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Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this August with a full slate of nightly performances!  At Birdland Jazz Club, catch John Pizzarelli Trio, Sam Gravitte, Alexa Tarantino Quartet, Karen Mason, Artemis, John Yao Orchestra Plays Bird, Bobby Conte, and more.

CRAZY WOKE ASIANS (CWA), the always SOLD OUT, award winning stand up comedy show featuring the funniest Asian American comedians is coming to Cobbs Comedy Club on August 4th! 

Cotuit Center for the Arts presents Bill Janovitz in Concert on Sunday, August 7 at 7:30pm. Join us for an evening of music on our outdoor stage with Bill Janovitz, one of the founding members of the iconic band Buffalo Tom!

Berkeley Repertory Theatre announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere musical, Goddess. The musical stage production is conceived and directed by Saheem Ali, music and lyrics by Michael Thurber, and written by Jocelyn Bioh. Previews begin Saturday, August 13, and the show runs through Sunday, September 25.

What a night! One thing leads to another at the New London Barn Playhouse where you are invited to find long lost love, dive into wedding prep, and find out what being family truly means on an idyllic Greek island. Mamma Mia! runs July 20th thru August 7th at 7:30PM with Wednesday matinee performances at 2:00PM and Sunday performances at 5:00PM.

Jeff Dunham and his somewhat-inappropriate-proteges, Peanut, Walter, José Jalapeño, Bubba J. and Achmed the Dead Terrorist announced three new dates for “JEFF DUNHAM: SERIOUSLY!?” at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.  

This July, Berkshire Theatre Group will present Songs For a New World, the first musical by Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown at The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, MA, and also the 2022 Colonial Concert Series: Featuring Broadway Luminaries Chita Rivera and Charl Brown at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA.

Susan Myhr Fritz writes about Atlantic's Global Virtual Conservatory in the latest blog from Atlantic Theater Company.

Comedian, actor, and sleight of hand virtuoso, John Carney returns to North Coast Rep in his charming, hilarious, and astounding one-man show!

English songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Coyle Girelli released “Modern Noir,' from his upcoming, appropriately titled, mini-album Stripped. The 7-song collection of stripped-down, acoustic performances follows his latest full-length Funland which arrived earlier this year, from which “Modern Noir” is taken.

Check out the complete list of Emmy nominations, which include Andrew Garfield, Steve Martin, Jodie Comer, Tony Awards Presents: Broadways Back!, Annie LIVE!, Jane Lynch, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Nathan Lane, Rachel Brosnahan, Tony Shalom, Mare Winningham, Laurie Metcalf, Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, and more!

The 7-song collection of stripped-down, acoustic performances follows his latest full-length Funland which arrived earlier this year. Stripped, features tracks from his debut album, Love Kills and, Funland, along with two covers of First Aid Kit's 'Fireworks,' and Leonard Cohen's 'Famous Blue Raincoat,' that were released today.

In celebration of 89 Years of Theatre By The Sea (TBTS), the summer schedule has been announced for Theatre By The Sea’s 2022 Children’s Festival. Performances will be held on select Fridays in July and August. 

Comedy returns to Samuel Slater's Restaurant in Webster, MA on Friday, July 29th. The show will be hosted by Jeff Koen, featuring Jimmy Dunn plus special guest Karen Morgan for a night of laughs. Doors open at 7:00 PM; show starts at 8:00 PM.

The world-famous Comedy Cellar has announced the July 2022 lineup for its first West Coast location, an exact replica of its New York club, at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this July with a full slate of nightly performances! At Birdland Jazz Club, catch Jay Leonhardt and John Weber Duo, Remy LeBeouf Assembly of Shadows Orchestra and more. Birdland Theater will present Tony DeSare, Maurizio Spista Organ Trio and more.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced jazz programming running June 21 through July 4. Artists appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include Stacey Kent, Ron Aprea Big Band, Tuck & Patti and Eyal Vilner Big Band.

Between Comedy Central, HBO and Showtime, Dana Gould has six solo stand-up comedy specials to his credit. He has appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Conan, Maron, and Real Time with Bill Maher. 

​​​​​​Berkshire Theatre Group has announced casting for shows in BTG’s Late Summer 2022 Season. The full season will feature B.R.O.K.E.N code B.I.R.D switching, a world premiere play and an award recipient of the GRANTS FOR ARTS PROJECTS from the National Endowment for the Arts; Once, a Tony Award-winning musical; Songs For a New World, the first musical by a Tony Award winner; Dracula, a classic gothic tale of horrors; and Edward Albee's Seascape, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. 

Adrienne Iapalucci is a writer, comedian and podcast host who made her stand-up debut on NBC's Last Comic Standing. She has appeared on Netflix's Degenerates season 2, This Week at the Comedy Cellar, The Late Show with David Letterman, and Gotham Comedy Live on AXS TV.