Louisa Brady

This is an amusing story of the age-old tale of Boy-Meets-Girl and the complications which ensue wrapped around one of Cole Porter's magical scores. Terrific Cole Porter songs include It's De-Lovely, Friendship, I Get A Kick Out Of You, All Through The Night, Anything Goes, You're The Top and Blow, Gabriel, Blow.

In honor of the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, Shakespeare Orange County (SOC) commissioned a new piece by Southern California playwright Allison Volk. The play, called Sonnets, Songs & Sorry, Will's Been Dead 400 Years! is a rollicking "Shakespearean vaudeville" that will enjoy a world premiere on Sunday, July 10th at 7 pm. 

Rehearsals are well underway for the Victorian State Schools Spectacular as 3000 students get ready for this year's show, titled  'The Elements'.

TEG, one of the region's leading integrated ticketing, live content and touring companies, today announced the acquisition of Dainty Group to create TEG-DAINTY.

The Drama Book Shop is pleased to welcome India Kotis for a reading from her play THE TANGIBLES in its downstairs Arthur Seelen Theatre. The free event, which will take place on Monday, July 11th at 5:00pm, will be followed by a signing on the main floor of the shop.

The Drama Book Shop is pleased to welcome playwright Johnna Adams for a discussion and signing of her new play Lickspittles, Buttonholers and Damned Pernicious Go-Betweens on Friday, July 29th at 5:00pm. The event is free to the public. Copies of Ms. Adams' play will be available for purchase.

The Texas Repertory Theatre Co., Houston's Uptown Classic Theatre, concludes its 11th Anniversary "Emerging Visions" Season with The All Night Strut!, a musical review of 1930's and 40's songs, opening this Thursday, July 7th and running 4 performances a week through July 31st.

Thread makes its American debut at the 2016 New York International Fringe Festival following a successful run in Perth, Australia. This one-woman show was written for Australian actress Mischa Ipp by award-winning playwright Elena Zucker.

Celebrated vocalist Julie Benko, stepping off the Broadway stage where she appears in Fiddler on the Roof, returns to the Cornelia Street Cafe on Sunday, July 31st at 8:30PM to present an evening of jazz. She is backed by a virtuosic sextet including Jason Yeager (piano), Danny Weller (bass), Jay Sawyer (drums), Andy Warren (trumpet), Kenny Pexton (reeds), and Walter Harris (trombone).

Claudia Schaer and Max Lifchitz are set to appear at the Bar Harbor Music Festival performing works by composers from Europe and the US.

Michael Crawford and the creative team of THE GO-BETWEEN stopped by Neil Sean's Showbiz to discuss the production and what Crawford brings to it. Check out the video below!

Based on a true story, German scientist Fritz Haber is renouncing his faith, fearing persecution from an increasingly oppressive and militaristic government. In this award winning play, Haber's friend, Albert Einstein, fears Haber's work has taken a dangerous turn. While Einstein sees science as a discipline which transcends national boundaries as a force for good, Haber's work has become a deadly tool of the state. Einstein makes a desperate and emotional appeal that will resonate for generations and define the course of history. With daunting forces arrayed against him, Einstein is prepared to risk everything; his life, his work and his reputation against a building storm threatening to engulf the world in war. Einstein's Gift begs the question, if you could return to a time and change everything, what would it be?

Before Loretta and before Dolly, there was Patsy - Patsy Cline, whose hits like 'Crazy' and 'Sweet Dreams' heralded the cross-over of country music and pop. This summer, Shadow Lawn Stage, the professional theatre in residence at Monmouth University, will present Ted Swindley's ode to her: Always, Patsy Cline. The show will run for two weeks only, on the Monmouth campus, July 6 through July 16.

The Drama Book Shop is pleased to welcome the students, mentors and creators of Get Lit Rising for a performance and discussion on Friday, July 8th at 5:00PM. The event is free to the public.The Get Lit Players, a group of teens who use poetry to take on the world, will preview selections from their new collection of poetry.

The Dance Gallery Festival will return to New York this fall for its 10th year, offering opportunity for choreographers and dancers to showcase original work on a NYC stage. Since 2007, the annual Festival has served as mentor and launchpad for new talent and up-and-coming national and international choreographers. All performances will take place Friday, Nov. 11 through Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Manhattan Movement Center, 248 West 60th Street.

Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars! Well after Broadway orchestras begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including: 54 Sings 1776, John Lloyd Young at 54 Below, Caroline Bowman at 54 Below, The Skivvies, with Matt Doyle, Lesli Margherita, and More, and Tony Yazbeck in 'The Floor Above Me'.

Erin Cross announces her return to Don't Tell Mama with the third, and pinnacle, concert of the ERIN CROSS Sings NANCY LAMOTT Concert Series, 'Inspirations'.

Inspired by James Corden's recent Tony Awards edition of Carpool Karaoke, Utah republicans and democrats alike joined together for a session of HAMILTON-themed Carpool Karaoke. They covered some of the show's most popular tunes and discussed the impact they think the show will have on future generations. Watch the video below!

BroadwayWorld has learned that Robert Lone, Broadway dancer, actor, and singer, passed away peacefully on April 28th earlier this year.

Nearly 20 years ago Broadway fell in love with the spellbinding Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley as Daisy and Violet Hilton; conjoined twins and unlikely starlets in the moody and romantic original 1997 production of SIDE SHOW by Bill Russell and Dreamgirls composer Henry Krieger, directed by Robert Longbottom.  Skinner and Ripley have enjoyed Broadway success and acclaim, each in their own right, as well as thriving concert and recording careers. The ladies will talk work, play, friendship, family and the phenomenon that led to their remarkable joint Tony Nomination.