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Since June 2020 Lighthouse Players has been leading the way by being innovators of keeping Arts alive and safe! When the pandemic hit Lighthouse Players discerned how to preserve the performing arts with their Tribe of professional and emerging artists as well as through their Arts Education programming.

Winners have been announced for the 2020 BroadwayWorld West Virginia Awards - which were back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! 

Daniel J. Mertzlufft, one of the TikTok stars behind the viral sensation Ratatouille the Musical, has signed with CAA and Kraft-Engel Management.

In a new interview, Jeffrey Sherman, son of famed lyricist Robert Sherman, revealed that it was his experience being vaccinated for polio that inspired the hook to the classic tune 'A Spoonful of Sugar' from Mary Poppins.

PS CLASSICS has announced the release of Maury Sings Yeston: The Demos to commemorate the 75th Birthday of Tony Award—winning composer Maury Yeston. The album is now available as a 2-disc CD set in stores and online. It was released in digital and streaming formats earlier this season.

Toronto’s celebrated live music spectacle DWAYNE GRETZKY,  will present its coveted annual New Year’s Eve Party, this year presented as a live streaming event, totally free. The band will be live streaming in full audio and video production from their studio space, an 1100 square foot industrial-style loft in Toronto's west end.

For the 111th Kritzerland show, it's the most wonderful time of the year (at home) and Kritzerland's annual holiday show. 

Learn about the cast of the hit Disney Plus Series, find out when it's coming back & more!

Today Patton Daye Slater Productions announced the release of 'Memory Lane,' the second single from the upcoming musical theatre concept album Love & Southern D!scomfort. 'Memory Lane' features vocals by Tony Award winner Nikki M. James (The Book of Mormon) and Broadway veteran Anthony Wayne (Tootsie).

'Frozen' stars Kristen Bell and Jonathan Groff will reunite to star in 'Molly and the Moon,' an upcoming musical film from Carter Bays and Craig Thomas. The pair created 'How I Met Your Mother.'

For the 110th Kritzerland show and the sixth online show, Kritzerland is doing Premieres and Encores - songs that have never been performed in any of the ten years of shows and a few encores of songs done in the live shows.

PS CLASSICS has announced the release of Maury Sings Yeston: The Demos to commemorate the 75th birthday of Tony Award-winning composer Maury Yeston. The album is now available in digital and streaming formats today, Yeston's milestone birthday, Friday, October 23.

Kristen Bell will executive produce and star in the upcoming Netflix dark comedy 'The Woman in the House,' created by Rachel Ramras, Hugh Davidson, and Larry Dorf ('Nobodies'). 

The actress and mother of two spoke out about her husbanda??s struggle with opioid addiction including when he told her about his drug relapse.

PS CLASSICS will release Maury Sings Yeston: The Demos to commemorate the 75th Birthday of Tony Award-winning composer Maury Yeston. The album will be available in digital and streaming formats the day of Yeston's milestone birthday, Friday, October 23!

Variety reports that STXfilms will release 'Queenpins,' an upcoming comedy starring Kristen Bell.

For the 109th Kritzerland show, roll out the ribbons, throw the confetti, because Kritzerland is celebrating its tenth anniversary.

Producer Mark Cortale has announced that Edmund Bagnell, 1st Violinist & vocalist of the internationally acclaimed group Well-Strung, will bring his new solo show He Plays The Violin in Provincetown this summer the The Crown & Anchor's new outdoor waterside venue, from August 5 to September 2.

Linda Purl is a versatile performer, whether acting on stage both on and off-Broadway, starring in iconic television series, appearing in movies, singing her heart out to audiences, and recording beloved tunes. But with the entertainment industry hit hard by the pandemic, Linda is giving back. ShowTix 4 U will be streaming Joan Didiona??s powerful one-woman play The Year of Magical Thinking with Linda reprising the role available to view online from July 29 to Aug. 2.

For the 108th Kritzerland show, it's a tribute to one of the most beloved songwriting teams in Broadway history, Kander and Ebb. The music and lyrics of John Kander and Fred Ebb have been delighting people since their Broadway debut, Flora, the Red Menace, which began their long association with Liza Minnelli.