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Let the Good Times Roll: A New Orleans Gumbo, a new musical conceived by Tony winner Jack Viertel, premieres August 6–31, 2025 at The Phoenix Theatre Company. Directed by Sara Edwards with music by Sonny Paladino. Tickets now available.

The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Wicked has just received its 4X Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. In celebration, Decca Broadway will release its first-ever 2-LP picture disc release of the album.

Mei Semones will bring dreamy folk-jazz with Japanese hues, a gentle haven of suspended melodies to Botanique in September. The performance is on 8 September, 2025.

Summer Cool-off at Tokyo Disney Resort: Turning the Scorching Heat into the Coolest, Happiest Experience of the Season.

Due to presale ticket demand, second and final Sydney and Melbourne shows have been added for Kelsea Ballerini's Live on Tour in Australia. General on sale for all five shows begins Tuesda,y 1 July at 2pm local time.

New York Live Arts has unveiled its 2025-2026 season. Taking place on site at 219 West 19th Street in NYC and beyond, Live Arts’ 14th season reinforces its commitment to collaborating with artists to fortify a creative future. 

The official Wicked Instagram account has posted a new video, teasing a special edition re-release of the original Broadway cast recording featuring Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel.

Five‑time GRAMMY Award nominee, multiple Academy of Country Music and CMA Award winner, and multi‑platinum singer‑songwriter, producer, and author Kelsea Ballerini will return to Australia this December for a run of highly anticipated headline shows. 

Rising vocalist Stella Cole has announced her highly anticipated album, It’s Magic. The first single, a tender of The Music Man's “Till There Was You,' is available now. Listen to it here.

Long before she vanished into the margins of music history, Maria Anna Mozart (known as Nannerl) dazzled Europe as a musical prodigy, performing alongside her brother Wolfgang Amadeus. But while his fame endured, hers was extinguished.

New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, has announced its 2025-26 season of performances, including four Mainstage Series programs at Merkin Hall, co-presented with Kaufman Music Center. The season also includes the ​​NYFOS Next Festival at The Theater at 150 W 17 and NYFOS's annual residency at The Juilliard School.

Since their official debut in 2021, BINI has become a defining force in Filipino pop music, earning them the well-deserved title of the “Nation’s Girl Group.” Formed through ABS-CBN’s Star Hunt Academy in 2019, the eight member group composed of Aiah, Colet, Maloi, Gwen, Stacey, Mikha, Jhoanna, and Sheena, spent two years in training before first capturing public attention with their pre-debut single, “Da Coconut Nut.” The song was released in December 2020 and reimagined a beloved Filipino novelty song into a lively anthem, setting the tone for what would become BINI’s signature style: contemporary pop infused with Filipino flair. 

Shock rockers GWAR have announced The Return of Gor Gor Tour, a North American headline campaign kicking off October 18th in Salt Lake City with support from Helmet, The Dwarves, and Blood Vulture. 

From an unprecedented underwater dance competition to pulse-pounding recreations of terrifying shark attacks, Discovery’s Shark Week delivers epic footage and groundbreaking scientific discoveries during the iconic annual programming event, beginning Sunday, July 20 at 8PM ET/PT.  

Watch Broadway's next Sally Bowles, Marisha Wallace, singing 'Maybe This Time' from the beloved Kander & Ebb musical. Wallace will be joining the hit Broadway musical, alongside Billy Porter as the Emcee, on Tuesday, July 22.

Warner Music Nashville and Rhino Records, along with Randy Travis, have announced the upcoming release of NOW PLAYING – Randy Travis, a new vinyl collection featuring 10 of the country icon’s most beloved songs.

As summer officially arrives, we bring you the latest happenings from the world of theater, highlighting both new beginnings and ongoing developments. This edition covers exciting new leadership appointments Off-Broadway and in regional companies, a look at an ongoing legal battle in the New York theater scene, and a viral international performance. Plus, we've curated the perfect summer reading list and a sun-soaked playlist to get you in the seasonal spirit. Dive in for all the details!

Josh Odor, Bryan Nicholas Carter, and Jensen Knudson will join Cameron Raasdal-Munro in his semi-autobiographical play about a gay sex worker who is the son of a gangster.

Indie trio Wild Rivers will hit the road this summer for several festivals, including Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits, a run of dates supporting The Head and the Heart, and more.

Next Gen SoCal rock band Sun Room have announced their North American Fall headline THE JACKKNIFE TOUR. They have also released their first-ever acoustic track, “OSLO, PARIS, LA,” available to stream here.

Multi-platinum pop storyteller and celebrated live troubadour JP Saxe has announced his Make Yourself at Home tour. The headlining run kicks off on September 9 in Canada, hitting cities across the U.S. and South America, before wrapping in Mexico City on October 29.

The Donmar Warehouse has kicked off their annual schools' tour with the world premiere of Eve Leigh's Frankenstein Adjusts His Ring Light (And Then Starts Dancing).

GRAMMY Award-nominated vocal ensemble New York Polyphony today releases its tenth commercial album, Sky of my Heart, on BIS Records. Now approaching its 20th anniversary season in 2025-2026, the ensemble revisits key works from its history in this album, incorporating New York Polyphony commissions and collaborations along with revered works from the Early Music repertoire.

Riding off the success of his worldwide hit “Crème Brulée” and follow-up single, “Can I Call You”, David Archuleta will release his first collection of new music in over five years with his Earthly Delights EP due August 15. 

The album releases 6/13 featuring beloved big band favorites associated with the greatest singers of mid-century standards, including Frank Sinatra; Sammy Davis, Jr.; Tony Bennett; Rosemary Clooney; Ella Fitzgerald and Judy Garland.