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SpeakEasy Stage Company Reveals 34th Season
by Stephi Wild - May 17, 2024


The joyous and timely Tony-nominated play JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING; a re-imagining of the acclaimed Ahrens & Flaherty musical A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE; the witty, life-affirming drama PRU PAYNE; the laugh-packed, Tony–nominated satire AIN’T NO MO’; and the  fiesta-fueled comedy LAUGHS IN SPANISH will make up SpeakEasy Stage Company’s 34th Season.

PRELUDE IN THE PARKS, Citywide Festival Of Environmental Art Works Begins In June
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2024


Discover PRELUDE IN THE PARKS, a citywide festival featuring environmental art-works from June 7-9. Engage with innovative art installations and performances across New York City parks.

Karen Harding Announces New Pop Single, 'Invisible Stranger'
by A.A. Cristi - May 16, 2024


Karen Harding's new single 'Invisible Stranger' releases on May 17, 2024, blending soulful blues and pop. The song captures the bittersweet moment of mistaken recognition with emotional depth.

Broadway By Design: THE GREAT GATSBY
by Nicole Rosky - May 16, 2024


We continue with the creatives from The Great Gatsby- Scenic and Projection Designer Paul Tate dePoo III, Lighting Designer Cory Pattak, Sound Designer Brian Ronan, and Costume Designer Linda Cho.

World Premiere of GHOST OF KING Comes to Oakland Theater Project in June
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2024


Oakland Theater Project has announced the third show in its 2024 Season with the World Premiere of Ghost of King, by Michael Wayne Turner III at Oakland Theater Project (1501 MLK JR Way) from June 6—23.

Review: TORCH SONG at Marin Theatre
by Steve Murray - May 15, 2024


Marin Theatre closes out their 2023/24 season with a newly revised production of Harvey Fierstein’s Tony Award-winning Torch Song. A smash hit in 1982, the original trilogy opened the floodgate of LGBT representations in theatre, film, and television with its universal themes of self-acceptance, family, and equality.

Full Cast Set For SOME DEMON at the Arcola Theatre
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2024


Papatango has announced the full cast for the world première of the 2023 Prize-winning play Some Demon by Laura Waldren – a play focusing on the relationships fostered and fractured when a group of strangers are thrown together in an eating disorder unit.

Royal Highland Centre Reveals Lineup of 2024 Experiences and Events
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2024


Royal Highland Centre has announced its upcoming 2024 experiences, from Summer Sessions to Comic Con and the iconic Royal Highland Show. Learn more about the lineup of events here!

Club Passim Will Celebrate a Night of Pride with Queer and Trans Voices
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2024


On June 22, Club Passim will host its first-ever Pride Month celebration, featuring six talented queer and trans musicians in an exciting night of in-the-round style performances.

Chelsea Music Festival Announces 2024 Culinary Artist-in-Residence Rachel Snyder
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2024


Chelsea Music Festival has announced its 2024 Culinary Artist-in-Residence Rachel Snyder.

Honey Cone to Present NOW, THEN & FOREVER At 54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2024


Honey Cone, members of the Soul Music Hall of Fame, will debut at 54 Below in July. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

BATTER UP! DOUBLE PLAY Returns to Fringe This June
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2024


Batter Up! Double Play is coming back to Fringe this June at the Hobgoblin Playhouse with a BRAND NEW experience featuring new stories, moments, games and feats of baseball memory and connections, all showcasing Moore’s love of the game and the way his truly unique mind operates.

RECTANGLES Comes to Los Angeles LGBT Center in June
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2024


Get ready to embark on a journey into the bizarre and brilliant mind of Maddie Mutations with 'Rectangles,' a solo performance-art clown musical written and performed by Maddie Forrest.

Anita Spritzer and More Come to Seattle Opera This Pride Month
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2024


In celebration of Pride Month, Seattle Opera will host a special crossover recital from local drag queen and opera performer Anita Spritzer(AKA John Marzano).

American Stage To Present FAT HAM, HAIR, And More For 47th Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 13, 2024


Discover the exciting lineup for the 2024/2025 season at American Stage.

Dramatists Legal Defense Fund Presents The Defender Award to the Hightower Family
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 13, 2024


The Dramatists Legal Defense Fund bestowed The 2024 Defender Award upon Philip, Amy, and Max Hightower of Sherman, Texas, at the Dramatists Guild Awards Night held at Sony Hall in New York City. Learn more!

Video: Watch New Trailer for Season 2 of Apple TV's FROG AND TOAD
by Josh Sharpe - May 13, 2024


Apple TV+ has released the trailer for season two of the adored animated kids and family series “Frog and Toad,” based on the beloved Caldecott and Newbery Honor-winning four-book series by Arnold Lobel, premiering on Friday, May 31. Watch the trailer!

Review: BENEFIT FOR HAMPTONS SUMMER SONGBOOK BY THE SEA at Triad Theater
by Rebecca Kaplan - May 13, 2024


On Tuesday May 7th at 6 pm, Donna Rubin and Josh Gladstone presented a sampling platter of their upcoming Hamptons Summer Songbook by the Sea series, which boasts an impressive lineup of cabaret stars. The benefit, held in Manhattan, served both to provide an overture of sorts for the summer concert series and fundraising for LTV Studios

Interview: Playwright Kirsten Greenidge talks MORNING, NOON, AND NIGHT and more
by R. Scott Reedy - May 11, 2024


Morning, Noon, and Night, being given its world premiere by C1 in a co-production with Boston University’s College of Fine Arts at the Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts, through May 25 – follows a mother and daughter, Mia and Dailyn, as they struggle to feel seen and supported by each other.

25ft Puppet Roams The Streets Of Norwich To Launch Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2024
by Blair Ingenthron - May 11, 2024


Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2024 opened this Friday (10 May) with the spectacle of a 25ft puppet roaming Norwich's streets in front of thousands of spectators following the route of the procession.

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