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Against the backdrop of a tough London estate, as a drug dealing former lover prowls and the debt collector is at the door, two siblings come together to clear their cantankerous nan's council flat following her death. Tensions mount and old wounds that haven't quite healed open, yet the brother and sister's obvious affection for each other offers hope for the future.

“The Most Anticipated Production of 2022” (BroadwayWorld Readers’ Poll, 2021) just announced their cast. The Boys in the Band, Mart Crowley’s American classic, will begin previews June 16 at the historic Fred Rogers Studio at WQED in an exciting new production by PICT Classic Theatre.

River Stage, the NT's free outdoor festival packed with music, dance and unforgettable live performances returns in July; alongside KERB's open-air market featuring some of London's best street food traders.

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In this compelling dramatic triptych, three terminal cancer patients dwell in separate cottages on a hospital's grounds. The three are attended and visited by family and close friends: Agnes and her mother Felicity, estranged further by the latter's dementia; Brian and Beverly, whose marital complications are exacerbated by Brian's new lover, Mark; and Joe and Maggie, unready for the strain of Joe's impending death and its effect on their teenage son. (Provided by Concord Theatricals) Seating for each show is limited to 100 theatregoers. Masks are required to attend the production. ONLINE SALES ONLY. NO SALES AT THE DOOR. TICKETS: https://commerce.cashnet.com/oul-theatre, $12-reserved seating, $10-seniors and students reserved seating. Online sales only. No in person sales at OUL. COVID safety protocols during the shows will follow university guidelines at the time of the performance. Show dates and times: Wednesday, November 3, 7:00 pm, Thursday, November 4, 7:00 pm, Friday, November 5, 7:00 pm, Saturday, November 6, 7:00 pm, Sunday, November 7, 2:00 pm. The performance runs approximately 2 hours. Adult language and themes.

“It all began with Wizard of Oz at Maine State Music Theatre,” confides ten-year-old Lily Philbrook. “That was the show where I found my real passion for theatre. It was a huge show and working with Marc [Robin] and everyone at MSMT was an amazing experience.” In those performances, for Lily Philbrook, a dream was born- one that would carry her over her own rainbow – to performing on stages at leading regional theatres.

Kattam Katti is a new dance/theatre performance from Pagrav Dance Company created by Urja Desai Thakore (recently a BBC Young Dancer choreographer) that transports its audience to Uttarayan, the world-famous kite festival that takes place in Gujarat, North India. The show vividly brings to life tales of competition, danger, excitement and unity wonderfully evoking both the solemnity and delight of this hugely important celebration.

Based on the original book by Collodi and performed by the multi-talented dancers of Jasmin Vardimon Company, Pinocchio brings to life the famous marionette as he embarks on his journey to becoming a human boy.

Beep will perform at Murray Bridge Town Hall, Shedley Theatre (Elizabeth), Hopgood Theatre (Noarlunga), Centenary Hall (Goolwa), Northern Festival Centre (Port Pirie), Lea Memorial Theatre (Port Augusta), Middleback Arts Centre (Whyalla) and Ororroo Town Hall. 

Orange Tree Theatre today announce that their annual education project Shakespeare Up Close, which offers secondary school students the opportunity to see Shakespeare's plays performed, will go ahead this year, taking place online with new abridged productions of Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth made available to schools digitally.

Nutley Little Theatre’s Virtual Readers’ Theatre presents We Are Family: Virtual One Acts on December 17th at 8 PM.

On Friday August 28, 2020, the Ed Mirvish Theatre will celebrate its 100th year. This storied venue opened exactly a century ago as the Pantages Theatre.

What happens when a queer activist with multiple personalities tries to emigrate to Canada? Lyralen Kaye's solo show takes audiences on a ride through emigration wins and losses, long- term marriage conflict, and an out-of-the-box personal reveal shared with humor and pathos.

Discord and Din Theatre presents Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. April 12-26, 2020 at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.

Performing Arts Fort Worth welcomes the national touring Broadway production of the acclaimed musical HELLO, DOLLY! to Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth January 14-19. The show is a part of Performing Arts Fort Worth's Broadway at the Bass series. Tickets are on sale now!

The Phantom of the Opera's Eric Anthony López is set to appear with the Atlantic Wind Symphony Orchestra in Patchogue, NY, Dec. 2nd at 7:00 PM with an evening dedicated to orchestral holiday favorites as well as selections associated with Lopez's stage career. The evening will be conducted by Maestro Donald Sherman.

Later this month, We Are Here Productions, in collaboration with Cue to Cue Productions, will present SONGS FOR  A NEW WORLD, a song cycle to benefit the Canadian Women's Foundation, at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Broadwayworld caught up with co-directors Matt Lacas and Chelsea Johnson to talk collaboration, the casting process, and what it's like directing for a good cause. 

If you're looking for a?oeA Whole New Worlda?? to break up the monotony of your week, look no further than the Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center.  Disney Theatrical Productions has done it again with its National Tour of Aladdin: another movie-to-musical hit that stays true to the core of the story while adding elements meant to dazzle live audiences.  

The national tour of Aladdin is coming to the Hippodrome as part of its Broadway Series in November, and it's certainly a performance you do not want to miss. With 337 costumes, 111 moving lights, and 38 tons of scenery, lighting, and effects suspended from the grid, it's no wonder that it takes 75 people to deliver the spectacle of this show on tour. To give you insight on what it takes to be in a show of this caliber, BroadwayWorld sat down with Zach Bencal, who has been in over 1000 performances of Aladdin as Babkak, one of the street urchin's friends. 

Following huge success with 3 series of his incredibly popular recent Radio 4 show 'Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar', alternative comedy legend Alexei Sayle has just announced he'll be returning to stages across the UK in 2020 with his first stand-up tour in 7 years.