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Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Saul Leiter's birth with an exhibition at Howard Greenberg Gallery. Featuring over 40 photographs, paintings, and painted photographs, this retrospective showcases Leiter's diverse career. On view through February 10, 2024.

Interplay Theatre has announced their first Sensory Theatre Symposium, which will explore the latest in sensory theatre, hosted and supported by Leeds Playhouse. Learn more about the event and how to attend here!

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that playwright Mbongeni Ngema has died at age 68, following a car accident. Ngema was best known for writing the musical Sarafina!, which premiered on Broadway in 1988, and was later adapted into a film starring Whoopi Goldberg in 1992.

Cleveland Public Theatre's Y-Haven Theatre Project celebrates 25 years of bringing true stories of recovery to the stage, providing a safe space for individuals on a path of self-reflection and redemption through art.

The groundbreaking production (Im)migrants of the State, created by and based on the real-life experiences of formerly incarcerated actors, returns to The Actors' Gang for 6 performances.

Legendary singer Kenny Vance will be screening his movie Hart & Soul at the LI Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame on 1/20 at 7pm. Join him for a Q&A panel and media coverage. Interviews available.

The Museum of Modern Art announces To Save and Project: The 20th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation, which will screen from January 11 to February 4, 2024.

BAM ushers in 2024 by presenting a season that honors the power of artistic community. See program details and learn how to purchase tickets!

Laurie Anderson brings her Let X = X tour to the Curran Theater in an exciting new performance.

Following a successful limited theatrical run, Billy Idol: State Line, a Vertigo Live concert film documenting the rock legend's April show at the famed Hoover Dam—the first ever concert performed at the location. The Blu-ray and DVD have bonus features, including an exclusive Q&A with Idol's longtime guitarist and collaborator Steve Stevens.

JULIEN'S AUCTIONS has announced the results of 'THE COLLECTION OF DUSTY HILL OF ZZ TOP' auction. Over 1,000 lots from the estate of Dusty Hill were sold, surpassing the high estimate. Learn more about the auction here!

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is December 11, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Dallas Black Dance Academy’s Espresso Nutcracker performance returns for its 6th year. Learn how to purchase tickets!

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will host the Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass, an exceptional summer music education program for teens, in residence at Montclair State University, in July 2024. 

The Milt Hinton Summer Camp is all about that bass! Join us for a summer experience dedicated to the famous bass player, Milt Hinton. Learn from top-notch instructors and immerse yourself in the world of bass playing.

In the mid-seventies, Adam Ant joined the band Bazooka Joe as a bassist; they played pubs and colleges around London. On one decisive night in November 1975, Adam saw The Sex Pistols playing their first-ever show, supporting Bazooka Joe. The explosive punk band inspired Adam to start something new.

Cleveland Public Theatre will present 'Buried Words, Seeds of Hope,' a theatrical benefit for Ukraine. Proceeds support organizations aiding Ukrainian survivors.

Join Sydney Skybetter as he sits down with Dr. Catie Cuan, a pioneer in the field of choreorobotics, in this episode of the Dances with Robots podcast. Discover her personal and professional journey and delve into the question of why dance with a robot. Available now on listening platforms.

FOREIGNER and STYX are ready to rocket across North America starting June 11, 2024 in Grand Rapids, MI at the Van Andel Arena. Nothing sounds more like summer than collective feel-good anthems such as “Come Sail Away,” “Feels Like The First Time,” “Renegade,” “Juke Box Hero,” “Mr. Roboto,” and “I Want To Know What Love Is.”

Stephen Sondheim's Manhattan home has been sold to a Sondheim fan!

This exhilarating live concert from 1981 is a window into Queen in their most unalloyed form, giving audiences a larger-than-life, front-row immersive experience. The film was digitally re-mastered for the first time into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience.

The Shudder to Think frontman and prolific film & television composer – with credits ranging from School of Rock, Wet Hot American Summer and Laurel Canyon to Showtime's recent hit YELLOWJACKETS – shares the album's the latest track, “Play Innocent,” along with the roller skating-filled video.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actress Frances Sternhagen has died at age 93. Learn more about her life and career here.

Historic England has awarded a £550,000 grant to London’s iconic Alexandra Palace to kickstart work to bring a derelict section of the Palace’s East Wing back into use. This is the latest stage of the award-winning restoration of the Grade II listed Victorian venue.

Hungarian Holocaust survivor Georgia Gabor (1930-1994) is the inspiration for The Messenger, a world premiere play by Palm Beach Dramaworks Resident Playwright Jenny Connell Davis. A meditation on the connections between past, present, and future, the play interweaves Gabor’s story with that of a young Asian American woman facing racial discrimination in this country in 2020.