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Tutu School Franchises is celebrating ten years of helping children dance their way through the critical years of motor skill development, setting the stage for a bright future, strong bodies and vivid imaginations. Once a fledgling dream of a professional ballet dancer, Tutu School has flourished into more than 30 ballet studios in seven states across the U.S., providing dance instruction to 4,000 students each day.

Producers Sonia Friedman Productions and Neal Street Productions have just announced initial casting for the Broadway engagement of Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman, which will feature most of the play's acclaimed London cast members on the Broadway stage.

TACT (Scott Alan Evans, Executive Artistic Director; Nora Chester & Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Associate Artistic Directors) is pleased to announce its 2018 Legacy Gala celebrating TACT's 25 years Off-Broadway and honoring Founding Artistic Executive Director Scott Alan Evans and longtime Board Chair Stephen Lindenmuth. 

Trafalgar Releasing has announced the North American theatrical release of the highly acclaimed musical, An American in Paris, coming to movie theaters across the USA on Thursday, September 20 and Sunday, September 23.

Broadway San Diego is excited to announce the top 20 nominees for Best Actress and Best Actor, and the top 3 nominees for Best Musical Production for the 2018 Broadway San Diego Awards, sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union and taking place on Sunday, May 27 at the Balboa Theatre.

New Hampshire Theatre Project's Youth Repertory Company will present Wonder Tales, a collection of stories, legends and tales of wonder from around the world adapted by Genevieve Aichele.  Perfect for the whole family to enjoy together, Wonder Tales features two stories about resourceful young women who outwit the powers that be - the magical story of Tam Lin from Scotland and the hilarious Eastern European tale of Clever Manka.  Audiences will be carried far into the future with the mysterious story of A Pail of Air and far into the past exploring the secrets of magnetism in Laws of Attraction.

Charlie Brooks and Patrick Ryecart will play Sally and Mike respectively in the UK tour and London run of Torben Betts's new play MONOGAMY, joining the previously announced Janie Dee as Caroline Mortimer. They are joined by Jack Archer as Leo, Genevieve Gaunt as Amanda and Jack Sandle as Graeme.

Royal Family Productions, a non-profit theatre company known for its innovative productions and development of new original work, presented a benefit staging of an original series of monologues entitled WOMEN ON FIRE: Stories from the Frontlines, written, curated, and directed by Royal Family artistic director Chris Henry from stories told to her by a group of anonymous women, with choreography from Lorna Ventura.

The story of visionary architect Daniel H. Burnham and Chicago's great World's Fair comes to life in Lost and Found Productions' world premiere musical BURNHAM'S DREAM: THE WHITE CITY, with book and lyrics by June Finfer, music and lyrics by Elizabeth Doyle, direction by Erik Wagner, music direction by Paul W. Thompson and choreography by Jessica Texidor. Celebrating the 125th anniversary of the 1893 World's Fair, this lively new musical will play June 1 - July 1, 2018 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at www.theaterwit.org, by calling (773) 975-8150, or in person at the Theater Wit Box Office. The press opening is Monday, June 4 at 7 pm.

The New York Pops' 35th Birthday Gala, Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken was held on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, presented by The New York Pops. Check out photos from the after party below!

The New York Pops' 35th Birthday Gala, Part of His World: The Songs of Alan Menken was held on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, presented by The New York Pops.

Brian Lowdermilk, half of the musical theater writing duo Kerrigan & Lowdermilk, will conduct songwriting and song interpretation masterclasses at Maybank Synergy Center, 7th Ave. cor. 28th St., Taguig City, Manila, from June 15 to 16.

Pop, the CBS/Lionsgate joint venture television network, continues to ramp up its original programming fare this upfront season, unveiling more premium scripted entertainment and a diverse slate of projects in development with the industry's top creative talent.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director/CEO) - in association with Chocolate Factory Productions (David Babani, Artistic Director) and Sonia Friedman Productions -present the first Broadway revival of Tom Stoppard's Tony Award-winning play Travesties.

New York's acclaimed Classic Stage Company recently marked its 50th birthday with a gala celebration on Monday evening, April 23 at Bohemian National Hall recognizing Artistic Director John Doyle and Board Chair Lynn Angelson. Check out the photos below!

Stephen DeAngelis continued his ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys, Understudies and Alternates with its next edition of AT THIS PERFORMANCE... Monday, April 23rd at the series' new home, The Green Room 42.

Earlier today, Tony nominee Liz Callaway (May 22-27); OBIE Award-winner Darius de Haas (April 26-27); Matt Doyle (May 8) and Tony Award winner John Lloyd Young (April 25- May 5) stopped by Feinstein's/54 Below to preview their upcoming shows. BroadwayWorld is bringing you a sneak peek from the special day below!

The University Players student theater group at the University of Montana will present a staged reading of Lauren Gunderson's "Natural Shocks" on Monday, April 23.

The American Theatre Wing is pleased to announce that it will celebrate the iconic composer, producer, and ardent philanthropist Andrew Lloyd Webber at its annual Gala, which will be held on Monday, September 24, 2018 at Cipriani 42nd Street.