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Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere of Summer, 1976 starring Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht, will be extended for two weeks. Learn how to purchase tickets!

UK-born and New York-based singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer JESSIKA shares her empowering new single “Nine Inch Heels” via BMG. Written by JESSIKA and co-produced with Kyle Kelso (Kygo, Aloe Blacc, Galantis), “Nine Inch Heels” follows previously released singles “World Ain’t Ready,” and “Her.”

See new photos of Olivia Holt as Roxie Hart, Kimberly Marable as Velma Kelly, Erich Bergen as Billy Flynn and Liam Fennecken as Amos Hart in Chicago on Broadway! 

The Phantom of the Opera ended its 35-Year Run on Broadway, making Chicago the longest running show now playing on Broadway.

The Cortland Repertory Theatre Board of Directors will host a new fundraiser for CRT, the dinner/concert “Rhythm and Blues and BBQ”. This one-night-only event will be held at CRT Downtown, 24 Port Watson Street in Cortland, on Saturday, April 29. 

Tonight, Chicago welcomed actress and singer Olivia Holt making her Broadway as “Roxie Hart”, Kimberly Marable in the role of “Velma Kelly,” Liam Fennecken in the role of “Amos Hart”, and welcomed back Charity Angél Dawson as “Matron 'Mama' Morton' and Erich Bergen as 'Billy Flynn'. See video of their opening night bows!

A new block of tickets is now on sale through February 4, 2024 for the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St., NYC).

Nominations for the 38th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway have been announced! See the full list!

The Broadway company of the Tony Award-winning, record-breaking hit musical Chicago will welcome back Erich Bergen in the role of “Billy Flynn” beginning Monday, April 10, 2023 through Sunday, June 4, 2023.

Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere of Summer, 1976 begins previews tomorrow at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. See how to purchase tickets!

The Broadway company of Chicago will welcome Kimberly Marable in the role of “Velma Kelly,” Liam Fennecken in the role of “Amos Hart” and welcomes back Charity Angél Dawson as “Matron Mama Morton” beginning Monday, April 10, 2023.

Born in Mississippi in 1939, Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson played with some of the greatest blues artists of all time. Luther notably represented the West Side Chicago style of Blues. He was part of Muddy Waters' band from 1972-1980. He will always be remembered for backing John Lee Hooker in the movie The Blues Brothers. Luther toured around the world, but for the last few decades he has called the Monadnock region his home.

Chicago, Broadway’s longest running American Musical, had its highest grossing non-holiday performance week in the show’s 26-year history.

Watch Jinkx Monsoon sing musical theatre classics in a game of song association with ELLE!

Spiked with The Murlocs’ signature breed of sharply crafted garage-punk—and with lead vocalist, guitarist & harmonica triple threat Ambrose Kenny-Smith’s surrealist musings on the ever-turbulent world around him—the new collection ultimately twists country-rock convention into a free-flowing album fully in touch with the energy of modern life.

Watch Chicago's Jinkx Monsoon speak out about the wave of anti-drag laws currently being proposed by Republican lawmakers.

On Friday, March 17th, Chicago presented QUEEN TO QUEEN with Jinkx Monsoon & Kristin Chenoweth, a “jazzy” post-show event at the Ambassador Theatre. Check out our photos here!

Chicago, Broadway’s longest running American Musical, had its highest grossing non-holiday performance week in the show’s 26-year history. See how to purchase tickets to Chicago!

Chicago will present QUEEN TO QUEEN with Jinkx Monsoon & Kristin Chenoweth, a “jazzy” post-show event at the Ambassador Theatre.

Written by JESSIKA and co-produced with Kyle Kelso (Kygo, Aloe Blacc, Galantis), “World Ain’t Ready” explores the notion that sometimes despite the strong desire of two people to be together, various circumstances and timing may hinder relationships from reaching their full potential. The song follows the previously released “Her.”