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Singer, songwriter, and actor Joshua Bassett has revealed the details for his first-ever headline tour, Joshua Bassett’s Tour. The 21-year-old’s first live extravaganza will kick off in Toronto September 9 and stop at several iconic music venues such as New York City’s Bowery Ballroom and Los Angeles’ Troubadour, before heading to Europe.

Returning FOX series include 9-1-1: LONE STAR (Season Four) and THE CLEANING LADY (Season Two); comedies CALL ME KAT (Season Three) and WELCOME TO FLATCH (Season Two); THE SIMPSONS (Season 34), FAMILY GUY (Season 20), BOB’S BURGERS (Season 13), THE GREAT NORTH (Season Three) and HOUSEBROKEN (Season Two); and THE MASKED SINGER (Season Eight).

'Sadec 1965: A Love Story,' a one-woman show written and performed by Flora Le, is part of the primary line up of the 2022 Atlanta Fringe Festival. This 60-minute powerful solo storytelling piece is best described as 'Motorcycle Diaries' meets 'Eat, Pray, Love' set in Vietnam.

Greenwich + Docklands International Festival (GDIF) today unveils the dates, theme and initial highlights for this year’s festival of free outdoor arts and theatre. Returning to London from 26 August – 11 September for 18 extraordinary days of UK and international outdoor arts, this year’s underlying theme is COMMON GROUND.

On June 1st, Nicole Blaine (NBC, E!, Amazon Prime, HBO's Women in Comedy Festival) is opening The Crow – a new comedy space at Bergamot Station Arts Center in Santa Monica.  Featuring seasoned performers and L.A.'s most exciting new voices, The Crow will offer both family-friendly and not-so-family-friendly shows.

No matter how much you know about the Titanic disaster, the musical grounds the story, humanizes it, and you leave the theatre an emotional wreck.

Even though they are not related, there must be a common music DNA molecule that exists in George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, and Billy Joel, that was also passed on to Jason Robert Brown. His performance last night at Feinstein’s/54 Below encompassed some of the creative talents of all of those musical giants. Jason Robert Brown, the composer, the arranger,  the lyricist, the pianist, and the singer, was on the stage of Feinstein’s/54 Below with nine (yes, nine) great musicians, plus vocalists Anastasia Talley and Cheeyang Ng. 

Canadian singer-songwriter Ken Yates releases his fourth single today, 'Honest Light,' featuring Caroline Marie Brooks, a tune that makes room for both Yates' perfections and imperfections to shine, along with its warm video set in his quiet hometown. Cerulean, Yates' forthcoming full-length album, is due out June 3 and is available for pre-order now.

“ER” star Anthony Edwards took to the stage on Friday evening in his Broadway musical debut as “Dr. Walker” in the recently Tony Nominated musical Girl From The North Country. With several members of the company out of the show due to COVID, Edwards stepped in at the last moment, and after only an hour of rehearsal time, to ensure that the show would go on. He starred opposite his wife, Mare Winningham, who was recently nominated for a Tony Award for her role.

Broadway in Indianapolis is proud to announce the 2022-2023 Season celebrating the three Indianapolis premieres of Anastasia, Disney’s Aladdin, and Ain’t Too Proud - The Life and Times of the Temptations. Rounding out the series are three epic return engagements of Hairspray, Les Misérables, and two weeks of Hamilton. 

Las Vegas Comedian Don Barnhart is set to reopen Jokesters Comedy Club beginning May 19th at Alexis Park All Suite Resort with nightly shows at 8pm.

One of the most innovative producers in the Colli Piacentini region of northern Italy is Luretta Wines that crafts unforgettable selections with a dual nature.

This summer’s Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival will presents 11 concerts from July 24 to August 21 – approaching its pre-pandemic scope. The 11 distinct programs in the 39th season of Long Island’s longest-running classical music festival highlight interconnections in music.

Onyx Collective announced today that it has picked up “Unprisoned” as its first scripted comedy series. From creator Tracy McMillan. The eight-episode series is produced by ABC Signature and will be streamed exclusively on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other territories.

Today, Nashville-based, critically-acclaimed artist Kyshona has released “Out Loud,” a song she wrote with friend and fellow artist Caroline Spence, about braving the silence to speak a difficult truth. The importance of listening is a central theme of Kyshona’s music. In 2020, she released the appropriately-titled LP Listen.

Three plays where what seems like the truth might be a subjective point of view.

The accompanying video, directed by Quinn Tucker and filmed at Eric Wright's property (the grandson of Frank Loyd Wright), finds Layke in a mysterious location where she's led to a group of diverse individuals that make her finally feel accepted within the LGBTQIA+ community.

Today, Bay Area-based Monophonics released their new full-length Sage Motel via Colemine Records. The world's premier psychedelic soul band, Monophonics cordially invites you to attend the grand re-opening of the once thriving, once vibrant establishment, the legendary Sage Motel.

Playwright Iman Qureshi said she wanted to make the show “a lesbian mecca”, and she has done exactly that. As her play The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs unfolds, the theatre echoes with raucous laughter, murmurs of agreement, and gasps of outrage. The show is a true celebration of lesbian identity - immensely necessary but also, immensely fun.

Six-time Tony nominated Broadway legend Linda Lavin will make her London debut. She is one of the highlights of the summer season at Crazy Coqs that goes on sale today!