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Award-winning TV actor and radio presenter Linda Robson will play the Fairy Godmother in their forthcoming Christmas panto, Cinderella at St Helens Theatre Royal.

There are plenty of virtual events and online classes currently on offer from shuttered theaters. At 8pm on May 3, Flying V Theatre will be streaming their award-winning musical You, or Whatever I Can Get, 'a deeply personal and hysterically funny look at the insecurities and anxieties of relationships and dating in your early 30s,' FREE on their Facebook page with specially recorded behind-the-scenes creator commentary from the writing team.

Last weekend saw an online celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein's music by Hope Mill Theatre. Not only is this an opportunity to raise money for a relatively new performance space in these testing times, but it is also a chance to appreciate the duo's wonderful work.

Stuff, starring Sophie Thompson, will be released across all podcasting platforms on Monday 4th May 2020 (estimated length: 5 minutes)

BroadwayHD has announced its upcoming May lineup, which includes a slate full of adored classics and brand new series debuts.

The Ultra Corporation, creators of the long-running Off-Broadway wizard comedy Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, continue their run of shows staged specifically for LIVE remote performance with Kapow-i GoGo Gooo! - Episode 1 by Matt Cox, premiering Friday, May 8th at 7:30pm on their YouTube page. Other episodes will premiere in subsequent weeks.

A favorite tradition of Orem's SCERA is A NIGHT OF BROADWAY--the annual concert that showcases local performers in songs from musicals. The show will go on this year in a special fully produced 'Quarantine Edition' that has been newly rehearsed, designed, and professionally filmed especially for streaming through social distancing. Adam J. Robertson, President and CEO of SCERA, and April Berlin, Operations Manager/Marketing and Development, spoke with BroadwayWorld about the concert and some of the effects of the pandemic on the community organization.

San Diego Repertory Theatre and Hershey Felder Presents announced today the details of a one-time-only live streaming musical event to benefit San Diego REP, among other theatres.

Josh Gad goes on a modern day treasure hunt to reunite the cast of the iconic 1985 movie The Goonies! Join them, and some very special guests, as they go down memory lane and bring their characters back to life, all in the name of charity, on Episode One of 'Reunited Apart.'

Tickets for the Belgrade Theatre's Autumn Season go on general release today with a whole range of exciting productions to look forward to when the lockdown is lifted.

The podcast is very simple. We take one Shakespeare play a week, invite on a guest, explore the play, and then we hopefully excite and inspire our listeners enough to go and read or watch it, where they can share thoughts and comments with each other on our Facebook and Twitter pages.

August 7th, 2020 kicks off Elm Street Cultural Arts Village's bold new season for 2020 and 2021 - A Season of Character. Associate Artistic Director Siobhan Brumbelow discusses how the productions reflect the season theme: a?oeCharacter is a reflection of who we are, both individually and demonstratively.

Today, the Austin, TX-based country rock band Reckless Kelly have released “Lonesome On My Own” from their upcoming album American Girls (out May 22 alongside their album American Jackpot). The song will be available everywhere tomorrow but you can hear it now on Wide Open Country.

Being in the theater community right now has been a lifeline for many students. Creators have banded together to produce some incredible works within the confines of a shelter-in-place, providing a sense of normalcy for many theater students. We may not be able to go to the theater or attend our normal classes, but there is plenty going on in the theater community for collegiate theater students to engage with and learn from. For many, it's what is keeping them sane.

Guildford Fringe Theatre Company presents their most elaborate live stream show, Guildford LIVE in partnership with Guildford Borough Council on Thursday 30 April 2020 at 6:30pm via www.Facebook.com/GuildfordFringe.

Elm Street Cultural Arts Village in downtown Woodstock announces that its new visual arts center, the Reeves House, will be constructed by JW Collection at cost.

Tickets to Disney's Frozen will go on sale Friday, May 15, 2020 at 10 a.m. From the producer of The Lion King and Aladdin, Frozen, the Tony-nominated Best Musical, will play an exclusive 2-week premiere engagement at Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center beginning October 7, 2020 with performances playing through October 18, 2020. Opening night is set for Wednesday, October 7 at 7:30 p.m.

Having run The Stay At Home Festival successfully for over month, Robin Ince and the guys at The Cosmic Shambles Network have decided to up the online ante. They have invited some of their regular contributors and friends to put together a Stay At Home Festival curriculum.

The industry has long grappled with a simple question: how do you get non-habitual theatregoers into the theatre? COVID-19 may be a serious threat to the arts, but it's going to accelerate a long overdue change. So, enter stage left, theatre at home.

Creative Cauldron is on a virtual roll! After a successful online Spring Break Camp, which got our campers dancing, singing, acting, drawing, and makinga?"all in their own living roomsa?"we're uploading our imaginations and hosting all things theater online.