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The 27th Annual Englewood Jazz Festival, presented by Live the Spirit Residency, will return to Chicago's Hamilton Park with three days of free performances honoring the centennials of Oscar Brown Jr., John Coltrane, and Miles Davis.

Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, VT will present Reggae Night, an evening of live reggae music at the historic venue on Merchant's Row. Food will be available for purchase from a Taste of Abyssinia, and a bar and lemonade stand will be on site for concertgoers of all ages.

When I think of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, I don't think of camp. It's content and presentation are really earnest. But the Taproot Theatre’s latest production leans into ‘camp’ in every sense of the word. Set in a children’s summer camp talent show, this production finds a fresh, loud, and approachable entry point into a familiar tale, resulting in a production packed with energy, humor, and enough spectacle to entertain the whole family.

Choreographer Zak Jacobs discusses creating an underwater movement language for Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID at Uptown Music Theater in Deerfield, IL, blending Latin, African, jazz, and lyrical dance styles.

Fly North has staged a solid and frightening production of Sweeney Todd. It is impressive that Healy and his Fly North team chose to stage an epic musical in a very small space with just 12 actors. The company was led by Chandler Spradling as Sweeney Todd and Jennelle Gilreath-Owens as Mrs. Lovett. The cast, including Parker Miller, Nathan Hakenewerth, Rachel Bailey, Margaret Beekman, Ken Haller, Matt Ingram, Dereis Lambert, Mia Millican, Crispin Shininger, and Isobel Ramsey sings their faces off with haunting vocals that add to the production’s sinister eeriness.

Theatre By The Sea will continue its 93rd season with Titanic The Broadway Musical. This epic musical features the real stories of people aboard the most legendary ship in the world.

The MAC's Eastbound Theatre will present Shakespeare's The Tempest at Eisenhower Park in Milford, CT, continuing its free summer Shakespeare in the Park tradition, directed by Nancy A. Herman.

American Ballet Theatre revealed its upcoming seasons at the David H. Koch Theater, featuring a world premiere by Brady Farrar and company premieres of Helen Pickett's Petal, and more.

Memorials, the band featuring members of Electrelane and Wire, announced an East Coast headline tour in support of their new album All Clouds Bring Not Rain, out now on Fire Records.

Duck Soup Cinema at Overture Center in Madison, Wis., announced its upcoming season lineup, featuring three silent films with live Grand Barton Organ accompaniment, vaudeville acts, and works starring Charlie Chaplin, Pola Negri, and Clara Bow.

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MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT, the Tony Award-winning musical comedy gallops into Atlanta’s Fox Theatre July 21st–26th. I caught up with Delaney Benson to talk about life on the road, and the family legacy that helped shape her own theatrical journey.

Staged by the MA Classical and Contemporary Text students at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Marc Silberschatz’s adaptation of The Tragedie of Macbeth is certainly ambitious. The cast is clearly brimming with talent and commitment, packing the production with conceptual promise... even if it occasionally gets overwhelmed by its high energy.

If the Last Night is about waving Union Jacks until arms ache, the First Night had some of that feeling too — albeit a different flag. The Proms this time around will commemorate the 250th anniversary of United States declaring bye-bye to Blighty and plotting its own course into history. Before the strains of “Jerusalem” fade away for another year, the Royal Albert Hall will see both the LA Philharmonic and New York’s Met Orchestra take the stage and Marin Alsop will conduct a night of Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. Yuja Wang gives Samuel Barber’s Piano Concerto its first Proms outing on the Last Night, there are world premieres from Wynton Marsalis and Jessie Montgomery plus a centenary celebration of Miles Davis’ work.

Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis is staging THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, the award-winning comedy featuring a chaotic production of a murder mystery plagued by unconscious actors and crumbling sets. Check out photos of the production.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 20, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed over the weekend.

Single tickets for the Broadway in Wilmington 2026/27 season at the Playhouse on Rodney Square are now on sale, featuring The Wiz, Six, Beetlejuice, and more.

Julian R. Decker discusses returning to the role of Quasimodo for the fifth time in 12 years in Theatre Raleigh's site-specific production of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.

Germany's Gauthier Dance will bring THE FIREWORKS PROJECT to Jacob's Pillow's Ted Shawn Theatre for its U.S. debut, featuring nine new dances including a world premiere by Rena Butler, led by artistic director Eric Gauthier.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 17, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Broadway alum Analise Scarpaci is starring in Not My Dog, a new indie family film from director Danny LeGare. We caught up with the Mrs. Doubtfire star, who spoke about writing a new song for the project, reuniting with her Christmas Story co-star, and why she looks to Sara Bareilles as an artistic inspiration.

AI-generated tracks cost effectively nothing to produce and pennies to distribute; parked on a recognizable name, they skim streams - and royalties - from fans and algorithmic playlists alike.

This summer, Arms Wide Open returns live musical theatre to the Mt. Helix Amphitheatre with Tarzan: Beat of the Jungle, running July 17 through August 2, 2026. Directed and choreographed by Christopher Rubio, with musical direction by Terry Hendricks and production management by Yvonne Rubio, the production combines live percussion, dance, and a cast of 71 performers to tell the familiar story of Tarzan through a new artistic lens.

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Chicago's Bach in the City announced its upcoming season, featuring three period-instrument concerts at DePaul University and St. Vincent de Paul Church, alongside harpsichordist Jason Moy's promotion to co-music director.