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There's a perfect pair this week at 54 Below: a dazzling, delicious, dynamic, dynamite duo. Decades-long friends Liz Callaway and Jason Graae sparkle with real chemistry and connection. The opening on the night on July 3rd had plenty of fireworks of its own. Their bang-up job continues on July 5 and 6.

BAFTA Award-winning actress Anne-Marie Duff will lead the cast in a new staging of Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes by Olivier Award-winning director Lyndsey Turner.

Hope in the Hills’ annual “Healing Appalachia” benefit concert will return to Lewisburg’s State Fairgrounds of West Virginia September 19-21. Much more than a music festival, the three-day event builds community as people from across the world gather to celebrate recovery and raise awareness for the opioid crisis.

​​​​​​​Rooted in writer and performer Sammy Trotman's experience of a personality disorder diagnosis, That's Not My Name is an unflinching interrogation of the mental health system and the effect rigid labels have on those in treatment and wider society.

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) have announced the winners of the 6th Annual AAFCA TV Honors for distinguished achievements in television and streaming, along with special achievement award honorees. The 'Legacy Award' will go to Glynn Turman, the prolific American actor has been gracing the stage and screen for over six decades.

Director Mark Kilmurry delivers a new production of Neil Simon’s THE ODD COUPLE for the main stage 59 years after its Broadway premiere in 1965. 

Shakespeare & Company presents Shake It Up: A Shakespeare Cabaret, a celebration of Shakespeare-influenced music, text, and storytelling at the Tina Packer Playhouse from July 2-7.

The debut theatre show from comedian Anu Vaidyanathan is her story of being a south Indian immigrant who has lost her co-ordinates and her language, and of finally learning it's time to ask for help.

Sarah Brightman has revealed that she is recovering from a calf injury which is preventing her from performing in Sunset Boulevard in Melbourne for the time being.

Explore the collaboration between Glendale Library, Arts & Culture and Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 'Blended Worlds: Experiments in Interplanetary Imagination,' showcasing innovative interplanetary concepts.

The Donmar Warehouse production of the Tony-winning musical Next to Normal celebrated its official opening night on London's West End this week. Read the reviews!

Explore the gripping new production of DRIVER'S SEAT: OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISASTER at the Edinburgh Festival, delving into the complexities of OCD through powerful storytelling and captivating performances.

With a cry of “honey I’m home!”, international musical theatre icon Lea Salonga returns to the stage that launched her career over three decades ago.

Rising Inspirational Pop singer/songwriter NEDY has released their latest single, “Humble Yourself,” which spreads a message of self-love and strength. Listen to the song now!

Birmingham Festival Theatre's 'Rocky Horror Show' is a fun, campy, and entertaining night out. It delivers on the show's promise of laughter, audience participation, and a healthy dose of the bizarre. If you're looking for a good time, this show is worth checking out.

Produced by Klutzy Dragon and Paper Starship Studios, Expatriated is a poignant new play written and performed by Dominique Roberts and Candace Leung that explores contrasting experiences of migration, centered around the stories of an LA lawyer who finds herself in the vibrant city of Hong Kong, while on the other side of the world a Hong Kong lawyer faces the crushing reality of starting a new life in Los Angeles. I decided to speak with them about the decision to create the play, how it reflects their own experiences, their experience presenting it before and at the Hollywood Fringe Festival, and what plans they have for its future.

A 'Big' salute to songwriters Maltby & Shire, hosted and music-directed by Michael Lavine, brings us 'Closer Than Ever' to perfection. As tributes go, the one filled with the songs of Maltby and Shire, as they were bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award, was tops. Filled with theatre and cabaret performers, it was a great night.

Laura Waldren lifts the veil off an eating disorder unit. While the characters try hard to cope with an alienating structure that fails many of its patients, Waldren examines institutional callousness and human failure. Chosen from a staggering 1,468 scripts, Some Demon it’s an excellent pick. Though far away from an easy watch, it’s rife with urgent necessity.

The world premiere of IS THIS AMERICA?, a civil rights opera, will be held in Boston from September 20-22. The opera explores pivotal moments in the civil rights movement through powerful performances.

White Snake Projects will premiere the opera IS THIS AMERICA? celebrating civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer with original music by Mary D. Watkins. Pre-show talks at Boston Public Library branches on Sep 4 and 14.