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Internationally-renowned cellist Ralph Kirshbaum and pianist Shai Wosner release an all-Beethoven disc on the Onyx Classics label on December 9, 2016.  The duo's album, which was recorded live in London's Wigmore Hall, consists of the complete Beethoven cello sonatas and variations, to be released as a two-disc set.  Last season, Kirshbaum and Wosner performed Beethoven cycles extensively throughout the United States and Europe; the tour culminated with a performance of the complete cycle in London, recorded for Onyx Classics.  Mr. Kirshbaum and Mr. Wosner continue their performances of Beethoven's complete works for cello and piano in March, with a two-concert series at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, followed by a performance with Chamber Music Sedona in Arizona.

Britain's lauded Renaissance choir returns with a seasonal program focused on classic texts about the Christmas story, as interpreted and set to music by some of the lesser-known masters of early music. Josquin, Victoria, and Taverner mingle with Franco-Flemish and Mexican contemporaries, in a program that celebrates the wonder and magic of the season.

Mark Lockyer's critically acclaimed Living with the Lights On returns to the Young Vic this December following sell-out run earlier this year.

ABIGAIL/1702 is playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's exploration of the aftermath of the 1692 Salem witch trials. Merrimack Repertory Theatre and Director Tlaloc Rivas push all the right buttons to give the audience a scary ride. The outstanding design elements create an atmosphere that is spooky on many levels, and Rachel Napoleon is convincing as the troubled young accuser trying to escape her past.

Actors Touring Company Artistic Director Ramin Gray and Executive Director Andrew Smaje have announced the company's largest ever programme of work for autumn/spring 2016/17, signalling its commitment to nationwide collaboration and international drama.

Fifty women will leave everything behind. They board a boat in North Africa and flee across the Mediterranean. They are escaping forced marriage in their homeland, hoping for protection and assistance, seeking asylum in Greece.

Brooklyn's acclaimed Brave New World Repertory Theatre will present the world premiere of The Plantation, a bold new adaptation of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard set in 1870 Virginia after emancipation and the civil war, but before the onset of Jim Crow.

Lawrence Opera Theatre's seventh Season honors the Bard

Lawrence Opera Theatre's seventh Season honors the Bard

Actors' Summit Theater is turning out the lights after 17 seasons of professional theater.  The Board of Trustees decided to close the theater after regretfully accepting the retirement of its Artistic Director, MaryJo Alexander. 

Actors Touring Company Artistic Director Ramin Gray and Executive Director Andrew Smaje have announced the company's largest ever programme of work for autumn/spring 2016/17, signalling its commitment to nationwide collaboration and international drama.

Actors Touring Company, together with the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, is delighted to present the British premiere of Aeschylus' The Suppliant Women in a new version by internationally-renowned playwright David Greig. As the anticipated incoming Artistic Director of The Lyceum, Greig is also collaborating with ATC to reunite the world-class creative team behind the hugely acclaimedThe Events - director Ramin Gray and composer John Browne.

The San Diego Gay Men's Chorus is singing a happy song thanks to a $10,000 matching grant from the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation.

ESPN Films' SEC Storied series returns tonight, May 1 at 9 p.m. ET, with the premiere of “Norm.” The film chronicles the life of Missouri men's basketball coaching legend Norm Stewart

The Old Globe received a $75,000 donation from the Blachford-Cooper Fund at the San Diego Human Dignity Foundation. The Old Globe, located in Balboa Park, is one of the country's leading professional regional theaters and has stood as San Diego's flagship arts institution for more than 80 years. 

MSG Entertainment and Westbeth Entertainment announced today that comedian Billy Connolly will take the Beacon Theatre stage tonight, April 27, 2016 at 8:00PM as a part of his High Horse Tour.

ESPN Films' SEC Storied series returns on Sunday, May 1 at 9 p.m. ET, with the premiere of “Norm.” The film chronicles the life of Missouri men's basketball coaching legend Norm Stewart

MSG Entertainment and Westbeth Entertainment announced today that comedian Billy Connolly will take the Beacon Theatre stage on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 8:00PM as a part of his High Horse Tour. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 11, 2016 at 9:00AM.

This is something a little different in Adelaide's theatre scene, so do go and experience it for yourself.

Radical Oklahoma!! Melodramatic vampires! Hamilton! Charles Quittner counts down the top 11 shows he saw this year.