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Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is August 25, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Alleyway Theatre is kicking off its 44th season with a brand-new one-man play starring DOUBLE DARE host Marc Summers. THE LIFE AND SLIMES OF MARC SUMMERS is a guided tour through Marc's life, from an early obsession with magic to his notable television career to his appearance on Oprah announcing his ongoing battle with OCD. Marc stars in this tell-all about his life, his disorder, and taking the physical challenge.

In 1954, Joseph Papp began the first “Shakespeare in the Park” to bring the works of William Shakespeare to public by offering free performances in Central Park. Now many cities around the world offer variations of “Shakespeare in the Park” to their communities. Orangemite is performing “Shakespeare in the Park” in 4 different York, PA parks on June 16, 17, 23, and 24. The June 23rd performance is at Cherry Lane, and the June 24th performance is at Kiwanis Lake. This year’s “Shakespeare in the Park” is performing 3 one Act plays including “As You Like It,” “Romeo y Julieta” and “Henry VI, part one.”

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey opens their exciting 2023 Season on the Main Stage with Tennessee Williams’ gem, The Rose Tattoo, and the production couldn’t be better.

'Bliss Street,' a new musical recounting a significant chapter of New York's iconic 70s Rock & Roll history, is extending it's run by one week, through May 20, 2023.

Under the baton of Conductor Brett Weymark, the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and Orchestra adds to the Sydney Opera House’s 50th Anniversary celebrations with THE GOLDEN AGE OF BROADWAY. 

The new Charlotte Ballet production of PETER PAN, choreographed by Christopher Stuart, is the most inclusive and politically correct I've seen, retaining sets and costumes from previous editions while completely changing the music. Plenty of delightful surprises and only one SOS: it's a no-fly zone.

With deft direction that plumbs the depths of silliness in turning a Parker Brothers board game to farce, Jill Bloede weds the flimsiness of the 1985 film's plot with a divinely flimsy set populated by precision actors scurrying around amid flawless transitions and scene changes, lifting Sandy Rustin's stage adaptation to heights of delight, ridiculous story and all.

This month, the reader question was: Which Broadway theaters have been demolished/repurposed and when/why?

'Bliss Street' is a new musical recounting a significant chapter of New York's iconic 70's Rock & Roll history.  It documents the life and legacy of Paul Sub, who founded and ran a succession of New York music clubs in the 1970's.

Classic Stage Company has announced complete programming for their 2023-2024 Season. See what shows are in the lineup, who is starring, how to purchase tickets, and more!

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company announced the titles of their 2023-2024 30th Anniversary Season.

Pasadena Playhouse has announced the cast for the 50th anniversary production of A Little Night Music. See who is starring, and how to purchase tickets!

A diverse, dynamic company of actors have been cast in an exciting new production of Lord of the Flies, which premieres at Leeds Playhouse on 18 March-8 April before touring to Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Rose Theatre and Northern Stage.

ARTHUR CIRCLE MUSIC has released Stirrings Still, an intimate set of duets for voice and guitar, available on CD, digital download, and streaming, with a vinyl edition to follow in June 2023.

The archives of The Ed Sullivan Show have opened again to share rare vintage performances by Louis Armstrong. As dear friends who traveled together, were both born in the same year (1901), and had a great mutual respect, it is believed that Ed Sullivan himself lent these clips to Louis Armstrong and Universal Music Enterprises. Watch the videos!

Pasadena Playhouse has announced the cast for Sunday in the Park with George, the first production of the theater’s six-month-long celebration of Stephen Sondheim. See performances dates and how to purchase tickets!

Si Litvinoff, the visionary producer whose foresight in cinema art led to perennial classics such as Stanley Kubrick's “A Clockwork Orange,” Nicolas Roeg's “Walkabout”, 'The Man Who Fell to Earth,' starring David Bowie, and more passed away peacefully on Monday, December 26, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. He was 93.    

Pasadena Playhouse Producing Artistic Director Danny Feldman announced the latest news for the theater’s upcoming six-month-long celebration of the works and impact of Stephen Sondheim January 26 through June 11, 2023. 

All of the recordings have been remastered, so the first benefit to all of us fans is the freshened-up sound palette of these scores.

 LookOut, Steppenwolf Theatre’s performance series that presents the work of artists and companies across genre and form, has announced its Winter 2023 season, showcasing the work of Chicago's exciting experimental devisers, choreographers, performers and more.

Albert Einstein meets Pablo Picasso (as well as some surprise guests) in this hilarious but sometimes forced comedy.

​​​​​​​The Anthology of Recorded Music today releases a Composer's Recordings, Inc. (CRI) digital re-release of Harry Partch's The Bewitched (1955) with new artwork by New York photographer Reuben Radding and a commissioned essay by Marc Sabat, paired with a newly commissioned composition, Taylor Brook's Block (2022), on New World Records .

Broadway Palm’s 30th Anniversary Season is now on sale. The celebratory season includes eight main stage productions, five productions in the Off Broadway Palm, four Children’s Theatre productions, and five concerts.

When the NIGHT OF A THOUSAND JUDYS concert kicks off tonight, event producer Dan Fortune will be crazy busy... but this morning, Broadway World Cabaret has him for an in-depth interview.