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The powerhouse vocalist is back by popular demand with a soulful tribute to the Johnny Mercer Songbook The sold-out run continues with two more sets on Friday August 15 at 7 and 9 pm. See photos from the Thursday August 14 show.

NYC has so many incredible events, but here are a few top picks to consider this week including free outdoor summer shows and stars of Broadway and film/TV doing solo shows.

This August, Broadway fans can enjoy another month of summer streaming titles with highly anticipated new seasons of shows like Tim Burton's Wednesday to the first Peanuts musical in 37 years on Apple TV+. Check out the movies, television, and music coming to streaming this August!

AT THIS PERFORMANCE… returns to The Green Room 42 featuring Standbys, Understudies and Alternates from MAYBE HAPPY ENDING; PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL; SUNSET BOULEVARD; MOULIN ROUGE!; BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB and REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL.

The Spire Center for Performing Arts has announced three exciting additions to its upcoming performance calendar. Three-time Grammy Award winner Lori McKenna will return to the Spire on Thursday, September 18. Also joining the fall lineup are Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Reed Foehl on September 11, and powerhouse vocalist Morgan James on October 10.

What did our critic think of OFFSPRING: THE LEGACY OF DANCE at The Actors Company A Labor of Love: Produced, written, directed and performed by Adia Joelle. An homage to talent, hard work, discipline, success and mutual love and respect, shown thru the eyes, ears & heart of the offspring of such

Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Matt Cusson made his Birdland solo debut on Monday, April 7, performing on the club’s historic stage. See photos here!

This March, Broadway is coming to Wheeling! The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) will present Bravo Broadway!, their second Pops performance of the season, on Friday, March 21, at 7:30 pm.

On Monday, BTC held its 2nd Annual “Building the Change” Gala at the Rainbow Room in New York City. The evening honored Phylicia Rashad. See photos from the event here!

The San Diego Symphony has announced its 2025 Conrad Prebys Summer Season, the 5th season at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. Learn more about the full lineup here!

AT THIS PERFORMANCE… will return to The Green Room 42 featuring Standbys, Understudies and Alternates from GYPSY; MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL; & JULIET; OH, MARY!; HADESTOWN; and more.

Anika Poitier, daughter of Sidney Poitier, and David Belafonte, son of Harry Belafonte, will attend the 2nd Annual BTC “Building the Change” Gala as special guests. Learn more about the gala and see how to attend.

BTC will host its 2nd Annual Gala on Monday, March 3, 2025, in New York City at the Rainbow Room. The evening will include special performances by Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose. Learn more and see how to attend.

BTC will honor Phylicia Rashad, Luis A. Miranda, Jr. and more at its 2nd Annual “Building the Change” Gala. Learn more about the gala and see how to purchase tickets.

The musical Fun Home, based on the graphic memoir by Alison Bechnel, is coming to Vancouver at Metropolitan Performing Arts! Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Valley Youth Theatre has announced that it has been invited to sing the National Anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, at the VRBO Fiesta Bowl 2024.

Stephen DeAngelis will continue his ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway Standbys, Understudies and Alternates with the next edition in his monthly residency of AT THIS PERFORMANCE… 

Valley Youth Theatre has announced that a select group of its teenage performers will participate in the 400-voice chorus for the one-night-only event performance of Anastasia: The Musical at New York City's Lincoln Center.

Highlights include the launch of BroadwayWorld’s 'Next On Stage' competition, offering young talent an online platform, and insights from the National Endowment for the Arts on how arts participation fosters social connectedness. ew studies reveal trends in censorship for educational theater, while new regulations challenge UK theaters.

Leadership changes are shaping Ensemble Studio Theatre and Amphibian Stage, while festivals like Breaking the Binary spotlight marginalized voices. Regional and international updates explore funding challenges, with new grant structures in Austin and evolving arts funding models in the UK.