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Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases! This week's list includes new music from Josh Groban and Lea Salonga, plus the cast recording of Les Miserables: The Staged Concert, and a holiday album from the cast of Hadestown!

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the arts community, The Ringwald Theatre has announced that they will not be renewing the lease on their performing space and will vacate by the end of November. The theatre has occupied that space for the past 14 years, but has been closed since March due to the pandemic.

On September 29th at 2:00pm, the award-winning theatre company, Food For Thought Productions will present the third show in its current season with a common thread – comedy (something we can all use a bit of in our present world)!

While the Theatre Community of New York as a whole waits to hear from Governor Cuomo's Office on guidelines for reopening indoor Theatre spaces, The CM Performing Arts Center is taking things outdoors this fall and complying with existing guidelines for Non Essential Event Gatherings with a series of cabarets.

Harriet Thorpe is perhaps best known for her work on Absolutely Fabulous and The Brittas Empire. However she has also enjoyed an extensive theatre career including roles in Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Crazy For You and The Dresser. Shea??s currently starring as Eleanor in the new musical Sleepless (based on the hit film Sleepless in Seattle), currently in previews at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. Harriet talks to BroadwayWorld about the excitement and anticipation surrounding the first fully staged theatre production since the beginning of lockdown. 

Christopher Denny helps the artists in need with an online class.

Multi-hyphenate performer Lawrence Leritz has penned a personal remembrance about Tony Charmoli, who passed away on August 7th at the age of 99.

Tony Charmoli died peacefully on the evening of August 7th at his home in the Hollywood Hills. He was 99. Tony had a decades long, award-winning career as a director, a producer, and as a choreographer for television, film, and theater. 

Nearly 50 years after The Ed Sullivan Show wrapped its final episode and charmed TV viewers for the final time on Sunday night June 6, 1971, it officially joins the streaming universe and lives on forever.

The York Theatre Company has announced an extension of its 50th Anniversary Online Auction now through June 30, 2020. Bidding on select items will conclude this Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 8:00PM. Bids are now being accepted online.

'Let's go on with the show'! And what a show it's been thanks to the host with the most, Mr. Jim Caruso!

Piano man Michael McAssey hosts Piano Bar Live! this Tuesday, May 19th at 7:15 pm, following New York City's 7 O'Clock Cheer. This week's guests will be David Edwards, Kelly Briggs, Joan Ryan, Elora Von Rosch, JD Smurthwaite and Jim Caruso.

The unstoppable John Davidson goes live online for the first time ever on Mother's Day via his Facebook page and it promises to be a helluva show.

Drama Desk Nominee Sydney James Harcourt (GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY, HAMILTON) joins Award-winning singer and actor Steven Brinberg (Simply Barbra) as a guest performing in a show especially created for the elegant Streicker Center within The Temple Emanu-El (1 East 65th Street a?" off 5th Avenue) NYC on Tuesday, March 17th at 7:00 pm. Steven Brinberg brings his acclaimed international hit show as part of the venue's ongoing Streisand celebration which includes an exhibit of memorabilia. Christopher Denny is the show's musical director and Tom Hubbard is on bass.  Tickets are only $25 general admission or $75 reserved section and post reception with the artist. Tickets can be purchased at https://emanuelskirballnyc.ticketleap.com/hello-gorgeous-the-entertainer/dates/Mar-17-2020_at_0700PM.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that James Lipton, executive producer, writer, and host of the Bravo cable television series Inside the Actors Studio, has died at age 93.

Harry Townsend's Last Stand has just celebrated its 100th performance!

Steven Brinberg makes a rare West coast (Los Angeles) appearance at Feinstein's at Vitello's Supperclub (4349 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City CA 91604) on Friday, February 28 at 8:00 pm as SIMPLY BARBRA in THE LEAP YEAR CONCERT with musical director Michael Ferreri and a special guest Ben Palacios.

Sir Michael Parkinson, best-known for his television talk show Parkinson, will be taking to the Parr Hall stage next month to regale audiences with tales from his illustrious career.