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On September 9 at 6:00 P.M., the Long Beach Playhouse presents the tenth Long Beach Playhouse Radio Hour at the offices of Keesal Young and Logan, sponsored by the Port of Long Beach.

Gioachino Rossini's delightful “La Cenerentola” plays out in modern-day Newport, RI in an updated take on the classic tale in a new production by Opera Columbus, Tri-Cities Opera, and Annapolis Opera.  

Alexander Knott and BoxLess Theatre are bringing their new play Ballooniana! to the New Wimbledon Theatre from 22 September - 1 October 2022 (press night Monday 26th September).

54 BELOW will welcome back Jeanna de Waal to 54 Below. The Drama Desk Award nominee returns October 28 & 29 at 7pm. The intimate concert will feature Charlie Savage, one of New York’s finest jazz piano players, as well as hit songs from the Broadway catalog and plenty of personal backstage anecdotes.

It Came from Outer Space, a zany, rollicking musical adaptation of the 1950s sci-fi classic, begins performances at TheatreSquared on August 24 and will run through September 18.

Underneath an unassuming church in Bethnal Green, Party Geek and their creative director Paul King are single-handedly reframing the Second World War with a brilliant concept and an astonishing execution.

Seth Sikes returns to 54 Below next month with a brand new Barbra Streisand tribute show. Before September 8th and opening night roll around, Seth chats with Broadway World Cabaret.

The Southbank Centre has been presenting the Unlimited festival since 2012, with it being a celebration of work by Disabled, Deaf and Neurodivergent artists. Since 2013 Unlimited has awarded over £4.8 million to over 460 disabled artists and companies, and their work has been seen by over 5 million people worldwide

Not an easy play to watch, but a fascinating analysis of some of humanity's darker corners

The Off-Broadway engagement of the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical, Kinky Boots began performances at Stage 42 opens tonight! Read the reviews!

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) is now presenting David Ives’ 'The Metromaniacs' on their Main Stage. With the inspired direction of the Theatre’s Director of Education, Brian Crowe and a dream team of a cast, there’s simply no better opportunity to sit back, relax, and have some great laughs. 

Nashville-based band Palm Ghosts will release their anticipated new full-length album Post Preservation (pre-order). The album follows up the band's acclaimed album The Lost Frequency which was released last year. The band has shared 'Cross Your Heart' the first single to be released from Post Preservation. Plus, check out tour dates!

Ever since its first production in 1881, Gilbert and Sullivan’s Patience has brought its audiences to tears of laughter, and this production by Charles Court Opera is no exception.

MXTX started with creating a massive open source library consisting of a collection of thousands of loops, drops, midi clips, notated music, beats and more from a carefully curated group of DJs and composers including Camilo Lara (Mexican Institute of Sound), Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas), Mabe Fratti and Toy Selectah.

Whitmer Thomas shares a wistful video for “Most Likely,” the latest from his recently announced new album, The Older I Get The Funnier I Was, out on Hardly Art. The track features guest vocals from comedian Mitra Jouhari and Great Grandpa’s Al Menne. Watch the new music video now! Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

Road Less Traveled Productions will begin its 19th season with the second-ever production of Mysterious Circumstances by Michael Mitnick.  

Reinterpreting songs from their acclaimed self-titled debut album released earlier this year, Calling Cadence’s Oscar Bugarin and Rae Cole pay tribute to the age-old Americana tradition of the stripped-down acoustic version while breathing new life and direction into their fan-favorite material.

Theatres and arts organizations are back to producing seasons in the way that we were used to before the pandemic. However, the audience hasn’t returned in the same way. In multiple articles in this week's newsletter, we examine the question from a few different angles - where has the audience gone, and how do producing organizations get them back?

Ne’er-do-well is the product of Rolli’s hopes, dreams, anxieties and neuroses. (And his riffs. Plenty of those.) The musician wrote and performed every note on 'Fun Days,' inspired by the one-man band exploits of Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl and countless other rock stars vastly more famous and talented than him.

On August 27 from 4 -11 pm, the courtyard around The Contemporary Theater Company and Phil’s Main Street Grille will be transformed into a pirate paradise for Wakefield Endless Summer!