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Today's top stories: the West End has officially shut down, Idris Elba tests positive for Covid-19, and more.

High School Musical star, Ashley Tisdale, took to social media today to cheer up her fans from self quarantine!

In order to support our community's containment of COVID-19, American Conservatory Theater canceled all remaining performances of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's Gloria and Lydia R.

In support of efforts to restrict public gatherings and slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, BAM has postponed additional upcoming programs.

To stem the disappointment of the cancellation of the annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids Broadway Backwards benefit, the organization has compiled a playlist of its favorite performances from past years!

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has indefinitely postponed its annual Met Gala due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

The Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, announced today that SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley, will produce a daily mini-online show, entitled Stars in The House, featuring stars of st

It was just announced that NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed an executive order instating a curfew which mandates the closure of all movie theaters, small theaters, nightclubs and commercial gyms by 8 PM.

As the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus shutters productions big and small across the nation, theatrical licensers have responded with a series of measures to accommodate arts institutions affected by the crisis.

ACT of Connecticut and The Ridgefield Playhouse will livestream a star-studded performance on Friday March 20 at 8pm via ACT's Facebook Live.

The UK theatre industry has responded to the Covid-19 outbreak.

With the health and safety of its public, artists, and staff as its foremost priority, Carnegie Hall today announced that it has extended its public closure through Sunday, May 10, 2020.

Broadway By The Year: Volume 2: Broadway Musicals of 2005-2009 has been rescheduled for Monday, July 27.

On August 19, 2007, Grease was the word for the third time in Broadway history.

Ben Platt took to twitter today to announce that he, along with Kathryn Gallagher and Noah Galvin will be hosting a virtual dance party tomorrow 3 PM PST/6 PM EST.

Yesterday, following new guidance from the CDC against gatherings of more than 50 people, Actors' Equity Association is asking all Equity producers temporarily postpone all of their required Equity Principal Auditions (EPAs) and Equity Chorus Calls (ECCs).

The Town Hall has announced that Broadway By The Year©: Volume 2: Broadway Musicals of 2005-2009 has been rescheduled for Monday, July 27 at 8pm.

From the mind of our theater critic Michael Dale, we present: Wave at Me, Kate, Inside Story, Nobody Goes, and more.

The Broadway League has just released the following statement regarding grosses reports during the Broadway shutdown:

Max Brooks, son of comedic legend Mel Brooks, posted a video on Twitter with his famous dad, warning about the potential dangers of spreading COVID-19.

#EduHam is a series of HAMILTON Wednesday matinees made available to New York City schools with a high concentration of students from low-income families for the ticket price of only $10.

On March 2, 2020, TADA! Youth Theater celebrated its 35th Anniversary Gala honoring Tony award winner Jason Robert Brown and Harold Arlen Award and Sue Brewer Award winner Georgia Stitt.

Idris Elba, who played Macavity in the recent Cats movie, has tested positive for the Coronavirus.

PEN America, joining the ranks of cultural institutions and festivals changing their plans to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, has cancelled the 2020 PEN World Voices Festival: These Truths, this year's edition of the United States' foremost international literary festival, which was slated to take pla

Broadway is on a break.