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Janie Dee and Forbes Masson lead the cast of Laughing Boy by Stephen Unwin at Jermyn Street Theatre. This world premiere production is a co-production with Theatre Royal Bath. Don't miss this powerful play directed by Stephen Unwin.

The producers of the award-winning production of SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL have announced that stage and screen star Wendi Peters will play ‘Mother Superior' in the UK and Ireland tour, from Tuesday 28 May 2024 at the Buxton Opera House.

Listen to Ariana DeBose's new single with Boy George and Nile Rodgers, 'Electric Energy.' The song is from the upcoming action film Argylle. Watch the music video, featuring the West Side Story Oscar winner and the upcoming Moulin Rouge! star, along with Argylle's star-studded cast.

All new rehearsal photos have been released for Jez Butterworth’s new play, The Hills of California. Check out the photos here!

The shows will include songs from his a cappella group The Nylons, along with a few teasers focusing on his upcoming '2nd Great American Songbook” ( Alma / Universal Music Canada),  with tunes by Carole King, Burt Bacharach, Smokey Robinson featuring a top-notch band of Michael Shand on piano, bassist Russ Boswell and Amhed Mitchel on drums.

Broadcast details for The National Lottery’s Big Night of Musicals have been announced. The show will be available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 27 January at 19.50, as well as on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds on 28 January. 

Portland’s Good Theater newest production is a side-splittingly funny, perfectly timed farce with ancient roots in Italy’s Commedia dell’Arte, Richard Bean’s ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS.

Nova Y. Payton breathed fresh air, sassy jazz elements and sublime, variegated vocals into the world of the legendary composer Burt Bacharach in an innovative and musically invigorating evening of cabaret. Entitled That’s What Friends Are For:  Nova Y. Payton Sings Burt Bacharach, this cabaret was yet another fine evening of cabaret from Signature Theatre.

Continue the spirit of Valentine's Day as the Monument Arts & Cultural Center (MACCenter) presents, A.R. Gurney's LOVE LETTERS with Hollywood's beloved British-American couple, Juliet Mills and Maxwell Caulfield, February 17th & 18th.

Celebrate Black History Month at MPAC with a diverse lineup of performances and events. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Sydney Theatre Company’s production of the uproarious, whip-smart romantic comedy A Fool in Love, written by award-winning author, playwright and social commentator Van Badham, will have its world premiere at Wharf 1 Theatre in February 2024.

Leavel, known for her roles in hit musicals The Drowsy Chaperone and The Prom, has a rare ability to employ the impressive singing voice of a serious traditional nightclub act while also being wholly comedic, switching back and forth between the two at the drop of a hat and occasionally somehow managing to embody both at once.

In December 2023, the OC welcomed back two powerhouse vocalists who each gave their own respective holiday-themed concerts: Broadway fave Megan Hilty at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa; and recording artist Linda Eder at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. To no one's surprise, both entertained and awed with their spectacular talents.

Theatre Collingwood announces their exciting collection of productions and events for their 40th anniversary year in 2024.

Take a leap this February and try out one of MPAC's many events! From comics including Tracy Morgan and Anthony Rodia, to the classic sounds of Dionne Warwick and The Simon and Garfunkel Story to the eye-popping (or maybe finger-popping) Gazillion Bubble Show, MPAC offers a great lineup of shows to enjoy.

This year's honorees include Billy Crystal, Renée Fleming, Barry Gibb, Queen Latifah, and Dionne Warwick. Watch videos of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ariana DeBose, Tituss Burgess, Dove Cameron, Marc Shaiman, Cynthia Erivo, Christine Baranski, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Gladys Knight now!

Yorkshire duo Forever Tenors bring their Surrender tour to the town’s Stephen Joseph Theatre on Saturday 3 February. Learn more about the performance and how to get tickets here!

Performers for the upcoming Kennedy Center Honors will include Ariana DeBose, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Marc Shaiman, Dove Cameron, Tituss Burgess, Christine Baranski, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo, Chloe Bailey, Whoopi Goldberg, Rita Moreno and more. Check out more about the lineup!

The top-flight ensemble cast features Henry Cavill (The Witcher), John Cena (Fast X), Oscar® winner Ariana DeBose (West Side Story), Grammy winning pop superstar Dua Lipa (Barbie), Emmy winner and Oscar® nominee Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad), Emmy winner and comedy icon Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek), and more. Check out the photo of the poster!

Folk rock group The Marsh Family are back with their latest release, the poignant Christmas song 'If That Day Comes Round,' available for streaming now. In the vein of modern classics like Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas,' this track reflects on the devastating war in Gaza and Israel through hopeful lyrics.

Laura Donnelly (The Ferryman, The Nevers, Outlander), Leanne Best (Sweat, Ripper Street, Line of Duty), Ophelia Lovibond (Minx, W1A, The Effect) and Helena Wilson (Vogue World, Jack Absolute Flies Again, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern) lead the cast as the Webb family in Jez Butterworth's new play, The Hills of California.

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization announced that two-time Olivier Award winner Michael Ball and West End sensation Lucy St. Louis will also headline the previously announced My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert. Tickets are available now.

The team at Newbury's The Watermill Theatre have announced that the first show of 2024 will be the world premiere the new rock musical Sherlock Holmes and the Poison Wood, co-produced with Metta Theatre, playing 2 February to 16 March.

The cast and creative teams have been revealed for the Shaw Festival’s 62nd season.

The American Playwriting Foundation (David Bar Katz, Founding Artistic Director) and Building for the Arts (David J. Roberts, President; Jeffrey A. Horwitz, Board Chair) presented a new Relentless Award for ten-minute plays by WGA members.