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SINATRA AND BEYOND Comes to the Capitol Theatre This Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 9, 2024


Sinatra and Beyond  comes to the Capitol Theatre this month. The performance is on Friday, April 26, 2024 at 7:30pm.

Photos: Get an Inside Look Into HARMONY's Final Weekend Events
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 6, 2024


See photos from the events of Harmony's final weekend on Broadway

The Broadway Community Pays Tribute to Chita Rivera
by Lauren Hilton - Jan 30, 2024


Social media timelines are flooded in memoriam of Broadway icon Chita Rivera, who passed at the age of 91. Take a look at her life and legacy on the Great White Way.

Photos: See Vanessa Williams, Bernadette Peters & More at DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Jan 29, 2024


See photos of VIP guests at opening night of Days of Wine and Roses!

Symphony Space Announces New Programs For Spring 2024
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2024


Symphony Space has announced additional Spring 2024 programming. The coming months abound with bespoke evenings that offer playful and candid experiences of some of today's most beloved voices in music, literature, theater, and more.

Symphony Space Unveils Spring 2024 Programming Featuring George Takei, Judy Collins & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 16, 2024


Symphony Space has revealed additional Spring 2024 programming. See performance dates and learn who is taking part!

Cast Set For Audible Theater's World Premiere of DEAD OUTLAW, From the Team Behind THE BAND'S VISIT
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2024


Full casting has been announced for Audible Theater's upcoming world premiere musical Dead Outlaw, with music & lyrics by Tony Award winner David Yazbek.

Single Tickets Now On Sale For Theatre Raleigh In Concert Series
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2024


Single tickets are now on sale for Theatre Raleigh's Concert series. Don't miss Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block's concert in North Raleigh.

Stephanie J. Block, Eva Noblezada, And More Join Theatre Raleigh 2024 Concert Series Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 6, 2023


Theatre Raleigh announces its 2024 concert series lineup featuring performances by Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block and other Broadway stars.

Full AAPI Cast to Perform 54 SINGS ALLEGIANCE at 54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2023


54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present a entirely AAPI cast in 54 Sings Allegiance on November 27 at 7pm.

CHARTOR Entertainment, African Grove Institute for the Arts, and Los Angeles Inner City Cultural Center to Present World Premiere Readings
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 31, 2023


CHARTOR Entertainment, African Grove Institute for the Arts, and Los Angeles Inner City Cultural Center will present world premiere readings from The Longwood Writers Workshop at LAICCC's Fall Celebration.

Telly Leung & More to Star in HAS ANYONE SEEN MY MIND? Industry Readings
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 19, 2023


Private industry readings of 'Has Anyone Seen My Mind?' by Bill Russell, are scheduled for October 26 & 27.

East West Players to Present Screening of EAST WEST PLAYERS: A HOME ON STAGE Documentary
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 4, 2023


Discover the nation's longest-running Asian American theater, East West Players, as they screen the documentary 'A Home on Stage.' Don't miss the opportunity to attend a free screening at East West Players Theater.

George Takei to Release Debut Picture Book 'My Lost Freedom'
by Michael Major - Oct 4, 2023


MY LOST FREEDOM is George Takei’s story about his years growing up in those camps. It is about how his parents kept the family safe in their new “homes”—the Santa Anita racetrack, swampy Camp Rohwer, and desolate Tule Lake. Takei entered the camps at the age of five and would remain there until the conclusion of the war three years later, in 1945.

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Pops Launch 2023-24 Live From Music Hall Digital Concert Series
by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2023


Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Pops have announced the 2023-24 Live from Music Hall Digital Concert Series. Learn more about the full upcoming performance lineup here!

Interview: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG's Katie Rose Clarke Talks Audition Story, Reuniting With the Cast & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2023


Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along is coming to Broadway this fall. Read BroadwayWorld's exclusive interview with Katie Rose Clarke, and learn behind the scenes stories about the production.

FOREVER AFTER Cast Revealed at The Siggy at The Flea Theater
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2023


Along with Doric Wilson's play Forever After  Playwright Danielle Frimer's play A Marriage Is A Story We Tell And Keep Telling will hit the stage at The Siggy at The Flea Theater this August. In this production a queer couple hides in the supply closet moments before what they hope will be their perfect wedding. Their jitters rocket them into a metaphysical meta theatrical manic meditation on the heteronormative nature of the marriage industry complex.  

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and New Earth Theatre Reveal Associateship 
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2023


The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (Central) and New Earth Theatre have announced a new associateship, which will bring higher education arts training and the industry closer together.    

Interview: Theatre Life with Lea Salonga
by Elliot Lanes - Jun 14, 2023


The term Broadway royalty can only be given to a handful of performers. Today’s subject Leas Salonga is one of those people. You probably know her best as the singing voices of Princess Jasmine and Mulan in Disney’s Aladdin and Mulan, but she is also an accomplished Broadway and concert performer who wows audiences all over the world with her dynamic voice and excellent acting.

Diversionary Theatre Announces 2023/2024 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 1, 2023


Diversionary Theatre has announced its 2023/2024 season: the San Diego premiere of Dragon Mama (September/October 2023) by Sara Porkalob and directed by Andrew Russell; the legacy revival of The Glass Menagerie (November/December 2023) by Tennessee Williams and directed by Lisa Berger with Shana Wride taking on the iconic role of Amanda Wingfield; the West Coast premiere of Notes on Killing Seven Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Board Members (May/June, 2024) a co-production with Moxie Theatre by Mara Vélez Meléndez and a director to be announced; the world-premiere musical TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix (May/June, 2024) by EllaRose Chary and Brandon Gwinn, directed by Sherri Eden Barber.

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