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the Baltimore-based band announce their signing to Hopeless Records and share their first bit of music for the label by way of a single “nothing (in my head).”  Clocking in at just over three minutes the song is a perfect example of how the trio seamlessly meld their 90s grunge influence with 2000s pop-punk, creating something all their own.

To celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, Enable and Wandsworth Council will be participating in the Big Jubilee Lunch this Sunday the 5th of June. Not only will they be providing the perfect picnic spot, but will also bring free lunchtime entertainment in Battersea Park, Wandsworth Common, Tooting Common, Furzedown Recreation Ground and Coronation Gardens, to make for the perfect summer picnic.

The film premiered on Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage in July 2020. It returns to celebrate the live performances of The Rite of Spring/ common ground[s] at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, which take place from Tuesday 7 – Saturday 11 June.

Around 260,000 Filipinos became guerillas in their local resistance in World War II. At present there are only a few thousand of these men and women left worldwide, and soon there will be no one from their generation left to tell their stories.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (MCA Denver) and DCPA Off-Center today announced the return of the beloved long-running series Mixed Taste, each Wednesday at 7PM from July 13 through August 17, 2022. 

Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Orchestra wrap up the final days of the 2022 spring season with exciting debuts, a couple of audience favorites, and a popular Pops tradition.

Recently named, 'Best of Las Vegas', Jokesters Comedy Club is featuring live, professional standup comedy that doesn't pull any punchlines seven nights a week in Las Vegas. Find out what shows are coming up and how to get tickets.

A few years ago, Broadway social media accounts rarely posted performance videos except for little clips meshed into advertisements. However, we are now seeing a shift in Broadway’s digital marketing to include longer show clips, to encourage fans to post covers, and to target users of each social media platform differently.

THE AGITATORS: The Story of Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass by Mat Smart is running at Playhouse on Park through June 12, 2022. This production is part of Playhouse on Park's 13th Main Stage Season, and it will be directed by Kelly O'Donnell.

Nightclub Cantata recently came to the cell theatre in New York City, fusing literature and song into one unique theatrical experience like no other. We spoke with the director and choreographer Bill Castellino about the show, the choreography involved, and more.

Jonathan Dove's comedy opera, Flight, lands at the Royal College of Music's (RCM) Britten Theatre next month with a special production by acclaimed director Jeremy Sams. In what will be the 35th staging of Flight, Jonathan Dove will also be involved in the unique creative direction of this production.

Stone's Throw Productions will present the Canadian premier of Wolves Are Coming For You, at Pacific Theatre. After the sighting of a wolf on the outskirts of town, a community of characters must come together and reconcile amongst themselves how the the call of the wild is more threatening for some of them, then it is for others.

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is thrilled to present one of the greatest and most celebrated musicals of all time, A CHORUS LINE, conceived and originally directed & choreographed by Michael Bennett, book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban, musical direction by Ricky Pope and directed and choreographed by Luis Villabon.

Jefferson Performing Arts Society proudly announces its 45th season mainstage directors, featuring directors based in New Orleans, New York, and San Antonio. Several directors are returning to JPAS after directing or performing with JPAS in recent seasons; two make their JPAS directorial debut this season. The following overview includes shows that are part of JPAS mainstage season subscription packages, currently on sale. Single ticket sales open June 6th for all 45th season shows. For a full schedule of the entire 2022-2023 season which includes season specials such as ballets, concerts, and other special performances in addition to those listed below, please visit www.jpas.org.

Go Comedy! Improv Theater is excited to host the third annual Run For Laughs June 11th in addition to its regular weekend performances of The Go Comedy! All Star Showdown and Weekend Finale. Registration and tickets are available now at gocomedy.net. Performance details and health & safety protocols follow below.

Bloomingdale School of Music is offering a diverse set of in-person and virtual private music lessons with flexible package options and financial aid, as well as early childhood classes for summer 2022. Bloomingdale classes aim to educate students and instill discipline, fun and a passion for self-expression through music through high-quality instruction throughout the year.

Born in response to the pandemic, The Hanover Theatre Repertory (THT Rep) established itself as a new initiative of The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts (THTC).  THT Rep’s 2020-2021 offerings included three wildly different projects: The Edgar Allan Poe Double Header, A Christmas Carol: Reimagined and Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, which played free and open to the public on the Worcester Common. 

Throughout the decades, some shows have stood the test of time while newer productions test their strength to stand among the best. And sometimes, you see a new show about an old tale that is a sight for sore eyes. In DCPA's current prodution of Quixote Nuevo, audiences are delighted to a family tale with some twists and turns that would leave even Miguel de Cervantes in stitches.

Girl Be Heard, a Brooklyn based organization that amplifies and celebrates the voices of girls and young women through socially conscious theatre-making, storytelling and performance, will present Voices Be Heard: The Musical, their 2022 Mainstage production, June 21-22 at The Space at Irondale.

The Congressional Chorus presents Mixtape, the organization's sixteenth annual Cabaret on Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4.