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The musical Distant Thunder, written by Lynne Taylor-Corbett & Shaun Taylor-Corbett, with music and lyrics by Chris Wiseman, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, will release its first of three singles on February 12, 2024. Learn more about where you can listen to the song here!

Audible Inc. will present Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares, a three-night-only comedy show starring Tony Award winner Laura Benanti, featuring all original music co-written with Todd Almond live at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. See performances dates and learn how to purchase tickets!

Celebrate the intersectionality of femininity during Women’s History Month in March with Shaina Taub, Annahstasia, Carol Lipnik, Ladama, Emily Scott Robinson, Alisa Amador, Violet Bell, Jackie Hoffman, Generation Women, and more!

CAROL LIPNIK — the spellbinding, wistfully-humorous singer and songwriter called an “ethereal vocal phenomenon” by The New York Times — will celebrate her second new major recording of the season, the new EP Blue Forest, with a special return to Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street, NYC) on Wednesday, June 8 at 7:00 PM.

CAROL LIPNIK will celebrate her second new major recording of the season, the new EP Blue Forest, with a special return to Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street, NYC) on Wednesday, June 8 at 7:00 PM.

Carol Lipnik — the spellbinding, wistfully-humorous singer and songwriter called an “ethereal vocal phenomenon” by The New York Times — will celebrate her upcoming album Goddess of Imperfection, with a special concert at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street, NYC) on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:00 PM.

THE LOFT AT CITY WINERY presents Janie Barnett as she re-imagines Cole Porter on March 27, 2022. At this brunch show, Barnett throws Cole Porter's sultry, steamy songs of love and lust into her Urban Americana soup.

CAROL LIPNIK  will celebrate her upcoming album Goddess of Imperfection, with a special concert at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street, NYC) on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:00 PM.

THE LOFT AT CITY WINERY will present Janie Barnett as she reimagines Cole Porter on January 23rd, 2022. At this brunch show, Barnett takes Cole Porter’s sultry steamy songs of love and lust and throws them in her Urban Americana soup.

Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre celebrated 26 years as the center for music theatre in Chicago, honored actor, singer, dancer Chita Rivera with The ICON Award, Rick and Deann Bayless and the Bayless Family Foundation with the Luminary Award and Latino business and civic leaders as 2021 Scene Changers at its 2021 ICONS Gala.

Below, check out exclusive photos of Erika Henningsen and the cast of Mean Girls as they record their track, 'Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.'

This Friday (June 29), Spiegeltent at Bard SummerScape welcomes Emmy, Obie, Outer Critics Circle award winner and three-time Tony Award nominee Martha Plimpton (The Goonies, The Real O'Neals) with her acclaimed cabaret show "All The Presidents Mann."  In the spirit of Independence Day, Plimpton and her brilliant musical director Dan Lipton (The Last Ship, The Other Josh Cohen, Kelli O'Hara) pay tribute to genius songwriter Aimee Mann, dedicating songs to some of their most (and least) favorite U.S. Presidents. With wit, charm, and vocal prowess, Plimpton and Lipton lead their audience through a minefield of love, loss, and electoral misjudgment, with the music of one of America's greatest living songwriters.

Porchlight Music Theatre announces Merrily We Roll Along, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by George Furth, with direction by Porchlight Music Theatre Artistic Director Michael Weber, associate direction and musical staging by Porchlight Music Theatre Artistic Associate Christopher Pazdernik and music direction by Aaron Benham has been extended through March 17 at Porchlght's home, the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street. Merrily We Roll Along is based on the play by the same name written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. 

Rachel Bloom has no shame, and we're all better for it. Performing original music at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Appel Room on Feb. 11, 2018, along with co-writer Adam Schlesinger, Bloom arrived on stage with guns blazing.

Early on in her Cafe Carlyle debut this past month, Mandy Gonzalez remarked on how excited she was to be uptown, though, while the HAMILTON star was at the mic, it was anything but quiet.

The sensational Mandy Gonzalez (Hamilton, Wicked, In the Heights, Madam Secretary) is bringing her sultry sophistication to Caf Carlyle in her debut show, Mandy Gonzalez: Fearless!, running now through November 4. BroadwayWorld has photos from her debut below, featuring her Hamilton co-star Christopher Jackson and more!

Social media mogul (with nearly 4 million followers across his platforms) actor and co-host of Amazon.com's Style Code Live, FRANKIE GRANDE is honored to be premiering his new music video “Queen” today with Billboard.

On January 30th, 2017, singer/songwriter Jeremy Schonfeld celebrates his birthday with an all-star lineup of talented friends in concert at (Le) Poisson Rouge (158 Bleeker Street, New York, NY 10012). Doors open at 6:30 pm and the show starts at 7:30 pm.

After being asked daily to perform at weddings all over the world, Dan Finnerty decided it was time to give back and let people spice up their receptions with a new album from The Dan Band.

The original cast album of the world premiere musical THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE from Ghostlight Records is now available in stores and online at iTunes here and other digital outlets. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you an exclusive featurette, titled “The Making of the Album,' which includes interviews with the cast and creators!