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Six is officially open at the Sydney Opera House, where it is kicking off its Australian tour. The tour will move Melbourne's Comedy Theatre from April 23 and Adelaide's Her Majesty's Theatre from June 11 as part of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Let's see what the critics are saying...

The highly anticipated album 'Love & Conflict' by Martha Wash is out now worldwide on Purple Rose Records. This exciting and unusual production, recorded in Canada, marks the singer's first foray into a fascinating hybrid of blues-rock and R&B.

Imagine a world where the Palestinian flag is planted on the moon.  In Amir Nizar Zuabi's play Grey Rock, one of his characters says 'its so preposterous, it's brilliant.'  Apparently this is my week for traveling into outer space, having just seen Or, An Astronaut Play, at the Tank.  Both plays explore dreams while commenting on societal oppression.  In this interesting exploration, the improbable is embraced from a voice not often heard on American stages.

The Union Theatre's Essential Classics season kicks off with Phil Willmott's updating of a classic with much to say about England in 2020.

Emery Entertainment will present the St. Louis debut of FLANAGAN'S WAKE at the Playhouse @ Westport Plaza, January 24-March 21, 2020. Performances run Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with a special Tuesday, March 17, St. Patrick's Day performance. Tickets are $24.50 and $29.50, and are on sale now through MetroTix at www.metrotix.com or by calling 314-534-1111. Additionally, tickets will be available at the Playhouse @ Westport Plaza box office one hour prior to show time. Groups of 10 or more should call 314-616-4455 for special rates.

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has announced today that comedian Aaron James will return for a second consecutive pantomime season to play Buttons in their own production of CINDERELLA. Following a critically acclaimed appearance in the current pantomime, Dick Whittington a?" he has delighted audiences of all ages with comedy impressions and slapstick humour.

Five years since Good Chance built the first 'Theatre of Hope' in the Calais a?oeJunglea?? camp and began its ground-breaking international work with artists from refugee backgrounds, the award-winning charity will be leading a programme of work in Sheffield to celebrate and welcome those who have migrated to the city from across the globe.

After an overwhelming response to their 2019 season closer, Nell Gwynn, Castle Hill Players begin their 2020 season in fine style with the exhilarating, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

On January 7, 2020, Flushing Town Hall announced its winter and spring season providing plenty of opportunities-80 to be exact!-to enjoy arts and culture from near and far. The historic home to music, dance, family programs and art is presenting a dynamic array of concerts, workshops and other engaging activities.

Surprisingly, the lady was not nearly as graphically bawdy as many of her contemporaries. Oh, there's innuendo and winks at naughtiness a-plenty, but there's no profanity and she lets the audience go the final steps into their own dirty minds without pushing them too much. For this rainbow reviewer, that's the mark of a true Pro.

If you're looking for a raucous good time, the Hill Country Community Theatre has got you covered. Their upcoming show, a?oeMoon Over Buffalo,a?? written by Ken Ludwig a?" running February 13 through March 1, at the Cottonwood Shores venue a?" is high on both energy and laughs. a?oeMoon Over Buffaloa?? opened on Broadway in 1995 and ran for 309 performances.

The Madison Square Garden Company and VStar Entertainment Group announced that Trolls LIVE! will stop at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on June 13 through June 14, 2020 for six performances. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 10 at 11:00AM ET.

The Young Company Winter Festival, performed by actors in grades 1-12, is the culmination of eight weeks of rehearsals by students and their professional directors, music directors, choreographers, stage managers, and design teams. The Young Company Winter Festival includes four fully staged productions: Disney's instant classic Frozen JR., the mischievous and playful Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka, the raucous The Addams Family: A New Musical, and the new and exciting Firebringer.

Absurd, completely silly and thoroughly entertaining, Crybabies: Danger Brigade is an hour of wall-to-wall laughs propelled by an array of bizarre and hysterical characters.

Is there anything the Milwaukee Opera Theatre touches that doesn't turn to gold? Their latest collaboration with Skylight Music Theatre is Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore, a sweet, hilarious, melodramatic comic opera made exceedingly charming under the inspired watch of co-directors Jill Anna Ponasik and Catie O'Donnell. With these creative cohorts in tow, I swear there's nothing attached to Ponasik's name that I've not adored. Her vision is a special kind of magic, and Milwaukee is lucky to have her.

Lantern Theater Company continues its 2019/20 season with the Philadelphia premiere of The Vertical Hour, renowned British playwright David Hare's rich and intellectually gripping play about a family trying to come together and the secrets that may keep them apart. Lantern resident director Kathryn MacMillan directs a cast that includes Lantern veterans Geneviève Perrier, Joe Guzmán, and Marc LeVasseur with newcomers Sydney Banks and Ned Pryce. 

Today, Bonnaroo reveals the initial lineup for the 19th annual edition of the internationally acclaimed four-day multi-stage camping festival set to take place June 11 – 14 at Great Stage Park, the spectacular 700-acre farm and event space located just 60 miles southeast of Nashville in Manchester, TN. The 2020 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival will once again present an extraordinarily diverse bill featuring top artists spanning countless genres and stylistic approaches performing around the clock across more than 10 unique stages over the four-day event. Thursday, June 11 will include: Grand Ole Opry Feat. Special Guests, Andy Frasco, Larkin Poe, The Regrettes and more.

With its next play, Terrific New Theatre will make history by staging its first-ever pop-up production. Every Brilliant Thing, a one-man show, will be performed at the Magic City Acceptance Center's new Youth Center, located at the corner of Third Avenue South and 32nd Street, three blocks east of TNT's longtime home at Pepper Place. The production a?" which stars Nick Crawford, one of Birmingham's most talented, versatile and acclaimed actors a?" will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from Jan. 30 through Feb.15, plus two Sunday matinees.

Northwestern University's Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts presents 'Legally Blonde: The Musical' Feb. 14 to March 1.

GRUMPY OLD MEN at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre tells the story of old rivals, love lost and found, and an abundance of opportunity.