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(Jerry Lee Lewis's) lifestyle and crazy antics onstage and off are what drove his success and fame and I think it is that element, rather than just his music, that has had the greatest impact on the future generations of rock and roll.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will stream a benefit online workshop reading of Pandora, an intriguing new work by acclaimed playwright Laurel Ollstein. TheatreWorks's production of Ollstein's play They Promised Her the Moon, an inventive look at women's early efforts to join the space race that was a hit among audiences and critics, was abruptly closed in March when shelter-in-place orders went into effect.

Audible has announced  its latest Emerging Playwrights Fund class.

New York Stage and Film announces the 2020 Artists/Projects-in-Residence: Shairi Engle, Morgan Green, Khiyon Hursey, Monet Hurst-Mendoza, Jian Jung, Ilya Khodosh, Sandra Tsing Loh, Molly Beach Murphy, Phanésia Pharel, Brian Quijada, Christina Quintana (CQ), Nygel D. Robinson, Keenan Scott II, Susan Tenney, Lucie Tiberghien and Lily Wolff.

Pittsburgh rock 'n' roll icon Joe Grushecky will be a featured performer at the Democratic National Convention Thursday (Aug. 20).

The Boulder Theater has announced the postponement of the Tigran Hamasyan feat. Arthur Hnatek & Evan Marien performance.

Adele has revealed that she has 'no idea' when her next album will be released. Fans have been hoping for a new release from the singer since her album, 25, dropped in 2015.

FringeArts in Philadelphia has announced details for their 24th annual Fringe Festival, which runs September 10 through October 4.

Today we asked our readers to share their dream musical stream!

The vacation is over for Canadian rock band SEAWAY, who have been hard at work on their new album Big Vibe. A guitar-driven collection of songs with big hooks and a bigger attitude, Big Vibe is set to be released on October 16th via Pure Noise Records. Today, Seaway is excited to share the first single and title track.

The Jewish Plays Project has announced that A Moving Picture, by Jennie Berman Eng of Alexandria, VA, has won the 2020, Ninth Annual Jewish Playwriting Contest.

Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced its 2020 Artists-in-Residence: Trip Cullman, Joshua Harmon, Michael R. Jackson, Sylvia Khoury, Martyna Majok and Tyne Rafaeli.

CCCT has announced the return of its popular Reading Stage, this time as a Zoom series for you to enjoy in the comfort of your own home.

Today, Richard Ridge chats with one of the Schuyler trio! Jasmine Cephas Jones made her Broadway debut playing Maria Reynolds and Peggy when the show opened in 2015. Now, she looks back on how the show has changed her life, both personally and professionally.

Take a deep dive into the career of Jonathan Groff, both before and after his Tony-nominated turn in as King George III!

Today we rewind to 2015, when Encores! Off Center presented William Finn and James Lapine's A New Brain, starring Jonathan Groff, Dan Fogler, Ana Gasteyer, Aaron Lazar and Rema Webb.

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest scenes in cinema from 1901 to 2020. See if your favorite movie moments made the list!

American Blues Theater presents the 2020 Blue Ink Playwriting Festival digitally, May 1-4, 2020. For the first time ever, audiences around the world can access the scripts of the Blue Ink Playwrighting Festival online, free of charge.

Everything Everything share their new song 'In Birdsong,' which premiered on BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac show today.

San Diego Repertory Theatre (San Diego REP) announced today the lineup for its 2020/2021 season at the Lyceum Theatre.

When the LAWC classes shut down due to the pandemic, projects were put on hold indefinitely. Che'Rae Adams, the founder of the L.A. Writers Center, saw a need for writers to engage with each other, and help each other get through this difficult time: a?oeMembers of my Advisory Board started to offer up their help on Facebook to other writers, and I realized that it might be a good time to offer online options, not only to LAWC members but all writers. This is how Webinars By Writers, For Writers was born. These webinars are designed to educate and entertain, with a focus on career goals for the writing community.a??

The Beatles! Rihanna! Michael Jackson! Johnny Cash! Kanye West! The Rolling Stones! Aretha Franklin! Bob Dylan! Miles Davis! Nirvana! BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the greatest albums from the rock and rap era (1950-2020); see if your favorites made the grade!

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best film musicals since the sound era began; see if your favorites made the list!

How do we make a list of the 101 greatest show tunes from the past 100 years? Well, we did the near-impossible task.  Check out our full list here!