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Utah Symphony | Utah Opera announces the appointment of Sharon Bjorndal Lavery as Chorus Director and Opera Assistant Conductor. Lavery will work with both the Symphony Chorus and Opera Chorus, preparing them for performances.

In 1943, MI5 secretary Hester Leggatt played a vital role in an operation to fool the Nazis, by writing fake love letters to be found on a corpse. Hester's own story remained a mystery until Operation Mincemeat inspired fans, known as mincefluencers, to #FindHester. Erin Edwards wrote to MI5, asking for confirmation that Hester had worked in the wartime security services. Here she tells BroadwayWorld about her own research and eventually receiving written confirmation from MI5 about Hester.

Utah Symphony performs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Berg’s Wozzeck in a semi-staged production led by Creative Partner David Robertson. Don't miss this exceptional musical experience!

Penfold Theatre Company (Penfold) announces the return of Your Old Fashioned Die Hard Radiocast for the 2023 holiday season. Based on the screenplay by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza, Your Old Fashioned Die Hard Radiocast is written by Associate Artistic Director Nathan Jerkins and will play two performances – one night – on December 22 at the historic Driskill Hotel, 604 Brazos St in Austin.

An alternative Pinocchio for Croydon’s Christmas - The Stepping Stones Pinocchio Project offers a unique twist on the classic tale.

Join pianist Polly Ferman and GlamourTango as they open Latin American Cultural Week with a captivating concert at Manhattan's St. Mark's Church in the Bowery.

Script Club presents It's A Wonderful Life: The Radio Play, a Christmas-time story of triumph over life's disappointments. Join us at Fiction Bar/Cafe in Brooklyn on December 9th and 16th for this classic holiday tale brought back to the 1940s in true Radio drama fashion. Costumed actors and audience participation encouraged.

Ring in the holidays with the classic play that inspired a Tony Award-winning musical and multiple iconic films when Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre and The MTM Players present Parfumerie.

Kids in the Rotunda, Madison’s family-friendly, FREE Saturday arts performance series, continues on Overture Center’s Rotunda stage throughout November with five performances, including Cash Box Kings and Magic Morgan & Liliana over Thanksgiving weekend.

Learn about the Colburn School's Ziering-Conlon Initiative for Recovered Voices, featuring performances of works by composers whose legacies were tragically impacted by the Nazi regime. Explore the compelling stories behind the music and the artists who persevered against all odds.

Get ready to be spellbound this November as The Abbey Theater presents the highly anticipated premiere of 'Women Who Know: A Witch Play'. Don't miss the world premiere at The Abbey Theater of Dublin.

Singer-songwriter and visual artist Mon Laferte has shared her latest single + video, 'NO+SAD,' off her upcoming new album, Autopoiética. A dark, experimental, reggaeton track, 'No+Sad' exorcises the demons of prejudice. “NO+SAD” is presented along with a wild and powerful video from Chilean director Camila Grandi, filmed in the town of Tepito.

What did our critic think of BLITHE SPIRIT at Theatre Memphis? Perhaps it’s self-evident, but the ability to communicate with the dead would appear to be, in a word, “challenging.” Having never personally attended a séance, the ingredients necessary to summon a ghost would seem to require enormous skill, persistence, and focus.

Re-envisioned Film-Noir Classic D.O.A. is set to stream via top streaming services including Apple TV, Amazon and Google Plus. Starring John Doe, Matt Pinfield, John Byner, and Lucinda Jenney. In the film John Doe stars as Frank Bigelow, a detective who begins a routine assignment for a wealthy socialite only to discover that he's been poisoned.

Set to be one of the most talked about performances of 2024, Gaslight, a modern adaptation of the 1940’s suspenseful thriller by Patrick Hamilton and starring Geraldine Hakewill and Toby Schmitz, is set to tour Australia from February 2024.

In a mesmerising theatrical masterpiece, the devil will make Surry Hills home from 11 November to 17 December, as Belvoir brings to life Mikhail Bulgakov’s literary masterpiece ‘The Master & Margarita’. 

The Orion Ensemble continues its 31st season with “Powerful Masterpieces,” welcoming back guest violist Stephen Boe and guest violinist Mathias Tacke, who join the Orion musicians for a program featuring works by two 20th century composers: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Dmitri Shostakovich.

Step back in time to the 1940s with 'The 1940's Radio Hour' at The Strand Theatre. Experience the nostalgia of a radio station in this captivating musical journey filled with big band music and heartwarming moments. Get your tickets now!

Northern Kentucky University's School of the Arts (NKU SOTA) continues its on-tour theatre season with '9 to 5 The Musical' at The Carnegie in Covington.

'Bull Durham, The Musical,' an adaptation of the 1988 hit movie about the Durham Bulls minor league baseball team, will debut in the Triangle as part of Theatre Raleigh's 2024 season.

The Joseph Jefferson Award-nominated play, Boulevard of Bold Dreams, by LaDarrion Williams, will have a private industry reading in NYC. The play explores themes of race, class, gender, and Hollywood's changing landscape. Obie Award winner Kecia Lewis stars as Hattie McDaniel. Get all the details here!

The Utah Symphony is launching a new concert series called Masterworks Magnified, offering an immersive symphonic experience with innovative elements like video projections and interactive activities.

All new production footage has been released for The Book Thief. The Book Thief opened at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre from 11 - 16 September followed by Leicester’s Curve Theatre from 29 September - 14 October.  Check out the video here!

Don't miss the American premiere of 'Life & Times of Michael K,' a stunning puppet theater production that received rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Find out the dates and venue for this highly acclaimed show at St. Ann's Warehouse.

La Orquesta de Cámara de Bellas Artes estrenó en México la obra 'Divertimento' de Mikolaj Górecki, junto con otras piezas clásicas. Descubre más sobre este concierto en el Palacio de Bellas Artes.