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The nominations are in! Check out how each show fared individually in a full list of nominations by show.

The 77th Annual Tony Awards nominations were announced this morning by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renee Elise Goldsberry and here they are, celebrating the best of the 2023-24 theatre season. Check out the full list of nominees here!

The B Street Theatre has been riding a wave of hit after hit, continuing with Aurora Real de Asua’s surfing comedy, Wipeout. Set in one of my favorite locales, Santa Cruz, Wipeout explores the friendship between three unique women. Rolling surfboards, a hunky instructor, and the bluntness that comes with age make this an engaging, relatable, and completely hilarious take on how our relationships –with ourselves and others – change in each season of life.

This past week, Michelle Duster, the great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells attended a performance of Suffs at The Music Box Theatre. See photos

Multi-platinum live sensations Rainbow Kitten Surprise have shared “SVO,” as the fourth album track from the North Carolina-bred quartet’s first full-length release in six years, LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX. Rainbow Kitten Surprise are currently readying for their upcoming Tiny Music Box Tour, a run of underplay shows that feature differing set lists each night, highlighting material from LOVE HATE MUSIC BOX alongside fan-favorites from throughout the band’s beloved discography. Listen to the song here!

Breakout Memphis artist Fresco Trey has released his anticipated new EP, Restless Mind. The EP includes “Paranoid,” a ferocious jam in which he unapologetically shares his truth. Also in the mix is “Times Like This,” and the soaring new track “So Tired,” which is destined to be a crowd-pleaser. But none capture Trey's versatility and talent quite like “Heartbreak Ain’t Easy.” Listen to the songs here!

Broadway DNA acquired two new musicals, D'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical and Hypatia and the Heathens. Learn more.

Hedgerow Theatre Company will stream Tim Crouch's Beginners. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

RIAA gold-selling Chicago rap virtuoso and Pivot Gang leader Saba and GRAMMY® Award-winning super-producer No ID drop their latest collaborative single  entitled head.rap. RIAA gold-selling Chicago rap virtuoso and Pivot Gang leader Saba and GRAMMY® Award-winning super-producer No ID drop their latest collaborative single  entitled head.rap. The song features R&B breakouts and fellow ARTium Recordings collaborators Jordan Ward and Ogi along with rising independent singer-songwriter Madison McFerrin.The new track comes ahead of the Chicago duo’s highly anticipated joint album From the Private Collection of Saba and No ID out soon via ARTium Recordings. “head.rap,” is a simply crafted, incredibly catchy ode to Black hair. It’s calming and mellow, with brilliantly layered verses from Saba, a powerful hook shared by Ward and Ogi, lucious backing vocals from McFerrin, and a gently percussive beat that sounds like the memory of a summer’s day. Listen to the song here!

Discover the MIRÓ QUARTET's tribute to their hometown of Austin in their latest music video, OVER THE RAINBOW.

Written and recorded late at night in her apartment, she conjures emotion by playing a bevy of instruments, arranging, producing, and vocalizing her story so delicately it almost feels like she’s sharing a secret with you alone. Along with the announcement, she shares the final single, “last summer i found the reason (again.)” Listen to the song now!

Get ready to be swept away in a whirlwind of passion, laughter and enchantment as one of Shakespeare’s beloved plays, Twelfth Night, takes to the Festival Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets!

The FSCJ Artist Series Broadway in Jacksonville has announced the 24/25 Broadway season shows coming to the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts.  

Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. will conclude its 2023-24 main stage season of “nature vs. nurture” with the Houston premiere of Appropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Directed by Ron Jones, this riveting play explores family secrets, racial tensions, and cultural identity.

Broadway In Chicago has announced the 24 student nominees for Best Performer in an Actor and Actress role, and nominees for Best Ensemble, Best Direction and Best Production for the 13th Annual Broadway In Chicago Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards.

New climate justice musical, Metra: A Climate Revolution with Songs will receive two concert reading performances on May 22 and 23 at Judson Memorial Church.

54 Below will present John Ertman (John Ertman: The Abbey Road Live  Sessions, Alone: Concept Cast Album), Jeremy Stolle, Q Smith, Lawrence Stallings, Carson Stewart, and more in John Ertman & Friends on May 6, 2024 at 9:30 pm.

The world premiere of Untitled Theater Company No. 61's Exagoge begins tonight at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, located at 66 East 4th Street in New York City.

Kronos Quartet receives triple honors from the Library of Congress, including acquisition of their archive, D.Harrington's appointment as Kluge Chair, and 'Pieces of Africa' induction into the National Recording Registry.

Explore the captivating exhibition of Iranian artist Shahpour Pouyan at the Frist Art Museum. Dive into the unique blend of history, culture, and personal narrative through his work.