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Today's top stories: Company moves up its first performance back, Andrew Barth Feldman will kick off Live From Feinstein's/54 Below series, and more!

See Dove Cameron, Ann Harada, and series stars Keegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong in Schmigadoon! and learn more about the series.

Read to find out what the critics think of musical comedy series Schmigadoon!, which stars Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key as a couple on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship.

Find out more about Ann Harada's experience creating the musical series in our exclusive interview.

What happens when Golden Age musical meets modern day comedy? Find out with Apple TV+'s new musical parody series, Schmigadoon! While you wait for the premiere, find out more about Cecily Strong and Cinco Paul's experience creating the musical series in our exclusive interview.

La serie musical SCHMIGADDOON! llegará a las pantallas de todo el mundo el próximo 16 de julio a través de la plataforma de streaming Apple TV+.

Watch the trailer featuring the star-studded cast, including Cecily Strong, Keegan Michael-Key, Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, Aaron Tveit, Dove Cameron, Ariana DeBose, Fred Armisen, Jaime Camil, Jane Krakowski and Ann Harada.

Barrington Stage Company has announced that a second performance has been scheduled for Aaron Tveit Live! In Concert on Monday, July 19 at 8 PM. The encore performance has been scheduled to accommodate worldwide audience demand after tickets for BSC’s Gala performance of Aaron Tveit Live! on Sunday, July 18 quickly sold out. 

Last night was the season finale of the 46th season of Saturday Night Live. During the season's final cold open, the SNL cast reflected on writing and performing season 46’s sketches during the coronavirus pandemic.

Apple TV+ announced that 'Schmigadoon!,' the six-episode musical comedy series executive produced by Lorne Michaels, will make its global debut on Friday, July 16.

The Golden Age will be back this summer! Apple TV+ announced that  “Schmigadoon!,” the six-episode musical comedy series will make its global debut on Friday, July 16. Two episodes will be available at launch followed by one episode weekly every Friday.  

A is For will present their annual “Broadway Acts For Women” this Sunday May 2nd at 8pm, LIVE from 54 Below, raising funds for women’s reproductive health. The event will feature Martha Plimpton ( host), Sara Bareilles, Elizabeth Banks, Annette Bening, Reed Birney, Ashley Nicole Black, Kathryn Brody, Danny Burstein, Ever Carradine, and more.

Fellow SNL cast members Cecily Strong, Heidi Gardner, Colin Quinn, Ellen Cleghorne and Colin Jost lend their talents along with guest stars Omari Hardwick, Geoffrey Owens, Godfrey, Billy Porter and Method Man.

This groundbreaking new original comedy series uses sketches and vignettes to illustrate what it feels like to experience various every-day situations including racial profiling, unemployment, falling in love and more, from Michael’s perspective. 

After a Covid hiatus, A is For’s annual “Broadway Acts for Women” is back with an online event and virtual auction performed LIVE from 54 Below. Broadway Acts for Women is a yearly celebrity karaoke extravaganza where ticket buyers bid on which song a performer sings live! There will also be amazing celebrity prize packages available for bidding.

In his opening monologue, Jonas paid tribute to Broadway, and even performed a COVID-themed version of 'Drink With Me' from Les Miserables, a show in which he has appeared in multiple times.

Learn about 'Schmigadoon!,' a parody of iconic musicals, stars Strong and Key as a couple on a backpacking trip designed to reinvigorate their relationship when they discover a magical town in which everyone is living in a studio musical from the 1940s. They then discover that they can't leave until they find 'true love.'

Saturday Night Live wrote opening credits songs for some iconic TV shows, including ‘Bridgerton,’ ‘Queen’s Gambit,’ ‘Stranger Things’, ‘The Office’, ‘Mandalorian’, and ‘Sex And the City’.

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, December 26-27, 2020.