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According to Variety, actor and magician Ricky Jay has died at age 72.

After years of rumors, Al Pacino will be taking on the role of King Lear! An upcoming film adaptation of the Shakespearean play will begin shooting next year, with Pacino in the title role, according to The Guardian.

The songwriting team behind the upcoming film Mary Poppins Returns is coming to LA!

Disney has done it again! According to The Hollywood Reporter, the trailer for The Lion King, which debuted on Thanksgiving day, is Disney's second most-viewed trailer debut from any studio in 24 hours.

Updated this week! Check out upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, November 25, 2018 for both productions in your area and around the country including what/when/where and how to audition!

Ben Platt took to Twitter yesterday to share his take on the Beatles' classic 'I Want to Hold Your Hand.

Playwright Aaron Sorkin recently sat down with cast members from To Kill A Mockingbird to talk about the play's resonance today.

Anastasia recently recorded the song 'It's Just Like Christmas,' featuring Christy Altomare and Zach Adkins.

At last night's performance of Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song, audiences were surprised by a visit from Hillary and Bill Clinton.

As BroadwayWorld recently reported, Once On This Island will soon welcome Grammy Award-winning artist and Destiny's Child singer Michelle T.

The seventh St Petersburg International Cultural Forum has concluded, according to Gulf Times.

According to NewsBook, the Arts Council Malta, within the Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government, recently launched Kor Malta, the country's new national choir.

Harold Prince: The Director's Life has been released online in full!

Andy Blankenbuehler, Tony Award winning choreographer of Hamilton, is set to choreograph the upcoming film adaptation of Cats, according to Deadline.

Justin Collette is currently jamming the night away making his Broadway debut leading the School of Rock company as Dewey.

The Cairo Opera House presents TAKSEER SHARKI ENSEMBLE, on Dec.

It's almost time for Broadway's Carols for a Cure album to arrive! The cast of Anastasia recently hit the studio to record their track.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 will come to Tokyo this year! The show's star, Yoshio Inoue, opened up to The Japan News about what the production has in store, and his feelings on the character of Pierre.

BroadwayWorld recently reported that the Broadway community is taking a stand with Actors' Equity to increase the minimum salary for developmental labs.

Today pop star Astrid S reveals the acoustic version of her latest single 'Emotion', The single is out via Island Records.

CBS Pittsburgh has reported that a man fired a BB gun near the Benedum Center recently, where a crowd was waiting before a performance of Fiddler on the Roof.

As previously announced, Katharine McPhee is making her West End debut in Waitress, as Jenna, having played the role on Broadway earlier this year.

Celebrity Autobiography, the award-winning hit comedy show in which celebrities act out other celebrities' jaw-dropping memoirs verbatim, will come to Broadway's Marquis Theatre (210 West 46th Street) three nights only this holiday season.

A generous contribution of €150,000 ($171,000) to the Museo del Prado (the Prado), made equally by Friends of Florence and American Friends of the Prado Museum, will go towards restoring The Annunciation by Fra Angelico and other works not held at the Prado Museum to be included in a major exhibit

The Jazz & World Music Showcase returns for its fifth amazing edition on the 23rd & 24th of November at Rialto Theatre in Limassol.