Nelson News

This time, the reader question was: How often have Broadway musicals like The Outsiders been about teenagers?

Vineyard Theatre has announced its upcoming 42nd Season which will include two world premiere productions with a third to be announced in coming weeks. Learn more about the shows here!

The Royal Court Theatre has announced the opening of Court in the Square, a pop-up terrace serving food and drinks in Sloane Square which partners with The Botanist, Cote and Azzurra to make up Summer in Sloane Square. Now in its fourth year, this al fresco dining experience has become a Chelsea staple of the summer months.

The stage is alive in 24-25! Alberta Bair Theater has announced its 2024-2025 season packed with top-notch entertainment. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Hell in a Handbag Productions will continue its 22nd season with the world premiere of POOR PEOPLE! The Parody Musical. See photos from the production.

Top selling singer-songwriter ERNEST will be joined by friends HARDY, Jamey Johnson, and Lukas Nelson for a special night of music at the 2024 Stars for Second Harvest benefit concert presented by Nissan. The show will be held at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m.

The Actors Company of Natick will present ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at the Keiter Center for the Performing Arts. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Stefanie Nelson Dancegroup will present Moving Memory: NEXT GENERATION, an evening of original movement-based works exploring memory, erasure, and forgetting. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Nonesuch Records will release a recording of the current Tony-nominated Broadway show Illinoise: A New Musical. Listen to two tracks now!

Des Moines Metro Opera has revealed cast updates for Debussy's PELLÉAS & MÉLISANDE, featuring new performers in key roles. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Cultivate Theatre Project has announced its inaugural cohort and reading date on June 9th at CPR – Center for Performance Research, featuring three new short plays focusing on environmental issues in New York City.

The Spire Center for Performing Arts in Plymouth, Massachusetts has announced five new shows. Learn more about the upcoming lineup here!

On May 20, 2024, the 40th Helen Hayes Awards took place at The Anthem on the District Wharf, with over 1,600 theatre-makers and theatre supporters in attendance. Learn more about the winners here!

The 2024 Drama League Awards were held on May 17th at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City, marking a spectacular celebration of theatrical excellence!

MCC Theater has announced a special one-night-only public engagement event, Artivist Town Hall, which will take place at MCC Theater.

19x ACM Award-winner Chris Stapleton was the top winner at the 59th Annual ACM Awards with four wins: Album of the Year (Higher, as artist and producer), Male Artist of the Year and Artist-Songwriter of the Year. Stapleton also performed his song, “Think I’m In Love With You,” with surprise special guest Dua Lipa during the live show.

Wynonna Judd’s take on Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers’ classic song “Refugee” featuring Lainey Wilson is out now. The track arrives as the fifth single shared from the highly-anticipated Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty, with a new video, “In The Studio,” featuring behind-the-scenes footage of Judd and Wilson recording their version. Listen to the track now!

Sinatra: The Musical is aiming for a Broadway run in 2025, according to Frank Sinatra's daughter Tina Sinatra, who discussed the production in an interview with Harvey Brownstone.

“Over and Over,” the new song from GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Shelby Lynne is out now via Monument Records. Produced by Lynne, Karen Fairchild, Ashley Monroe and Gena Johnson, “Over and Over” is a soulful reflection heartbreak and loss. Listen to the song now!

From Bob Dylan to Beyonce, every song on Rising Appalachia’s new covers EP, Folk and Anchor, was carefully selected for the album not just because they were some of bandmate sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith’s all-time favorite songs, but because they each tell a story in and of themselves. Listen to the album now!