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Kathy Evans, Founding Executive Director of Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, announced that applications are open to all musical theatre writers for this summer's retreats.

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, Chicago Theater Works (1113 W. Belmont), home of the hilarious, interactive dinner theater experience We Gotta Bingo, is happy to announce the Chicago return of Flanagan's Wake. Performances begin Friday, Feb. 26 (preview Thursday, Feb. 25). Tickets are now on sale at ChicagoTheaterWorks.com

Carole Shorenstein Hays announced today that for the next subject of Groundbreakers with Kevin Sessums, the Curran's Editor-at-Large will sit down with award-winning opera star Leah Crocetto, for a special evening titled “Leah Crocetto Talks Opera and Sings Jazz.” Sessums will discuss Crocetto's early years in the New York cabaret scene, her rise to fame in the opera world, and her deep connection to the San Francisco Opera.  Crocetto, who recently opened the SFO's 2015 season with her electrifying performance in the title role of Luisa Miller and made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Liù in Turandot, will perform three numbers throughout the evening. 

Carole Shorenstein Hays announced today that for the next subject of Groundbreakers with Kevin Sessums, the Curran's Editor-at-Large will sit down with award-winning opera star Leah Crocetto, for a special evening titled "Leah Crocetto Talks Opera and Sings Jazz." Sessums will discuss Crocetto's early years in the New York cabaret scene, her rise to fame in the opera world, and her deep connection to the San Francisco Opera.  Crocetto, who recently opened the SFO's 2015 season with her electrifying performance in the title role of Luisa Miller and made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Liu in Turandot, will perform three numbers throughout the evening. 

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances from tonight, January 6, through January 17, 2016.

Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances from January 6-17, 2016. Scroll down for details or visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!

There was a time when the movie was considered the epitome of pop culture entertainment. At the cinema you could find comedy, action, romance, intriguing characters, and the most creative minds in America. While there is still all of the above in movies today, television is quickly stealing the popular artistic prestige that movies has enjoyed since snatching it from the musical theatre six decades ago.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present An Evening With Big Head Todd And The Monsters at the Boulder Theater tonight, December 19th, 2015. Tickets are on sale October 23rd for $46 advanced or $51 day of show.

Quentin Tarantino's THE HATEFUL EIGHT original motion picture soundtrack is available for purchase worldwide today via Decca Records.

Vegetarians at the holiday table? Don't fear! There are easy-to-cook choices that are fancier than salads and more attractive than bean chili.

The Curran is proud to present Taylor Mac's A 24-Decade History of Popular Music: 1776 - 1836 as part of 'Curran: Under Construction,' the ground-breaking series of intimate and non-traditional programming curated by Carole Shorenstein Hays. The six-performance limited engagement will begin Thursday, January 21 at the Curran (445 Geary St). As recently announced, 'Curran: Under Construction' kicks-off a new era for the historic theatre, which is undergoing a major renovation and will reopen as a full-sized venue in early 2017. Throughout 'Curran: Under Construction,' audiences will enter through the Curran's stage door alleyway and be seated on stage alongside the action.

The Curran is proud to present Story Pirates' Greatest Hits Show as part of 'Curran: Under Construction,' the ground-breaking series of intimate and non-traditional programming curated by Carole Shorenstein Hays. 

I stepped into the West of Lenin Studio, glancing around the room to try and find a place to sit. Unfortunately, all of the cardboard boxes were taken, but I did snag an antique chair not unlike the one my mom brought up from our old basement anytime we had more than ten dinner guests. I was one of fifteen audience members, some of whom were seated on the floor, sipping wine out of opaque cups; others glancing around, trying to, like me, figure out how this production would unfold in such a tiny room. The two loud men outside the doors who I thought were being rude, clunking about doing something laborious and inconsiderate, where in fact the two main characters of 'For Christmas,' trying to get a couch up the stairs and into, what I soon realized was Jesus Christ's studio apartment. The show simply began.

The Tony Award, Drama Desk and Obie-Award Winner STEW (Passing Strange) takes on the guise of 'The Singing MC' today Dec. 11th at The Living Room where he'll be hosting, for your Today evening's pleasure, a delectable night of Song and Atmosphere featuring the utterly singular ESZTER BALINT as well as local legends and dear friends CHURCH OF BETTY.

Created in 2011, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat received its first grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in the amount of $10,000.

How does one find "the real"? That is the question that "Youth" the protagonist in PASSING STRANGE asks himself as he takes the audience along on his long journey of self-discovery. In this the second production of their seventh season, Playhouse on Park in West Hartford has taken a chance on a lesser known piece - one that, while it did receive critical acclaim in its original New York production, is not necessarily a household name, even among theater aficionados. But sometimes, a lack of previous knowledge or a following can be just the key to creating a new and fresh experience as an audience. And this reviewer certainly experienced something unique and brilliant, and dare I say "real" on the Playhouse stage.

The Curran is proud to present Story Pirates' Greatest Hits Show as part of "Curran: Under Construction," the ground-breaking series of intimate and non-traditional programming curated by Carole Shorenstein Hays. 

The Curran is proud to present NOTES OF A NATIVE SONG by Tony Award-winning writer/musician Stew and co-composer Heidi Rodewald as part of 'Curran: Under Construction,' the ground-breaking series of intimate and non-traditional programming curated by Carole Shorenstein Hays.

The New American Theatre Company NY (The NATCNY) is pleased to announce its upcoming benefit performance of excerpts from An Urban Christmas Carol, directed by the company's founding artistic director and veteran Broadway actor DeMone. The event will be held on Monday, December 14, 2015, at Events at Stone Park, located in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Casting will be announced shortly.

The Curran is proud to present NOTES OF A NATIVE SONG by Tony Award-winning writer/musician Stew and co-composer Heidi Rodewald as part of 'Curran: Under Construction,' the ground-breaking series of intimate and non-traditional programming curated by Carole Shorenstein Hays.