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 Philadelphia-based Arden Theatre Company announced the extension of its third production of the 2023/24 season, the world premiere of Ladysitting.

Imagination Stage, the metro DC region's largest professional theatre for young audiences and leader in positive youth development through the arts, continues its ‘Greatest Hits' season with writer/lyricist Karen Zacarías and composer Deborah Wicks La Puma's Cinderella: A Salsa Fairy Tale, running February 15 - April 7, 2024.

Of all the films on IMDB's list of the 1000 highest-grossing movies of all time, 31 have been adapted into Broadway musicals. Check out a guide to each those musicals below, along with musicals that are in development or ones that have not yet made their way to Broadway.

Hairspray is coming to Stifel Theatre on February 8-9. Learn how to purchase tickets!

The American Theatre Guild will present Broadway’s Tony Award®-winning musical comedy phenomenon, HAIRSPRAY.

Beginning February 1, 2024, Fort Gansevoort will present Cleveland by Night, its second exhibition devoted to the work of late artist Michelangelo Lovelace (1960-2021).  On view will be paintings and drawings depicting nocturnal city life in Cleveland, Ohio—exterior and interior tableaux capturing the city where he was born and lived for all of his sixty years.

The American Theatre Guild, with ASM Global and the King Center, is pleased to present the internationally acclaimed hit theater show, THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY. This production is part of the  23–24 BROADWAY AT THE KING CENTER SERIES and will take the L3Harris Technologies Theatre Main Stage February 13–14, 2024.

RED BULL THEATER has revealed the updated cast for the next offering of the new season of OBIE Award-winning Revelation Readings: The Revenge by Edward Young, directed by Nathan Winkelstein.

Douglas Lyons, who wrote the 2021 Broadway play Chicken and Biscuits, is adapting Big River into a movie musical. Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn first opened on Broadway in 1985, winning seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. A revival opened in 2003 with a special ASL production.

What did our critic think of GUYS ON ICE at MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER? In the Milwaukee Rep’s 25th anniversary production of Guys on Ice, heaven is a place where there’s always “a couple two-tree” Leine’s in the cooler and every day is Packers Sunday. At a glance, this hit show may feel like a precursor to that Charlie Berens brand of Midwest-focused “ya der hey” humor—and it is. It’s also more than that.

Comedy Works Entertainment welcomes ADAM CAROLLA IS UNPREPARED for two nights.  Find out where to catch the show here!

Featuring the music of Avi Kunstler, a special evening of Selections from THE ROCK MUSICAL SOUL SEARCHING, preceded by a staged reading of the play with music SECOND CHANCES, will be presented by Black Box Studios on Wednesday, January 24th at 7:30PM at Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck, NJ. 

Utsav Educational and Cultural Society presents Zofia Lichota from Poland in her Odissi Dance performance 'Mahabhutas – Between Air and Earth', an ode to her Guru.

For their 20th season, BYMT will fully produce seven brand new British musicals and develop another seven new musical theatre ideas in week-long camps - working with venues, creatives and young people from across the United Kingdom. Learn more about the season lineup here!

The New Orleans Opera Association has sadly announced the passing of its General and Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Lyall. Maestro Lyall fought his battle of cancer from his diagnosis in April 2023 until his death on Friday, January 5, 2024.

North Reading resident Greg Kalafatas was studying theater at the University of New Hampshire when a road trip with friends to see the Broadway production of “Hairspray” introduced him to a character that has become his dream role – Edna Turnblad, the  zaftig housewife-and-laundress with a big heart.

'WICKED' celebrated its 12 millionth visitor at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre. Get all the details!

Comedy Works Entertainment and AEG Presents welcome GEORGE LOPEZ to Paramount Theatre in Denver, CO on Saturday, February 24th at 7:00pm.

Ford’s Theatre will present The Ford’s Theatre Legacy Commissions: A First Look on January 26-27, 2024. Learn additional details!

THE PERFECT GAME: A SLAM DUNK NEW MUSICAL will make its Off-Broadway Premiere this January for a limited engagement this month.

Get ready for a thrilling theatrical ride when First Stage opens THE LIGHTNING THIEF: The Percy Jackson Musical on February 3, 2024 at the Marcus Center’s Todd Wehr Theater.

PlayCo and WP Theater have revealed the cast of their world premiere co-production of Corinne Jaber’s Munich Medea: Happy Family.

SKELLIG directed by Taylor Harlow, will be performed February 8th-10th, 2024, in Randall Theater (2020 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA) featuring Temple student performers.

TEMPLE THEATERS PRESENTS: SKELLIG - A whimsical window into the changes of childhood. Based on the award-winning children's novel, this fantastical story explores the mysteries of childhood. Don't miss this enchanting production at Randall Theater in Philadelphia.

Submissions are now open for Red Bull Theater's Short New Play Festival 2024. Participate in this exciting opportunity to showcase your talent!