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Earlier this week, BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned to reveal the Top 3 performers in both age groups.
Tonight's the night! Who will be the finalists of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? You'lll have to tune in tonight, December 19 (High School: 7pm ET, College: 9pm ET), to find out! This season is presented by AMDA & Atlantic Acting School and sponsored by MTI, 54 Below, and Westin New York at Times Sq
Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students.
BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned to reveal the Top 5 performers in both age groups.
Who’s ready to party? It’s The Great Gatsby week, so every song comes straight from the hit Broadway musical that has audiences cheering every night at the Broadway Theatre! Now starring Jeremy Jordan, it’s the biggest party on Broadway.
For the second consecutive year, Open-Door Playhouse will present a selection of audience favorites live on stage in Hollywood as part of the 30 Minutes or Less Festival.
Rachel York joins a starry cast of Broadway peers as Michael Orland and David Green's Musical Theatre University Team Up With Palm Springs Art Museum to bring A Very Broadway Christmas to the desert in the Museum's beautiful Annenberg Theatre for two special nights in December -- December 16 and
BroadwayWorld announced today that the My Shows platform has officially launched My Shows Curtain Call, a personalized year-end feature designed to celebrate each user's year in theatre.
Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students.
Earlier this week, BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned to reveal the Top 10 performers in both age groups.
Who will make the Top 10 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? You'lll have to tune in tonight, December 5 (High School: 7pm ET, College: 9pm ET), to find out! This season is presented by AMDA & Atlantic Acting School and sponsored by MTI, 54 Below, and Westin New York at Times Square.
The North American Tour of THE GREAT GATSBY will star stage veterans Jake David Smith as Jay Gatsby and Senzel Ahmady as Daisy Buchanan.
BroadwayWorld is sharing our Giving Tuesday Regional Theatre Database, a resource to connect theater lovers with nonprofit theaters nationwide, for the second year in a row.
Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students.
BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned to reveal the Top 15 performers in both age groups.
Who will make the Top 15 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? You'lll have to tune in tonight, November 21 (High School: 7pm ET, College: 9pm ET), to find out!
Lights Up! Theatre Company will open its eighth season with a new production of The Wizard of Oz performed by its teen ensemble.
Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara will present a special added performance of the West Coast premiere of The Complete Works of Jane Austen, Abridged in honor of the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth.
Tickets are on sale now for the starriest holiday show in Southern California as Broadway powerhouses Tony Winner Marissa Jaret Winokur, Kevin Chamberlin, James Snyder and Rachel York join the talented perfomers of David Green's Musical Theatre University in a ninety-minute holiday celebratio
Voting is now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Santa Barbara Awards.
Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students.
Earlier this week, BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned with its first live shows, revealing the Top 30 performers in both age groups.
Who has made the Top 30 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? Tune in to the episode here to find out!
The Theatre Group at SBCC will hold auditions for the spring 2026 production of A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Katie Laris, by appointment.
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A Year With Frog And Toad Clark Center For The Performing Arts (11/19-11/21) |
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Gutenberg! The Musical! San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (10/09-11/08) |
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The Father: A Tragic Farce The Father: A Tragic Farce (8/28-9/13) |
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John & Jen Rubicon Theatre Company (2/10-2/28) |
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Ragtime Rubicon Theatre Company (10/21-11/08) |
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Ojai Playwrights Conference New Works Festival Ojai Playwrights Conference (7/30-8/02) |
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Murder For Two Rubicon Theatre Company (5/12-5/30) |
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The Lehman Trilogy Rubicon Theatre Company (3/24-4/11) |
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Jack Johnson Santa Barbara Bowl (10/03-10/03) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Christopher Cohan Center (5/18-5/19) |
