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Casa Mañana Theatre continues their 2015-2016 Season with RENT February 27-March 6. Tickets are on sale now.  Scroll down below to watch a special performance on WFAA 8 ABC!

Seen by over 48 million people worldwide and with a turnover of more than US $ 3.9 billion, WICKED currently has five productions around the world (New York, London, Australia, a tour in the UK and US tour). In Brazil, the original production, with lyrics in Portuguese, begins on March 4, 2016 at the Teatro Renault in Sao Paulo. The cast is headed by Myra Ruiz (Elphaba), Fabi Bang (Glinda), Sergio Rufino (Wizard of Oz), Adriana Frames (Madame Morrible), Jonatas Faro and Andrew Loddi (Fiyero), Giovanna Moreira (Nessarose), Bruno Fraga ( Boq) and Cesar Mello (Doctor Dillamond). Scroll down to watch clips from 'One Short Day',, 'What Is This Feeling?' and 'Dancing Through Life'!

Comedian Tony Baker plays Travis Santiago, a villain who embodies all villain clichés played in a bad movie.  Check out the hilarious video below!

Columbus got their groove on at the Ohio Theatre on opening night when an iconic era of social change and racial integration was celebrated through soul, pop, and classic hits such as 'My Girl', 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough', 'ABC', Cruisin', 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine', and so many more.

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts presents A Chorus Line, now playing through Feb. 28. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast in action below!

Morgan Reynolds, currently starring as the Scarecrow in THE WIZARD OF OZ Tour, together with friend John Wascavage, who is on the MURDER FOR TWO national tour, made a parody video entitled 'who will cast me as I am'.  It is a comedic look at how we type cast ourselves, referencing current Broadway stars and shows, with parody lyrics set to 'Who will love me as I am' from SIDE SHOW.  

Next to Normal e tornato. Dopo il successo della scorsa stagione, lo spettacolo di Tom Kitt (musiche) e Bryan Yorkey (libretto e liriche) affronta nuove date: dopo due giorni a Torino, ecco i prossimi appuntamenti della versione italiana di Marco Iacomelli (che firma anche la regia) e Andrea Ascari di uno dei grandi recenti successi di Broadway, vincitore del premio Pulitzer nel 2010 e di tre Tony Awards nel 2009: 

As part of a week-long residency at Defibrillator Gallery in Chicago, artist Michelle Hartney will be holding a performance of MOTHER'S RIGHT—a conceptual installation and performance piece that addresses the United States' high rates of maternal mortality, postpartum PTSD, and obstetric abuse—Saturday, February 20 at 7pm.  Check out the trailer below!

A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts presents SHREK THE MUSICAL, Saturday, February 27 - March 6, 2016.

Puccini's own favourite work, about two lovers from different continents, is a tragedy of cultural stereotyping and misunderstandings. We are proud to present Madama Butterfly in a new, exciting production by the celebrated Japanese director YOSHI OÏDA, a long-time collaborator with the theatre and film director Peter Brook.

Chicago-based Big Foot Media (www.bigfootcreates.com) released a new music video today titled "Valse Triste," starring violinist Philippe Quint and The Joffrey Ballet's Christine Rocas. Set to a nearly forgotten Romantic gem, "Valse Triste" by Hungarian violinist and composer Ferenc von Vecsey, the video was directed by Tim Whalen, choreographed by Caitlin Meighan, written by Philippe Quint and co-produced by Big Foot Media andPhilippe Quint.

Connect.1 Ltd., the digital arm of Mukta Arts is celebrating this Valentine's Day with a twist by releasing their new short movie 'Queen of Hearts'. The movie featuring seasoned actors like Darshan Jariwalla and Smita Jayakar defies the stereotypical interpretation of Valentine's Day. 

Ben Rimalower will perform his Off-Broadway solo plays, PATTI ISSUES (about his obsession with Broadway diva Patti LuPone and his relationship with his troubled gay father) and BAD WITH MONEY (about how an addiction to spending beyond his means has driven him to extreme lengths all his life) in double repertory bill March 11 and 12.  Check out a video clip below of Ben taking advantage of Michael Caprio's generosity interning at Varese Sarabande Records! 

THE BOY FROM OZ  plays at the TheatreZone thru February 14.  Book by Nick Enright, Music and Lyrics by Peter Allen, US Edition Book by Martin Sherman.  Check out a behind the scenes look below!

Few dancers reach the elite level of ballet; of that already small number only a fraction are black women. Misty Copeland shattered those barriers in 2015, making history as the first African American principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre (ABT).

Alison Cook Beatty Dance performs on March 25th and 26th at 8pm at Theater of the 14th Street Y with works including TINTINNABULI, HEROIC DEPARTURE, and MURMURATION. 

North Carolina Theatre, the region's premiere nonprofit professional regional theatre producing Broadway musical revivals, is ready to electrify audiences this February with the world's favorite musical, Grease! Directed by Broadway veteran Hunter Foster, choreographed by his wife, Jennifer Cody, leading the cast of this upcoming production is Raleigh native John Arthur Greene as Danny Zuko and Emily Behny as Sandy Dumbrowski.  Check out the video below of the stars sharing thoughts on 'My Carolina Today.'

In a video published on Big Think, Comedian John Cleese said, 'I'm offended every day. For example, the British newspapers every day offend me with their laziness, their nastiness, and their inaccuracy, but I'm not going to expect someone to stop that happening; I just simply speak out about it.'  He goes on to say, 'And the whole point about humor, the whole point about comedy, and believe you me I thought about this, is that all comedy is critical. Even if you make a very inclusive joke like how would you make God laugh? Answer: Tell him your plans. Now that's about the human condition; it's not excluding anyone.'

Donizetti's MARIA STUARDA opened at the Metropolitan Opera on January 29th. The second chapter of soprano Sondra Radvanovsky's quest to sing all three Donizetti Tudor queen operas in the same season has her playing the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots. Sir David McVicar's stunning production turns on the dramatic confrontation between Mary and her arch nemesis, Queen Elizabeth-compellingly portrayed by soprano Elza van den Heever. Riccardo Frizza conducts.

BODY WORLDS VITAL is an all-new, unique exhibition celebrating the wonder, resilience and fragility of the human body. Visitors will get a detailed look at the human body and its keenly intelligent design, explore how it functions and see what happens when disease strikes.