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Step into a world of passion, tragedy, magnificent melody and visual extravagance as Cape Town Opera (CTO) and Opera UCT present La traviata, Verdi's timeless masterpiece that will premiere at Artscape on 26 October 2023. Learn more about the production here!

Chicago Opera Theater has announced a casting change for its upcoming 50th Anniversary Season opening concert of David T. Little's one-man theatrical cantata Soldier Songs. Learn more about the concert here!

As the singing, dancing, attention-whoring engine of THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL, Gabriel Ebert gives Thompson the idol treatment. Featuring music and lyrics by BE MORE CHILL’s Joe Iconis and directed by Christopher Ashley, UUHTM blows the doors off the La Jolla Playhouse’s Potiker Theatre.

The Dessoff Choirs, led by Music Director Malcolm J. Merriweather, will continue its 2023-2024 and 100th Anniversary season in partnership with the Abyssinian Baptist Church in a performance of Mendelssohn's Elijah.

Continuing the yearlong celebration of Willie Nelson’s 90th birthday, UMe has added two additional titles to its extensive vinyl campaign of the legend’s UMG catalog: on November 10 Willie’s beloved 2001 kid-friendly album, Rainbow Connection, will be released on vinyl for the first time ever and his acclaimed It Always Will Be.

On stage now through October 15 at ExPats Theatre is Wajdi Mouawad’s Scorched, a renowned play inspired by the life of Soha Bechara and events in the Lebanese Civil War.

Due to illness, Broadway's Max Von Essen was unable to perform the lead role of Larry Davis in the York Theatre Company’s “Musicals in Mufti” presentation of “GOLDEN RAINBOW,” so 89-year-old composer Walter Marks went on in his place. Check out photos from the event here!

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will open its 24th season with “Once On This Island.” Learn more about the musical and find out how to get tickets here!

Baker’s superb direction brings all the various moving parts of this huge production together to deliver a gratifyingly heartfelt paean to the millions of working women (and men) who inspired the screenplay and musical book by Patricia Resnick. Baker’s vision for the piece, in concert with her team of collaborators, delivers a production of 9 to 5: The Musical that is delightfully fresh and new, eschewing the tendency of some directors to offer a rehash of what’s already been seen on Broadway, on tour or in regional theater.

Thanks to Andrew Maraniss’ best-selling book Strong Inside – adapted for the stage by Tyrone L. Robinson – Wallace’s storied basketball career in the Southeastern Conference and the details of his upbringing in the segregated South are now brought vividly to life onstage in a history-making production from NCT, the third-oldest theater for younger audiences in the United States. Founded in 1931 by members of the Junior League of Nashville, there can be no denying that NCT, like its hometown itself and one of its favorite sons (Wallace), has been reflective of the growing diversity of its people and the evolution of its cultural and educational institutions.

Featuring an electronic, nu-disco sound à la Todd Terje & reminiscent of Fujiya & Miyagi’s early 2000’s Krautrock, this new album uses Barbara, a character from 2016’s LP P.O.P., as a symbol of excess and excitement. The result is an 8 track speed train of an album that’s a paranoid and delirious dance party.

All new photos have been released from opening night of Tripping on Life at Theatre Row. Check out the photos here!

Chief Executive Officer Chris Verdugo and Artistic Director Jacob Stensberg announced the three-concert lineup that makes up San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus’ (SFGMC) Season 46. Learn more about the lineup and how to get tickets here!

Irish playwright Sean Cooney was six or seven years old when the Hollywood Circus came to his hometown of Youghal, County Cork, Ireland.

As the weather gives us a reprieve from the summer heat and the seasons change, so begins another symphony season. Dive deep into this musical mosaic with BroadwayWorld's guide to the most anticipated classical events of the season.

Recently, I had the chance to sit down and talk with Zach Wyatt, who plays Malcolm in A Little Life. We discussed what it was like to film the show, how he handled the emotional aspects of the story, and what he hopes audiences take away from A Little Life.

The U.K. based Pulse, Thought and Spirit Theatre Company will present the U.S. premiere of Under Heaven's Eyes: The Systemic and Systematic Unjustified Killing of Black Lives, a new Off-Broadway play spotlighting the ways discrimination permeates a black person's life, as part of the upcoming United Solo. Learn more about the production here!

Aaron Poser’s Life Sucks. will have its Los Angeles premiere, September 30,2023 at The Broadwater Main Stage (with previews beginning September 24th). Barry Heins directs this reimagining of Anton Chekhov's classic play, Uncle Vanya with the cast of: John Ross Bowie, Anne Gee Byrd, Olivia Castanho, Erin Pineda, Lily Rains, Marc Valera and Steve Vinovich. John found time out of his not sucky life to answer a few of my queries.

Travis S. Bush will release his new literary creation, The Home I Left, a gripping family drama set to captivate readers' hearts and minds.

The FSCJ Artist Series will present Tell Him It’s Jackie at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts on February 3, 2024 at 2:00 and 7:30 p.m.

THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL brings the rebellious, idealistic, and often intoxicated writer to life with a talented cast at the La Jolla Playhouse through October 8th.

Emmy-winner Lin Shaye’s award-winning solo show,  Tripping on Life, offers RUSH tickets for only $22 exclusively sold on the TodayTix app. Learn more about how to get discounted tickets to Tripping on Life here!

 Chicago Opera Theater kicks off its 50th Anniversary season with David T. Little’s GRAMMY-nominated Soldier Songs. Learn more about the performance and find out how to get tickets here!

Nick Rogers will perform his cabaret That's What She Said: Broadway Diva Power Ballads at the 2023 Rochester Fringe Festival on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. at the School of the Arts Ensemble Theater

Get ready for an incredible lineup! The Met: Live in HD has revealed its 2023-24 season, featuring nine must-see performances. Find out when and where you can catch these amazing shows in this article.