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Get a first look at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts's world premiere musical Through the Sunken Lands in an all-new video. Check out the trailer!

Go inside rehearsals for The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts's world premiere musical Through the Sunken Lands in an all-new video. A powerful, heartwarming tale about a young girl who finds her power and purpose, this new work features script and lyrics by Tim J. Lord, music and lyrics by Avi Amon, and direction by Cara Phipps.

There are great depths here, and great wisdom, and Playwright Ellen McLoughlin’s handiwork and that of Chesapeake Shakespeare convey them well. It is good to see a Shakespeare-oriented theater applying its tools and insights to other material from time to time, particularly classical material that is not often produced in these parts.

The Kennedy Center has revealed the full cast and creative team for 'Through the Sunken Lands.'

How do individuals and communities heal after decades of violence? THE HONEY TRAP, a world premiere presented by Solas Nua, focuses on one night in Belfast during The Troubles and how the events that transpire that night forever change the lives of diametrically opposed young adults.

Arts on the Horizon, a non-verbal theatre company whose programs are specifically designed for children ages 0 to 6, is presenting Fitting In, a world premiere play, as part of its 10th anniversary season. Fitting In will run March 10-25, 2023 at Theatre on the Run in Arlington, Virginia.

What did out critic think? The essential attribute of the play, the combative romance of Benedick and Beatrice (Dylan Arredondo and Anna DiGiovanni), is the only truly sacred element of the play. Dylan Arredondo and Anna DiGiovanni, give these principals a full-throated presentation, Arredondo leaning heavily on physical comedy and DiGiovanni on the more cerebral element. In the end, their predicament is that in their merry combat each of them has painted themself into a corner; they need to become lovers but for all their formidable brains neither can do it without the help of friends and a development in the subplot that gives them an excuse to reset their relationship. This problem gives them a delicate palette of emotions to evince: scornful derisiveness, hesitancy, hypocrisy, passion, rueful candor. Arredondo and DiGiovanni serve these changes up charmingly.

Maestra Music, the not-for-profit organization supporting the women and nonbinary musicians in the musical theater industry, held its second annual concert and community event on March 28.

Maestra Music will hold its second annual concert and community event on Monday, March 28, 2022 at 8 pm. Bringing together Maestra friends and supporters from around the world, Amplify 2022 presented by American Express, will take place both in-person and virtually to raise money and highlight Maestra's programs which provide support, visibility, and community for the women and nonbinary music makers in the theater industry.

RICHARD II will play one preview performance on March 3, with opening night set for March 4.  Scheduled through March 12, the production will perform Thursdays at 7:30, Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 and 9:30 p.m.

A final additional performance on Friday, January 28 at 3pm has been added to the limited engagement of Rita Kalnejais’ This Beautiful Future. Directed by Jack Serio, This Beautiful Future is a story of young love set during World War II.

Theaterlab, in association with Lawryn LaCroix, is thrilled to announce that three additional performances (Jan 22 at 3pm, Jan 23 at 7pm, Jan 26 at 8pm) have been added to the limited engagement of Rita Kalnejais' This Beautiful Future, which must close on January 30.

Theaterlab, in association with Lawryn LaCroix, has announced that Tony nominee Austin Pendleton will join the cast of the U.S. premiere of This Beautiful Future by Rita Kalnejais. Pendleton replaces the previously announced Bill Buell who has withdrawn from the production.

This production was packed full of excitement, self-reflection, celebration, and a small mimed bird reminding us of the moral of the story.

The newly formed J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company presents the first of the three productions in the company's inaugural 2020 season. Seesaw, with book by Michael Bennett, music by Cy Coleman, and lyrics by Dorothy Fields, began performances Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 7:30pm and continue through February 23, 2020 at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street – between 9th and Dyer Avenues). Seesaw is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc., a Concord Theatricals Company. Based on the play Two for the Seesaw by William Gibson. Opening Night is Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 7:30pm.

The 2010s are over and the Roarin' 20s have returned! We're roaring into the 2020s by taking a look back at the hit pop songs that defined the last decade of music. From Katy Perry to Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber to Adele, come celebrate the hits of the 2010s with Broadway stars and up-and-coming talent as we leap into a new decade at Roaring Into the 20s on January 6, 2020 at 9:30pm at FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW.

The 2010s are over and the Roarin' 20s have returned! We're roaring into the 2020s by taking a look back at the hit pop songs that defined the last decade of music. From Katy Perry to Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber to Adele, come celebrate the hits of the 2010s with Broadway stars and up-and-coming talent as we leap into a new decade! Casting will be announced at a later date.

The Happy Garden of Life—a new play about population control, inspired by Kurt Vonnegut's short story, 2 B R 0 2 B—had a sold-out opening night at the New Ohio Theatre on October 18 and closes on Sunday, October 27, after ten performances.

A new theatre piece about population control by Anna Jastrzembski, directed by Jenna Hoffmann. The play will have a limited run at the New Ohio Theatre from October 18-27.

This Month, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.