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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.

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.

Coque Malla se convierte en Mackie Navaja en LA ÓPERA DE LOS TRES CENTAVOS, la obra de Bertolt Brecht y Kurt Weill que combina música, humor negro y crítica social y podrá verse en el Teatro Infanta Isabel hasta el 1 de noviembre.

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.

Banijay Americas will bring its immersive light and music experience LUMINISCENCE to St. Patrick's Cathedral, with Jonathan Roumie narrating alongside a live choir and orchestra.

Banijay Americas will bring its immersive light and music experience LUMINISCENCE to St. Patrick's Cathedral, featuring Jonathan Roumie as narrator alongside a live choir and orchestra.

Broadway's biggest landmarks are easy to spot, but some of the Theatre District's most fascinating stories are hiding in plain sight. From historic theaters and legendary rehearsal spaces to tucked-away tributes and unexpected Broadway landmarks, these lesser-known stops will add a whole new act to your next walking tour!

With more Top 10 hits than Journey, and as many as Fleetwood Mac, FOREIGNER features strongly in every category in Billboard’s “Greatest of All Time” listing. At times, the band’s weekly catalog sales have eclipsed those of Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Aerosmith, and most of their Classic Rock peers (Source: Nielsen SoundScan).