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The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Gettysburg Community Theatre’s Penguin Project brings Honk! Jr. to life. This production, which audience’s call “profoundly meaningful and inspiring”, is full of emotion—humor, sadness, fear, love, and hope. Get your tickets to see Honk! Jr. streaming on-demand November 25-27 and see these incredible performers soar.

ELF at Driftwood Players is full of humor and heart and a lot of plain old fun. With a set that is one part Jenga and one part Tetris, the Driftwood Theater has tackled this monster of a show with great aplomb. The feel good show of the season leaves everyone smiling with just a tad of delighted surprise that such a small theater could pull off such a big show. Come in from the cold and warm your toes, and this show will warm your heart as well.

Here’s our selection of brand-new, recent, and classic festive films featuring some of theater’s most iconic faces that you won’t want to miss.

“The Neighborhood” star jokes about why going through menopause early makes her the best date ever, and reveals that she made her contribution to society with her daughter.  Then, Tichina and Jennifer have a riff-off using audience prompts! Watch a video of the riff-off now!

Fellow “American Idol” alum David Archuleta opens up about his journey coming out as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The “Faith in Me” singer also talks about how he almost got married three times, coming to terms with his sexuality, and learning to love himself. Watch videos from the episode now!

The actor feeds Jennifer their favorite popcorn and reveals what dishes he cooks while still staying in impeccable shape. Jonathan also tells Jennifer about his role as a fighter pilot in his new film “Devotion” and shares that he’s “got the itch” to get his pilot license after racking up 27 hours in the sky. Watch videos from the show now!

Josh Groban sat down with Jennifer Hudson to discuss working with the legendary Aretha Franklin and what he has learned from performing with musical icons. Later on in the segment, Groban and Hudson sang their own rendition of 'The Impossible Dream' from Man of La Mancha. Watch a video of the performance now!

Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center presents the gift of theatre and celebrates a major new beginning. The West Chester performing arts organization kicks off its new regional theatre program with a smart, original and heartfelt retelling of the greatest story ever told.

More Loud presents the World Premiere of MRS. LOMAN, a play by Barbara Cassidy that imagines what Linda Loman from Death of a Salesman does after her husband commits suicide. Directed by Meghan Finn, this satirical critique of misogyny in Miller's world runs through November 20 at The Tank.

Under the direction of Stephanie Gularte, this award-winning comedy features a recognized cast of L. Peter Callender (Torvald), Emilia Sargent (Nora), Karla Hartley (Anne Marie), and Bria Matthews (Emmy.)

​​​​​​​A brand-new Australian tour will kick off global celebrations in honour of iconic Rock 'N' Roll musical The Rocky Horror Show as it marks its 50th Anniversary in 2023.

Playwright Lucas Hnath was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. Later his move to New York led him to study Pre-Med, but soon he changed his major to Dramatic Writing, where he studied at Tisch School for the Arts earning a BFA, and subsequently following an MFA. Hnath is the playwright of 10 Dramatic works. His Broadway Debut and most notably his best work A Doll's House Part 2, debuted on Broadway in April of 2017 and closed in September later that year. Commissioned by South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California, Hnath's contemporary spin/sequel to the Ibsen classic starred Laurie Metcalf, Chris Cooper, Jayne Houdyshell, and Condola Rashad. Metcalf later went on to win a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for her portrayal of Nora Helmer. Subsequently, Hnath's work was also a nominee for Best Play at the time.

When best-selling author Jake Turner (Justin Hartley) returns home at Christmas to settle his estranged mother's estate, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his own past and that of Rachel (Barrett Doss) - an intriguing young woman on a mission of her own. Watch the new video trailer for the film now!

West Village audiences continued to embrace the Halloween spirit last weekend during the third and final weekend of the Players Theatre Boo! Short Play Festival.

Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center presents the gift of theatre and celebrates a major new beginning. The West Chester performing arts organization kicks off its new regional theatre program with a smart, original and heartfelt retelling of the greatest story ever told.

In 2022, it's more pertinent and scary now than ever!

Baltimore Playwrights Festival has announced a free Fall event Making a Scene, Scenes from New Plays on October 26th, 2022 at Vagabond Players.

The Players Theatre Boo! Short Play Festival is now taking place. Each weekend for three weeks this month, a new selection of spooky 15 minute original plays premieres to West Village audiences. Last weekend's audience-selected winner was 'Apartment 666', written by Danielle Boss and directed by Keyla Mata.