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BroadwayWorld has confirmed that the Diane Paulus directed musical, Jagged Little Pill, will come to Broadway this fall following an out of town tryout at Cambridge's American Repertory Theatre and an additional lab in NYC this fall.

Bristol born vocalist and songwriter Lauren Aquilina has delivered the release of her brand-new single, 'If Looks Could Kill', the punchy follow up to recent comeback release 'Psycho' - a production made in the wake of Lauren's 3 year hiatus.

We are pleased to announce the winners for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and voted on by you - the local theatergoers!

We take a closer look at 100 Instagram profiles you should add to your feed as we close out the year, accounts noted for stellar content in 2018 and hints as to more excitement to come in 2019. By no means, however, could this list include all of our favorite creatives, industry representatives, and theatrical performers.

It's the last week to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

Concord Music is pleased to announce the acquisition of legendary theatre publisher and licensor Samuel French and the formation of Concord Theatricals. Concord Theatricals is comprised of the professional and amateur theatrical licensing catalogs of Samuel French, Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatricals, Tams-Witmark and Concord Music's joint venture with Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group, The Musical Company.

There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

The Sydney Opera House today announced a sensational new music event that will bring together some of the greatest songs ever written by women, performed by some of Australia's leading female artists. Taking its inspiration from Helen Reddy's legendary lyric, this brand new show is a musical tribute to female empowerment and plays for two nights only in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on 13 and 14 December 2018. Tickets go on sale at 9am Tuesday 11 September 2018.

There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

Linda Perry and Dolly Parton, have been nominated for a Golden Globe Award for “Girl in the Movies,” Dumplin' in the 'Best Original Song - Motion Picture' category. In addition to producing the Netflix film Dumplin' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Perry penned the music and lyrics for “Girl in the Movies” with Parton.

There's just one month left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

Variety reports that Netflix will join the production team on “The Eddy,” the upcoming Paris-set musical drama from Oscar-winning helmed Damien Chazelle (“La La Land”).

There's just one month left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

Emelin's 'Made In Westchester Series' welcomes the very talented Emily Angell, along with some of her friends, who will perform rock, folk, blues and holiday favorites at the Emelin's community jam and food drive, on November 29 at 7:30pm.

Broadway talents including Amber Iman (Hamilton), Kristolyn Lloyd (Dear Evan Hansen), and Alysha Umphress (American Idiot) complete the lineup for the next installment of the acclaimed Broadway Sings concert series, honoring singer-songwriter John Legend. Cast members from Broadway shows including Frozen, Wicked, Kinky Boots, and Mean Girls will sing completely new arrangements of the hits of the American singer, accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra playing original orchestrations of his music.

NBC's next live musical is 'Hair Live!,' the original rock musical that is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Stage director Diane Paulus, the Tony Award-winning director of Broadway's 2009 Best Revival of the musical written by James Rado, Gerome Ragni and Galt MacDermot will join Emmy Award-winning Alex Rudzinski, who will serve as live television director as he did for 'Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.' 'Hair Live!' is set for broadcast on Sunday, May 19, 2019 before a live audience. Check out just-released promo art below!

The TEN Tenors, one of Australia's most famous musical exports, return to the WYO Theater on Saturday, December 8 at 7:30pm to perform repertoire from their hit album Our Christmas Wish.  Opening the evening will be a 15 person local choir directed by Suzie Schatz-Hills.  Selections from the Ten Tenors include traditional standards such as 'Joy to the World' and 'O Holy Night,' as well as John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over),' 'Feliz Navidad' by Jose Feliciano, 'White Christmas' by Irving Berlin, and Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You.'  

 The most popular group in the history of the McCallum Theatre (30 sold-out shows and counting!) returns for six spectacular shows, Tuesday, November 20, through Sunday, November 25. Whether this is your first time or thirty-first, The TEN Tenors will dazzle you with their vocal prowess and delight you with their choreography and Australian humor. They will be performing new songs and classics, and some Holiday music, too.  Don't miss the "Vocal Thunder from Down Under!"