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Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Kander, Susan Stroman, and more discuss the sound and story of New York, New York!

Hundreds of lovers of new theatre will gather this August for an advance look at tomorrow's hits at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's 20th Anniversary New Works Festival. This unique festival returns to Palo Alto's Lucie Stern Theatre with its extraordinary opportunity for audiences to experience new plays and musicals in their early stages of development and see their evolution over multiple performances.

The talented staff of The Drama Book Shop are back on Sunday, June 25th to bring queer joy and bangin' showtunes to Don't Tell Mama! Drama @ Mama: Pride will feature performances of songs from your favorite shows, including La Cage aux Folles, Dogfight, The Prom, and more!

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.

Watch Maude Apatow perform 'Don't Tell Mama' from Cabaret with an introduction by Mason Alexander Park at West End Live!

Julia Morizawa's compelling animated short film DRAGONFLY will screen at Dances with Films on Monday, June 26th at 4:45 PM in Hollywood as part of the Perspectives Program, Group 2.

It’s exactly four years since English National Ballet brought Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella to the Royal Albert Hall. It sat happily in my memory, from 2019, as a visual spectacle; the opulent ball scene, those slapstick sisters and Julian Crouch’s fantastical designs. Now it returns, these elements still intact however the central choreography still feels weak, meaning the Principals do not dazzle as they always should, however the immersive experience of the Albert Hall and the charm of the corps still hold vast appeal. 

Previews officially begin tonight for Here Lies Love, the musical from the minds of Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award winner David Byrne (concept, music and lyrics) and Grammy Award winner Fatboy Slim (music). Meet the cast of Here Lies Love here!

The Old Vic has revealed a peek inside rehearsal for the award-winning musical, Groundhog Day, which is making its triumphant to London following its world premiere in 2016. Go inside the sitzprobe as the cast and orchestra bring Tim Minchin's score back to life!

Get a first look at Rock & Roll Man at New World Stages, starring Tony Award-nominee Constantine Maroulis and Emmy Award-winner Joe Pantoliano.

The Royal Society of Literature (RSL), the voice for the value of literature in the UK, has announced Daisy Hildyard as the winner of the 2023 Encore Award for Emergency (Fitzcarraldo Editions).

Award-winning classical pianist Rustem Hayroudinoff makes his Steinway Society – The Bay Area “video” debut on Friday, July 7.

The Virginia Theatre Festival is getting ready to take audiences inside the doors and behind the scenes of the famed Kit Kat Club with its season-opening production of Cabaret, opening July 7 at the Culbreth Theatre.

A new song has been released from the forthcoming cast album for the acclaimed Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The album will be available later this year. After releasing the show's opening number, 'The Ballad of Sweeney Todd', as well as 'My Friends', the show has now released 'Epiphany'.

An all new trailer has been released of the brand-new stage musical Mrs. Doubtfire, currently at the Shaftesbury Theatre with press night on 22 June 2023.

All new production photos have been released from The Third Man which opens next week at the Menier Chocolate Factory.

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO HEATHER began performances earlier this week at Theater 555 with an official opening on Thursday, June 22 at 7pm. Check out all new photos here!

The Golden Girls are back and better than ever in a brand-new stage show that's more exciting than a trip to St. Olaf. Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue arrives at Medford's Chevalier Theatre for an exclusive limited engagement, June 21 - 25, 2023. Tickets are on sale now!

Get all the scoop on STARS ON MARS, airing on FOX on Sunday, June 18, 2023! Our 10 remaining contestants must brave the elements of the brutal Martian desert to find out who has what it takes to survive when an unexpected fire breaks out in the hab. Watch a video clip now!

The Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team of its 77th season kick-off production – Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, adapted for the stage and directed by Mark Shanahan.