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Performances are Wednesdays-Saturdays, with a special closing night benefit performance of My Onliness on August 14. Learn more about how to purchase tickets here!

Revival Theatre Company has announced the performers appearing Saturday, September 18, 2021, at Orchestra Iowa's 'Brucemorchestra XIV: An Evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein' performed on the front lawn of the historic Brucemore mansion in Cedar Rapids.

Other shows in the 2021 season, which runs from now until August 6, include the witty and charming musical 'You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown' and the heartwarming play, 'On Golden Pond.'

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center has partnered with Center Street Owners and will break ground in 2022 on the next phase of a transformational masterplan that will expand the arts and education district surrounding its theaters, Arts Center leadership announced today.

This week (June 28- July 4) in live streaming: Emma Kingston and Josh Gad visit Backstage Live, Tovah Feldshuh in Becoming Dr. Ruth, a Jenn Colella Masterclass, and so much more!

In our new series, 'Where Are They Now?' we're taking a look back at some of our favorite original Broadway casts, and catching up with their careers!  First up, the original cast of In the Heights! 

The Clive & Valerie Barnes Foundation has announced their Innovation Awards in Dance and Theatre.  Unlike previous years, the Foundation chose to honor one  winner in each category that demonstrated outstanding innovation during the past year.  Each awardee will receive a $5,000 gift.   

based Conch Shell Productions is collaborating with Honolulu-based Kumu Kahua Theater to present the second annual Reset Series - a remote collaboration featuring live streamed performances (followed by Q&A's) on July 24th & July 31st at 8PM EST/ 7PM CT / 2PM HST.

The team who brought you last years open air spectacular evening of musical celebrations ‘Songs Under The Stars’ once again offers a magical evening of song and dance with one of Broadway’s best-loved scores.

 Artistic Director, Scott Coulter, has announced that the Pocono Mountains Music Festival will bring music back to the Pocono Mountains this summer, with performances July 23rd through July 31st. Performances will be held at venues across the Poconos - Buck Hill Falls, Skytop Lodge, Pocono Mountains East High School, and the Sherman Theater.

On this week's episode of 32 Bar Cut: The Show, we are sitting down with Broadway star Austin Scott to discuss his time starring on Broadway in the title role of Hamilton, his newest Broadway show, Girl from the North Country, and how his launch to Broadway began. 

The Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival will present a diverse slate of powerful outdoor installations by Canadian and international artists that were delayed due to COVID-19 health restrictions.

Christopher Myers is an artist and writer whose work across disciplines is rooted in storytelling. Myers delves into the past to build narratives that speak to the slippages between history and mythology. His diverse practice spans textiles, performance, film, and sculptural objects, often created in collaboration with artisans from around the globe.

Learn more about all of the additional archival footage added to the event, including Ariana Grande (at age 15 making her Broadway debut) and Brynn Williams in 13; Angela Lansbury in Blithe Spirit, Philip Seymour Hoffman in Death of a Salesman, Brian Stokes Mitchell in Ragtime, Sutton Foster in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and more!

The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and the Chopin Foundation of the U.S. have announced the third installment of the critically-acclaimed Frost Chopin Festival and Academy which will take place July 7 – 10, 2021. 

The Illinois Arts Council Agency has announced the 2021 Artist Fellowship Award recipients.

San Francisco Opera announced today repertory, casting and reopening plans for its 99th season. Commencing with a performance of Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca on Saturday, August 21, the 2021–22 Season marks the inauguration of Eun Sun Kim’s tenure as Caroline H. Hume Music Director and a reemergence of opera at the War Memorial Opera House.

Her original lyrics are a tongue-in-cheek commentary on fame, media influence and provocation.

Finalist Awards of $1,500 were also awarded to 10 Illinois artists for a total of $15,000. The Finalist Award category recognizes and encourages additional applicants who demonstrate considerable talent.

Kicking off with a performance of Smith's acclaimed solo show, Frederick Douglass Now, presented in partnership with the Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association on Saturday, August 21 at 7:00pm ET, the one-night-only event takes place at Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs, a National Historic Landmark on Martha's Vineyard.