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Experience a unique dance and media installation by renowned choreographers Maria Gillespie, Nguyễn Nguyên, and Kevin Williamson in Milwaukee. Learn more and see where to watch!

Over 1,300 students from 25 schools and organizations throughout Maine recently attended five Student Matinee performances of The Public Theatre's acclaimed production of ‘A Christmas Carol.'

San Francisco Opera’s 101st season continues with the highly anticipated Bay Area premiere of The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs opening on Friday, September 22.

Lyric Stage will present The Great American Trailer Park Musical for a month-long run September 8- October 7, 2023. This will be Lyric Stage’s first ever production in their brand new Lyric Stage Studio space in the Design District.

A writer discovers the dark side of fandom when he finds himself at the mercy of an unhinged stranger as Avon Players presents Misery running March 10-25.

The Dallas Children’s Theater (DCT) 2022-2023 Season dashes into the holidays with famous jazz artist Harry Connick Jr.’s THE HAPPY ELF running November 27 thru December 23.

Final casting is announced for the eagerly awaited return of the Mill art Sonning's critically acclaimed 2021 tap-tastic production of the classic musical 'Top Hat'.

​​​​​​​MainStage Irving-Las Colinas is pleased to announce the cast, band, creative team, and performance dates for their upcoming production of Gypsy. Boasting an incomparable score, a brilliantly conceived book, and one of the greatest leading roles ever to grace the Broadway stage, this jewel of Broadway's Golden Age will open MainStage's landmark 50th season in November. 

Following a summer season as young newly wed lawyer Paul in Neil Simon's classic comedy 'Barefoot on the Park', Jonny Labey ('Strictly Ballroom' in the West End, BBC 'EastEnders') will star as Jerry Travers in the return of their critically acclaimed 2021 tap-tastic production of 'Top Hat'.

Six outstanding educators from schools and performing arts centers around the U.S. will work one-on-one with Broadway professionals at the 11th Annual FREDDIE G FELLOWSHIP July 14th - 17th.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner August Wilson’s sweeping drama Gem of the Ocean. This seminal classic will be directed by Artistic Director Tim Bond, a close friend of the late playwright and a leading interpreter of his work, making his TheatreWorks directorial debut with this play.

It's delightful! It's delicious! It's de-lovely! The Firehouse Theatre brings the hilarious shipboard romp Anything Goes to toe-tapping life as the first Mainstage show for the 2022 Season for three weekends in April.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner August Wilson’s sweeping drama Gem of the Ocean. This seminal classic will be directed by Artistic Director Tim Bond, a close friend of the late playwright and a leading interpreter of his work, making his TheatreWorks directorial debut with this play.

The Firehouse Theatre has announced its “Great Adventure 2022 Season”. The season includes Violet, Anything Goes, Big Fish: Small Cast, The SpongeBob Musical, Catch Me If You Can, and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. 

MainStage Irving-Las Colinas will open its 2021-2022 season with Dan Goggin's Nunsense, a sinfully funny musical featuring catchy songs, irreverent comedy, and the madcap misadventures of five nuns!

MainStage Irving-Las Colinas will open its 2021-2022 season with Dan Goggin’s Nunsense, a sinfully funny musical featuring catchy songs, irreverent comedy, and the madcap misadventures of five nuns!  

If you want to have some serious fun this weekend, make sure you book your seats for this colorful, creative, and clever production of Little Shop of Horrors at Roxy's Downtown. The show sold out last weekend, and it's bound to sell out the next two weekends as well.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the national awardees of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, which was held virtually in convenings for each discipline that began on March 8, 2021 and continued through May 22, 2021.

The Garland Summer Musicals has announced their 2021 Season opening with the Broadway and Film Classic Grease on June 11-13; June 18-20; followed by Dolly Parton's hilarious song and dance sensation 9 to 5: The Musical scheduled for July 16-18; July 23-25.

From April 26-30, Theatre Three will release a series of content specifically geared towards their upcoming production of Imagine Broadway on May 1 at 7:00 PM and ultimately, Meredith Willson's The Music Man directed by Joel Ferrell and music directed by Vonda K. Bowling! You can look forward to various opportunities to interact with the Theatre Three team in a Livestream on April 26 as well as a Silent Auction Telethon, a special podcast event, a T3-curated episode of Inebriated Musical History featuring a highly anticipated guest, and more!