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Variety reports that Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have tested positive for the Coronavirus. They are the first celebrities to acknowledge publicly that they have been diagnosed.

Deadline has reported that FX's Pose, NBC's Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. are among the current wave of television shows donating their medical supplies to hospitals amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Beginning Monday, March 23, 2020, children and parents can tune into @ABTSchool on Instagram for daily classes in ballet movement taught by former ABT dancers, faculty from the ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (JKO) School and ABT teaching artists. All teachers are certified in the ABT National Training Curriculum. The classes will be available through Instagram TV (IGTV) and accessible for ABT JKO students, as well as the global community at large. Daily classes will engage 

The Central Works Celebratory 30th Season continues with Queen Mair by Matthew Wells, a new play inspired by King Lear running May 9a?"Jun 7 at the historic Berkeley City Club. In Matthew Wells' new play Queen Mair it's ninety minutes before the start of the tale that is known as King Lear. The old king's wife, Queen Mair, has asked her three daughters and their nurse to join her in her private bedchamber, to say farewell to the youngest, gentle Cordelia, whose hand is about to be given in marriage. But there are other farewells to be taken, and painful secrets that must be revealed, before young Cordelia will be on her way.

Kristen Bell posted a video on Instagram today of herself and her kids dancing to 'Waving Through a Window' from Dear Evan Hansen for husband Dax Shepard!

Garage-punk band The Electric Mess share a new single 'City Sun' today! Self-described as a dystopian proto-punk ripper, its timing is darkly appropriate, although unintended, with NYC, and the world, coming to a grinding halt over the COVID-19 virus. Ghost Cult Magazine premiered the track, hailing it as an 'uplifting, triumph of weirdos cutting through the gray of these times.' 'City Sun' comes ahead of The Electric Mess' fifth album The Electric Mess V, due out April 17th.

Walking Shadow Theatre Company is postponing its planned production of Red Mayor.

In this time of uncertainty especially in the Broadway and artistic community, Gina Naomi Baez has released an uplifting Six the Musical Parody - PERSIST! the quarantine-mix.

Poway OnStage has announced that cancellations have been extended through May 31.

Visit our list of the best musicals & shows you can watch from home! We've got you covered with all the must-sees on streaming sites including Tony-award winners, favorite stars and top performances.

Walking Shadow Theatre Company has released the following statement regarding upcoming postponements and cancellations: 

A seven-hour piece of marathon theatre may not be everyone's cup of tea. But the demanding length of The Seven Streams of the River Ota brings with it such a dazzling array of perks that it's nearly impossible to resist the challenge of sitting through it. First performed in 1996, Robert Lepage's epic mosaic about the variegated aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has long attained the position of a masterwork in the acclaimed Canadian auteur's oeuvre. The revival at the National Theatre reminds us with force and verve why this remains the case.

Liam Gallagher has announced his first MTV Unplugged live album, due out on April 24 via Warner Records. Having missed Oasis's 1996 session due to illness, the performance at Hull's City Hall found Liam fulfilling some unfinished business, following in the footsteps of all-time greats (Paul McCartney, Nirvana and many more) who have filmed a prestigious MTV Unplugged session. The forthcoming record is launched with lead track “Gone,” which debuts today – listen below!

Today Circa Waves have released their fourth studio album Sad Happy, via Prolifica Inc /[PIAS].

Based on California Governor Gavin Newsom's declaration regarding public gatherings, effective immediately the City of Poway has cancelled all events at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts through the end of March.

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry will be closed and all performances, forums, space rentals, workshops, and tours will be cancelled from March 14 through April 6, 2020 in an effort to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. While we regret having to make this change, the health and safety of our community and patrons are of utmost importance to us as the risk of contracting the virus increases daily. The decision was informed by working continually with the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the state Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, the Office of the Governor, and the Eastern Highlands Health district.

La Jolla Playhouse has announced via Instagram that they will be canceling all remaining performances of the musical FLY.

Many Broadway stars have taken to their social channels to share their thoughts on the Covid19 Broadway suspension. We will continue to update live.

Drayton Entertainment's St. Jacob's Country Playhouse has kicked off their 2020 season with a memorable production of Aaron Sorkin's A FEW GOOD MEN. Despite its critical acclaim, this play is likely less familiar to most theatregoers than the classic movie it inspired. This provides an extra challenge to the company to inhabit roles made famous by the likes of Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise and Demi Moore, and to make the characters their own. It takes no time at all to be fully confident that director Marti Maraden has assembled a company that has done just that.

Deadline reports that Grant Gustin has joined the cast of 'Operation Blue Eyes,' directed by Tony Award-winning actor Joe Mantegna.