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With the theatre industry in an unprecedented position and venues closed across the UK due to the COVID - 19 outbreak, industry leaders are creatively seeking ways to support theatre and bring it directly to you - at home. Following their hugely popular run at the Other Palace in 2018, the out-of-this-world British musical Eugenius! will release the full archive footage of the show online on Friday 20th March at 7pm in order to raise money for Acting for Others and provide some much-needed relief to those self-isolating.

Following their hugely popular run at the Other Palace in 2018, the out-of-this-world British musical Eugenius! will release the full archive footage of the show online on Friday 20th March at 7pm in order to raise money for Acting for Others and provide some much-needed relief to those self-isolating.

'THE FOLKS AT THE CHAIN THEATRE ARE AMONG THE GREAT UNSUNG HEROES OF CULTURAL NEW YORK.' Richard Price, Clockers, HBO's The Night Of, The Wire. The Chain Theatre in Midtown Manhattan is now accepting submissions for their 2020 Chain Playwriting Lab. Chain Theatre Playwriting Lab continues its commitment to developing new plays by diverse artists and underrepresented voices in the American Theatre. This is a highly collaborative process with a personal, intensive focus on the playwright, your story, and your words.

Due to phenomenal demand, Eugenius! The Musical is to transfer to the West End for a strictly limited winter season!

Producers of Eugenius! The Musical have released a new song video for 'No Pants Dance' featuring Daniel Buckley as Feris and Melissa James (from the first run of Eugenius!) as Super Hot Lady.

Award-winning choreographer Gary Clarke's true story of an industry and a community's fight for survival is at The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, next week. Jeulz Gambrill, Amanda Gerrard, Reiltin Tighe and Yolanda Varney responded to a call for performers from the community and successfully auditioned. None have professional theatre experience, but they all have a link to the mining industry.

Matthew Warchus directs Charles Dickens' timeless classic A Christmas Carol in a joyous new adaptation by Jack Thorne, starring Rhys Ifans as Ebenezer Scrooge, opening at The Old Vic on 29 November with previews from 20 November.

Wawa is thrilled to announce that delicious Cold Brew coffee is now available in all stores chain-wide as part of Wawa's hand-crafted specialty beverage program. Available in two flavors of traditional black or sweet cream and both 16 oz. and 24 oz. sizes, Wawa Cold Brew incorporates a slow steeping process using Wawa unique coffee beans to deliver a smooth, full body flavor.

The King's Theatre in Glasgow is delighted to confirm its glittering pantomime for this year's festive season, Sleeping Beauty.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Kevin Wood has stepped down from Chief Executive of First Family Entertainment. See ATG's full statement below. 

WAWA, PA - Wawa Inc. today announced that in honor of its 52nd anniversary in retail, on the week of its founding, this year Wawa Day will be held on April 14! Wawa will celebrate the occasion by offering customers free coffee of any-size, chain-wide, all day! Throughout the day, Wawa expects to give away more than 1.7 million free cups of any-size coffee to customers at its more than 720 stores across its six-state operating area.

This winter the Lyric Hammersmith will stage two delightful productions that are sure to add some sparkle to the festive season. This year's Lyric pantomime, CINDERELLA, will dazzle audiences in the Main House while the charming and lovable Raymond Briggs' FATHER CHRISTMAS returns to enchant under 6s in the Lyric Studio.

This winter the Lyric Hammersmith will stage two delightful productions that are sure to add some sparkle to the festive season. This year's Lyric pantomime, CINDERELLA, will dazzle audiences in the Main House while the charming and lovable Raymond Briggs' FATHER CHRISTMAS returns to enchant under 6s in the Lyric Studio.

Wawa, Inc. today announced this Veterans Day the company will offer free coffee of any size to veterans, active military members and their families, all day. The giveaway will take place on November 11, 2014, at all of Wawa's more than 650 stores throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Florida. Throughout the day, Wawa expects to give away more than 200,000 cups of coffee, thanking these dedicated men and women and their families for their service.

The 2014 Rock and Blues Concert Cruise Season lineup has been announced and it is shaping up to be one of the biggest seasons in years. The series kicks off June 6th with John Brown's Body and special guests The Nth Power and Van Gordon Martin. Sailing on the Provincetown II operated by Bay State Cruise Company at the World Trade Center Pier, the Rock and Blues Concert Cruises provides an opportunity for fans to see their favorite bands in a one of a kind concert setting on the Boston Harbor.

OBERON, the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.)'s second stage and club theater venue, announces its fall programming continues its mission tobring exciting and original programming from October through December.

One part folk/funk concert, one part contemporary dance, 'Heartbeat: A Modern Dance Rock Concert' weaves together music, dance, and visual arts to tell the story of one man's love life at the Oberon Theatre on March 21st, 2013 at 8:00pm. Follow the protagonist through teenage twitter-pation, affairs, temptations, weddings, and funerals as dancers bring to life thirteen interwoven tracks that blend classic grooves with stellar songwriting. Performed in the round using the Oberon Theatre's full 360 degrees of theatre space, the audience becomes the active participants in an extravagant party that celebrates love, throughout life.

Victory Gardens continues its 2010/11 Season with the Chicago premiere of Circle Mirror Transformation by Annie Baker, directed by Dexter Bullard. The production closes April 10, 2011 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue in Lincoln Park. The Press Openings are March 5 and 6, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in the Richard Christiansen Theatre.

Lucy Black, Timothy Carlton, Simon Chandler, Richard Clifford, Oliver Coopersmith, Niamh Cusack, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Freddie Fox, Jenny Galloway, Patrick Godfrey, Nicholas Jones, Tommy McDonnell, Lucy Robinson, Tristan Shepherd, Richard Teverson, Sarah Waddell, Michael Webber and Tristram Wymark will join the previously announced Anne-Marie Duff in Terence Rattigan's final play, Cause Celebre, opening for previews on 17 March with a press night on 29 March 2011.