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Celebrating more than 90 years of advancing innovation, access, and excellence in music education, the Music Institute of Chicago welcomed 200 guests to its Annual Gala Benefit on Thursday, June 2 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago.

Raven Theatre, Chicago’s newest Equity-affiliated theatre, will open its 40th Anniversary Season with a fresh take on Noël Coward’s iconic 1930 comedy Private Lives, directed by Ian Frank, playing September 29 – November 13, 2022 on Raven’s 85-seat East Stage.

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the big screen classic film Cabaret, The Ridgefield Playhouse will be offering two screenings of this 1972 American Musical Drama on Sunday, July 17, 2022 at 3:00pm and 7:00pm.

City Theatre is recognizing the legacy of award-winning educator, artist, advocate, and Kuntu Repertory Theatre founder and artistic director Dr. Vernell Audrey Watson Lillie (May 11, 1931 – May 11, 2020) by re-naming its 102-seat studio theatre in her honor.

A Greek musical portrait of Federico García Lorca through outstanding works for voice and piano will be presented by mezzo-soprano Artemis Bogri and pianist Giorgos Konstantinou on the Greek National Opera Alternative Stage at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), on Friday 10 June 2022, at 20.30.

South Street Seaport Museum announces Russell Shorto and Friends panel discussion on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at 6:30pm aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree. Join Russell Shorto, author of The Island at the Center of the World, and other esteemed historians for a conversation the complex story of the beginnings of New Amsterdam and how the choices of the Dutch shaped what became New York.

The Greenville Chautauqua Society, who for 24 years has been bringing history to life through nationally recognized historical interpreters at FREE performing arts events, has appointed Lara Kaufmann as Executive Director.  

Asia Society Museum presents Mirror Image: A Transformation of Chinese Identity, an exhibition of 19 artworks by seven artists, born in mainland China in the 1980s, opening at Asia Society Museum on June 15.

The public can view rare music memorabilia and pick up tips on preserving their own family history during an upcoming Great American Songbook Foundation special event.

The Pulitzer Prize Board has just announced that Fat Ham has won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Other finalists included: Selling Kabul, and Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord.

The Pulitzer Prize Board today will present the 2022 award winners for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music. Who will win this year? Tune in right here at 3pm to watch the announcement live!

Yet perhaps at no time during its vaunted and venerated history has Oklahoma! been so polarizing as it has become now, thanks to the 2019 Broadway revival directed by Daniel Fish which is touring the provinces. Read our critic's review.

 It’s A Season of New Growth at the Warner Theatre and they're ready to celebrate with you at our reimagined 2022 Gala Celebration held Saturday, June 25, 2022, in the Carole & Ray Neag Performing Arts Center and the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre! 

Raven Theatre has announced its 40th Anniversary Season, kicking off this fall with a fresh take on Noël Coward’s iconic 1930 comedy Private Lives, directed by Ian Frank.

The music video was filmed in downtown L.A. at famed 1931 movie palace, the Los Angeles Theatre. The ambience is sensual and moody, with a tip of the hat to the glamour of “Moulin Rouge.” The music video was directed by Underwood’s longtime collaborator, acclaimed director and photographer, Randee St. Nicholas.

Dozens of plays have earned the honor since the Prizes were established in 1917, but did you know that only a few of them are musicals? Learn more about the Pulitzer Prizes and unpack the ten musicals that have earned the special distinction below!

Os traemos este especial para celebrar que mañana, 23 de abril, es el Día del Libro.

The National Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Steven Reineke, will perform lush orchestrations of classic Disney songs featuring celebrated Broadway stars in a weekend of performances on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. 

The National Gallery presents a new major annual event in memory of former director Betty Churcher AO (1931-2015).

The Education Department of the Warner Theatre is thrilled to announce the students of the Young Actors Series program will present FOOTLOOSE the Musical in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre June 11-12, 2022! 

Ukrainian soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska stars in the title role of the legendary cold-hearted princess. Tenor Yonghoon Lee is the bold prince determined to win Turandot’s love, alongside soprano Ermonela Jaho as the devoted servant Liù and legendary bass Ferruccio Furlanetto as the blind king Timur. Marco Armiliato conducts Puccini’s stirring opera, which takes the stage in the company’s dazzling, ever-popular production by Franco Zeffirelli. For tickets, visit  warnertheatre.org or call the Box Office at 860-489-7180.

Award-winning actor/director Frank Ferrante re-creates his acclaimed New York and London stage portrayal celebrating America's greatest comedian - Groucho Marx.  You will feel as though Groucho is back, as Ferrante sings, dances and performs classic routines on the North Coast Rep stage, May 2nd & 3rd, 2022 at 7:30pm.

The National Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Steven Reineke, and Artistic Advisor Ben Folds welcome legendary actor, musician, activist, and recent space traveler William Shatner as the featured guest artist for its upcoming DECLASSIFIED: BEN FOLDS PRESENTS concert on Friday, April 29 at 9 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall.

Digital Theatre+, Digital Theatre’s education platform, is delighted to announce, from Thursday 21st April 2022, schools, universities, and educational institutions all over the world will be able to access The Boal Collection for the first time. The Boal Collection is a curated selection of over 400 historical documents including previously unpublished playtexts, letters, videos and photographs illuminating the work and teachings of Augusto Boal. The materials have been carefully selected by Cecilia and Julian Boal, wife and son of the legendary Theatre of the Oppressed innovator.

On Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 3:00pm CT, the Music Institute of Chicago will present The Aznavoorian Duo (Marta Aznavoorian, piano and Ani Aznavoorian, cello) in concert at Nichols Concert Hall.