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Platform 2016: Lost & Found, the eleventh and most ambitious edition to date, will examine the impact of AIDS on generations of artists.

WP Theater (formerly known as Women's Project Theater) has announced its 2016-17 Season at the McGinn/Cazale Theater (2162 Broadway, at 76th Street), the artists for the 2016-2018 WP Lab and the new Domestic Partner residency initiative.

Following sold out runs in Atlanta and Toledo, the New York Musical Festival (NYMF) and David Coffman are pleased to announce the return of iLLA! A HIP HOP MUSICAL and a new exclusive trailer. The production, featuring book, lyrics and music by Ronve O'Daniel, music by Jevares C. Myrick, and Direction by J Kyle Manzay, will perform concert presentations at The Pearl Theatre Friday, July 29th at 5pm, Sunday, July 31st at 9pm, and Tuesday, August 2nd at 9pm. Click below to watch an exclusive trailer for the show!

MELBOURNE, TUESDAY 12 JULY 2016 - The collective stories of six champions of Western Sydney's underground Parkour community will be brought to the Fairfax Studio stage in Jump First, Ask Later from 2 - 6 August. Directed by acclaimed choreographer Byron Perry, the work is an urban choreographic portrait of Western Sydney, the most culturally diverse region in Australia.

On July 9th, a chapter in Broadway musical history will come to a close when Lin-Manuel Miranda plays his final performance as leading man Alexander Hamilton in HAMILTON. To celebrate Lin-Manuel Miranda's final days in Hamilton, BroadwayWorld has rounded up ten of our favorite Lin-Manuel Miranda Hamilton moments. Check them out below!

The New Street Kings III is coming to The D. Rap fire starter Meek Mill, who is always making music and entertainment news for his brilliance in a battle, is bringing his hits to the Fox Theatre and will share the stage with Memphis' Yo Gotti for a blazing night of hip-hop on Friday, August 19 at 8 p.m. Special guests Blac Youngsta and Desiigner will join the lineup, making the night hot from beginning to end. 

On last night A CAPITOL FOURTH special on PBS, HAMILTON star and Tony nominee Christopher Jackson performed THE LION KING ballad, 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight.'

Arena Stage announces the full cast and creative team for BORN FOR THIS: THE BEBE WINANS STORY, the heartwarming true story of six-time Grammy Award-winning icon BeBe Winans' journey to fame.

In celebration of William Shakespeare's life, the Alley Theatre hosts Shakespeare@400, a variety of educational and patron-engaging events, highlighted by the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream beginning October 7. Shakespeare in American Communities, a national program, is partnering with the Alley to bring Shakespeare and the spoken word directly into classrooms. Additional activities include a special poetry slam event Breaking Shakespeare: The Bard's Slam, Shakespeare Family Saturdays, new content on Alley Re-Sourced, an interactive on-line resource guide and student matinee performances.

NBC Olympics presents 15.5 hours of coverage of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials from CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., including eight consecutive nights in primetime. It begins today, June 26, at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and continues at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

NBC Olympics presents 15.5 hours of coverage of the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials from CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., including eight consecutive nights in primetime. It begins this Sunday, June 26, at 6 p.m. ET on NBCSN, and continues at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

Today's big news: The Rockettes celebrate the grand opening of their NEW YORK SPECTACULAR at Radio City!

The series debuts of Seseso tomorrow, June 23, but you can check it out here first! That's right- BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you the entire first episode below!

Chiseled morning show hosts, rock-hard reality show contestants and pumped up politicos took over the airwaves at this year's ratings-raising edition of Broadway Bares, an evening of elaborately staged burlesque production numbers that gave a new meaning to 'Bares TV.'

Al Michaels, Dan Patrick, Rebecca Lowe, Liam McHugh and Carolyn Manno will serve as hosts for NBC Olympics coverage of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Opening Ceremony is Friday, August 5 on NBC.

Janet McTeer and Cush Jumbo lead an all-woman company in a play that can be troublesome for contemporary audiences.

Miranda revealed to ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT that even if he does exit the show in the coming weeks, chances are good that he will return in the future.

Lin-Manuel Miranda has won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for HAMILTON. Miranda wrote the book, music and lyrics for HAMILTON and stars in the lead role as Alexander Hamilton.

Thomas Kail has won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for HAMILTON. 

Lin-Manuel Miranda has won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) for HAMILTON. Miranda also wrote the book and stars in the show.