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Well, history fans. You’ll have to go back to learning your lesson the old-fashioned sober way. Comedy Central is putting a cork in DRUNK HISTORY, according to Deadline.

A brand-new partnership has been confirmed between Birmingham Royal Ballet and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, which will see the two established companies combine creative ingenuity to stage new dance works in the heart of Birmingham city centre.

Durante su visita a los recintos, la Directora General del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura, Dra. Lucina Jiménez, señaló que abrir los museos es un mensaje de esperanza y de seguridad para la población, por lo que afirmó que “el museo se puede convertir en ese espacio refugio, donde la certeza de tu protección, de la protección colectiva, te permite disfrutar de las exposiciones, ya que el arte es necesario como un elemento de salud pública”.  

Mañana jueves, como costumbre, Audiomack Latin presenta un panel estelar, a través de su YouTube Live a las 7pm titulado 'Bachateame'. En este panel los artistas Henry Santos, Ephrem J, Daniel Santacruz, Ronny Mercedes, Gio 'El Leon' X Bachata Plus hablaran de la evolución del genero y lo que están haciendo para mantener al genero vivo durante la pandemia.

The upcoming feature film 'Kurt' about the rise and demise of one model's career through the eyes of a famous yet fading photographer, has added Laurissa Romain to its cast in the role of Veronica. 

She currently (pre-pandemic) is the Angelica in the San Francisco Company of Hamilton, and made her Angelica debut in Puerto Rico with Lin Manuel-Miranda himself.

“Boxeo Telemundo,” the #1 Spanish-language boxing program in the U.S., continues its all-star boxing lineup this Friday night, August 14 at 12am midnight ET. This week’s action will be headlined by Mexican fighters, Saúl “Baby” Juárez versus Axel “Mini” Aragón, for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedecentro Flyweight Title. The event will be broadcast live from Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla. on Telemundo as well as on the Telemundo Deportes App 

The Hamilton original Broadway cast recording has hit its 29th total (non-consecutive) week in the top 10 on the Billboard 200.

This list includes books like Wicked: The Grimmerie and Hamilton: The Revolution, as well as a Broadway cookbook, a book about Broadway art, the collected lyrics and Stephen Sondheim, and more!

One Hamil-fan caught the attention of Hamilton-creator Lin-Manuel Miranda with his astounding drum cover of one of the musical's most notoriously difficult numbers, 'Guns n' Ships'.

Today we rewind to 2012, for opening night of Bring It On. The show opened on August 1 at the St. James Theatre, where it played for 171 performances. 

According to Deadline, Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will interview Presidential candidate Joe Biden in a streamed conversation for Latino Victory Project's The Future Is Now. Tune in tomorrow, August 18, at 3:30pm to watch live!

Mirvish Productions mourns the death of Howell Binkley, one of the premier lighting designers in the world. He died August 14, 2020 in North Carolina, his wife, Joyce, told the Winston-Salem Journal. He was 64 and had lung cancer. In honour of Howell Binkley, the lights of the Royal Alexandra and Princess of Wales Theatre will be dimmed on 8/18.

We know she can sing, but can she scream? Star of the upcoming IN THE HEIGHTS film Melissa Barrera will appear in SCREAM 5, Deadline reported.

Voting is now open for the 18th Annual Theater Fans' Choice Awards! The Theatre Fans' Choice Awards are the biggest New York Theatre Awards, where YOU, the fans, get to have your say.

Producer Mark Cortale announced today that award-winning stars of the stage and screen Karen Olivo, Sierra Boggess, and returning by popular demand Jeremy Jordan would join the concert series.

Today's top stories: Karen Olivo, Sierra Boggess, and Jeremy Jordan will join the Seth Concert Series, and more!

Singer/Songwriter, Laurissa Romain's has released a cover of Sam Cooke's 'Change Gonna Come.'

Stars in the House continues today (7pm) with Moments in the Woods. Join Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jason Alexander, Todrick Hall, Mandy Gonzalez, Andréa Burns, Seth Rudetsky, and more to raise funds to support the Hancock - French Woods Arts Alliance.

Yesterday, BroadwayWorld was saddened to report the passing of lighting designer Howell Binkley after a battle with lung cancer. Members of the theatre community have been paying tribute to Binkley on social media.