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Singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan released the opening track from his 21st studio album ON THE RECORD. The single arrives as O'Sullivan continues his 60 Years in Music tour across Ireland and the UK.

The New School Studio Orchestra will perform the complete 1977 album HEAVY WEATHER, featuring the iconic hit 'Birdland,' at Tishman Auditorium in New York City. The concert is free with registration.

BroadwayWorld has your official fall 2026 Off-Broadway preview, a complete guide to everything opening Off-Broadway! See West End transfers, stars in play revivals, multiple world premieres and more.

Todd Schroeder is a multiple award-winning Music Director, Creative Director, Composer, Producer, Arranger, and Pianist whose artistry has graced some of the world’s most iconic stages. Celebrated for his ability to connect with artists on a deep level, Todd has collaborated across genres—from Jazz and Broadway to Pop, Country, and Rock—with luminaries including Jason Alexander, Engelbert Humperdinck, Liza Minnelli, Dave Koz, Sir Tom Jones, Haley Reinhart, Leslie Odom Jr., Sam Harris, and Angela Lansbury.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/3/2026 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Metrograph will present CLASSICAL CINEMA, a 20-film showcase exploring cinema inspired by ancient Greece, featuring rare prints of ANTIGONE, THE ILLIAC PASSION, and ULYSSES' GAZE.

The Mystic Film Festival will bring 131 short and feature-length films to Mystic, CT and Westerly, RI, with screenings, workshops and an awards ceremony honoring William Sadler.

SoHo Playhouse announced its first fully curated Fall season, featuring eight main house shows and four Huron Club performances, alongside a new discounted subscription package for audiences.

. During a roughly 20-minute near silent stretch the cast execute a near flawless, complex, scene employing “Controlled Chaos”. Even the most `curmudgeonly of audience members find themselves rolling along with the rest of the crowd.

Santa Monica Playhouse will present its Eleventh Annual Binge Fringe Festival, six weeks of free performances, workshops and music featuring local and visiting artists from across the country.

The University of Arkansas-East Arkansas Community College has announced the upcoming 2026-27 Performance Season to be held in the UA-EACC Fine Arts Center. Season ticket packages for the 2026-27 Season will go on sale to the general public on Friday, August 21 at 10:00 a.m. 

WMOT Roots Radio in Nashville will mark a decade as an Americana music station with live performances at Brown's Diner and Robert's Western World, celebrating its role in artist discovery.

Singer, actress, and author Melissa Errico – who will perform her concert “The Streisand Effect” as her debut at Town Hall in Provincetown on August 23 – says she first became aware of Barbra Streisand when, as a teenager, she saw “Yentl,” the 1983 movie musical co-written, co-produced, and directed by, and starring, the show business icon.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Playwright and Director Peter Gill has died at age 86. Learn more about Gill and read his full obituary here.

Bruce Cockburn will release a covers album tracing the gospel, blues and folk songs that influenced him, with a title drawn from a Simone de Beauvoir novel.

Bruce Cockburn will release an album of songs by other artists that shaped his musical development, spanning gospel, blues, jazz and folk influences from his youth in Ottawa.

MOTHER GOAT will release its new album SALT LICKS through the label Good Duck, according to an announcement from Big Hassle Media.

Westgate Las Vegas announced two immersive Elvis Presley concert experiences set to debut at the resort, continuing its legacy as the King's longtime Las Vegas home.

The concert offered an intimate tribute to Joni Mitchell's unique genius, offering a revelatory look at the cultural milieu and musical streams that fed into her art, and then poured out of her Laurel Canyon home and into her unique ways of mixing other genres and artists into her music – or inspired them to create their own.

The one-word title of this play isn't just a form of direct address; in Argentina, it's a form of 'You!' that turns its gaze away from the stage and back on all of us in the audience. Playwright Christina Pumariega is determined that we never forget the Disappeared of Argentina, and recognize the emotional chaos that juntas routinely create. Her new play, ¡Vos!, reminds us how important it is to come to terms with our heritage, warts and all. It also is a timely reminder that those who seek refuge here in the USA, overwhelmingly, are fleeing conditions that no human being should have to endure.

Pure Prairie League will perform at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, supporting their new album Back On Track. Tickets start at $35.

Jesus Christ Superstar at Georgetown Palace Theatre may be my favorite Palace production since I started reviewing in 2018. Jamie Rogers delivers a modern, energetic rock opera filled with standout performances, inventive staging, hip-hop-infused choreography, and a live band that absolutely rocks. Don't miss this one!

Jesus Christ Superstar began as a concept album in 1970 before making its stage debut in 1971. The original 1970 concept album was the brainchild of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice.

xBroadway’s current theater capacity rules have not always been how they are now. The distinctions between Broadway, off-Broadway, and other types of venues have changed over the decades as the industry has evolved. 

Friendship is nearly always a side element in musicals. From the comic sidekick of the leading character to the backup pals who provide background vocals, friends are part of the fabric of many shows—but rarely are they the main event.