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Four directors who have helmed some of Antaeus Theatre Company’s most acclaimed productions will take on a mix of modern and classic theater as part of the company’s upcoming season.

Grammy Award-winning choir The Crossing presents the world premiere of FARMING, a stirring new work by Ted Hearne directed by Ashley Tata on Thursday, June 22, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, June 23, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Celebration Theatre presents a brand new look at the William Finn musical, A NEW BRAIN,  music and lyrics by William Finn, book by William Finn & James Lapine, choreography by Alli Miller-Fisher, musical direction by Gregory Nabours, and directed by Khanisha Foster. Check out photos below!

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company (CSC) and Steven Maler, Artistic Director, announce the complete cast and creative team for this summer's production of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth on the Boston Common.

​​​​​​​Adèle Anderson, Charlotte East, Marcus J. Foreman, Sean Huddlestan and Kane Verrall star in  the world premiere of NUL POINTS!, a new Eurovision comedy by Martin Blackburn. See photos from the production!

Roundabout Theatre Company's world-premiere production of Primary Trust by Eboni Booth, directed by Knud Adams begins previews tonight, May 4. Primary Trust features Eric Berryman as “Bert,” Emmy winner William Jackson Harper as “Kenneth,” Obie winner April Matthis as “Wally's Waiter & others,” Jay O. Sanders as “Clay & others,” and Luke Wygodny as “musician.”

In just a few short weeks, the Players Theatre Short Play and Musical Festival -NYC -is back and ready for action in the city that never sleeps.

Creative producer and civic organizer Bryan Joseph Lee (Executive Artistic Director) has announced the launch of theurbanX.org, a new international arts program that connects Black and Brown creatives across the diaspora through the lens of urban culture.

FOX announces the 12 fearless celebrities who will pack their bags and prepare for launch to the red planet as crew members on Stars on Mars, an out-of-this-world new unscripted series. Check out the complete list of stars competing in the series and watch a sneak peek video now!

Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) has announced the selection of a global architecture team including the innovative and internationally acclaimed BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), the national award-winning performing arts architecture firm William Rawn Associates and the award-winning Nashville-based EOA Architects for the design of a new performance home.

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre has announced further casting for the spectacular family pantomime, SNOW WHITE, with Eternal, Loose Women and Hollyoaks' Kelle Bryan, CBeebies' Gyasi Sheppy and X Factor and Blood Brothers' Niki Colwell Evans. 

Richmond Shakespeare and Agecroft Hall & Gardens announced the 24th Annual Richmond Shakespeare Festival. The festival will run from June 1 through July 30, 2023, Thursday through Sunday evenings at 7:30p.

The New York City Center production of Oliver! began performances last night, May 3. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos of the cast taking their first bows here!

See first look video of the New York City Center production of Oliver! The production is led by Lilli Cooper as Nancy, Raúl Esparza as Fagin, Julian Lerner as The Artful Dodger, Tam Mutu as Bill Sikes, Brad Oscar as Mr. Bumble, Benjamin Pajak as Oliver Twist, and Mary Testa as Widow Corney.

​​​​​​​Bachrach PhotographyPHILADELPHIA, PA (May 2, 2023) — Prysm Strings, the beginner-intermediate string music education program of Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute (PYOMI), will perform in Church of the Redeemer (200 Pennswood Road, Bryn Mawr, PA) on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. 

This fall, Brown Arts Institute (BAI), a university-wide arts research enterprise that serves as a campus resource and catalyst for the arts at Brown University, will launch IGNITE, a series of interdisciplinary, collaborative, impactful projects centered around the possibilities of art as a vehicle for societal change.

Following historic performances at Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center and the London Coliseum, The United Ukrainian Ballet will make its West Coast debut June 29 – July 2 at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, performing Alexei Ratmansky's Giselle.

Bravo Brass, the all-brass ensemble of the PYO Music Institute (PYOMI), performs its 20th Annual Festival Concert entitled - “Bravo Brass on Demand” - on Saturday, May 6th, 2023.

Battery Dance will celebrate the 42nd Anniversary of its free summer festival from August 12-18, 2023, in partnership with Battery Park City Authority.

The track comes alongside a stunning graphic video from one of Hollywood’s leading animators Matteo Santoro (who grew up with 3TEETH frontman Alexis Mincolla) producing a visually epic piece that takes viewers on a space-folding journey into hyper-consumerism on a Lovecraftian scale.