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Leonard Bernstein's masterpiece, Candide, is back in Vienna for a strictly limited run. Based on Voltaire's 18th-century novel, Bernstein created a so-called comic operetta, or as some might say, a musical in an old-fashioned way. You may call it whatever you want. At the end of the evening, it is a beautifully crafted piece of art.

This year, the festival will shine the spotlight on eight new musicals from 30 January to 11 February workshopped and presented in ‘sharing' sessions in both The Other Palace Studio and The Turbine Theatre. Learn more about the cast here!

The full cast has been revealed for Player Kings, adapted by Robert Icke from William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts 1 and 2.

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is now accepting applications for the 2024 National Puppetry Conference. Applications may be submitted until Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at 11:59pm PT.

Harlem Stage, Sugar Hill Salon, and Concert Artists Guild present an Evening of Chamber Music by Living Composers of Color on February 23. Collaboration between these organizations showcases the work of diverse composers.

Wilmington Concert Opera, the minority and women run opera company of Delaware, has announced their 2024 season, “Voices of Home.”

See first look photos of Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated Wayne Brady as ‘The Wiz’ in the groundbreaking musical set to open on Broadway on Wednesday, April 17, in a limited engagement at the Marquis Theatre.

Watch an all new trailer for Moby Dick, which comes to The Rep February 6-25. The Repertory Theater of St. Louis (The Rep) presents the captivating timeless classic, Moby Dick at the Loretto-Hilton Center on the Campus of Webster University.  Moby Dick is based on the book of the same name by Herman Melville and adapted and directed by Lookingglass Theater Company founding ensemble member and former Artistic Director David Catlin. 

The Public Theater has revealed the complete cast for the New York premiere of SALLY & TOM, a bold new dramedy written by Pulitzer Prize winner and Public Theater Writer-in-Residence Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Steve H. Broadnax III.

Hairspray is coming to Stifel Theatre on February 8-9. Learn how to purchase tickets!

ABC News Studios, in partnership with NEON and Network Entertainment, announced “BRATS,” a new feature-length documentary looking at the iconic films of the 1980s that shaped a generation and the narrative that took hold when their young stars were branded the “Brat Pack.”

Second Stage Theater will present the world premiere production of a new play by Alexis Scheer, BREAKING THE STORY.

The American Theatre Guild will present Broadway’s Tony Award®-winning musical comedy phenomenon, HAIRSPRAY.

All the world's a stage as the Florida Grand Opera Studio Artists mix great music with great literature in “From the Page to the Stage: Great Literary Works Reimagined on the Operatic Stage.”

All The Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented The Villain, a new work created and performed by Patrick Page and based on the villains of William Shakespeare, will once again be extended, by popular demand, at the DR2 Theatre.

Ukrainian born dancer and former star of The Royal Ballet Ivan Putrov has announced Dance for Ukraine at The London Palladium on Sunday 18 February 2024, following the success of 2022's gala that raised over £160,000 net for the Disaster Emergency Committee's Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

ISOLA–a prismatic meditation on time, mental health and isolation– is the new opera by composer Alyssa Weinberg with a text by poet J. Mae Barizo that launches Long Beach Opera's 2024 Season.

New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, collaborates with Young Concert Artists (YCA) in All Together Now on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. at the Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall.

Join us for Another Evening with Paulie and Alanya at The Green Room 42 on January 19th. Musical theatre writers Alanya Bridge and Paulie Pecorella reunite after five years to share an evening of all new songs. Tickets available now.

Winners have been announced for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Rhode Island Awards! See who was selected audience favorite in Rhode Island! Winners include Stadium Theatre, Trinity Repertory Company and more.