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The Amazon Literary Partnership has announced that Ucross received a grant to support its program and operations. Ucross is among the list of 93 Amazon Literary Partnership Grant Recipients this year. In 2023, the Amazon Literary Partnership awarded nearly $1 million in funding to literary nonprofit organizations.

Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival continues its 34th Season in Vanier Park with Goblin:Macbeth on the Howard Family Stage from August 19 to September 17.

Discover the U.S. premiere of 'Sorting IT Out' by autistic Canadian playwright Matteo Esposito, presented by Play Readings With Friends Theater Company. Don't miss this moving theatrical experience running from August 3 to August 13 at The Sandbox Theater in New York City.

Director Maggie Burrows and choreographer William Carlos Angulo have put their unique spin on this frighteningly fun new Muny production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. Burrows knows that for any production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS to succeed it requires stellar lead and background vocals from the trio of storytellers named Chiffon, Ronnette, and Crystal who open the show and drive the story’s narrative. In the opening number Angulo's choreography, inspired by the female singing groups of the 1960s, is accented with sharp zombie-like choreography to set the tone that something evil is about to go down. Every element of the trio’s vocal arrangement and choreography is perfectly detailed. Taylor Marie Daniel (Chiffon), Stephanie Gomerez (Ronnette), and Kennedy Holmes (Crystal) make a fabulous female trio. Each are individually terrific, but their work as a collective group is dynamic. Their delivery of the “Prologue (Little Shop of Horrors),” “Skid Row,” and “Dee Doo” sets this comically entertaining and macabre production in motion.

GRAMMY® Award-winning and Country Music Hall of Fame members, The Oak Ridge Boys are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the four members, Duane Allen (1966), Joe Bonsall (1973), William Lee Golden (1965), and Richard Sterban (1972) coming together to form the group as known now. Check out tour dates!

Discover the heartfelt music of newcomer Charlotte Morris as she takes listeners on a journey through love and loss with her latest album, 'WILD CHILD.' Pre-order now and experience the emotional depth of Morris' powerful storytelling and exquisite voice. Available on September 29.

Experience the enchanting vocals of tenor Alessandro Lora in concert at Bryant Park Picnic Performances. Join us on Saturday, August 19th at 7pm for an unforgettable evening of diverse Italian repertoire and operatic favorites. Don't miss this classic Italian romance and passion.

Ghost of Vroom – the acclaimed band comprised of veteran singer-songwriter Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing), bassist Andrew “Scrap” Livingston, and drummer Madden Klass – have shared their latest single, “Yesterday In California,” joined by a sleek companion music video directed by filmmaker/photographer Clay Patrick McBride and streaming on YouTube.

Tony Award Nominee and Grammy Award Winner Patrick Page will return to the New York stage in All The Devils Are Here: How Shakespeare Invented The Villain, a new work created and performed by Mr. Page, based on the villains of William Shakespeare. Learn more about the play and how to purchase tickets here!

Take five talented improv performers, a murder mystery story and combine that with a plot line based on audience suggestions. What do you get? You get a slick, superb theatre show called Locomotive for Murder: The Improvised Whodunnit.

The Royal Ballet opens the 2023/24 Season with a revival of Carlos Acosta’s celebrated production of Don Quixote. This production premiered in 2013 and receives its 50th performance on the Royal Opera House stage. This much-loved classic teems with comedy, wit and an abundance of bravura choreography, showcasing the Company at their very best. 

La Jolla Playhouse is pleased to announce projects for the sixth Latinx New Play Festival taking place at the Playhouse October 27 – 29, 2023, produced by Dr. Maria Patrice Amon, the Playhouse’s 2023/2024 Artist-in-Residence.

Playhouse Square has announced that tickets to the touring Broadway musicals The Wiz and Girl From The North Country will be available for purchase beginning Friday, July 28. These two shows will kick off the 2023-2024 KeyBank Broadway Series at Playhouse Square with performances beginning this October.

Single tickets for First Stage's thrilling 2023/24 season will go on sale Tuesday, August 1 at 9:00 a.m..

Following its successful summer festival, Newport Classical continues its commitment to ongoing year-round programming for the third year, with a full season, nine-concert Chamber Series held on Fridays at 7:30pm, running from September 2023 through June 2024 at the organization's home venue, Newport Classical Recital Hall (42 Dearborn St.).

They’re creepy and they’re kooky, and they need no introduction. Morticia, Gomez, and the gang are here in Sacramento to spice things up in The Addams Family musical. Since opening on Broadway in 2010, it’s become a favorite of audiences nationwide. Based on the cartoons of Charles Addams, The Addams Family is a new look at the ghoulish tribe that originally captured our hearts with the 1960s television series.

Alongside the announcement, Scouten shares 'Dragonheart,' a playful, Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks-inspired light-hearted folk tune, out everywhere now. The creation of Scouten's forthcoming, road-trip-salt-air filled fourth studio album Turned to Gold inspired her to continue to pursue music professionally.

What did our critic think of SHANE at Guthrie Theater? A mysterious man, dressed all in black, arrives on a farm in 1889 Wyoming, looking to wash up and be on his way but something compels him to stay.

See photos and video of Little Shop of Horrors at The Muny.

Single tickets for First Stage's thrilling 2023/24 season will go on sale on August 1st. Don't miss out on a variety of shows for all ages, including world premieres, musicals, and an exciting create your own adventure play. Get your tickets now and experience the exceptional theater First Stage produces.