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Captivating, heartwarming, colorful, imaginative and down-right magical, Nashville Children’s Theatre’s world premiere production – it’s 19th in the past few years since executive artistic director Ernie Nolan’s arrival – of the theatre for young audiences version of Disney-Pixar’s Finding Nemo is just the latest theatrical hit from the venerable Nashville institution.

Recently, we had the chance to chat with Alex Young, who plays Virginia Creel, Henry Creel’s mother, in Stranger Things: The First Shadow. We discussed what it has been like being part of the stage version of a beloved television series, how it feels to be taking on a role seen on the screen and some of her favourite characters from the show!

SHURIKA is written and directed by Kevin Grevioux (Underworld, I Frankenstein, King of Killers, now in release via Lion’s Gate) and produced by Moshe Diamant, whose many credits include The Protege, starring Michael Keaton, Maggie Q and Samuel L. Jackson, Memory, starring Liam Neeson, Guy Pearce and Taj Atwal, and more.

Eclipse International announces brand new elevated genre films, SHURIKA and DARIYO: PLANET UNIVERSE, making their World Market Debut in Berlin at EFM. Discover more about these exciting releases!

Anthony M. Laura, Artistic Director of Face To Face Films, will direct his new play 'Shadows' Off-Broadway at The Jeffrey And Paula Gural Theater / A.R.T. this December.

Anthony M. Laura, Artistic Director of Face to Face Films, will direct his new play 'Shadows' Off-Broadway at the Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theater / A.R.T. this fall.

Ohio State Murders officially opens tonight on Broadway. Starring Emmy, Grammy, and Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, Ohio State Murders is the first show to play at the renamed and renovated James Earl Jones Theatre. Read the reviews!

The Maryland Renaissance Festival and The Strand partner to present a one-weekend encore of the acclaimed RICHARD III by The Company Of Women. The Company are a force of craftswomanship the likes of which have not before been seen in Baltimore theater, and display a strong likelihood of becoming a major theatrical presence in the community.

The band offers a second glimpse into the forthcoming EP, with a brooding reimagining of the 1980 Stephanie Mills R&B classic “Never Knew Love Like This Before” released now.  The EP also includes covers of Aldous Harding, The Japanese House, The Associates and Dusty Springfield.

Sarah Brightman will be honored with the 2,736th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ahead of her first Las Vegas engagement at The Venetian. BroadwayWorld caught up with Brightman to discuss the Hollywood Walk of Fame honor, what to expect from her upcoming Las Vegas concerts, and her thoughts on The Phantom of the Opera closing on Broadway.

It's hard to comprehend a more unusual and nauseating narrative than the one re-imagined in Taste, Benjamin Brand's reality-based drama about a contract between a man with cannibalistic aspirations and the willing victim he solicits on the internet. The genuine event - preserved by the perpetrator on videotape - took place in Germany back in 2001, and contained a mutual pact to begin their operation by severing and then mutually dining on the victim.

Broadway In Austin brings the ruthlessly hilarious North American tour of Tina Fey’s MEAN GIRLS to Bass Concert Hall, where the theatre is cool and the show is hot, hot, hot!

DakhaBrakha returns to ArtPark July 14th for a reception, fundraising concert, and talkback. Originating from the Ukrainian experimental theatre group, Dakh, under the artistic direction of Vladislav Troitsky, the band of four friends has played worldwide in a mission to spread and celebrate Ukrainian culture.

Another theatrical knight has been making his way around the country’s theatres over the past few weeks, in a bid to encourage audiences out of their homes for an evening’s entertainment; Sir David Suchet follows in Sir Ian McKellen’s footsteps with this show, which now enjoys a run in the West End, celebrating his own acting career as well as the art itself.

Alice Frankham was most recently seen in the Derby Theatre/Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch production of One Man Two Guvnors as Rachel Crabbe. She is now appearing in NHS The Musical at Theatre Royal Plymouth. Frankham spoke to BroadwayWorld about the show.

“From the creative imaginations of superstar baker Duff Goldman and the iconic Jim Henson Company, Duff’s Happy Fun Bake Time is a magical collaboration that led to the creation of a series unlike any other,” said Courtney White, President, Food Network.” 

A young nun has died under mysterious circumstances in a remote parish in northern Michigan, and her superior, Father Rivard, has been charged with her murder. The action alternates between interrogations, testimony and scenes from the past, which reveal the full nature of their relationship, inevitably spelling tragedy. Not until the explosive and surprising climax of the play is the full extent of their sacrifice made clear and the identity of the murderer revealed.

Cabaret performer and Bridging The Gap mentor Ari Axelrod returns to Birdland with his popular show A CELEBRATION OF JEWISH BROADWAY. And you don't have to be Jewish to enjoy it.

As part of the ongoing Festival of Film, the Royal Albert Hall last night played host to Classic Album Sundays. Presenter Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy hosted Damon Gough (a.k.a. Badly Drawn Boy), as he picked out some of his favourite pieces of film music and talked about how he approached his own soundtrack projects, including the classic About A Boy.

Until October 27th, Wayne State will be showcasing their sold-out production of Heathers: The Musical at the 110-seat theatre, Underground at the Hilberry. Based on the 1988 movie, Heathers: The Musical has music, lyrics, and a book by Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy.

Until May 26th, the Lakeland Players have three more performances of Next to Normal at the Starlight Theater in This show tackles a variety of complex but fascinating topics including, but not limited to, mental illness, suburban family life, electroconvulsive therapy, and suicide. Regardless of whether or not you have been touched by any of these topics, I can't stress how significant seeing Lakeland's production is.

Lord, lord, lord, how is there only one week left of Follies at the National?! This week, we're looking at a show stopping dance routine from the show with choreographer Bill Deamer and MC Nigel Lilley: 'Who's That Woman?'

Artificial intelligence is very much a part of modern life. Whether it's Alexa, Siri, or even the pleasant voice giving directions via a GPS, we as a society have pretty thoroughly integrated AI into a significant portion of our existence. We connect emotionally with these forms of AI, on some level, too (anyone who has argued aloud with their GPS can verify); but what if it went further? What if these forms of artificial intelligence existed solely for developing those connections? And... what if they took the form of our dearly departed? Such is the premise of Marjorie Prime, the thought provoking new production currently playing at the Santa Fe Playhouse.

THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA is one of those deliciously sinister plays that unpacks social mores, female relationships, self destruction and repression in a way that is eminently watchable. The current production at Epic Theatre features Michelle L. Walker as Bernarda Alba, a part so perfectly cast that you can't imagine anyone else in this role. The rest of the cast is equally strong, but it's very clear through Walker's performance that she is Bernarda Alba, and this is her house.

In FIRST LOVE, an autumnal love story, a cranky couple way north of youth turn young love on its head.

Victor Quesada, a young Colombian director, gave us a little bit of an insight on his career, dreams, and recent projects.

New Musicals Inc. opened the new musical MANSON'S GIRLS at the Hollywood Fringe Festival last night, and the show is now receiving rave reviews.