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This revival of Grease is close to perfection… and dare I say it, I think I prefer it to the film! Not only do we get to follow Sandy and Danny in Grease The Musical, we also become more acquainted with all the Pink Ladies and T-Birds, which results in Grease The Musical feeling much more of a Rydell High ensemble show. Something that is most welcome.

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara (ETC), Santa Barbara's only professional theater company, announces a special benefit performance of Love Letters, starring beloved actors Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross, who played husband and wife together in the hit TV sitcom, “Family Ties.”

Award-winning silly man Neil Frost, one half of the acclaimed British double act The Establishment and winners of Best Comedy Adelaide Fringe Weekly Award 2019, is bringing his Nan’s old kitchen door all the way from UK to Australia for his first Adelaide Fringe solo show.

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) announces that Jon Royal, a director, teaching artist, and facilitator from Nashville, TN, has been selected as the 2023 Lloyd Richards New Futures Resident Artist at St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre, where he will work with Founder and Producing Director Ron Himes.

Productions Over The Rainbow kicks off their 19th year with 'Leader of the Pack - The Ellie Greenwich Musical,' a biographical jukebox musical that tells the story of singer/songwriter Ellie Greenwich.

Experience the nostalgia of the 80s with iconic music and performances from your favorite New Wave artists. The artists performing on the 2024 tour include THOMAS DOLBY, THOMPSON TWINS' TOM BAILEY, MODERN ENGLISH, MEN WITHOUT HATS, THE ROMANTICS, BOW WOW WOW, TOMMY TUTONE (select markets), and THE PLIMSOULS.

The cast and design team has been revealed for Vineyard Theatre's upcoming production of Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy by Obie Award inner Sarah Gancher, directed by Tony Award winner Darko Tresnjak. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Performance Space New York will present artist, composer, and choreographer Richard Kennedy’s Hybrid Peasant. Learn how to purchase tickets!

New York Women in Film & Television announces 2023 Women's Film Preservation Fund grantees.

MOMIX: ALICE brings a unique and mesmerizing dance performance to Popejoy Hall. Don't miss this visually stunning show.

Barbra Streisand will be honored with the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment in 2024. The SAG Life Achievement Award will join Streisand's numerous accolades, including being an EGOT winner. Recent honorees include Sally Field, Helen Mirren, Carol Burnett, Morgan Freeman, Lily Tomlin, and more.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that theatre director Michael Blakemore has died at age 95. Read his obituary here.

The Museum of Modern Art announces To Save and Project: The 20th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation, which will screen from January 11 to February 4, 2024.

Kentwood Players is holding auditions for 'STEEL MAGNOLIAS' on January 20 & 21, 2024 at the Westchester Playhouse. Don't miss your chance to be a part of this iconic play by Robert Harling.

BAM ushers in 2024 by presenting a season that honors the power of artistic community. See program details and learn how to purchase tickets!

Social Distortion and Bad Religion have announced a co-headline tour. With additional support from The Lovebombs, the two iconic bands will join forces to bring their signature sounds and beloved catalogs to stages across the continent, showcasing their enduring legacy and influence on the punk rock movement.  

NYU Skirball presents the Queer New York International Arts Festival, featuring works from a diverse group of international artists, running February 7-17, 2024, at NYU Skirball. 

After more than 40 years, thousands of shows, tens of thousands of students, and hosting and training some of the best comic voices in Boston -  the organization announced today it can no longer operationally sustain going forward.

Yet in the end, EIGHT NOTES TO HEAVEN is just a joyous ride. I love the idea of Prince and Rick James battling it out over who had more funk and who had more soul. In truth, they were both icons who did revolutionary things

State Theatre New Jersey presents The Hip Hop Nutcracker on Friday, December 29 at 8pm. The Hip Hop Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky's 130-year-old ballet reimagined as a holiday dance spectacle, will travel to STNJ this holiday season while celebrating the show's 10th season.

Ellen Holly, the first Black person to have a lead role in daytime television, has passed away at 92. She was a theater actress, starred on Broadway, and was a published author. Her autobiography detailed her career and her historic Black family.

This one-hour special features new interviews with stars of the long-running comedies Lear created, including Jimmie Walker from GOOD TIMES and Mackenzie Phillips from ONE DAY AT A TIME, in addition to never-before-seen interviews from the ET vault. Also included with this new footage and interviews is an in-depth sit-down interview with Lear.

The world premiere of 'Real Women Have Curves: The Musical' is accompanied by a range of programs and events, including an Artists for Humanity collaboration, a 'Curves of Life' workshop, and Spanish-language captioned and other access performances.

Mandy Patinkin in Concert: BEING ALIVE comes to the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, MI. Don't miss this electrifying evening of Broadway and classic American tunes performed by the acclaimed actor and singer Mandy Patinkin. Get your tickets now!

There's a hardcover, there's a kindle, there's an audiobook. But there's also a system to enjoying it, and Stephen Mosher has tested it out, with satisfying success.