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The JC Players is making its return to the Glendale stage after a long, three-year hiatus with Seussical the Musical.

What did our critic think of THE STAR-SPANGLED GIRL at Batesville Community Theatre? Even though the Batesville Community Theatre has been around for 50 years, this was my first time visiting this troupe, who recently moved into a new facility at 1295 E Main Street, in Batesville. To christen the new building, BCT is performing THE STAR-SPANGLED GIRL by Neil Simon through Sunday, July 10.

What did our critic think of THE STAR-SPANGLED GIRL at Batesville Community Theatre? She thought the cast had great chemistry and loved the new facility.

BWW catches up with Greg Esplin to chat about bringing Trainspotting Live to the 2022 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

With more than 5 billion streams, 9 RIAA platinum plaques, and 4 gold ones, 19-year-old Memphis rap star NLE Choppa is in a lane all his own. Tapping into the UK Drill scene, Hip-Hop's trailblazer takes to the streets of London and spits heat over a haunting beat. Stay tuned for more Choppa. Listen to the new single now!

EDEN releases his latest single “Balling”. Pairing a tender naïveté with new found maturity, “Balling” is an evolution for EDEN, catapulting him into a realm of powerfully nuanced lyrical commentary. Written as a response to great personal loss, the track is a bittersweet acknowledgement of the way life changes as one gets older. 

This season welcomes back four fan-favorite mother-daughter duos and introduces three new pairings. From bathwater to bedrooms to boyfriends, these twosomes have shared everything and with beautiful babies being welcomed into the mix, a new legacy ensues - grand-smothering! 

Whether it’s stories about watching someone pitching a pyramid scheme at a funeral or a little lunch thief that evaded an entire school, the album promises laughs and plenty of shock. Shock at how a sweet little grandma can quickly turn into a full weed fiend and shock at how Josh managed to navigate a date as he finds out his identity was stolen.

James Dacre, the Artistic Director at Royal & Derngate Northampton, has announced the theatre’s new Made in Northampton season, featuring eighteen productions. The programme encompasses plays, musicals, a feature film, On Demand theatre, podcasts and a new interactive digital work.

The Peppermint Patties return to Chicago with a lineup of classic close harmony arrangements including reimagined Andrews Sisters covers, jazz standards, retro hits, acapella numbers, musical theater favorites and more.

Delightfully campy and nostalgic, The SpongeBob Musical is a much-needed spark of joy at Arizona Broadway Theatre

It’s a turbulent time in 1984 England. The nation is trapped between the Conservative jaws of Thatcher’s Tories and Charles Hawthorn is fighting the growing problem of morally corrupt horror films.

Tommy Newport is known for his irresistible falsetto-steeped indie anthems, garnering a substantial buzz with his 2018 debut, Just To Be Ironic, while he was still a teenager. Following the paramount success of 2019's Tommy Gun EP and 2021's Ultra Mango EP and Liquid EP, Newport continues to develop his euphonious sound. 

What did our critic think of SISTER ACT at Geva Theatre? To close its 2021-2022 season, Rochester's Geva Theatre is presenting the musical adaptation of one of the 90's' most treasured cinematic gems, infused with a bit more disco, shenanigans, and tweaked to fit the confines of a stage. 'Sister Act', the 2006 Alan Menken and Glenn Slater musical, is gracing the Wilson Stage now until July 24th.

The world premiere engagement of A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical will resume performances on Thursday, July 7 at Boston’s Emerson Colonial Theatre. Opening night for the new musical will remain Sunday, July 10 with tickets for the extended engagement now available through Sunday, August 7. Get a first look at production photos here!

An emo-tinged offering from the Melbourne quartet, “Careless Kind” takes cues from some of the Yours Truly's earlier pop punk leanings; but in place of wistful teen angst and relationship woes is a cultivated take on ongoing anxieties and facing life's grown-up hurdles, complete with plenty of bounce and simmering sonic snarls.

In celebration of 89 Years of Theatre By The Sea (TBTS), the summer schedule has been announced for Theatre By The Sea’s 2022 Children’s Festival. Performances will be held on select Fridays in July and August. 

Like the Portsmouth team who won the FA Cup in 1939 and got to hold on to it during the war, Olaf Falafel has been the holder of 'Dave's Joke Of The Fringe' for the last three years thanks to a certain pandemic that you may have heard of. Falafel's new show STOAT (STupidest Of All Time) contains more potentially award-winning jokes and also some frankly awful ones which he leans into with equal gusto.

Produced by New Stage’s Broadway Junior Summer Camp Intensive, Children of Eden, Jr. is a joyous and inspirational musical about parents, children, and faith… not to mention centuries of unresolved family business! From the writer of WICKED, PIPPIN, and GODSPELL, Children of Eden, Jr. has plenty of life lessons for everyone.

The National Theatre has announced two further productions to be staged this winter, Shakespeare's Othello and Kerry Jackson a new play by April De Angelis, both going on sale to the public on 21 July.