Courtnie Mele

Following the critically acclaimed sell-out concert, Ivor Novello - The Great British Musical, award-winning Musical Director Ross Leadbeater (formerly of Only Men Aloud) returns to the St James Theatre for a limited 3 performances only today 4th July and Saturday 5th July (2:30 & 7:30) with a new theatrical concert celebrating the best of The Great British Musicals.

The Charlotte improvisational theatre group, the Chuckleheads, present their Summer Summer Summertime Comedy Improv Musical Variety Extravaganza at Dilworth Neighborhood Grille, 911 East Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC on Saturday, July 12 beginning at 8:00pm.

Perfect for some June entertainment and escape from the routine is The Bard's Town Theatre's production of the 2014 Bard Award winner, and finalist for the 2013 Reva Shiner Comedy Award. The play by Lindsay Price is a two-character comedy promising laughter and an enjoyable evening of theatre by very talented Louisvillians. (Note: Tickets are a special offer.)

Following the critically acclaimed sell-out concert, Ivor Novello - The Great British Musical, award-winning Musical Director Ross Leadbeater (formerly of Only Men Aloud) returns to the St James Theatre for a limited 3 performances only on Friday 4th July and Saturday 5th July (2:30 & 7:30) with a new theatrical concert celebrating the best of The Great British Musicals.

25 Plays Per Hour is back at the Hollywood Fringe by popular demand...again! And to celebrate the show's fifth anniversary, Theatre Unleashed is proud to present 25 of its most popular and acclaimed short works in The Best of 25 Plays Per Hour,playing at the Theatre Asylum Lab.

Dragon Theatre presents Smash by Jeffrey Hatcher and directed by Vickie Rozell. The production is running now until May 4th. Come see it while you can!

The Lake Worth Playhouse resumes it's Black Box Series with 4000 Miles a new, award winning drama from Pulitzer by Amy Herzog.

Dialogue with Three Chords (D3C) presents new works that find characters at the start of the Great Depression, at the end of WWII, and sometime between the Easter Offensive and the Paris Peace Talks. The three brand new works revisit characters introduced in previous D3C performances, but also function as stand-alone pieces. Written by Stephen Gracia and directed by Michael LoPorto these plays are a continuation 'Shipyard Souls & A Compass Rose," a full-length play presented in installments which began last August. The serialized works are presented as part of their residency at Mr. Dennehy's on 63 Carmine Street in Greenwich Village. The performance begins at 8pm on Thursday, March 27. Admission is free, with a $3 suggested donation.

In 2013, Leigh Ann Larkin and Shayne Kennon starred in the Atlanta production of Harmony. Today, March 4, they will get to reprise their roles at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in LA.

Today, March 4, Matt Harrington joins the cast of Matilda. He will be playing the role of Mr. Wormwood, Matilda's father, and replacing Gabriel Ebert. Harrington recently appeared in Broadway's Twelfth Night and Richard III, which transferred from the Shakespeare's Globe in 2013.

USA Today announced that Olivia Newton-John will be headlining in Las Vegas. Starting April 8, she will be performing at The Flamingo in The Donny & Marie Showroom. The actress and singer will be performing a grand total of 45 shows.

Rehearsals are underway. Sequins are flying. Feet are pounding. Stars are about to be born. To celebrate all this activity and excitement new tickets for this hotly anticipated World Premiere musical will go on sale on Monday 10 February. New tickets are now available to the general public for performances up to Sunday 29 June 2014.

Stage Door Inc. presents Monty Python's Spamalot.

The original cast recording of Murder for Two, the hit new musical comedy starring Jeff Blumenkrantz and Brett Ryback, will be released digitally today, January 14, 2014 by Ghostlight Records.

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble (RTE), Chicago's only Equity theatre devoted to the work of women theatre artists, announces the world premiere of Joel Drake Johnson's Rasheeda Speaking, directed by Sandy Shinner. Rasheeda Speaking features RTE Artistic Director Tara Mallen and Steppenwolf Ensemble member Ora Jones and runs today, January 9 - February 15, 2014 at Rivendell's performance venue, 5779 N. Ridge.

The original cast recording of MURDER FOR TWO, the hit new musical comedy starring Jeff Blumenkrantz and Brett Ryback, will be released digitally on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 by Ghostlight Records. Produced by Joel Moss and executive produced by Kurt Deutsch, the album will be available in stores and everywhere music is sold on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. The physical CD features complete lyrics, never-before-seen photos, a show synopsis by creators Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair and an essay by Oscar and Grammy Award-winning composer Stephen Schwartz. Admission to the album release party is exclusive to ticket holders of the Monday, January 13, 2014performance of Murder For Two. Sign up to pre-order the original cast recording at www.sh-k-boom.com/murderfortwo.html.

Boasting a magnificent slate of actors and highly original design, Gallery's Equus is stampeding on stage tonight, December 7th. Developing a reputation for high-production value among black box theatres, the story of Alan Strang, the boy who has explosively blinded six horses, sets a new standard. Equus is quite a part of the New Gallery, not your same old theatre.

At the start of the new year, LA Weekly is cutting its current theater coverage and reviews from the average seven per week to a mere two.

Bloomberg News, based in New York City, underwent a company-wide reorganization on Nov 18. After deciding that it needed to downsize, Bloomberg chose to shut down Muse, its section of arts and cultural related journalism. In doing so Jeremy Gerard found himself laid off.

Adelaide Festival Centre's CEO and Artistic Director, Douglas Gautier announced that the Artistic Director for Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2015 will be Barry Humphries. Barry Humphries needs no introduction: he is undoubtedly one of Australia's most loved comedians, satirists, artists, and authors. Best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson, he is also a respected film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an award-winning writer and an accomplished landscape painter.