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Today's top stories: the cast of Jagged Little Pill will reunite for a concert live from New York City, and more!

The Fred Ebb Foundation in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company  will present the sixteenth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to the team of Ben Bonnema & Christopher Staskel, and Michael R. Jackson. The award will be presented by Audra McDonald on Monday November 30th at 7pm.

Artistic Directors Mark Barford (Hadrian & Antinous, F*cking Men), Connor Delves (Daniel's Husband, Precious Little Talent) and Jillian Geurts (Holy Day, The Collector) today announced that The Australian Theatre Festival - NYC will go online this December, showcasing work by and with Australian artists in New York City.

With the Biden/Harris win, Broadway stars took to social media to express their happiness and excitement.

There are few better moments for theatre people than discovering our favorite songwriting team has written more than just that one hit show we love (looking at you, Lin-Manuel Miranda). In Monday's episode, Sally and Ashley discuss when they have experienced such moments with Lin himself, Andrew Lippa, and Tom Jones/Harvey Schmidt of THE FANTASTICKS.

Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley announced today that Meredith Baxter (Elyse Keaton), Michael Gross (Steven Keaton), Michael J. Fox (Alex P. Keaton), Tina Yothers (Jennifer Keaton), Marc Price (Irwin 'Skippy' Handelman), and Scott Valentine (Nick Moore), will reunite on 'Stars in the House' on Tuesday, November 10 at 8PM ET.

Spectra Venue Management has announced Nightingale College Presents 'Ladies Night Out' with Heather McDonald at the Casper Events Center on Friday, December 4th. This ultimate ladies' night out will be an evening filled with ladies, laughter, cocktails, and retail therapy!

Nightclub trailblazer, innovator, and belter Jack Bartholet may not be belting 'em out right now, but that doesn't lessen his artistic mission statement of always living in the light.

Contestant Charlie Wehde shares more about his charity, why he's passionate about musical theatre, and a funny dance audition mishap that landed him the lead role!

BroadwayWorld put together a list of all the live action musicals you can stream on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, BroadwayHD, and Disney Plus. Are you looking for something to get your mind off… all of this? So are we. Because everyone needs some escape,

iHeartRadio Broadway has announced the creation of a special program that will celebrate the 2020 Tony Award Nominations. The iHeartRadio Broadway Salutes The 2020 Tony Nominees broadcast will feature songs from the Best Musical Nominees: Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge! The Musical and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical and feature interviews & more.

What do you get when you combine the plot twists of Game of Thrones with the premise of the Shakespearean tragedy King Lear and characters from some of Disney’s most iconic princess movies?

It's Election Day and Broadway stars across the country are sharing their voting selfies and messages!

Laurissa Romain aka 'Lala' is an Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Model, and Native New Yorker, raised in Hell's Kitchen and has been working since she was a young child appearing in the entire 3-year run in Lincoln Center's Tony Award Winning Broadway Revival of Rogers & Hammerstein's South Pacific as Ngana, Directed by Bartlet Sher, starring Kelli O'Hara and Paulo Szot.

Choreographer Cameron McDonald along with some of the West End's finest dancers are sending a message of hope and resilience with a new video raising awareness to Save the Arts.

As the holiday season approaches in Chicago amid a global pandemic, Goodman Theatre is partnering with public media stations WBEZ 91.5 FM and Vocalo 91.1 FM to bring its iconic Chicago tradition to Chicagoland homes this year.

Tony award-winner Jessie Mueller will return to The Seth Concert Series on November 8th.

That’s the question I’m asking Broadway two weeks after the announcement of the 2020 Tony  nominees.

The Humane Society of the United States' annual To the Rescue! gala will take place on Nov. 14, 2020. 'Saturday Night Live' Emmy nominated cast member Cecily Strong will host the virtual event, which will feature a special performance by Tony, Grammy and Emmy award-winner, singer and actor Audra McDonald, who will also host the pre-show.

Reaching into its archival treasure trove of rarely seen recordings of past events, The American Dance Guild continues their virtual offering 10 Years Over 10 Weeks, a rich collection of video performances of honorees and guest artists over the last ten years of ADG Performance Festivals.