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Acclaimed living legend of Afro-Cuban music, seven-time GRAMMY Award winner and six-time Latin GRAMMY Award winner Chucho Valdés celebrates his lauded 60-year recording career with an instant-classic, Cuba & Beyond, set for release on Friday, August 30, 2024. Listen to a single now!

Multi-instrumentalist Nate Mercereau, who is currently on André 3000’s New Blue Sun tour, has announced his new album Excellent Traveler out October 11. Alongside the announcement is the release of the lead single “Sound Within Sound,” which was one of the first pieces to come together for Excellent Traveler. Listen to it now!

This Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Charles Pas and Courtney May Robertson will present their solo performances in a double bill. This gives the audience the unique opportunity to see the work of two very promising artists.

Agatha Christie's “Go Back for Murder” is more than just a whodunit. It's a psychological exploration of memory, guilt, and the blurred lines between truth and perception currently playing at the Barnstormers Theatre in its historic venue in Tamworth.

Braxton Cook is set to release a new project titled My Everything on November 1st. Now, he has shared “Zodiac,” a stunning progressive jazz instrumental that takes inspiration from the prolific pianist Mary Lou Williams’ ‘Zodiac Suite.’ Listen to it now!

Currently at the Pantages the national touring company of the reworked Company through August 18, 2024. Marianne Elliott directs the cast of Britney Coleman, Judy Mclane, Matt Bittner, Derrick Davis, Jessie Hooker-Bailey, Javier Ignacio, James Earl Jones II, Marina Kondo, Jhardon Dishon Milton, Matt Rodin, Emma Stratton, Jacob Dickey, Tyler Hardwick, David Socolar, Matthew Christian, Christopher DeAngelis, Kenneth Quinney Francoeur, CJ Greer, Elysia Jordan, Beth Stafford Laird, Emilie Renier and Christopher Henry Young. Matt Rodin, the actor with the wonderful motor-mouth singing the hundred-words-a-minute tune “Not Getting Married,” took some time between shows to answer a few of my queries.

Alex Wyse's solo musical PICKING UP SPEED has released its cast album. Listen now!

Endless SHOCK: A historic stage production starring Koichi Domoto (KinKi Kids) (Click here to read Interview: Koichi Domoto & Yuma Nakayama on the Final Year of 'Endless SHOCK') that has been ongoing since 2000. This year, the show opened on April 11 at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo, with Koichi not only starring but also taking on the roles of creator, composer, and director. The total number of SHOCK performances has surpassed 2000, and Koichi holds the record for the most performances by a single actor in Japan. Due to its immense popularity, it is often referred to as 'the hardest theatre ticket to get in Japan.' This year's performance marks Koichi’s final appearance in the starring role. The major rival roles in the production will be played by Shori Sato (timelesz) for the April to May (Imperial Theatre) and September (Hakataza Theater) performances, Yuma Nakayama (Click here to read Interview: Koichi Domoto & Yuma Nakayama on the Final Year of 'Endless SHOCK') for the July to August (Umeda Arts Theater) performances, and Tatsuya Ueda (KAT-TUN) for the November (Imperial Theatre) performances.

Teddy and the Rough Riders—the songwriting/vocal duo of Jack Quiggins and Ryan Jennings- will release new album on October 11. The eleven-song collection is a raucous, electrifying double-down on all the elements that garnered praise for their 2022 self-titled LP. Listen to the lead single from the album here!

Ben Katzman, underground rock hero and Survivor Season 46 finalist, releases “Buckwild Blindsides,” featuring illuminati hotties’ Sarah Tudzin and Kaleen Reading of Mannequin Pussy. The song is the latest single from his anticipated new album Tears on the Beach, due out August 23rd.

Mondo Cozmo — the enigmatic musical force who commanded notoriety and critical acclaim with album, Plastic Soul and number one single “Shine,” released a slow burn, indie rock epic single “Killing Floor.” Listen to the song now!

Illiterate Light has announced their stunning third LP, Arches, with a new single “Norfolk Southern,” a heart-wrenching tribute to the victims of last year’s disastrous train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The band has shared the song’s official video, as well as U.S. tour dates to support their upcoming album, which is due for release on November 1, 2024.

Aluna Theatre has announced the programming line-up and dates for the SIXTH edition of the RUTAS International Performing Arts Festival running this year from September 26  to October 6.

The Legacy Theatre will present Love Affair: A New Musical from August 8-25. Follow the story of a woman who finds unexpected love on a transatlantic cruise. Performances are Thursdays to Sundays with additional shows.

Cellino V. Barnes, a darkly funny play following the tumultuous partnership between the infamous lawyers of the same names, has officially arrived Off-Broadway. Let's see what the critics are saying!

Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre has announced that multi-award winner and star of stage, screen and television Raúl Esparza is the 2024 ICON Award recipient.

Jesse Lynn Madera and Jill Sobule team up for a fall tour across nine U.S. cities.

The 2024/25 Broadway season is here at last, with many new productions set to arrive before the end of the year. If you don't live in New York City or frequent the Theater District, odds are you haven't seen Broadway's newest marquees! Check out what's up so far here!

After a run at the Vaudeville theatre and on livestream during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, Mischief Movie Night returns to London with a run at The Other Palace. The show, which started as Lights! Camera! Improvise! at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, brings the original Mischief Theatre troupe members back to their roots of improvisational comedy

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Mask by catching up on the animated series inspired by the beloved theatrical film. The first season is now available for purchase digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, YouTube, Fandango at Home, and more.

Discover the READY, SET, ACTION Film Series at The Avalon Theatre, featuring classic motorhead movies from GREASE to TURBO. Learn how to purchase tickets.

One of the best parts about working in summer stock is the amount of shows that happen in a summer. At my internship, we produce five shows in 10 weeks. However, this schedule is demanding. The hardest part of each show cycle (and my favorite part) is the 72 hours from closing one show to opening the next. Here's what my schedule looks like!

The final show of Theater In The Park’s 2024 outdoor season is a musical version of the 1992 film comedy “SISTER ACT.” 

What did our critic think of DISNEY'S NEWSIES at Artistry Theater And Visual Arts?

The 90-minute 'My (unauthorized) Hallmark Movie Musical, playing at the Irvine Theater Company through August 10, pokes fun at the rom-com genre’s formulaic “Love always wins” conventions while fully embracing its tropes.