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Franz Hummel zählt zu den bemerkenswertesten Komponistenpersönlichkeiten der letzten Jahrzehnte.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 6/13/2024 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Gloucester Stage Company, under the leadership of Artistic Director Rebecca Bradshaw and Managing Director Christopher Griffith, is thrilled to announce the next production in its 2024 season, WIPEOUT by Aurora Real de Asua. As part of its rolling world premiere through the National New Play Network, this breakout new play will run at Gloucester Stage from Friday, July 5 to Sunday, July 28.

Two questions almost immediately sprang up when people were told that the Temptations and the Four Tops were performing June 11 at the Jeanne B. McCoy Center for the Arts in New Albany. People asked, Those two groups are still around? and How many of the original members are left?

The Studio Theatre, 320 W 7th St, in Little Rock, heats things up with ONCE ON THIS ISLAND THE MUSICAL now through June 23. Join them as they take you through a tropical fairytale full of romance, magic, and tragedy. With Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty, and Direction by Caelon Colbert, and based on Rosa Guy's 1985 novel My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl, a Caribbean retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, you will fall in love with these characters as they struggle through trauma, social status, and colorism. 

Judith Clurman will guest conduct The Choral Society of the Hamptons in A Mozart Playlist: The Sacred, Secular, Scatological, & Sublime. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Folsom’s Harris Center for the Arts has revealed the Harris Center Presents 2024-2025 Season. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Westport Country Playhouse will present Grammy Award nominee, famed pop singer, and Westport, Connecticut resident Sophie B. Hawkins with a selection of songs and scenes from her new musical, 'Birds of New York'. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Oboist Matt Sullivan will present Narrative Music: A Life Not A Life Style, a music and spoken word memoir celebrating Gay Pride 2024. Learn how to attend!

Kevin William Paul discusses his journey into theater, the influence of his family and athletic background, his passion for music, and his experiences with THE OUTSIDERS on Broadway in a new episode of Backstage With Becca B. Listen now!

AN INTERPRETATION OF ANNA will be presented on Sunday at 2pm as part of the Neurodivergent New Play Series.

Athens, GA indie rock band Futurebirds have released a new single, “Solitaires,” and accompanying video. The track is featured on the band’s forthcoming album, Easy Company, due out on August 9, 2024. Carter King from the band remarks: “This song was inspired by a graph I saw on Instagram - a kinda grim-leaning post that showed how loneliness exponentially increases with age...' Listen to the single now!

Ahead of their summer tour dates, The Dollyrots has released a limited edition 7-inch single on colored vinyl, featuring two new tracks, the A-side “Wrapped In Sunshine,” which is currently in heavy rotation on Sirius XM’s Channel 21 Little Steven’s Underground Garage. The B-side is their take on Bonnie Tyler’s 'Holding Out for a Hero' a song originally recorded for the soundtrack to the 1984 film Footloose. Listen to the tracks now!

Faceless, Godsmack’s third studio album, features the #1 rock hits “I Stand Alone” and “Straight Out Of Line.” Giving Godsmack their first #1 Album, it has become a fan favorite and rock staple over the years. Presented here with exceptional remastered audio and debuting on 2LP 45rpm vinyl, Faceless has now become the high-fidelity treasure every fan has wanted since its debut.

Single tickets for HAMILTON are now available for purchase. Don't miss your chance to see the award-winning musical live at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis.

The first edition of Festival Fono will feature performances by The Kid Laroi, Milky Chance, Shaboozey, and The Beaches.

Estudiantes del Centro de Educación Artística (Cedart) Diego Rivera, del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal) y la Subdirección General de Educación e Investigación Artísticas (Sgeia), presentarán el 12 de junio a las 17:00 h su Muestra final de música en la Sala Angélica Morales de la Escuela Superior de Música, plantel Fernández Leal.

Experience an evening of jazz with the Laszlo Gardony Trio and the Christian Artmann Quartet at Regattabar on June 29.

Arriving August 16th, the deluxe 2-CD release features the newly remastered original album, plus a wealth of bonus material, including a complete, never-before-heard concert recording, captured in San Antonio, TX in 1999. A deluxe digital edition of the album also features six additional bonus tracks, including alternate versions of “Higher” and “With Arms Wide Open,” and a cover of the Doors classic “Roadhouse Blues.'

The king of pop surely had a storied musical career that went from child star to tabloid fodder in his all too short life. The life of Michael Jackson, now the Broadway musical MJ, is igniting the stage of Shea's Buffalo Theatre through June 16th. Fear not , the moon walk, the infamous sparkly glove and that unmistakable breathy speaking voice is all there, but is that really enough to make a great musical?