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NEW BOOK REVEALS THE GEMS IN YOUR LIFE

We meet a couple on their first date. One has a wild scheme to sell his personality to the highest bidding corporation. The other has cancer. Despite these obstacles, they make plans to meet again. Elevada explores family ties, tango, and romance under the most unlikely circumstances. Expect to be whisked off your feet with Callaghan's incisively witty tale. Elevada begins previews on Thursday, October 17; opens on Thursday, October 24; and runs through Sunday, November 17, 2019, at the Ashby Stage.

Tootsie cast members will celebrate the release of their cast recording with a live performance and a CD signing at Barnes and Noble on September 10.

Performance Journey Partners announce the release of their new book 'Performance Eating Rabbits - What B.O.L.D. People See and Do' (ISBN: 978-1478793922) by Timothy Gillum and Kery Mortenson. It is now available online through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

Following the announcement of her highly anticipated forthcoming album 'Sunshine Kitty,' due on September 20 on Island Records [PRE-ORDER], Tove Lo has released a brand new track, this time with Polydor/Interscope artist Jax Jones. 'Jacques' is out everywhere today. Listen HERE.

Fans and critics alike have been asking the big question of two-time GRAMMY-nominated blues rock titan Joe Bonamassa - 'Will there be a new album in 2019?'

London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a landmark musical and Caryl Churchill to Wall Street and ABBA immersion, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews, interviews and features!

The famed Sinfonia Varsovia perform the European debuts of works by 2018 Azrieli Music Prize-winners Kelly-Marie Murphy and Avner Dorman on September 15 at POLIN - The Museum of the History of Polish Jews - as part of the composers' prize package. Established in 2014 by the Azrieli Foundation, the Azrieli Music Prizes offer opportunities for the discovery, creation, performance and celebration of excellence in music composition.

Crowded Fire Theater (CFT), known as a vital home for new play development and production on the West Coast, announced Ard, Keiko Shimosato Carreiro, Everett Elton Bradman, Erin Gilley, and Ashley Smiley as the fourth year IGNITE FUND awardees. The IGNITE FUND awards $10,000 in total annually to support the growth of and enhance the working lives of Bay Area theater designers and technicians through a competitive grant process.

Turning Point Ensemble (TPE), Vancouver's outstanding chamber ensemble, is excited to announce its 2019/20 season! The rich and varied program will deliver the outstanding musicianship and innovative presentations that are signatures of the TPE experience. This year's season is especially strong in exciting new works and meaningful integrated collaborations with guest ensembles, soloists and composers. We are excited to present new works featuring Couloir (cellist Ariel Barnes and harpist Heidi Krutzen) , a jazz-inspired evening with the Bergmann Duo and Brad Turner, a remarkable new cross-cultural dance/music collaboration, Flying Whitee??c?? , with Wen Wei Dance, and a final concert featuring Croatian conductor Berislav Šipuš of the Cantus Ensemble conducting TPE in a program of new Croatian works with soprano soloist Robyn Driedger-Klassen.

The forthcoming UK premiere of Falsettos was met with criticism this week when a group of Jewish actors and theatremakers spoke out over a lack of Jewish representation in the show's casting.

The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo, in a new adaptation by Anna Ledwich, will premiere at Chichester's Minerva Theatre from 5 October a?" 15 November, directed by Dale Rooks.

Members of the cast of Oklahoma! appeared at Barnes and Noble to celebrate the show's cast recording release with an in-store performance and signing on August 22.

The latest installment of the Thor Harris 2019 Artist in Residence series is available now through Joyful Noise Recordings! This is a brand new Thor & Friends album and the follow-up to 'The Subversive Nature of Kindness' LP from 2017. Simply titled '3', this album features the core line-up of Thor Harris, Peggy Ghorbani and Sarah 'Goat' Gautier, along with contributions from Michael Gira (Swans), Jarboe (Swans), Jeremy Barnes (Neutral Milk Hotel/a Hawk and a Hacksaw), Heather Trost (a Hawk and a Hacksaw), Thierry Amar (Godspeed You! Black Emperor), Tim Herzog (Godspeed You! Black Emperor), John Dieterich (Deerhoof), Jenn Wasner (Wye Oak), John Congleton (producer, Swans, St. Vincent), and many many more! 

Broadway in Cincinnati is pleased to announce the First National Tour of Mean Girlsa?"the record-breaking new musical comedy produced by Lorne Michaels, Stuart Thompson, Sonia Friedman, and Paramount Pictures based on the hit filma?"will be coming to the Aronoff Center from November 5 a?" 17 as part of the 19/20 Season and tickets will go on sale Friday, August 23 at 9:00AM.

Kieran Brown, in association with Chris Matanlé and Union Theatre today announce the 2nd season of Sunday Night Socials.

From the Great Hall to the Library to the Quidditch Pitch, the rooms and grounds of Hogwarts Castle hold many secrets which are revealed for the first time in the upcoming book Harry Potter: Exploring Hogwarts: An Illustrated Guide. 

Today's top stories: the cast of Oklahoma! will appear at Barnes and Noble to celebrate their casting recording release, and more!

In 2020, for the second year, the Claudia Corrieri Literary Prize, a scholarship fund, will be awarded to actors, playwrights and screenwriters at two institutions: Manhattan's Barrow Group Theater Company and School and Brooklyn's Terry Knickerbocker Studio.  The grants, valued at $1,500 each, will help fund writing classes to be selected at the student's discretion at both schools.