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BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical will resume performances at the Adelphi Theatre in London's West End on 20 August 2021. 

World of Wonder Productions today announced a new reality competition series, Painted with Raven, in search of the next makeup superstar that will premiere exclusively on WOW Presents Plus later this year. The series joins RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Werq The World, Fashion Photo Ruview, and more on WOW Presents Plus and marks the first major competition series on the platform.

Today's episode features stage and screen star Josh Malina. 'My family was very much so [into theatre]. My dad's best friend when I was growing up (and to this day) was Manny Azenberg, one of the great Broadway empresarios... he invited us to all of his Broadway openings, so I had the incredible opportunities to see play after play,' Josh said of his upbringing.

Last week, we acknowledged the forthcoming birthday of Andrew Lloyd Webber via a look back at five defining London stagings of his work. This time, we offer the same tribute to Stephen Sondheim, with whom Lloyd Webber, 18 years Sondheim's junior, shares a birthdate of March 22: on that day, the great man turns 91.

Play On Shakespeare today announced their spring 2021 season. Play On Shakespeare’s mission is to enhance the understanding of Shakespeare’s plays in performance for theatre professionals, students, teachers, and audiences by engaging with contemporary translations and adaptations.

Since Disney's annual D23 Expo, new information and a first look of the new film have been released. Read below to check out everything you need to know about Disney's upcoming The Little Mermaid film. Watch a tease trailer video for the new film and check out new updates on the film!

Jefferson Performing Arts Society will stage the New Orleans area debut of Ken Ludwig’s hit A Comedy of Tenors from April 9-18, 2021, at Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie. A total of six performances will be offered at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:00 p.m. on Sundays.

Just in time for the takeover, Circle is also announcing that its artist-centered country lifestyle programming is now available on Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service.

Shore was released on physical formats in the UK/Europe last month, securing Top 5 album chart positions in the UK, Germany and Belgium and Top 20 in Switzerland, Netherlands and Ireland.

The New Works Initiative is Curtain Players’ annual new play development program. Curtain Players invited three playwrights to workshop and develop new plays from the ground up. This year the new plays were presented over three nights. After the reading the author and cast presented a talkback with the theatre. These productions will be available for viewing online March 10th thru April 9th. For tickets or more information visit: http://www.curtainplayers.org/

The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival announced today that Tony, Emmy and Grammy award-winner André De Shields will star in King Lear as part of its 21st summer of free Shakespeare in Forest Park. The production marks the theater's return to live outdoor performance, one of the first scheduled in the country.

This year the Buffalo International Jewish Film Festival celebrates its 36th Season The Festival will stream films virtually Saturday, April 24 – Thursday, May 14. 

Over 100 UK performers have come together to remotely record 'The Bells of Notre Dame' from Disney's animated film 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'. The project has been produced by Wicked actress Rebecca Gilliland, who founded Bookend Productions, to give artists a chance to perform after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down theatres across the world.

On Friday, April 9, 2021, The Crossing will release its 24th album, English composer Gavin Bryars' concert-length musical essay A NATIVE HILL, on Navona Records. A Native Hill, based on the early writings of American author and activist Wendell Berry, is Bryars' most substantial work for a cappella choir and was written as a gift for The Crossing.

Birmingham Hippodrome have announced two new live streamed events which will put emerging talent from the city in the spotlight. The two events will be the first-ever to be streamed by Birmingham Hippodrome as part of the theatre's ongoing commitment to providing exposure and growth for young and emerging talent in Birmingham, the Midlands and beyond.

Today's top stories: Idina Menzel talks RENT's 25th anniversary, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Alan Cumming on Prodigal Son, Laura Osnes tries out the new Sound of Music Instagram filter, and more!

'The Little Mermaid' also stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, Melissa McCarthy as her evil aunt Ursula, Javier Bardem as her father King Triton, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra continues its 42nd season with April's and May's live streamed performances, featuring world renowned Guest Artists and audience-favorite masterworks.

Diamond Head Theatre will present Shout! The Mod Musical playing from March 12 through March 21. Opening weekend starts on Friday, March 12 at 7:30 PM; Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 4:00 PM. The rest of the run continues Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 PM with additional shows on Saturday at 3:00 PM and Sunday at 4:00 PM.

Additional upcoming female performances include interdisciplinary performing artist Arielle Rosales, electro pop artist La Force, soul queen of New Orleans Irma Thomas, and reggae label VP Records founder Miss Pat.