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Watch playwright a.k. payne share their experience bringing FURLOUGH'S PARADISE  to life at the Alliance Theatre and what the Alliance/Kendeda Program means for upcoming playwrights in the video here!

The 39th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards will be handed out in the annual ceremony set to take place Sunday, May 5, 2024, at 7:00PM at NYU Skirball. Learn more about who is being honored!

This new record marks a seismic shift for the band, which comprises Audrey Kang, Logan Miley, Kevin Copeland, and Dane Hagen. Their last record A Color of the Sky was released on Fat Possum, and unfurled expansive, ethereal soundscapes that soothed the soul with its soft-spoken beauty.

The full cast has been set for the Broadway premiere of The Great Gatsby, opening this spring at The Broadway Theatre. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

The Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition 20th competition winner FURLOUGH’S PARADISE written by a.k. payne and directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden has its world premiere on the Hertz Stage at Alliance Theatre Jan 31 – Mar 3, 2024.

Atlantis Paradise Island, the most iconic destination resort in the world and the culinary capital of the Caribbean, announces new culinary talent and events for the Nassau Paradise Island Wine & Food Festival (NPIWFF), from Wednesday, March 13 – Sunday, March 17, 2024.

​WAM Theatre has unveiled its 2024 season centering new paths and brave futures, through four innovative theatrical stories and a special 15th Anniversary Benefit.

“The first time I read SKELETON CREW, I was enamored with it. It’s one of the first times that I got to see a play specifically about the Black working class. I think (SKELETON CREW) examines what happens to the people when industries collapse. I'm really excited to tell this story.”

Jamie Muscato will be joining Eric McCormack, Rachel Tucker, Oliver Tompsett, and Tori Allen-Martin in the new musical in concert Wild About You, which is making its World Premiere at Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Get a first look at Alliance Theatre's FURLOUGH’S PARADISE, which follows Cousins Sade and Mina, raised like sisters but now leading very different lives, as they return to their childhood town for a funeral.

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of this year’s Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank production, Romeo and Juliet.

Produced by ARIA nominated Simon Lam (Charli XCX, Cub Sport, Allday, Juice Webster, Gretta Ray), “7 Up” follows on from Phoebe's painful yet playful recent single “Something You Were Trying” released in late 2022, with both adding to the anticipation of what's to come from Phoebe's next project, due later this year. 

Grammy award-winning DJ and producer Purple Disco Machine teams up with Icelandic artist ÁSDÍS for their latest single 'Beat of Your Heart'. The high-energy track combines disco-infused sounds with magnetic vocals, catchy melodies, and danceable grooves. Check out the official music video and listen to the track here.

X Ambassadors—brothers Sam Nelson Harris and Casey Harris along with Adam Levin—will embark on an extensive headline tour this spring including newly confirmed shows at Seattle's The Showbox, Denver's Ogden Theatre, Minneapolis' Varsity Theater, Chicago's House of Blues, Philadelphia's Brooklyn Bowl, New York's Irving Plaza, and more.

Join Chilina Kennedy, Matthew Mucha, and more in the hilarious and entertaining Between Broadway Variety Hour.

IAN MCKELLEN, TOHEEB JIMOH & RICHARD COYLE star in Robert Icke's production of PLAYER KINGS, adapted from Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2.

Oliver Tompsett will be joining Eric McCormack in the new musical in concert Wild About You, which is making its Worldwide Premiere at Theatre Royal Drury Lane this spring with a stellar cast.

The Public Theater has revealed the complete cast for the New York premiere of SALLY & TOM, a bold new dramedy written by Pulitzer Prize winner and Public Theater Writer-in-Residence Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Steve H. Broadnax III.

Winners have been announced for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Phoenix Awards! See who was selected audience favorite in Phoenix! Winners include Starlight Community Theater, TheaterWorks and more.

Fiji will welcome its first-ever Broadway musical, MAMMA MIA!, to the stage, next month! MAMMA MIA! The Musical Fiji will show at the Suva Civic Centre from 9-17 February, 2024.

Signature Theatre presents Signature Premiere Resident, Tony Award nominee, and MacArthur Fellow Dominique Morisseau's Sunset Baby, directed by Steve H. Broadnax III.

BroadwayWorld has learned that the musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby is headed to Broadway this year. The production, led by Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada, had its pre-Broadway engagement at the Paper Mill Playhouse in 2023.

​​​​​​​ArtsUnited kicks off the New Year with the first of four concerts that are “Celebrating Diversity,” with “Alexander and the Birds of Paradise” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, January 27 at the Sunshine Cathedral for the Performing Arts.

Cincinnati May Festival announces a new artistic leadership model and reveals the 2024 festival schedule. Composer Julia Wolfe is appointed as the inaugural Festival Director. Celebrating Robert Porco's 35-year tenure, the festival will also feature Bob's Big Sing: A May Festival Reunion on March 23.

Ivoryton Playhouse announces its 2024 season with a diverse and enchanting array of performances for all ages and tastes.