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Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati presented by TriHealth has announced a highly-anticipated season lineup of shows including previously announced SIX, along with new musicals BEETLEJUICE, MJ: THE MUSICAL, and more.

 Northern Stage has announced a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support the development of the world premiere production of ‘Bov Water, playing January 25 – February 12 in the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction, Vermont, as part of Northern Stage’s 25th Anniversary Season.

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present the nightclub debut of Blair St. Clair, the drag star, recording artists and vocalist, best known for their appearances on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 10 and All Stars 5, on Thursday, February 2 at 7:00 PM and Friday, February 3 at 9:30 PM. 

Park Avenue Armory announces the full schedule of public events Symposium: Sound & Color - The Future of Race in Design, an interdisciplinary forum exploring how race matters in creative design for live performance, especially in the current moment of creative, technological, and cultural unrest.

Milwaukee's First Stage, one of the nation's leading theaters for young people and families, begins the new year with CARMELA FULL OF WISHES, adapted by First Stage Resident Playwright Alvaro Saar Rios, (ON THE WINGS OF A MARIPOSA/ LUCHADORA!), from the popular book by award-winning children's author Matt de la Peña, with illustrations by Christian Robinson. In this beautiful adaptation, audiences will discover that it is Carmela's birthday, and her wish has already come true – she's finally old enough to join her big brother as he does the family errands!

 Milwaukee's First Stage, will begin the new year with CARMELA FULL OF WISHES, adapted by First Stage Resident Playwright Alvaro Saar Rios, from the popular book by award-winning children's author Matt de la Peña, with illustrations by Christian Robinson.

Some of the people from the 2022 list have gone on to great things, so be sure to keep an eye out for these folks in 2023.

A disruption from an audience member at a recent performance of Death of a Salesman caused a halt in the show, according to Broadway fans on social media.

One of the highlights in every holiday season, A Swinging Birdland Christmas is on everyone's to-do list... or, it SHOULD be. It's back in town through Christmas, every day at 5:30 on the Birdland Main Stage.

Rye Myers, “Your Broadway & Entertainment BFF!” and Host of the popular two time BroadwayWorld Award nominated in-person Broadway talk show Live with Rye & Friends on Broadway, the ONLY Broadway talk show in New York City, has landed at a new venue starting in the new year! 

Obie Award-winning director and playwright, Stevie Walker-Webb, will helm the new musical Gun & Powder.  Following a sold-out run at Washington D.C.’s Signature Theatre in 2020, reading presentations for the production will take place in New York City on December 15 and 16.

In her most recent appearance at Carnegie Hall Audra McDonald reached the heights of entertainment excellence.

The producers of KPOP announced that the groundbreaking new musical will have its final Broadway performance on Sunday, December 11 at Circle in the Square Theatre.

What did our critic think of PRETTY WOMAN at Whitney Hall?

It’s clear that a tremendous amount of talent, effort, and care has gone into this telling of The Tempest, and those affiliated certainly deserve high praise. Do yourself a favor and go see this production.

Original Mean Girls Broadway cast members will take part in the 2023 Junior Theater Festival Atlanta happening in Atlanta, GA, January 13-15, 2023.

First Stage's Young Company, the Theater Academy's award-winning training program for advanced high school actors, will present A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, one of Shakespeare's most popular and influential plays.

Boundless Theater Productions will open its ‘stage without borders’ to present Argentinian-born, Jewish actor, author, filmmaker, public speaker & business consultant and maestro Alejandro Jodorowsky protégé Leandro Taub at Cremini’s.

NYC based cabaret, concert and recording artist Travis Moser makes his City Winery Philadelphia debut with Someday Soon: The Songs of Judy Collins.

Broadway World Cabaret is looking at the work of a man we call THE BOY WONDER.