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Join us on a journey to a magical world, as the much-loved tale of Aladdin flies into Hackney this festive season!

The mainstay of Sydney’s high summer season, Sydney Festival, sails back this January with a first class line-up of World Premieres, extraordinary immersive experiences, cutting-edge public art, Australian exclusives, free events, trailblazing First Nations programming and an epic live music offering. 

Each Halloween Season, many horror and science fiction offerings hit our stages. This year, David P. Johnson is bringing his Sally Spectre: The Musical back to Theatre West weekends through October 29. A combination horror and morality play, it centers around the ghost of a 5-year-old girl trying to escape from her locked bedroom where she was brutally murdered. But is this musical really for children? To find out, I decided to speak with David P. Johnson who not only wrote the book, music, and lyrics but also directs and co-produces it, and appears onstage accompanying the cast on keyboard during every performance.

The New Albany Middle School Theatre Department presents, Oliver Jr. the Broadway Junior version of Lionel Bart's classic musical based on Charles Dickens' novel, Oliver Twist, as its fall musical. The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. By Lionel Bart, Directed by Melissa Gould, Cast: Oliver Twist: Jackson Stukus & Craig West (double cast), Fagin: Eliot James, Nancy: Kayla Haynes, Artful Dodger: Juliet Erlenbach, Bill Sikes: Aidan Ellison, Mr. Brownlow: Myles Patton, Bumble: Ava Coleman, Widow Corney: Emma Bader, Dr. Grimwig: Harper Rosebaugh, Bet: Lila Griveas, Noah Claypoole: Tatum Holmes, Charlotte: Hope Rooney, Mrs. Bedwin: Eve Limpach, Charlie Bates: Meredith Zeallear, Mr. Sowerberry: Jaxon Hamilton Mrs. Sowerberry: Anna Jenkins, Market Sellers: Gia Ellenberg, Olivia Fuller, Noelle Griffith, Aeva Joyner, Old Sally: Shae Star,Matron: Madison Waltman, Fagin’s Gang: Madeline Bowser, Belina Chang, Ava Coleman, Gia Ellenberg, Olivia Fuller, Noelle Griffith, Tatum Holmes, Anna Jenkins, Aeva Joyner, Ryen Lacy, Eve Limpach, Royale Lyles, Evie Nacht, Hope Rooney, Rowan Sittler, Estelle Woolford, Meredith Zeallear, Alice Zusman, Ensemble: Ava Bame, Autumn Bampton, Anne Farrell, Beatrice Galaise, Reese Juday, Marie Leray, Samantha Pietro, Charlotte Proudfoot, Dance Captains: Juliet Erlenbach, Aeva Joyner, Meredith Zeallear, Asst. Dance Captains: Royale Lyles, Rowan Sittler New Albany Middle School Theatre presents Oliver Jr. to be performed October 27 - 29, 2023, at the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts - Mershad Hall. 100 E Dublin Granville Rd, New Albany, OH 43054 170 E Dublin Granville Rd, New Albany, OH 43054 Purchase tickets: https://sites.google.com/a/napls.us/nams-drama-club/home

CAP UCLA presents 'As We Speak,' a multi-genre musical collaboration. Find out more about this exciting event featuring a diverse range of artists and styles.

Experience the wonder of The Nutcracker at The Joffrey Ballet as they bring Christopher Wheeldon's Chicago-set production to life. Set against the backdrop of the World's Fair of 1893, this holiday classic celebrates the rich cultural heritage of Chicago. Don't miss your chance to be enchanted by this incomparable holiday season performance.

Jeremy Stolle will headline an educational workshop of Yes! The Musical at the Institute for American Musical Theatre, with performances from November 2-4, 2023. Get all the details about this exciting musical event.

BMOP/sound releases debut album of Samuel Jones's three concerti. Performances by Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), Flutist Jeffrey Khaner, Violinist Michael Ludwig, and Trombonist Joseph Alessi, Led by Conductor Gil Rose.

The legacy and lineage of Dais dovetails naturally with the mission statement of Retrospekt: “Reviving retro tech for a new generation.” The fruit of their first collaboration is a chic, white, rose-adorned, limited-edition release of Retrospekt's CP-81 portable cassette player containing an exclusive 19-track compilation cassette.

The Kinks release a new Ray Davies mix of their 1974 studio track 'Money Talks.' The new 2023 mix of this classic track is taken from The Kinks' 1974 studio concept album Preservation Act 2, and has been mixed by Ray Davies and Matt Jaggar at Konk Studios in London.

STARRING BUFFALO returns for it's 5th season and has programmed the outrageously fun musical, SISTER ACT. The unique concert style production has a found a perfect home at Shea's 710 Theatre, and the stars are in town for a short three-show run  on November 3 and 4, 2023

Thirteen different unions (and three additional contracts) represent Broadway workers and BroadwayWorld is spotlighting each and every one of them. Today, learn all about 32BJ SEIU.

'Cypher' writer/director Chris Moukarbel (HBO's Wig, Lady Gaga: Five Foot Two) won the Tribeca Festival's Founders Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature, with the Tribeca Festival jury lauding the film, “for its kaleidoscopic use of music, created imagery and found materials, in service of an interrogation of celebrity, conspiracy culture.'

Saxophonist Ada Rovatti is set to release 'The Hidden World of Piloo,' featuring an incredible lineup of musicians. Find out more about this exciting album.

The revolution returns to Sydney when the Tony, Grammy, Olivier and Pulitzer Prize winning musical HAMILTON comes home to the Sydney Lyric Theatre in 2024.

Chamber Music Marin presents the Alexander String Quartet as part of their 2023-24 Chamber Music Concert Series. 

The Icon Museum and Study Center's Main Gallery has been renamed the Gordon B. Lankton Gallery in honor of the Museum's late founder.

To kick off their 20th season, Downstage is coming together with the Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation and Climate Change Theatre Action for All Good Things Must Begin, from November 17 - 19, 2023 at Motel Theatre, Arts Commons.

La Shana Latrice releases empowering song 'I Found It' with soul-stirring lyrics and harmonies. The Gospel, R&B/Soul track urges listeners to tap into their inner spark and find inspiration in life.

Don't miss pianist Alexander Malofeev, winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition, in his debut recital in Orange County. Join us on October 27, 2023, at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall for an unforgettable performance featuring works by Bach, Handel, Purcell, and more.