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Today, Kalie Shorr is giving fans a glimpse of her personal reflections with the release of “My Voice,” her honest and unabashed tale of her journey as a Nashville singer-songwriter.

Lambert Jackson Productions and Crazy Coqs recently opened a virtual production of the Broadway musical First Date. Dean Johnson directs Samantha Barks (Casey), Oscar Conlon-Morrey (Man #2), Rufus Kampa (Young Aaron), Simon Lipkin (Aaron), Nicholas McLean (Man #1), and Danielle Steers (Woman #1).

In the week that Dominic West appeared in a cringe-worthy “We’re still happily married” two-hander on the doorstep of his Wiltshire home with his deceived wife, the opening of Harold Pinter’s tale of betraying loved ones couldn’t be more timely.

Roost. It's a short opera about an expectant couple (for the first time) in lockdown who would be happy, and sexually active, if not for the fact that the air conditioning isn't working and it's a long, hot summer. Also hovering via FaceTime is Kat's overbearing mother.

CAPA celebrates the season with a special Halloween screening featuring “the name in laughter from the hereafter,” Beetlejuice, at the historic Ohio Theatre (39 E. State St.) on Friday, October 30.

Family entertainment network BYUtv today announced that original 'Studio C' cast member Jason Gray will return to the fan-favorite sketch comedy show in fall 2021.

Internationally acclaimed theatre company Tall Stories brings its celebrated production of The Gruffalo's Child to the beautiful Alexandra Palace Theatre for a limited Christmas season from 28 November 2020 – 3 January 2021.

Tickets went on-sale for the much-anticipated Nurse Nellie Saves Panto on Monday 12th October and eager pantomime fans have snapped up over 12,000 tickets in the first week of sale.

MTV’s special of Legally Blonde: The Musical just celebrated its 13th birthday this past week. When I saw this all over BWW, I was filled with nostalgia. I have something to confess. I’ve watched this MTV special over 300 times. 

Following the success of two previous live stream concerts from The Space in Las  Vegas, Tony and Grammy Award-winner John Lloyd Young returns on Friday, December 4 with John  Lloyd Young’s Vegas Holiday, an intimate and unforgettable evening of holiday classics and beloved  favorites that will offer an up-close and personal experience to be enjoyed with family and friends from home.

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The Marsh continues to offer a wide variety of new programming at 7:30pm nightly on MarshStream, its popular broadcast platform.

It's a hit! The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) is now presenting 'Shaw! Shaw! Shaw!' Directed by the Theatre's Artistic Director, Boonie J. Monte, the production showcases three of George Bernard Shaw's short plays.

The award-winning Equity professional East Lynne Theater Company presents one of its most popular events, 'Poe by Candlelight,' outside, just in time for Halloween. The date is the same as previously scheduled, Saturday, October 24, but the time is now 5:30PM, and the location is West Cape May's Back Yard, 732 Broadway, behind the Fire Hall.

Today Johnny Gates shares the brand new single “Scotch Tape”, a redemptive alcohol-infused break-up anthem, reminiscent of early 2000’s alt-country and being young, broke and in love.

“Residue,” Grammy-nominated artist Tayla Parx’s new track, is out now on TaylaMade/Atlantic Records.

DTC's fall acting classes are back, with a twist!  All fall 2020 classes will be offered online through the Zoom platform.  

“I just don’t get it—how a mediocre actor from a measly little town is suddenly  the brightest jewel in England’s royal crown.” Barely ten minutes into the show,  Something Rotten manages to sum up exactly how most students feel about William  Shakespeare—ambivalent at best and loathful at worst. 

Earlier today, Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart announced the nominees from eighteen plays and musicals. Now we're taking a closer look at how each show fared individually.

Hurrah for the green shoots in our beleaguered industry. Lots of venues are mounting new shows and bringing back our favourites over the next few weeks and months - albeit with social distancing and safety measures in place. Here are some of the live theatrical goodies on offer.