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Patti LuPone has released a video message to theater fans around the globe, on behalf of the Broadway community.

Today's top stories: reopening dates have been announced for Come From Away, Company, Mrs. Doubtfire, and more!

On Friday, May 21, the Jihye Lee Quintet will perform live from the stage at Flushing Town Hall for an all-virtual audience. 

Company, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Marianne Elliott starring Tony and Grammy Award winner Katrina Lenk as Bobbie and two-time Tony Award and two- time Grammy Award winner Patti LuPone as Joanne will resume preview performances on Monday, December 20, 2021 ahead of a Sunday, January 9, 2022 official opening night, pending Broadway’s anticipated return with government approval, and following health and safety guidelines.

Bard on the Beach, Western Canada's largest and longest-running Shakespeare festival, has confirmed it will not be staging a theatre season at its outdoor Festival site this summer.

The S.E.M. Ensemble, directed by Petr Kotik, will perform an in-person mini-tour across Brooklyn and Manhattan on May 16th, 19th and 20th. Since each concert will have limited seating in accordance with current COVID-19 guidelines, the ensemble will offer the same program three times to reach an audience similar to a single, pre-COVID concert.

On Friday, May 21, the Jihye Lee Quintet will perform live from the stage at Flushing Town Hall for an all-virtual audience. 

21Soho has announced their brand new roster of live shows for 2021. Their first show live show is on Monday 17th May and is in partnersip with the social movement ReclaimTheseStreets and charity Rosa UK to raise awareness and funds for women and girls such as  Sarah Everard, Shukri Abdi, Blessing Olusegun, Bibaa Henry, Nicole Smallman & many more around the UK. 

In a show that may have worn out its Heavenly stage welcome, the Saving Grace of Arizona Broadway Theatre's production of NUNSENSE, is embodied in an ensemble of five artists who render performances that rise above the script. Thankfully, through the ninety-some minutes of show time, a heavenly host of angelic voices lifts the spirit. The show runs through May 16th.

From 27th May to 5th June Riverside Theatres' National Theatre of Parramatta (NTofP) will present the Australian premiere of Zombie Thoughts, an interactive choose your own adventure story written by mother and son playwrights Jennifer A. Kokai and Oliver Kokai-Means.

The world-class line-up of this brand-new festival in East Anglia involves talks and panel discussions that interrogate the future of everything from meat-eating and sustainability to fashion, sex and the English language.

And after James explains how disputes are settled at The Late Late Show, producer Dave Piendak wishes his dear friend Patti LuPone a happy birthday, complete with a beautiful song.

THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!)...AND MORE! premieres on Sunday evening, April 18, 2021 at 7:00PM to benefit the York Theatre, which suffered water damage after a water main break earlier this year. Tom D'Angora and Michael D'Angora talked with CBS about the upcoming event, where the idea came from, and how important it is to help out this historic venue.

Broadway might be dark, but that doesn't mean that theatre isn't happening everywhere! Below, check out where you can get your daily fix of Broadway this weekend, April 17-18, 2021.

The York Theatre Company, in association with Tom D'Angora, Michael D'Angora, and Tim Guinee, has added more of Broadway’s best to the All-Singing, All-Talking, All-Virtual special benefit presentation of the Off-Broadway hit THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!)…and More!.

The  2021 International Thespian Festival brings together thousands of theatre students and their teachers to enjoy 40+ educational workshops, inspiring performances, and the opportunity to interact with 60+ colleges, industry leaders, and Broadway professionals — including emcee Michael James Scott,

South Coast Repertory will stream the tale of Red Riding Hood, with a modern twist, April 21-June 13 the first Theatre for Young Audiences Family (TYA) show of the 2021 Spring/Summer season.South Coast Repertory will stream the tale of Red Riding Hood, with a modern twist, April 21-June 13 the first Theatre for Young Audiences Family (TYA) show of the 2021 Spring/Summer season.

Dallas Children's Theater in collaboration with show producer, Imagination Stage, invites the community to join a virtual screening of this filmed stage play 10 Seconds.

Sometimes One Musical Star Just Isn't Enough! The York Theatre Company has added more of Broadway’s best to the All-Singing, All-Talking, All-Virtual special benefit presentation of the Off-Broadway hit THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!)…and More!.

The reimagining of the series is set in present-day Los Angeles and brings a diverse trio of patients in session with Brooke to help navigate a variety of modern concerns.