenz, shared the single 'Diamonds on the Chorus' with an accompanying noir-inspired music video. The track is the third single from the debut album OUROBOROS via Spaceflight Records.

The Stephen Joseph Theatre and Shakespeare North Playhouse will co-produce a 1978-set adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, directed by Paul Robinson with book and lyrics by Nick Lane and Kat Rose-Martin.

SOFT CELL released "The Rainbow Room," a ballad set in early 1980s New York from final album DANCETERIA, due September 25, 2026, ahead of a U.S. tour this fall.

Sun Records released a collection of rare and previously unreleased recordings from The Gentrys, produced by Knox Phillips, spotlighting the Memphis band's lesser-known post-1960s era.

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play is now playing on Broadway from Manhattan Theatre Club. Meet the cast of the play, which is now in previews.

So often I go  to shows of groups I don’t know very well, or only know a few songs from, only to find myself becoming a full-fledged fan by the end of the show. One Pact’s show was no exception. Read my full review here!

Taylor Quick, currently touring as Glinda in WICKED, will headline a one-night-only concert at Fort Salem Theater on September 26, marking a pivotal moment for the historic venue's future.