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Honoring Emmy Award-winner and Grammy Award-nominee Wayne Brady, the event was hosted by Grammy Award-winner Kandi Burruss and featured performances by Broadway stars Tituss Burgess, André De Shields, Telly Leung, Bonnie Milligan, and more.

The national tour of Frozen is back on the road! Find out what the critics thought of the stops so far...

Manhattan contemporary ballet company Neville Dance Theatre will celebrate sixteen years of performing and producing dance in New York City, with a return to the stage in a special production comprised of the World Premiere of 'Beethoven Suite' and a revival of repertory work 'Children's Corner', entitled 'Beethoven and Ballet'.

On Saturday October 2nd, the Woodstock Film Festival announced their annual jury award winners in each category for this year's films in competition and the recipients of their Honorary Maverick Award, Trailblazer Award, and Fiercely Independent Award.

The Jingle Jangle creator's new series will be titled 'Madelyn Square Gardens' and it will follow Madelyn as she moves from Mississippi to New York to follow her dreams of being on Broadway. Upon arriving, she realizes that following her dreams may be harder than she thought.

New York City Ballet will open its 2021-22 season on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 with a four-week Fall Season, presenting its first full-company, live performance in more than 19 months. 

The agreement reflects a shared commitment to deliver a contract that addresses the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and includes new workplace safety guidelines and long-term financial stability for actors, stage managers and producers.

The world stage premiere of The Magician's Elephant will run in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from Thursday 14 October 2021 to Saturday 1 January 2022 with press night on Tuesday 26 October 2021. Learn more about the production here!

Stars in the House continues tonight (8pm ET) with HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH!  Get your wigs OUT of their boxes because Neil Patrick Harris and Lena Hall are in the house! These two rockstar performers will talk about transforming into their iconic “Hedwig” characters, donning those outrageous costumes, and some of their most memorable moments on stage and on tour. The Paula Kaminsky Davis Charitable Foundation will generously match all donations made during this show, up to $7,500!

This week (June 14-20) in live streaming: Rita Moreno visits Backstage Live, Show of Titles on demand, a Kerry Butler master class, a Guys and Dolls reunion, and so much more!

After over a year of programming, producers Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley's “Stars In The House” is nearing $1 Million raised to support The Actors Fund, whose COVID relief efforts have helped over 16,300 people in need in the performing arts community. 

Gibney Company, the resident company of Gibney, the New York City-based dance and social justice organization, will honor the 30th anniversary of its founding with “An Evening with Gibney Company,” a free, virtual gala on June 30, 2021, from 7:30-8:00 p.m. on Gibney's YouTube channel.

Gibney Company will honor the 30th anniversary of its founding with “An Evening with Gibney Company,” a free, virtual gala on June 30, 2021, from 7:30-8:00 p.m. on Gibney’s YouTube channel. The centerpiece of the evening will be the world premiere of a dance film by newly appointed Choreographic Associate Rena Butler.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts today announced a new commission, an evening-long performance commemorating Juneteenth, I Dream a Dream That Dreams Back at Me, A Juneteenth Celebration. Conceived and curated by Carl Hancock Rux, the site-specific experience will unfold in four distinct parts across the Lincoln Center campus on June 19, 2021.

An audio adaptation of the musical FELA!, written and directed by filmmaker Funa Maduka, will premiere on Clubhouse, the popular drop-in audio chat platform, on Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16.

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announced today that they will reunite the casts of some of theater-goers favorite Broadway shows, including “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” “Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella,” and “Anastasia,” all in support of The Actors Fund. 

On Site Opera is bringing music back to the streets of New York City with The Road We Came, a three-neighborhood musical walking tour that explores Black music history, May 1-July 31, 2021, in collaboration with Kenneth Overton, Kevin J. Miller, and Eric K. Washington.

Garofalo plays Cass DeKennessy, Dean of The Arts College of New York. Having dreamed of becoming an artist in a past life, Cass settled into academia and marriage to a much younger wife.

Gibney, the New York City-based dance and social justice organization, has announced the appointment of Shane Jewell as General Manager of Gibney Company, effective April 12. Jewell will be charged with developing strategic relationships and partnerships, advancing entrepreneurial initiatives, and more.

On Your Feet! star Ana Villafañe has joined the seventh and final season of the hit television series Younger, starring two-time Tony Award-winner Sutton Foster.