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Prospect Theater Company has released a video featuring the song “Terrible Ride,” from the New York premiere of the award-winning new indie-rock musical Lizard Boy. 

New York City’s parks and outdoor spaces come alive with the sound of jazz in the summer, courtesy of Jazzmobile’s 58th annual Summerfest 2023 series, which premieres on stages throughout the city’s five boroughs with an outstanding assemblage of nearly 30 jazz stars and emerging talents from July 5 to September 24.

Marking a decade since the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse opened, Shakespeare’s Globe is thrilled to announce the 10th Anniversary Season, running from November 2023 to April 2024.

Frantic Assembly has announced casting and the full creative team for its new adaptation of Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis, a collaboration between BAFTA nominated poet, playwright and broadcaster Lemn Sissay OBE  and Frantic Assembly’s Artistic Director Scott Graham. 

Punk rock musical LIZZIE is based on the infamous murder case of Lizzie Borden, who in the summer of 1892 was accused of brutally murdering her father and stepmother with an axe in Fall River, Massachusetts. The musical comes to Southwark Playhouse Elephant Thursday 26 October to Saturday 2 December.  

As they prepare for their Lincoln Center debut at “Summer for the City,” the Hot Toddies Jazz Band announced today the upcoming release of its debut full-length eponymous album. Hailed as New York City's leading hot jazz and swing band, the Hot Toddies recorded 11 fan-favorite, fun-loving tracks imbibing the high-and-not-so-dry spirits of the Prohibition Era.

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to be enchanted as Screwdriver Studio presents their latest production, William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night,' at The Players Theatre in the Marie and Steven Sgouros Theatre. Following their previous sold-out successes with 'Just a Cockroach' and 'Angel/Legend,' Screwdriver Studio is ready to immerse you in the captivating world of Shakespeare's beloved comedy.

Ballet Hispánico, the nation's largest Latinx cultural organization and one of America's Cultural Treasures, returns to the American Dance Festival on July 21 & 22, 2023, at 7:30pm.

Productivity Media, Inc. (PMI), the film finance and production company has partnered with Chad Archibald and Cody Calahan and their Black Fawn Films (BF) for a slate of ten genre titles to be co-produced and financed by PMI. Currently in production is IT FEEDS starring Ashley Greene (THE TWILIGHT SAGA) and Shawn Ashmore (X-MEN SERIES).

The cast has been revealed for the film adaptation of the long-running Off-Broadway musical, Frankenstein, by Eric B. Sirota, which has been released and is now available to stream.

Chthonic is the result of long-distance collaboration and mutual considerations. New York's Lea Bertucci and Australia's Lawrence English met in 2019 at the Novas Frequencia festival in Rio de Janeiro and quickly became friends and collaborators, driven by musings on a geological scale, movements – tectonic or otherwise – of the Earth.

Sheffield Theatres presents the first non-replica regional production of Miss Saigon. By special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh, Boublil and Schönberg’s hit musical retelling of Madame Butterfly set during the Vietnam war. Check out all new rehearsal photos here!

New York, NY - CreateTheater, under the artistic direction of Off-Broadway producer Cate Cammarata in association with The Prism Stage Company, have announced the 2023 New Works Festival Awards from their annual New Works Festival that ran from May 23rd to June 11th at Theater Row.

OPERA America has announced grants totaling $200,000 to six American opera companies through its Next Stage Grants program.

The Gladstone Theatre has announced its 2023-24 Season with a diverse, thought-provoking, and hugely entertaining line up created by Ottawa's most dynamic indie theatre companies and performers.

JACKASS star, stand-up comedian, and New York Times best-selling author, Steve-O, has added a new date to The Bucket List Tour.

SHEAR MADNESS, the current international hit playing all over the world, is returning to the Lake George Dinner Theatre, where it premiered in 1978 and played again in 1979 and 2007.

Asbury Park Theater Company (APTCo) has announced its highly anticipated summer theater season, featuring the spectacular production of the hilarious musical, 'The Bikinis,' alongside the 2023 School of Dramatic Arts camp. The vibrant performances and engaging educational opportunities promise to create an unforgettable experience for audiences and aspiring young artists alike.

New York Festival of Song has revealed its 2023-24 season of performances, including four Mainstage Series programs at Merkin Hall, co-presented with Kaufman Music Center.

On Monday, July 24th at 7:00 PM, an evening of music titled JERRY ORBACH'S BROADWAY will be presented at 54 Below to honor the beloved performer.