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Classical Legends Return To The Roy Thomson Hall Stage in 2024 with two legendary performances. Don't miss out on these iconic classical concerts.

Prolific comedian and television host Bill Maher will bring The WTF? Tour to Albany’s Palace Theatre on Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 7:30PM. 

'Experience the hilarious and satirical musical, 44 - THE unOFFICIAL, unSANCTIONED OBAMA MUSICAL, as Joe Biden recalls the untold story of Obama's presidency. Don't miss this brilliant production at Bourbon Room Hollywood from Oct. 25 to Nov. 18, 2023.'

Don't miss out on the extended run of HELL'S KITCHEN featuring Alicia Keys! Find out where and when you can catch the popular show as it adds 2 more weeks to its run. Discover all the details and mark your calendars today.

Wilton’s Music Hall has announced its 2024 spring season, following on from a stellar year of world class theatre and music productions spanning every genre from musicals to opera to cabaret. Learn more about the full season lineup here!

Experience the highly anticipated Miami Premiere of 'Sweet Goats & Blueberry Señoritas' at Actors' Playhouse. This new Cuban American play by Richard Blanco and Vanessa Garcia explores themes of identity and belonging. Don't miss this captivating production from November 8 to December 3, 2023.

City Winery presents Kersten Stevens, queen of the violin, who will perform live with special guest 8x- Grammy award-winning bassist and one of the world's best jazz musicians and innovators, Christian McBride on Monday, November 27 at 7:30 pm. Learn more about the concert here!

Prateek Kuhad has announced new Hindi EP Mualqat, a five-track collection written entirely by Kuhad. The news is heralded by the release of the EP's title track. The gentle ballad is accompanied by a visualizer streaming now on Kuhad's official YouTube channel, with an official lyric video arriving later this week.

gamma., the artist-first multimedia platform providing creative and business services across all artistic and commercial formats, announces a major expansion of its artist, executive, and content rosters with the addition of the illustrious hip-hop impresario, business magnate and cultural icon Rick Ross and his Maybach Music Group. 

Infinity Experiences, Felix & Paul Studios and PHI Studio, in association with Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) Off-Center has announced the presentation of Space Explorers: THE INFINITE premiering in Colorado this February 3 – May 5, 2024 at Stanley Marketplace. 

Original Tectonic Theater Project company members will travel back to Laramie, Wyoming to present a staged reading of their groundbreaking play, The Laramie Project to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the untimely death of Matthew Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998). Learn more about the reading here.

Emmy Award®-winning music director and Grammy Award®-winning writer, Adam Blackstone, has joined the creative team as Dance Music Arranger for the revival of The Wiz.

The Entertainment Community Fund—formerly known as The Actors Fund—has received a generous $250,000 matching gift challenge donation from iconic trumpeter, A&M Records co-founder and philanthropist Herb Alpert, via the Herb Alpert Foundation.

After spending the last several decades blowing the minds of individuals and audiences around the world, David Blaine – the world's most iconic magician and stunt artist – will present his new show “David Blaine: IMPOSSIBLE” exclusively at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas with a sure-to-be unforgettable debut this New Year's Eve Weekend.

More than half a century after the Public Theater opened its doors with Hair, Gail Merrifield Papp will speak for the first time about her vivid and fascinating behind-the scenes memoir, Public/Private: My Life with Joe Papp at The Public Theater. The event will be held on Monday, September 18 at 6pm at Joe’s Pub – the Public Theater venue named for Joseph Papp.

The 92nd Street Y, New York will present Audra McDonald: Musings Through Music with Andy Einhorn, with the Emmy, Grammy, and six-time Tony Award-winning performer in a career retrospective celebrating the 30th anniversary of her professional debut in New York.

Artist and activist Leyla McCalla has released the second in a series of singles which collectively serve as a meditation on the struggle for freedom in our society. McCalla says she felt compulsively compelled to record this new track–a solo cover of Kendrick Lamar’s “Crown”-- due to the power of its recurring refrain “you can’t please everybody.”

​​​​​​​Eisemann Center Presents continues the 2023-2024 Season with Step Afrika! on Sunday, October 22 at 7:30 pm in the Hill Performance Hall. Step Afrika! blends percussive dance styles practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities; traditional West and Southern African dances; and an array of contemporary dance and art forms into a cohesive, compelling artistic experience.

Continuing a year of critically acclaimed performances and extended runs (Becoming Dr. Ruth, Chicken & Biscuits, and this summer's smash hit RENT), Farmers Alley Theatre is proud to bring the very first localized production of Working, the Musical to Michigan audiences. 

Why does someone start a theater? What is its purpose? Who's it for? Who creates it? How is it kept afloat? Why should anyone care? Also, why am I alive? What is the meaning of existence?