Tonight or Never - 1930 - Broadway Articles Page 18

A veritable whirlwind of events, contrivances, and literal storms brought Lord Byron, his physician John William Polidori, Percy Shelley, Mary Shelley, and Mary’s stepsister, Claire Clairmont to the Villa Diodati mansion at Lake Geneva, Switzerland.

The heir apparent to the Jerry Herman tribute show, Macon Prickett packs a punch and the house at 54 Below.

Over 300 vocalists and instrumentalists will perform Elgar's THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS alongside Royal Northern Sinfonia and soloists including Dame Sarah Connolly and Roderick Williams at The Glasshouse.

As the musical ‘Six’ approaches its final performance, Jamie Armitage exclusively tells BroadwayWorld about the ‘dislocating experience’ of opening amid the pandemic.

Kentwood Players will present the Tony Award-winning musical SHE LOVES ME at the Westchester Playhouse, featuring Katie Cox and Kazuma Nakamura as the pen-pal protagonists.

Comedian and AMERICA'S GOT TALENT contestant Preacher Lawson performs stand-up at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.

Duck Chowles and Andy Murray lead the Retro Rewind Band in a celebration of two of rock history's greatest acts, performing classic hits from the 1960s and beyond.

Lamb's Players Theatre in Coronado will debut its Season 56 under new artistic leadership, with Colleen Kollar Smith as Artistic Director, Mike Bradford as Chief Business Officer, and Jennifer Bradford as Chief Philanthropy Officer.

The Donmar Warehouse's critically acclaimed production of THE GUILTY, starring Russell Tovey, will transfer to the Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West End.

Part Wuthering Heights, part God’s Own Country, this is a familiar tale viewed through an interesting lens. It doesn’t necessarily need to reinvent the wheel, but it does need to give us a reason to look at it differently.

The magic of the circus, with its daring acrobats who defy gravity and its abundance of incredible sights, has always made for a good story. Combine that with romance, a traveling troupe, and a score that captures the spirit of a bygone era, and you have Water for Elephants, the Broadway musical based on the bestselling novel by Sara Gruen. Featuring a book by Rick Elice and music and lyrics by PigPen Theatre Co., the production received seven Tony Award nominations and is now playing at Broadway Sacramento as part of its first national tour.

In contemporary American performance, one of the more celebrated creative pairings are theater artists and makers Taylor Mac and Matt Ray, who will launch ArtsEmerson’s 2026/27 season with “Taylor Mac and Matt Ray: Songs from Bark of Millions” – a reflection on queer lineage, community, and futures told through a collection of new music – presented in association with The Huntington, at the Emerson Paramount Center’s Robert J. Orchard Stage October 15–18.

San Francisco Opera will present a concert dedicated to Richard Strauss, conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim. The program includes the U.S. premiere of a new Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Till Eulenspiegel, and the Brentano Lieder featuring soprano Adela Zaharia.

A London Made production of the off-Broadway farce DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS will open the Grand Theatre's 2026/27 season with a red carpet celebration on the Spriet Stage.

Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus explores the rivalry between Mozart and Salieri in City Theatre Austin's production. Directed by Bridget Farias Gates, the show features beautiful period costumes, creative ensemble movement, and strong supporting performances in this classic story of genius and jealousy.

The Grammy-winning rock band stages a week-long exhibition at Beyond The Streets in Los Angeles featuring rare artifacts, immersive installations, and exclusive merchandise tied to the seminal 2001 album.

E.G. Daily, Olivia Edward, and Frankie Loyal star in MOSTLY MONSTERS, a Halloween comedy anthology mixing live performance with multimedia at Theatre 68 in North Hollywood.

Country music legend Clint Black and Grammy-nominated trio MIDLAND will perform at SERVPRO After Hours Concerts at The Innsbrook Pavilion in Glen Allen, Virginia, marking a rare collaboration between two eras of country music.

After tickets sold out the Hollywood Bowl in the USA, and Europe’s second largest indoor arena, the Manchester AO in the UK, an extra date has been added at the Hollywood Bowl for “Taskmaster: Live On Stage”.

When I was around the age of three, my parents showed me the movie adaptation of The Sound of Music for the first time. Combined with the 1960 videotaped broadcast of Broadway’s Peter Pan starring Mary Martin, this movie started my love for the world of theatre.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 15, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Joe's Pub revealed a new slate of performances featuring cabaret, flamenco, comedy, and jazz acts including Bridget Everett & The Tender Moments, Michelle Collins, and NOCHE FLAMENCA.

The Whitney Museum will present ACT III, a multimedia performance by artist duo Operator (Ania Catherine and Dejha Ti), as part of the exhibition ARTPORT: A HISTORY OF INTERNET ART. The work concludes the three-act HUMAN UNREADABLE project exploring the relationship between human bodies and technology.

NJPAC announced the top five finalists of the 15th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, selected from over 360 entrants across 38 countries. The finalists will compete at NJPAC in Newark.

KATSEYE launched the North American leg of their sold-out arena tour in Miami, with two-night stands scheduled in New York (October 24–25), Los Angeles (November 21–22) and Mexico City (November 27–28) in support of their No. 1 Billboard 200 EP WILD.