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This time, the reader question was: Oh, Mary! currently has so much buzz off-Broadway. What is the history of American presidents being depicted on stage?

Mark Morris will team up again with musical collaborator Ethan Iverson for The Look of Love, a wistful and heartfelt homage to the chart-topping songs of Burt Bacharach which premiered to acclaim in 2022 at the Kennedy Center.

The full cast and creative team has been announced for Surging Films & Theatrics 2024 production of The Drowsy Chaperone (Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar with Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison) at The Edge Theater in Chicago March 15th - 30th. Only 10 performances!

Sierra Madre Playhouse presents a lineup of seven comedy, jazz, chamber music, and family-friendly programs in March 2024. Don't miss out on these exciting events!

Amateur Night Returns at The Apollo for 90th Anniversary Season. Celebrate the iconic talent show's milestone with a new season of exciting performances.

Is this a movie or musical? Great acting and song performances.

The South Dakota Symphony Orchestra has announced details of the 2024-25 season, its 103rd, which will feature the greatly anticipated revival of Giants in the Earth – the Pulitzer Prize winning opera by American composer Douglas Moore (The Ballad of Baby Doe) based on Ole Edvart Rølvaag's epic novel about Norwegian settlers of the Dakota Territory in 1873.  The SDSO's production will be the first ever fully professional staging of Moore's opera.  More details on Giants in the Earth can be found at the bottom of this release.

The Savannah College of Art and Design is inviting you to join BAM!, Black Artists in Music, this Friday, February 23 in Atlanta. Learn about who is taking part and see how to purchase tickets.

On Sunday, February 18, 3 p.m., The Lowell Chamber Orchestra will present the first Massachusetts performance of Julia Perry's 'Symphony for Violas and Basses'.

Japanese-Canadian artist Saya Gray released a 7-track EP called QWERTY - not just a body of music, but a statement of intent of what was to come. The project quickly expanded to include visual art (in tandem with her long term creative collaborator Jennifer Cheng) and a handful of live shows that captivated those in attendance.

TDF, the not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts, has just announced that celebrated costume designer ANN HOULD-WARD and legendary scenic designer RICHARD HUDSON are among the 2024 TDF/Irene Sharaff Award recipients.

Experience the magic of the turn of the 20th century with the Highland Park Players' staged-concert rendition of the Tony Award-winning musical 'Ragtime.' See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

A special Wicked record is set to be released for this year's Record Store Day, taking place on April 20, 2024 with a limited edition disc! 

The week of August 28, 1953, riding high on the charts, acclaimed pianist and singer Nat King Cole took to the stage at the Blue Note Chicago, Chi-town's first integrated venue in his beloved Bronzeville neighborhood. Nearly five years had passed since Cole's last appearance at the club. Upon returning to the city.

8-time GRAMMY Award winner Christian McBride has shared a new single “Philly Slop,” recorded with renowned Bassist and composer Edgar Meyer, from the duo's upcoming album But Who's Gonna Play The Melody?. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

DIIV —Andrew Bailey, Colin Caulfield, Ben Newman, and Zachary Cole Smith—will release their fourth album, Frog in Boiling Water. Produced by Chris Coady and set for release via Fantasy Records, Frog In Boiling Water was a four-year process that nearly broke the band before the album was completed. Watch the video!

Entitled, “STEP BY STEP,” Jordan perfectly encapsulates the feel-good vibe of the family cookout, those gatherings where good food, music and love comes in abundance. Influenced by the likes of Beyonce's “We Like To Party” and Earth Wind & Fire's “Let's Groove,” he delivers a bold and effortlessly cool, funk infused party-starter.

Get ready for the fourth and final season of THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY. Don't miss the thrilling conclusion to this beloved series, with The cast included Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, Colm Feore, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, and David Cross.

Internationally acclaimed saxophonist, flutist, and composer Anna Webber, the new co-chair of New England Conservatory’s Jazz Studies Department, joins the NEC Jazz Orchestra for The Music of Anna Webber and Angela Morris on Thursday February 29, 7:30 p.m. at Jordan Hall.

This week, Hillary Rodham Clinton joined the cast of new Broadway musical Suffs for their first rehearsal at New 42 Studios. Check out photos of Clinton with the company here!