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CATCO's presentation of the musical HEAD OVER HEELS may be the ultimate May-December romance with an age gap of nearly 400 years. The production takes Arcadia, a 16th century play written by Sir Phillip Sidney and remixes it with the music of the Go Gos, a 1980s all-girl quintet. The musical, which debuted at the Oregon Shakespearean Festival in 2015, then throws a spotlight on transgender relationships and current sexual politics.

The hits of The Go-Gos fuel a non-stop joyride in this lively new musical Entertainment Weekly calls “a giddy neon anthem of acceptance.” Set in the kingdom of Arcadia, Head Over Heels offers a fresh update on Sir Phillip Sidney’s classic romance, The Arcadia, challenging the boundaries of gender, class and social institutions and exuberantly celebrating love and gender in all of its forms. The royal family and court take an outrageous journey to save their kingdom, only to discover “the beat” lies within each of them. Recommended for ages 13 and up. Songs by: The Go-Go’s, Adapted By: James Magruder, Based Upon: The Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney, Conceived & Original Book By: Jeff Whitty, Directed By: Leda Hoffman, Music Director/Costume Designer: Que Jones, Set Designer: Dan Gray, Choreographer: Lorii Wallace, Cast includes: Basilus - Luke Bovenizer, Dametas - Liam Cronin, Mopsa - Sha Lemar Davis, Pythio - Caleb Mikayla Robinson, Musidorius - Brian Gray, Gynecia - Kendra Lucas, Pamela - Jordan (Jo) Shafer, Philoclea - Summit J Starr CATCO Head Over Heels performs March 17 – April 3, 2022, in Studio One at the Riffe Center, 77 S. High St., Columbus, Ohio. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit: https://www.catco.org/2021-22/head-over-heels/

The Fountain Theatre has been awarded a WarnerMedia Arts and Culture grant funded by the AT&T Foundation to support Walking the Beat Los Angeles, a pioneering arts education program for inner city high school youth and police officers.

Jason Rodriguez, 2021 Hollywood Critics Association TV Award nominee for “Pose,” along with Ricardo Sebastián, Rodriguez’s longtime manager turned business partner, announced today the formation of their new talent agency, Arraygency, with the singular mission of bringing BIPOC, Queer and Trans people to the forefront of all creative industries. 

Philadelphia rapper, singer, producer, and musician Bri Steves has announced today’s premiere of a landmark new single, “Anti Queen,” is available now via Atlantic Records.

While Broadway remains shut down, BroadwayWorld is keeping up with your favorite stars and giving you a peek at what they have been up to! Check out this weekend's highlights from some of your favorites, including Ben Platt, Patti LuPone, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Dame Judi Dench, and more!

Today's top stories: new opening dates have been announced for American Buffalo and The Minutes!

In a first look at the upcoming POSE-A-THON special, the cast and producers of the hit FX series Pose perform Billy Porter's Hit Song a?oeLove Yourself.a??

Multi-platinum selling rock band X Ambassadors will release their new EP, Belong, March 6th on KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records. It features the brand-new song 'Everything Sounds Like A Love Song', which is available now.

As it celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2019, South Asian performing arts company Phizzical is delighted to announce full casting for the world premiere of its upcoming musical thriller Stardust.

Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) announces today the film lineup for its 22nd edition: THE GATHERING. Over the course of the 10-day festival, BFF presents film programs at Wythe Hotel, nearby returning venue Windmill Studios in Greenpoint and five additional screening venues throughout Brooklyn. To open the festival on Friday, May 31st will be the World Premiere of Claudia Myer's Above the Shadows starring Olivia Thirlby, Alan Ritchson, Jim Gaffigan and Megan Fox.

Eat, drink, shop, rock! Philadelphia's largest all-day, all ages spring block party is back. South Street Headhouse District presents the 6th Annual South Street Spring Festival, on Sunday, May 4, 2019, from 11:00am to 8:00pm. Look for over 125+ vendors, 35+ restaurants and food trucks, 20+ bands, 3 stages, dozens of makers, and Philly's largest Maypole.

IF MUSIC be the food of love... it's going to be a romantic Valentine's month this February at The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury.

Following his live performance appearances in the upcoming Grand Theatre production of Ladies' Day this July, TONY CHRISTIE returns for a full live concert on Saturday 3 November. Tony Christie has enjoyed an incredible career, which includes over forty albums, seventy singles and countless live performances - a living legend and national treasure.

Dancing On Ice will skate onto your screens, this February on ITV Choice. Legendary skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean will join hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on the show that sees celebrity skaters take to the ice in a bid to dance and dazzle their way to glory.

Join Magic Radio at the iconic London Palladium on Saturday February 10th 2018 for a special concert as we celebrate the greatest soul music of all time.

This year, all the nominees in the category of 'Best Fight Against The System' were honored with a VMA. Included among the honorees was 'Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)' from the HAMILTON mixtape.

MTV today announced nominations for the 2017 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS exclusively on Instagram Live, with Kendrick Lamar scoring the most of the year with eight nominations for his video "HUMBLE."

The brand new musical extravaganza, Bring on the Bollywood transports audiences into a festival of colour and Bollywood magic from 13 - 17 June at the Queen's Theatre Hornchurch.

Full casting has been announced for the brand new Bollywood dance-theatre extravaganza, Bring On The Bollywood. With a dynamic cast of celebrated British Asian performers and young rising stars, the comedic musical of East meets West is set to bring the explosive colour, vibrancy and beauty of classic Bollywood to the British stage.