To-Morrow 1928

Elena Langer's black comedy opera satirizing fame and celebrity culture will premiere in the UK at English National Opera's London Coliseum. The production, presented by Nederlandse Reisopera with the Phion Orchestra, follows an acclaimed Dutch tour.

The First Spiritualist Church of Austin will present a séance event at the historic Driskill Hotel featuring author David Brandon Hodge discussing spiritualism history and spirit communication devices.

UK pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason has released her new EP SONGS WITHOUT WORDS on Sony Classical, featuring works by Mendelssohn, Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Saint-Saëns, and Nina Simone.

Irish Repertory Theatre will present four new play readings and a workshop performance featuring writers Chris Gethard, Hannah Khalil, and Eoin McAndrew, directed by Bailey Bass, Nicola Murphy Dubey, Kimberly Senior, and Keelie Sheridan.

Studio 54 gets $8.3M, the Kennedy Center names Rick Canny artistic director, A.C.T. taps Elizabeth Williamson, and Access to Work cuts hit UK dance. Plus Chicago's Cadillac Palace turns 100 and Lloyd Webber is honored by London. Read now.

The Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki has returned to his first love, the stage, taking on the role of legendary playwright Tennessee Williams in Lookingglass Theatre Company's Kowalski. Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Galecki.

Four of New York State's leading opera organizations—The Glimmerglass Festival, Opera Saratoga, Finger Lakes Opera, and Seagle Festival—will present their collaborative production of the Kurt Weill jazz musical in Manhattan at Kaufman Music Center.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 6, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Los Angeles theater company finalized the purchase of its 1928 carriage house home and two adjacent properties, securing the organization's future as it approaches its 30th anniversary.

The mythical drama, written by John Epstein, Casey Morgan, and T. Theresa Scarano and directed by Marc Morgenstern, will play at the historic El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood as part of the venue's 100th anniversary season.

Most people have never heard of Comedian Harmonists, a group of six men who impressed the world with their sophisticated and harmonious voices from 1928 to 1934, during the rise of Nazi Germany. This was epic because three of the men were Jewish and one Christian was married to a Jewish woman.

On September 18 and 19, master Dietrich interpreter Ute Lemper tells Marlene’s story, along with singing her fabulous songs from all the chapters of her life. See photos from the show by Conor Weiss

Dr. Mark Lomax II will headline the Lincoln Theatre Association's annual North Star concert in Columbus, performing with band members Dean Hulett, Dr. William Menefield, and Edwin Bayard. A free screening of the documentary film Columbus Backstage: Melodies & Moments will precede the concert.

Douglas Goodhart and Raymond Bokhour star in the world premiere of a new musical comedy about revolution and fame, adapted from a 1928 Soviet-era play and directed by John Christian Plummer.

Mount Sinai's Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine will present the inaugural Sheila Jordan Trailblazer Award to Tracey Jordan, a music industry executive whose career championed artists including Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston.

Overture Center's silent film series returns with Charlie Chaplin's THE CIRCUS, featuring live organ accompaniment by Jelani Eddington and special guest appearances.

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Write Out Loud, Michael Cerveris and more. 

Ronnie Marmo will star in a one-man show about Lenny Bruce's fight for free speech at Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, New Jersey.

Rover Dramawerks will present the romantic comedy A TEXAS ROMANCE by Ellsworth Schave at the Cox Playhouse in Plano, starring Kendra Young and Devin Hite as a widow and her persistent suitor in 1928 Texas.

Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason has released the first single from her upcoming EP, a Nina Simone-arranged take on Saint-Saëns' Samson and Delilah theme, ahead of the full Sony Classical release.

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.

Film Forum will present its Fall 2026 Film Forum Jr. series, featuring classic and animated films including ON THE TOWN, THE PRINCESS BRIDE, and Pixar's COCO for kids and families.

Christopher Wyze & The Tellers released the title track from their forthcoming album, an 11-song tribute to Indianapolis blues pioneers Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell.

It would be easy, even comfortable, to forget the pain with which voting equality was won in the UK, but this show bares it all. The women it depicts wrestled their rights from the tight grasp of men who would rather own and control them, defying the odds at all costs. A moving portrayal of love and violence.

Laufey will host the fourth annual A VERY LAUFEY DAY, bringing arts-themed events to more than 75 cities worldwide, with proceeds supporting the Laufey Foundation's arts access mission.