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We've rounded up some of the top productions on stage this summer! Find something near you to see using our comprehensive guide below!

Kansas City Jazz Orchestra Executive Director Lea Petrie today announced the 2021-2022 season which includes the much-anticipated performances of Bird Lives and Hallelujah Holidays.  All performances will be held at the Helzberg Hall of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (1601 Broadway, KCMO 64108).

The 70th anniversary celebration Spring for Abilis is scheduled for Saturday, May 1, 2021, at 6:30 p.m., and will feature a virtual gala packed with comedy, entertainment, singing, dancing and the Abilis' Giving Garden and live auction appeal - plus so much more!

Season One featured 13 episodes with guests ranging from Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Mickey Guyton, to Nancy Wilson from Heart, to Leslie Fram, SVP of Music Strategy at CMT. 

PBS launches an expanded slate of multiplatform arts programming beginning April 23. Today, PBS and The WNET Group announced #PBSForTheArts, a multiplatform campaign that celebrates the resiliency of the arts in America during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown and reopening.

Imagine being the bar manager at the biggest show on Broadway. The people who belly-up to the bar...their stories...their lives. Sometimes a stranger, sometimes a celebrity, and sometimes...Barack Obama!  

The Festival will welcome back 4 world-class orchestras - the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic & seven leading conductors, including Jaap van Zweden, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and Fabio Luisi, to perform live concerts held safely outdoors for in-person audiences.

Recorded at Leon Russell’s former Paradise Studio at Grand Lake in Tia Juana, Oklahoma, Roberson was joined by a remarkable lineup of talented Oklahoma musicians.

You may not be aware of World Voice Day, but it’s celebrated every April 16th to demonstrate the enormous importance of the voice in the daily lives of all people. I can’t imagine a better person to observe it with than Candace Johnson, who leads CJ’s FitnesSing!™ on the MarshStream platform every Friday at 12:00 noon PT, free of charge. Her unique method combines physical activity with vocal training, and if either of those things gives you some trepidation, you needn’t worry. She blends the two seamlessly and makes it all accessible to students at all levels. In a single hour you’ll get some exercise, you’ll sing, and you’ll learn a lot about the voice and different vocal styles. And most of all, you will likely have a blast. Johnson is definitely a “people person” whose enthusiasm for is infectious. A soprano acclaimed for her vocal clarity and expressive interpretation, Johnson has concertized widely, including guest appearances at Carnegie Hall and The Manhattan Center. She earned her doctorate in voice performance from the University of Michigan and is on the music faculty at UC Berkeley. BroadwayWorld caught up with her recently to find out how she came up with her innovative approach. She also talked about her background growing up in the South as a girl who sang from a young age but didn’t initially see a path for herself as a serious student of voice. She was eventually able to fuse her Black music heritage with her classical training to find her true voice. Johnson is a delightful conversationalist, fun and upbeat yet also open and honest about her own struggles, and warm and empathetic in her responses. And she has an uncanny ability to make even the nerdiest aspects of vocal health sound like fun.

Today (April 9) in live streaming: Marisha Wallace chats on Clubhouse, an Easter Bonnet celebration on Stars in the House, Lena Hall in concert, and more!

WrapWomen will welcome Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress, singer and producer Cynthia Erivo for a Spotlight Conversation presented by National Geographic at the 2021 BE Mentorship Conference, May 11-13. The livestreaming event will offer three days of mentorship, education and career-building workshops.

Like any great soul singer, Rose beautifully captures the tensions of the current moment, gently presenting her pensive social commentary while providing a much-needed reprieve from the everyday chaos.

Chilina Kennedy recently joined BroadwayWorld student blogger Bea Mienik for a virtual duet of Carole King's 'You've Got a Friend,' featured in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical!

Actor / comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome,  (SiriusXM  “John Fugelsang's Tell Me Everything” podcast)  will be among the performers featured at   the  “ Funny Women Of  A Certain Age' live comedy showcase of “female comics who tell it like it is” on Wednesday, April 28th  in Manhattan.

Visit our list of the best musicals & shows you can watch from home! We've got you covered with all the must-sees on streaming sites including Tony-award winners, favorite stars and top performances.

Wright State University Spring Dance Concert 2021 - The WSU Dance Ensemble will present a Virtual Spring Dance Concert this year.

Live From Skylight Run continues their exceptional programming with another great monthly online concert.

Tawkin' With the Roses, the weekly talk show hosted by veteran actress Bonnie Rose and cabaret star Stephen S. Miller (aka “Mama Rose”), welcomes Terry Burrus as the guest for today's episode.

Carter Calvert roars back to the live streaming series on April 9 at 7:30 PM EST with the fire, vocal precision, and emotive style that has made her the Broadway sensation she is, in her tour de force VIVA LA DIVA!

 Actor/comedian Rhonda 'Passion' Hansome closes out the AARP New York  Women's History Month virtual comedy series  with a performance on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.