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Chicago Shakespeare Theater will join with arts partners in Austin, Chinatown, Englewood, Little Village, West Town/Ukrainian Village, and West Pullman to present this summer’s Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks event—ShakesFest: A Chicago Shakespeare Community Cabaret.

The Cleveland Orchestra announced today that Daniel Reith is the next Assistant Conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra and Music Director of the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra (COYO).

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts presents Gerry O'Connor, The Trudy Sundberg Lecture Series: Dr. Wade Davis, Mixtape to My Mother - a Mother's Day's Concert, WICA 26th Anniversary Concerts, Classical Uncorked | Versailles Dance Party, Atomic Bombshells - Naughty Spring Concert, Art Talks | Rebecca Albiani as the First Lady of the World: Isabella D'Este Art Collector, and Whim W'him.

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced production plans for its 2022-2023 theatrical season, including the Off-Broadway plays for The Laura Pels Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre and full programming Off-Broadway for the Black Box Theatre at the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre.

Artistic Director Jeffrey Cass and Executive Director Julie Ann Kornak will present the final show of BrightSide Theatre’s 10th Anniversary Season – BrightSide is Back! The twice postponed production closes out the season with the music of ABBA in the musical that has entertained over 60 million people around the globe -  Mamma Mia!  

It is with profound sadness that the Board of Trustees of Terrific New Theatre announces the death today of co-founder Carl W. Stewart at the age of 80. He died peacefully of natural  causes at 4:30 a.m. at UAB Hospital, surrounded by family and friends. 

THIS IS YOUR CITY is a live theatre adaptation of the 1986 classic Albury Wodonga board game, where you, your family and friends watch a show, drive in your car and play live through our twin cities, in an afternoon of pure fun!

 KPCC & LAist and ALOUD, a program of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, today announced a collaboration for a new multimedia series called Evoke LA set to launch February 17.

While much of Alan Turing’s work was the subject of the Official Secrets Act, his personal life was not afforded the same anonymity and details of his sexuality overshadowed his achievements for many years.  Hugh Whitemore’s BREAKING THE CODE seeks to balance the scales of the awareness of Turing achievements along with the outdated laws on homosexuality that saw the father of computer science convicted and subjected to hormone therapy which eventually broke him, physically and mentally.

With the slogan “Theatre In These Trying Times”, the 25th edition of the festival has set out to breathe fresh air into both the world of theatre and to theatre lovers with a programme of mostly new productions that look at the world, which is in search of a new normal, through the lens of theatre.

A lively group of nuns and their side-kick priest will two-step onto the MCT stage this fall to serve up a constant and hilarious stream of knee-slapping, “Hee Haw” moments! Sister Amnesia's Country Western Nunsense Jamboree was written after Nunsense (which won a trinity of awards in 1986) and Nunsense Two: The Second Coming. Haven't seen those?  You're forgiven!  And you won't be lost in a plot purgatory. 

Conversations is a curated collection of choral works recorded by each of the 21 choristers in their own DIY “home studio” together with piano and select virtual orchestral instrument accompaniment.

In celebration of Jersey City PRIDE month, the Art House Productions Gallery will present 'TANGENTS', a solo exhibition of new work by Miguel Cardenas from August 1 to September 10 at Village West Gallery in Downtown Jersey City.

A close listen to the 5 songs that comprise Can My Daughter See Me From Heaven will reveal the absurdist influences behind the EP: Disney’s 1986 DTV Valentine special, which set tracks like Eurythmics’ “There Must Be An Angel” to classic animation.

The latest episode of The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales features Rick Pender. In the episode they talk about the working relationship between Sondheim and Hal Prince, Hammerstein mentoring Sondheim, who later mentored Lin Manuel Miranda and more.

Nel 1981, dopo solo 8 anni dal loro primo singolo gli ABBA misero fine alla loro carriera come gruppo.

Final seats are on sale at 9:00am, Monday 29 March for the Melbourne performances of CHESS THE MUSICAL, starring Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Paulini, Rob Mills, Alexander Lewis, Mark Furze and more at the Regent Theatre from 22 to 24 April.

The South Orange Performing Arts Center will welcome Roberta Gambarini to its stage in the latest SOPAC Session, a virtual series highlighting an eclectic roster of superb talent.

The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra announced that because of the ongoing pandemic, auditions for the 2021-22 season will be held by video submissions during the month of May. Only percussion auditions will be conducted in-person (following health and safety protocols, including social distancing, based on advisement of the Cleveland Clinic).

Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Paulini, Rob Mills, Alexander Lewis & Mark Furze are set to star in CHESS THE MUSICAL touring Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane from April to June 2021.

I believe it’s original advertisement sums up the history of the musical quite well. “There’s Never Been a Musical Like Her'-- there has never been a musical like Carrie.

Between loyal local patrons, a Gofundme campaign, and the contributions of many Alt Cabaret stars, PANGEA is still hangin' in there after ten months of the global health crisis. Everyone is pitching in to do all they can to keep the beloved home of Alt Cabaret alive and well and living in the Lower East Side.

Cuisine Solutions, Inc. (CUSI), the global leader and largest premium food company in pioneering and perfecting sous-vide cooking techniques, will open the world’s first sous-vide Dark Assembly Kitchen concept, CS DAK, in New York City, on January 7, 2021.

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has announced its Winter 2021 Digital Season, with 26 new digital offerings, available for free, from January 14 to March 26, 2021.  CMS introduces a new online schedule in January, with concerts premiering Thursday evenings and educational and conversational programs premiering on Monday evenings.

The worldwide stage hit CHESS THE MUSICAL, featuring the iconic music of ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson, lyrics by Tim Rice & Björn Ulvaeus and book by Tim Rice, will debut at QPAC's Concert Hall, for its first professional presentation, in two exclusive performances on June 10th, 2021.