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With her upcoming new album, 'The Debut', multi-platinum recording artist, Jackie Evancho will match her extraordinary voice with one of the most exciting re-emerging genres in popular music today: Broadway's New American Songbook. 'The Debut 'is set for release spring 2019. 'The Debut' also marks the coming of age of this now 18 year old.  No longer the child prodigy, Jackie Evancho has blossomed into one of the greatest vocal talents in the world today. Some even compare her to an emerging Barbra Streisand.

The brand new trailer for Disney's live-action adaptation of "Aladdin," directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Will Smith, Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott, is here!

Broadway In Detroit today announced the seven remarkable Broadway productions that will share the spotlight in Broadway In Detroit's 2019-20 Subscription Season headlined by pop culture phenomenon Dear Evan Hansen, winner of six 2017 Tony Awards including Best Musical and the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album!

The Fabulous Fox Theatre brings the Best of Broadway to St. Louis with the announcement of the 2019-2020 U.S. Bank Broadway Series, including four new musicals that will make their St. Louis debuts. The seven-show season ticket package is headlined by pop culture phenomenon DEAR EVAN HANSEN. The season opens with the winner of four Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical, HELLO, DOLLY!. Get ready to dance into 2020 with SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL, followed by the 2018 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical, THE BAND'S VISIT. Embark on a mesmerizing joyride through a world of pure imagination with Roald Dahl's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. The memory lives again when CATS, the record-breaking musical spectacular, comes to St. Louis in April and HAMILTON returns to close out the season for a limited five-week engagement! The season also features seven series specials that will include St. Louis' most "popular" musical WICKED.

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Dear Evan Hansen has been found in Toronto! Go inside the show's first performance, which they named 'Blue Hat Day,' in the video below!

Ucross, a prestigious artist residency program and creative laboratory for the arts, today announced the recipients of its Spring 2019 fellowships. 54 visual artists, writers, playwrights, composers and more were selected from nearly 400 applicants to utilize uninterrupted time, studio space, and living accommodations on Ucross's 20,000-acre ranch at the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains.

The Green Room 42 will present MUSIC PLAYED ALOUD: THE SONGS OF F. MICHAEL HAYNIE on Monday, March 11th at 9:30pm featuring Alysha Deslorieux (Hamilton), Anthony Lee Medina (Hamilton), Lauren Nicole Chapman (Frozen), Andrew Kober (School of Rock, Alice by Heart), and more.

Mischer Neurosciences Broadway at the Hobby Center announced the lineup of shows for its 2019-2020 Season today. With nine productions including one season option, the season includes a mixture of Blockbuster Tony Award-winners, acclaimed revivals, four market premieres and beloved all-time favorites.

In the video below watch as the cast of DEAR EVAN HANSEN in Toronto has their first rehearsal with their band!

In the video below watch as the cast of DEAR EVAN HANSEN in Toronto has their first day of rehearsal and meets the Broadway company!

Second Stage Theater has announced SOMMER CARBUCCIA, MATT DALLAL, JAKEIM HART, ERIKA HENNINGSEN, KENNEDY KENAGAWA, ALEC MATHIESON, SARAH NAUGHTON, GABRIELLA PEREZ, JONATHAN RAVIV, NATHAN SALSTONE and KYLE SELIG will perform SATURDAY NIGHT as a part of the special concert series, MUSICAL MONDAYS, in celebration of the acclaimed company's 40th anniversary. NOAH BRADY directs the performance on Monday, March 11th, featuring musical direction by ALEXANDER GEMIGNANI.

TheaterWorksUSA will end their successful season at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center with their original musical adaptation of the beloved book Magic School Bus: Lost In The Solar System. The family musical will be presented on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 11am.Tickets are $30 (General Admission) and can be purchased by visiting tickets.tribecapac.org or by calling (212) 220-1460.

The American Theatre Wing has announced recipients of the prestigious 2019 Jonathan Larson '82 Grants: Julia Gytri & Avi Amon (book, music and lyrics), Emily Gardner Xu Hall (book, music and lyrics), Andy Roninson (music and lyrics) and Ben Wexler (music and lyrics) All will receive grants of $10,000, as well as additional support in the form of residences, concerts and recording grants, valued at over $50,000.

A new Evan is waving through a window at the Music Box Theatre! As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Andrew Barth Feldman, the 16-year-old winner of the Best Actor Award at the 2018 National High School Musical Theatre Awards (known more commonly as the Jimmy Awards), made his Broadway debut as 'Evan Hansen' just over a month ago. Check out a first look at Feldman and the rest of the cast in action below!

Andrew Barth Feldman joined AM to DM by BuzzFeed News this morning to discuss living out his dreams as the youngest leading man in the Broadway show Dear Evan Hansen.

Stages Theatre Company announces its 2019-2020 season, featuring a diverse blend of plays and musicals focusing on friendships, adventures, and discoveries. The Capture the Memories season's nine-show lineup includes four musical productions, four world-premieres, a dance collaboration with Escalate Dance & Theatre Studio, and a Theatre for the Very Young production for families to enjoy.

The Royal Alexandra Theatre has a new look to welcome and celebrate Dear Evan Hansen - Toronto's newest show!

Omaha Performing Arts has announced an extraordinary 2019/2020 season of performances and a new Tony Award-winning Broadway season, featuring four Omaha premieres and several returning favorites.

Currently celebrating its 40th Anniversary Season, Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, President and Artistic Director; Casey Reitz, Executive Director) will welcome two new Associate Artistic Directors to the staff. Beginning next month, Christie Evangelisto and Bennett Leak will join the artistic staff of the acclaimed company, working under 2ST President and Artistic Director Carole Rothman. A third Associate Artistic Director will be named in the coming weeks.