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The award-winning Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University, a multidisciplinary arts and entertainment center located in Downtown Pittsburgh, announced the lineup for their Inside/Outside Summer Series as well as over 30 performances across a multitude of arts disciplines for the 2022-2023 season.

The album was started in Stockholm, Sweden with revered session drummer and producer Brady Blade, with the rest completed at Chastity’s own home studio with her longtime drummer Greg Schutte. Additional production and mixing was done by Chris Bell in Austin, Texas.

Casting has been announced for the Providence return engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, playing the Providence Performing Arts Center for two performances.

Today, JUNO-nominated, Canadian Folk Music Award-Winning duo Fortunate Ones have shared their new single “Anchor,” the next preview from their upcoming studio album That Was You and Me, out June 3 via Sonic Records. “Anchor” is a tender declaration of unwavering love and commitment, which has arrived with an intimate live performance video.

Ahead of his debut at the inaugural Creamfields Thailand, Kastra brings bliss to his inspired melodic house collaboration with Borgeous and GRAMMY-nominated vocalist Luxtides, out May 6th on Geousus Records. The hopeful track swells with its energetic tempo and heartfelt lyrics, showing a new depth to Kastra’s production in this unique single. “Infinity draws from nostalgic times of the 2010s EDM boom in the US,” the New Jersey producer explains. “I wanted to create something that captures that same feeling of immortality that those rite of passage songs did.”

The Richard Tucker Music Foundation today announces the 2022 recipients of its prestigious Richard Tucker Award, Richard Tucker Career Grant, and Sara Tucker Study Grant.

On May 13, the Metropolitan Opera will present the company premiere of Australian composer Brett Dean’s Hamlet, a bold adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless drama, with six additional performances through June 9.

New York Stage and Film, will return July 9-August 7 for five weeks of in-person programming in Poughkeepsie for their 2022 Summer Season. 

New York Stage and Film returns July 9-August 7 for five weeks of in-person programming in Poughkeepsie for their 2022 Summer Season.  For 38 years, NYSAF has operated as a vital incubator for artists and their work, a catalyst for stories that continue across the country and around the world.  All tickets are $25 and go on sale June 1.

The Metropolitan Opera has named baritone Will Liverman the winner of the 2022 Beverly Sills Artist Award. The annual $50,000 award recognizes extraordinarily gifted singers with rising Met careers.

Gundelach comments, “Shapeshifter is my interpretation of Theodor Kittelsen’s paintings of the mythology of Nøkken or The Nix in English. It is about cherishing the moment and trying to live as authentic as possible. Rain and sunshine. Hopelessness and bliss”

Pershagen launch their third studio full-length ‘Hilma’. The Swedish quartet delve deeper into their very own niche of dreamy and cinematic instrumental music on the new album. Throughout ‘Hilma’, psychedelic rock intertwines with post-rock, and Scandinavian gloominess melts into colorful moments of bliss.

South Chicago Dance Theatre, a multicultural organization that fuses classical and contemporary dance styles while preserving historic dance work, has announced An Evening with the South Chicago Dance Theatre: Celebrating Five Years, featuring five world premieres by five dynamic choreographers— Ron De Jesús, Stephanie Martinez, Crystal Michelle, Wade Schaaf and Kia S. Smith.

Ann Wilson releases the breathtaking rendition of Queen’s “Love of My Life,” featuring vocals from Vince Gill. Wilson has always enjoyed bringing new life and verve to classic songs, and with Queen’s ‘Love of My Life’ she has helped fashion a definitive version which stands toe-to-toe with the original. Plus, check out upcoming tour dates!

Savvy songwriter and powerhouse vocalist Robin McKelle has announced her upcoming Boston performance at Scullers Jazz Club on April 23. This performance follows the release of the singer's new single, 'I Must Have That Man,' out now.

Chastity Brown was born with an innate ability to channel complex circumstances into beautiful, uplifting songs. But after surviving the isolation of the early pandemic and witnessing the global racial reckoning that manifested itself in the riots mere blocks from her South Minneapolis home, even she is surprised how her new album turned out.

This album release follows the success of his 2020 release My Hustle Unmatched and the 2021 release of Slidin’ and Glidin’ and finds Dizzy connecting with longtime collaborator DJ Hoppa. Dizzy Wright and DJ Hoppa have at least a decade of friendship, so for them to finally release a project together is long overdue and only makes sense.

Written and recorded on a 1966 Fender Stratocaster that reignited his love for the instrument, ‘After Hours’ marks a first for Marion: an earnest, easygoing collection of songs that revel in the simple joys of plugging in and playing. With today’s announce he’s shared a video for the new track “Street Breeze”. Watch the new music video now!

Indian Ranch announced that Ann Wilson of Heart is  coming Saturday, July 23, 2022 and country a capella group Home Free will perform on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Tickets for both shows go on-sale this Saturday, April 9 at 10:00 AM at www.indianranch.com.

Gulf Coast Records announces what promises to be THE blues music tour of the year: “Blood Brothers,” featuring Blues Music Award-winners Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia, which kicks off in late March and goes through April.  

TheatreC & Rhyme Combinator announced today the complete cast for CO-FOUNDERS, a new hip hop musical about the two most unlikely partners in Silicon Valley, that will have a one-night-only concert on Saturday, April 9th at 7:00pm at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street).

Ann Wilson releases the brand-new single, ‘A Moment in Heaven’, taken from the upcoming album, Fierce Bliss. One of the premier hard rock vocalists of all-time, Wilson smashed boundaries with her band Heart, the 8-times Platinum, 35 million-plus selling Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trailblazers who formed in 1973.

Healthcare workers deserve our utmost appreciation for their extraordinary service to the community during the pandemic. As a way to say thank you, San Jose Playhouse is offering complimentary tickets to the production of La Cage Aux Folles, the first production at 3Below Theaters since the venue was shuttered in March 2020. To request complimentary tickets for yourself or as a gift to a Healthcare Hero, visit sanjoseplayhouse.org/hero for details. 

Actors’ Equity Association, the national labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, has released the union’s third diversity and inclusion hiring bias report, tracking the demographics of how its members are hired for acting and stage management work, and how much they were paid in the year 2020. 

BodyVox and Chamber Music Northwest, with Akropolis Reed Quintet, collaborate to present four performances of NINETEEN*TWENTY March 17 through 19 at Patricia Reser Center for the Performing Arts, in Beaverton.