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See some of the biggest names with free outdoor concerts in NYC this summer including the rapper Common, singer-songwriter Andrew Bird, “human beatbox” Doug E. Fresh and more.

The Paley Center for Media announced a live recording of THE PIVOT PODCAST with former NFL stars Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor, and Channing Crowder, plus a preview screening of THE BRINK OF WAR starring Jeff Daniels and Jared Harris.

For her final production as Artistic Director of Washington, D.C.-based Chamber Dance Project (CDP), Diane Coburn Bruning chose to pair a few of her signature contemporary ballets with others from CDP’s rich repertory, along with a world premiere ballet by up-and-coming choreographer William Moore. 

The Fire Island Pines Arts Project (FIPAP) just announced a one-night-only benefit reading of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, directed by Leigh Silverman, on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at Whyte Hall, Fire Island Pines. We have all of the details here!

Global rock superstars Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool – will release the NIMRODS original soundtrack, arriving July 31. The album features 22 fan-favorite, career-spanning Green Day songs.

Country artist Randy Travis will release his first album of original music in over 18 years. The album is a collection of lost songs from throughout Travis's career, which have been assembled, remixed, and remastered by longtime producer Kyle Lehning.

The John Farnham musical extends again! Bonnie Anderson & Ben Hall join Michael Paynter at Sydney's Roslyn Packer Theatre, Nov 15–Jan 3.

The Mark Morris Dance Group will return to Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, New York, on July 30, 2026, with a program of live music and contemporary dance. A free Dance for PD workshop led by David Leventhal will be offered July 28.

Gregor Fisher will perform his first one-man show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, joined by director Nigel West for an evening of stories and reminiscences from his decades-long career.

BWW caught up with Mike Hatchard to chat about bringing Ludwig: Unfinished Business to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning will present its fourth annual Downtown Jamaica Riddim & Jazz Festival in Rufus King Park, headlined by three-time GRAMMY winner Branford Marsalis and his quartet. The free event features a full lineup of live music.

The Happy Together Tour is coming to Paramount Theatre. The 2026 bill features bands and artists including The Association, The Troggs, Chicago lead singer Jason Scheff and more.

This season, 46th Street will join these special ranks when the new musical Warriors moves into the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Warriors, with book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis, moves in across the street from Hamilton in its long-time home at the Richard Rodgers. Hamilton, with book, music, and lyrics by Miranda, already has a history of inspiring block party vibes on 46th Street with Ham4Ham, their in-person lottery turned pop-up concert event. Will there be a crossover lottery event for both shows? Perhaps Warriors will be the Lunt-Fontanne show to finally reopen the theater’s long-dormant retractable rooftop and wave to their neighbors? 

Michael Feinstein celebrated Johnny Mathis and Henry Mancini at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall with sparkling arrangements, heartfelt ballads, and insider stories, joined by Tedd Firth and the Carnegie Hall Big Band for an evening of classic standards.

Lyle Lovett is hitting the road for Lyle Lovett and his Small Large Band, a fall tour kicking off October 20, 2026 in Spokane, WA and concluding November 21, 2026 in Austin, TX.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk winner Ethan Slater will join the hit revival Little Shop of Horrors as Seymour, alongside Tony Award nominee Betsy Wolfe as Audrey.

Single tickets are on sale for the Broadway touring production of PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at Kansas City's Music Hall, part of the PNC Broadway in Kansas City series. The production will run for 16 performances.

Ruth Eckerd Hall will present STARSHIP featuring Mickey Thomas and John Waite in Clearwater. The concert will include hits from STARSHIP, Jefferson Starship, and Jefferson Airplane, with tickets starting at $39.

Manhattan Theatre Club announced full casting for the Broadway premiere of SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY, featuring Denée Benton, Patina Miller, and Jasmine Amy Rogers, directed by Whitney White at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

92NY's Harkness Dance Center announced its 2026/27 Harkness Mainstage Series, featuring Trisha Brown Dance Company, Doug Varone and Dancers, and an inaugural Dance on Film Festival.

Up next, MVAC will present Graham Nash - Live on Tour 2026 at the Knox Memorial in Mount Vernon. Nash boasts a double induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for his work with the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, and Nash. This GRAMMY Award winner is also a two-time Songwriters' Hall of Fame inductee, honored both for his solo contributions and with CSN.Nash is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, with Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and with the Hollies. He was also inducted twice into the Songwriters' Hall of Fame, as a solo artist and with CSN, and he is a GRAMMY Award winner. For more information on how to purchase tickets and other upcoming events, please visit: https://www.mvac.org/

Tony and Emmy Award-winner Billy Crystal’s new one-man show, 860 will play a limited run at Broadway’s Imperial Theatre, beginning in October of 2026. The complete creative team will be announced in the coming weeks. 

Boston comedy veteran Tony V, known for appearances on Seinfeld and Late Night with Conan O'Brien, will headline a stand-up night at Samuel Slater's Restaurant at Indian Ranch, joined by Emily Ruskowski and host Ryan Ellington.

The Stage Managers' Association announced the upcoming 2026 Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management. No additional details from an attached press release were available in the submission.

San Francisco / Bay Area is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for Summer 2026 include Mamma Mia & more.