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FLYING LEAP LLC has announced the return engagement of ASSEMBLE, created by David Blackman, Talya Chalef, and Jess Kaufman.

Symphony Space will welcome audiences back into its New York City home this season for a wide range of memorable events that take place for one night only, and only at Symphony Space.

This month, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Comedy Works has announced that Maz Jobrani will perform at Comedy Works Downtown in Larimer Square.

Tony Award winner Laura Benanti will continue the Feinstein’s/54 Below Diamond Series with performances October 5 to October 10. This new week-long residency features concert-length performances by some of the most luminous talents on Broadway matched with specially curated dinners in our elegant supper club.

Sam Morril is one of the fastest-rising stand-up comics in New York City and one of the best joke writers in the scene today. He is a regular on Comedy Central's This Week at the Comedy Cellar, where he appears frequently when not touring cities across the nation.

BARRETT WILBERT WEED - who most recently appeared on television in Season 1 of Edward Burn’s EPIX series “Bridge and Tunnel, “and on Broadway in Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls,” stars in the upcoming short form series SWIPE MONSTER, written by Oren Brimer and Phoebe Bottoms, and Directed by Brimer.

Selected Shorts will return to the Symphony Space stage with a joyful night of short fiction about the triumphs and heartbreaks of life in the theater with a cast of characters including married, sparring divas and a cuckolded drummer.

BIRDLAND will present Amanda Green & Friends “Vaxxed AF!” on Monday, October 4 at 7:00 PM. Tony Award-nominated lyricist/composer and award-winning performer Amanda Green will be joined by some amazing Broadway friends, including Darius de Haas, Ann Harada, Lesli Margherita, Curtis Moore, Natalie Douglas, and Dan Finnerty of The Dan Band.

Comedy Central has announced the expansion of their partnership with Stephen Colbert. The ViacomCBS Network has announced 'Fairview' and 'Washingtonia', two new animated projects from Colbert.

The 'glamorously witty' (Associated Press) Laura Benanti makes her long-anticipated return to Feinstein's/54 Below as a part of the exclusive Diamond Series.

CBS and the Television Academy presented the 73rd EMMY® AWARDS, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, September 19 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/5:00-8:00 PM, live PT) on the CBS Television Network, and it is now available to stream on demand on Paramount+. Find out all of the winners!

Broadway lovers had reason to rejoice this week when the industry's most beloved composer, Stephen Sondheim, announced that he has a new musical in the works. What do we know so far about Stephen Sondheim's new project? Let's review!

Laura Benanti, Tony Award winner and one of Broadway’s favorite leading ladies, will be debuting at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in their Cabaret Series September 23rd, 24th and 25th. Including songs from her self-titled CD in her set list, Laura will certainly wow the Samueli Theatre audience. Had the chance to throw out a few inquiries to the enchanting Ms. Benanti.

Today's top stories: Stephen Sondheim teased his next musical, new Dear Evan Hansen film trailer, and more!

The Emmy Awards will feature appearance by Annaleigh Ashford, Misty Copeland, Beanie Feldstein, Taraji P. Henson, Dolly Parton, Billy Porter, Michaela Jaé (MJ) Rodriguez, Hailee Steinfeld, Kerry Washington, Catherine Zeta Jones, and more!

Stephen Sondheim appeared as a guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night! Sondheim and Colbert have history, as Colbert starred in the 2011 production of Sondheim's musical, Company.

Maria Bamford is revered for her deeply personal and experimental comedy about mental illness. She starred in the surreal, semi-autobiographical Netflix comedy series Lady Dynamite, about a comedian who suffers a nervous breakdown, and is the star of three unconventional hour-long stand-up specials.

Sondra James (nee Weil) the Film, TV and Theatre actress whose resume includes Ben Affleck, Joaquim Phoenix, Robert DeNiro, Christopher Lloyd, Mike Birbiglia, Stephen Colbert and so many more died at the age 82 on September 12th at her home in New York City surrounded by family and friends following a 5 month battle with Lung Cancer. 

Today's top stories: Go inside opening night of Frozen in London, plus hear about the making of Wicked from Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, and more!