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Artistic Director Rosetta Cucchi unveiled the lineup for the upcoming festival, featuring works by Carolina Uccelli, Bedřich Smetana, and Camille Saint-Saëns, with leading roles performed by Wexford Factory alumni.

Betty McGuire, who starred in Broadway's Plain and Fancy and played Kate Malone on Growing Pains, has died at age 100.

Canadian musician Bruce Cockburn released THE BLOOD OF OTHERS, an album featuring songs written by others that influenced his five-decade career. The collection traces his musical lineage from gospel and blues records to folk traditions.

Peter Mulvey will curate and perform across six shows at Club Passim's 15th annual Lamplighter Sessions, featuring regional musicians and special performances including a Tom Waits tribute.

Craft Recordings' Original Jazz Classics series will reissue four landmark albums featuring Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, and Bill Evans on vinyl and hi-res audio.

The Assembly announced five projects selected for its 2026-2027 Deceleration Lab, including works by Catalina Beltrán, Brett Ashley Robinson, and ensembles CAN TUNA and Friend of Friend.

A new book by Brian Beck and Piotr Orlov features essays from 80 celebrated musicians, including Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu, Chris Stapleton, and Jamie xx, highlighting overlooked and beloved albums.

The upcoming production of the 1955 musical written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (music and lyrics) and Douglass Wallop and George Abbott (book) will star Neil Patrick Harris as Applegate, Julianne Hough as Lola, and Austin Scott as Young Joe Hardy. It will play Broadway’s Marquis Theatre, which incidentally, hosted the first revival of the show from 1994-1995. The 2027 production will be the second Broadway revival for the perennially popular property which has been a favorite in schools and communities since it made a splash during musical theatre’s Golden Age. 

Paddington The Musical has announced a new cast including Abbie Purvis and Hassan Taj as alternating Paddington performers, as the show celebrates its first year in London.

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Rick Nielsen will offer more than 300 items including 70+ guitars and stage-worn memorabilia at a benefit auction benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Craft Recordings will release THE SAVOY RECORDINGS, a collection of three 1958 albums featuring saxophonist John Coltrane and trumpeter Wilbur Harden, available as 3-LP, 3-CD, and digital editions.

The Country Music Association will produce a two-hour television tribute to Dolly Parton, featuring performances, archival footage and personal stories celebrating her life and legacy as a musician, humanitarian and entrepreneur.

The National Theatre’s 2027 programme will include eight world premieres alongside much-loved classics, and a unique reach that extends across stages, screens and communities.

The Village Trip Festival will present additional 2026 programming, including a Janis Siegel concert with guest Lea DeLaria and a WONDERFUL TOWN walking tour led by Jamie Bernstein.

Tickets are now available for the 69th Monterey Jazz Festival, featuring 74 performances across five stages, including a duo set from Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter.

Fritz Lang's film noir SCARLET STREET, starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea, will make its UK 4K UHD and Blu-ray debut as a limited edition dual format release from Eureka Entertainment.

Marine Atlan's LA GRADIVA received the Bright Horizons Award at the MIFF Awards, part of a prize pool exceeding $300,000 recognizing Australian and international filmmaking talent.

Natasha Castillo will explore the lesser-known life and music of Bobby Darin in a new show directed by Lennie Watts at Don't Tell Mama in New York City.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has launched the Keep It Fringe US bursary initiative for a second year ahead of the Edinburgh Fringe 2027, which will be the Edinburgh Fringe’s 80th anniversary year.

Over 100 artists from across New England and beyond will once again come together for four full days of music at Club Passim over Labor Day Weekend. For 28 years, this cherished semi-annual festival has brought together rising talent, seasoned musicians, and veteran performers for a marathon weekend of live music. 

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!

What does it feel like when doves cry? Broadway is about to find out! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, 42 years to the day since Prince’s legendary film premiered, and three weeks since the album re-entered the Billboard 200, the stage adaptation of Purple Rain will arrive on Broadway later this season. While we await its arrival, catch up on everything there is to know so far!

A stage production honoring gospel singer Marion Williams will run in September at Asian Arts Initiative Black Box Theater as part of the Philadelphia Fringe Festival.

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.