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Yale Repertory Theatre will continue its 2023–24 Season with Escaped Alone by Caryl Churchill, directed by Liz Diamond.

Director Joe Bishara uses overhead projections of the actual leaders in the play, allowing the audience to compare the actors on the stage and the Roosevelt and Churchills on newsreels.

They say you never forget your first.  That was certainly the situation for a former Scotland Yard Police Inspector named Rough (played by John Rensenhouse).  Oddly, Inspector Rough had no known first name. Rough’s first bloody murder case in 1865 remained unsolved fifteen years after the event.

Classic gay drama 'Sunsets: Two Acts on a Beach' will be opening on February 2 at Open Space Arts.

Whidbey Island Film Festival brings screwball comedies to Langley in January. Don't miss this hilarious lineup of classic films.

Single tickets to Queensland Theatre’s 2024 Season will go on sale from 4 December, meaning theatre lovers can secure their spot to any of the seven plays taking centre stage next year, including the world premiere of Round The Twist The Musical.

Stream Original Comedy Specials “Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!” For HBO And “Gary Gulman: Born on 3rd Base” For Max, Max Original Documentary “Oprah and The Color Purple Journey,” HBO Original Documentary Series “Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning,” and more. Check out what's coming to Max and leaving Max in December 2023.

Eisemann Center Presents continues the 2023-2024 Season with The Hot Sardines on Friday, January 19 at 8:00 pm in the Hill Performance Hall.

Baker Mukasa gives an insight into preparing for the role of this iconic story which has been re-imagined as a musical at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre this Christmas.

Mountain Theatre Company announces its 2024 Mainstage Season, featuring beloved musicals like Grease and Catch Me If You Can, as well as a touching new musical called The Burnt Part Boys. The season will culminate with the holiday revue Home for the Holidays. Don't miss this exciting lineup of shows!

It only takes a moment whenconductor Jo Lynn Burks raises her baton and the first notes of the overture are heard to remember that Herman’s score includes a treasure trove of Broadway chestnuts, including “So Long, Dearie,” “Before the Parade Passes By,” “Elegance,” “It Only Takes A Moment,” “Put On Your Sunday Clothes,” as well as the title tune.

Don't miss the world premiere performance of Aaron Zigman's new oratorio, Emigré, featuring the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and members of the New York Philharmonic. Learn more about this powerful musical collaboration and the inspiring story it tells.

3 hearts canvas, the producers of hit show Smoke at Southwark Playhouse, bring their one-woman show, SPIN, to the Arcola Theatre in January, following an acclaimed and sell-out run in Edinburgh this summer.

Celebrity Series of Boston announces the addition of Max Raabe & Palast Orchester's performance at Symphony Hall. Experience the sophistication and glamour of Weimar-era Berlin with a contemporary twist. Get your tickets starting January 3, 2024.

Don't miss the Off Broadway debut of LESLIE EPSTEIN'S - KING OF THE JEWS at HERE Arts Center. The controversial adaptation of Epstein's novel is set in Poland, 1939, and follows a group of Jews forced to govern their own lives during the German occupation.

Discover Olney Theatre Center's production of 'Fiddler on the Roof' with a fresh global perspective. This timeless musical explores themes of rising anti-Semitism, Russian aggression, refugee crises, and women's struggles against patriarchal authority. Don't miss this captivating show running from November 8 to December 31 in Olney, Maryland.

Discover the Off-Broadway debut of 'KING OF THE JEWS,' a compelling stage adaptation of Leslie Epstein's controversial novel. Immerse yourself in this thought-provoking production that confronts themes of identity, religion, and power. Don't miss your chance to experience this powerful theatrical event.

The Group Rep has announced the lineup for their 2023-2024 Season, including two musicals. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Check out a full list of what's to come on Broadway in 2024 and be sure to check back as more engagements are added to the list!

Family-friendly shows like Kinder can serve and do deserve the widest audience and, despite its dark material, it edifies and satisfies without dumbing down or skirting the emotional impact of the situations they depict. In a fast-moving hour, it delivers a brilliant blend of clever storytelling and smart theatre which is suitable for children and essential for adults.

Next up for The Group Rep, John Murray and Allen Boretz’ zany comedy Room Service opening September 8, 2023, at their Lonny Chapman Theatre. Mareli Mitchel-Shields directs the large cast of Fox Carney, Joe Clabby, Joseph Eastburn, Tommy Jacobs, Jessica Kent, Sam Logan, Will Maizel, Matthew McLaughlin, Jackie Shearn, Bonnie Snyder, Axel Truitt, Sal Valletta, Grant Velarde, Timothy Willard and Chris Winfield. Chris graciously put down his hammer to answer a few of my queries.

For those of us for whom she represents more than kitsch, this album is an essential.

Discover History Theatre's 2023-2024 Season and its lineup of world premieres, including The Boy Wonder and I Am Betty. Explore captivating stories that celebrate the human experience, delve into political history, and honor the contributions of women. Secure your tickets now for a season filled with thought-provoking and entertaining productions.

A free concert along the DCR Charles River Esplanade with 25 local jazz bands on October 7-all featuring music by women composers and artists with ties to Boston, and a world premiere commission by Grammy award-winning composer Terri Lyne Carrington

Call Fosse at the Minskoff, a 90-minute solo play written and performed by Mimi Quillin, and directed by Tony Award nominee Michael Berresse, will play at Nantucket's White Heron Theatre Company.