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Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, and Executive Director Barry Hughson today announced that MAD HOT BALLET: DISCO raised over $1.3 million. The annual fundraising gala took place last night in Toronto at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

The Tony Award winning musical, Falsettos, will open the 2017-2018 season for St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild of Cranbrook today October 6th. The show will run October 6 - 22, 2017.

The Tony Award winning musical, Falsettos, will open the 2017-2018 season for St. Dunstan's Theatre Guild of Cranbrook on Friday October 6th. The show will run October 6 - 22, 2017.

Sehnsucht unpacks the longing we can feel for another time and place, whether real or imagined.

National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, announces its 2017-18 grant recipients, including the 2017 Smith Prize for Political Theatre, seven Producer Residencies, and five Collaboration Fund awards that will support partnerships between multiple Member Theaters, playwrights, and other theater makers in various projects.

Sehnsucht unpacks the longing we can feel for another time and place, whether real or imagined.

Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films have acquired the worldwide rights to TRACKTOWN - co-written, co-directed and featuring Olympian Alexi Pappas.

The Actors Studio Drama School 2017 Repertory Season opened Week 5 of its seven-week series of exciting and challenging theatre with scenes from THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT. Scroll down for photos of the actors onstage!

Week 2 of the Actors Studio Drama School Rep Season opens with Trifles, Lady of Fadima and Wide Awake Hearts. Scroll down for a first look at the actors onstage!

Abrons Arts Center will present the world premiere of 2016 Guggenheim Fellow Christina Masciotti's newest work, Raw Bacon from Poland.

The National Ballet of Canada today announced that the company's annual fundraising gala MAD HOT BALLET: Northern Lights will take place on June 6, 2017 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

In celebration of its new wine menu, Carrabba's Italian Grill will hold the World's Largest Wine Dinner on March 21 with a four-course wine pairing dinner held simultaneously at 244 Carrabba's nationwide. This one-night-only dining experience is the first of several limited-time food and wine events showcasing the new wine menu's extended range, quality and pairing potential with Carrabba's signature Italian fare.

Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films have acquired the worldwide rights to TRACKTOWN - co-written, co-directed and featuring Olympian Alexi Pappas.

The 2017 FRIGID New York Festival presents Mr. Long, written by Manning Jordan and directed by James Wyrwicz at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th St., btw 2nd Ave & Bowery, New York, NY 10003). 

The 2017 FRIGID New York Festival presents Mr. Long, written by Manning Jordan and directed by James Wyrwicz at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th St., btw 2nd Ave & Bowery, New York, NY 10003). 

National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, announced its 2016-17 grant recipients, including the 2016 Smith Prize for Political Theatre, four Producer Residencies, and four Collaboration Fund awards that will support partnerships between multiple Member Theaters, playwrights, and other theater makers in various projects.

Critically acclaimed and platinum-selling blues-rock band BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS have exclusively premiered a brand-new song 'Wipeout Turn' on GUITARWORLD.COM

Hot House Magazine and the Metropolitan Room present 3rd Annual Fans Decision Jazz Awards Winners in which Jazz Fans Voted For Their Favorite NYC Artists. Check out the winners below!

The National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that champions the development, production, and continued life of new plays, announced its 2015-16 grant recipients, including the Smith Prize for Political Theatre, the 2015 Annual Commission, two Playwright Residencies, five Producer Residencies, and two Collaboration Fund awards that will support partnership between eight of its members on two productions. In all, NNPN committed over $125,000 to fourteen Core Member Theaters and nine Affiliated Artists.