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RENT's 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour, directed by Evan Ensign, is a reminder of the decades of love that this musical has brought to so many people, especially the LGBTQIA+ community.

Get your glitter on and take the ride of your life with the hilarious and heart-warming Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert live on stage at Darlington Hippodrome from Wednesday 27 April to Saturday 7 May. 

Wiltshire Creative today has shared a look inside rehearsal for Lucy Kirkwood's The Children, opening at Salisbury Playhouse next month. Belinda Lang directs Christine Kavanagh (Rose), Joanne Pearce (Hazel) and Brian Protheroe (Robin). The production opens on 8 April 2022, with previews from 7 April and runs until 23 April.

The series also stars Jill Hennessy, Lauren E. Banks and Matthew Del Negro, and joining the cast this season as guest stars are Emmy nominee Corbin Bernsen, Joanne Kelly and Ernie Hudson. Season three consists of eight one-hour episodes. Watch the new trailer now!

Whether acting on her own or with her partner in crime and life, Mardie Millit is determined to make the most of her life as an artist and a New Yorker, even during a global pandemic.

The Prom is a hilarious romp about a very weighty and far-reaching issue. The issue of course is that actors are perceived as narcissistic and shallow. Well, that and a high school in Indian is canceling the prom so that out of the closet lesbian Emma (Kaden Keaney) won't attend.

Zephyr, an experimental dance company that pushes the art form's boundaries, will present a shared concert, 'Not Dead Yet,' April 21-23 at 7:30 p.m. at its space, SITE/less, 1250 West Augusta Boulevard, Chicago.

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder with Music and Lyrics by Steven Lutvak and Book and Lyrics by Robert L. Freedman will find its way to the Lyric Stage Company of Boston after originally scheduled to open on May 15, 2020.

 The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) will hold its annual fundraiser on Monday, May 2 at 5:30 p.m. at its theater home, 1245 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick. GAMM GALA 37 will honor Eliza Greene Chace Collins with the David Wax Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Arts in recognition of her remarkable contributions to the arts in Rhode Island.

I've mentioned before that I don't generally care for musicals. Never have. I did fall in love with West Side Story as a kid, but when other movies like Oklahoma!, Carousel, Paint Your Wagon, and yes, even Annie Get Your Gun came on tv, I was outta there. This is how it has been for most of my life (although I did get to see Wicked on Broadway, and wowzer!)

Patti LuPone sat down with the women of The View this morning to discuss starring in Company on Broadway. LuPone, who recently returned to the production after being diagnosed with COVID-19, discussed her first bow back at Company in which she was hit with roses by an audience member. Watch the complete interview now!

Cotuit Center for the Arts has announced that the Woods Hole Film Festival will present a three-night series of film screenings on April 14, 15, & 16 at 7:00pm, in the Center’s main performance space.

Algonquin Arts Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its spring production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella. The musical will run at Algonquin Arts Theatre from Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 10.

Guitar Legend Joe Bonamassa and Sixthman, the leader in festivals and music cruises for more than a decade, are proud to present KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE AT SEA VIII, the eighth voyage of 3x GRAMMY® Award-nominated artist Joe Bonamassa’s world-famous floating celebration of the Blues and Blues-Rock.

Awesome Theatre announces its return to the stage after two years without a public performance. Originally scheduled for May 2020, Awesome Theatre will begin 2022 with Coffee Lady, a “Tort Reform Ghost Story” Written by Bridgette Dutta Portman and Directed by Nikki Menez. 

Afterwords is the 24th new musical produced by The 5th Avenue Theatre and features music and lyrics by Zoe Sarnak and a book by Emily Kazmarek, with direction by Adrienne Campbell-Holt, choreography by Ebony Williams, and music supervision by Matt Perri.

Paradise Square begins previews on Broadway tonight, March 15, 2022, ahead of an opening night on April 3 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Learn more about the cast bringing this musical to life on stage here!

It's a Promposal! This week, actor Sinclair Mitchell, currently touring the nation as Mr. Hawkins in The Prom, took a moment following the show to bring his partner, Joseph, onto the stage for a marriage proposal!

The UK Pantomime Association has announced the nominations for The Pantomime Awards in association with Butlin's.

Backstage Babble, hosted by 14-year-old theater aficionado Charles Kirsch, is proud to announce the publication of its 100th episode, featuring Broadway legend Harvey Fierstein.