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Tyne Daly on the Joy of Returning to Theater with Pasadena Playhouse’s ‘Brigadoon’: ‘It’s Full of Living People — 68 of Them Who Run This Show, and There’s Not an AI Anywhere!’

8 June 2026 at 21:29
In the acclaimed revival of “Brigadoon” now playing at Pasadena Playhouse, Tyne Daly is by far the marquee name, as the “Cagney & Lacey” star appears as the Widow Lundie, a role that got a gender switch from the character’s original incarnation as a Mr. Lundie. She’s not on stage a great deal, compared to […]

Bret Michaels Is Fifth Act to Pull Out of ‘Freedom 250’ in D.C., Citing ‘Threats and Safety Concerns’ as Trump-Backed Shows ‘Evolved Into Something Divisive’

29 May 2026 at 10:30
As Kris Kristofferson might have put it, “Freedom 250” is just another word for a festival with very few acts left to lose. As of Friday morning, five out of nine artists announced roughly 48 hours earlier for the “Freedom 250” concerts on the National Lawn in Washington, D.C. have officially declared their intentions to […]

Young MC Follows Morris Day in Exiting D.C. ‘Freedom 250’ Festival Over Trump Connection, as C+C Music Factory Weighs Options: ‘The Artists Were Never Told About Any Political Involvement’

28 May 2026 at 07:30
On the very day the “Freedom 250” concert series was announced, rapper Young MC became the second artist to publicly back out of the government-sponsored festival taking place on the National Lawn in Washington, D.C.. His exit following Morris Day’s statement earlier Wednesday that he and the Time would have nothing to do with the […]

Trump Says ‘Cancel It’ About Troubled ‘Freedom 250’ Concert Series, After Slamming ‘Overpriced, Third Rate Artists’ His Organization Booked

30 May 2026 at 17:34
President Donald J. Trump is now saying “cancel it” about the concert series his Freedom 250 organization is putting on in June and July, after five of the nine artists announced backed out within 48 hours of the shows being announced. He wrote in a Truth Social post Saturday night: “We should have a giant […]

Trump Makes It Official: The ‘Freedom 250’ Concerts Are Canceled — to Be Replaced With ‘the Greatest Rally EVER!,’ Starring Him and (Surprise) Lee Greenwood

5 June 2026 at 00:00
Sorry, Vanilla Ice. The “Freedom 250” concerts scheduled for the National Mall in Washington, D.C. have been officially canceled by President Donald J. Trump, after almost all of the artists bailed. The shows will be replaced, as he previously suggested, with a rally featuring one of his own speeches as the principal attraction. The event […]

At ‘Songwriters Salute John Prine’ at Wolf Trap in Virginia, Emmylou Harris, Margo Price, Allison Russell and Others Make the Case for Prine as America’s Poet Laureate

15 June 2026 at 01:20
When some look toward the U.S. semiquincentennial and consider what examplar might best represent American achievement or the nation’s character, only one thing inevitably comes to mind: wrestling. Fortunately, there were others who put their heads together and came up with an alternative choice: John Prine. The leadership at Wolf Trap, the concert venue/national park […]

Taylor Swift’s ‘Toy Story 5’ Song ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ Debuts on Digital Services

5 June 2026 at 04:02
Jessie and her owner are reunited, in the apparent scenario laid out in Taylor Swift’s new “Toy Story 5” song, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” which debuted on digital services Thursday night. Also reunited (and it feels so good): Taylor Swift and country music — as promised by Disney when they first helped Swift […]

Frankie Valli Cancels Concerts for Remainder of 2026 ‘to Focus on My Health’

30 May 2026 at 00:36
Frankie Valli, who at 92 has never lost his love for the road, announced Friday that he is canceling the remainder of his concert dates for 2026, due to health issues. “I’m so sorry to disappoint the folks who have purchased tickets to my shows,” he said on social media, “but I have decided to […]

Ariana Grande Setlist: Every Song Played at ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Tour’s Opening Night in Oakland

7 June 2026 at 05:42
After a six-and-a-half-year layoff between tours, Ariana Grande has made a long-awaited return to the concert stage, with her “Eternal Sunshine” tour kicking off at the Oakland Arena Saturday night. Variety was on hand for the show and has the full setlist, below; a full review will follow on Sunday.. The name of the tour […]

Olivia Rodrigo Reveals New Album Has Duet With the Cure’s Robert Smith Via Surprise Premiere for ‘What’s Wrong With Me’ at Primavera Sound

6 June 2026 at 22:40
One of pop’s best-kept secrets of 2026 out, as the news is out that Olivia Rodrigo and the Cure’s Robert Smith have a full-on duet on her forthcoming album, which is less than a week away from release. The reveal came in the form of Rodrigo bringing Smith out at the Primavera Sound festival partway […]

Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan Changes Tune on Freedom 250 Concerts, Says He Too Is Quitting the ‘Circus,’ After Trump’s Tirade Against Artists

2 June 2026 at 10:12
And then there was… one? Going into this past weekend, there were two out of nine artists booked for the “Freedom 250” concerts in Washington, D.C. that were still proclaiming an eagerness to do the gig: Vanilla Ice and Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan. Now that number has been halved, as Morvan, who said he was […]

Jack White Quietly Reveals New Album, ‘Frozen Charlotte,’ Via Webstore Presale

9 June 2026 at 19:53
Jack White has a followup album to the acclaimed “No Name” coming this summer, titled “Frozen Charlotte”… and it’s already quietly gone on sale for pre-order on his website, despite the lack of any other official announcement of the project. The pre-order page for two different vinyl variants of the LP on White’s site says […]

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