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Dua Lipa’s Service95 Book Club has shared details of January’s Monthly Read: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk. Starting now, the Service95 Book Club will offer exclusive content from Dua and Olga.

From Broadway's escalating production budgets to Berlin’s significant arts funding cuts, economic pressures are shaping the global cultural landscape. Meanwhile, New York City takes bold steps with congestion pricing, impacting theatergoers and commuters alike. Amid these challenges, artistic resilience shines through – whether in rural arts communities, Hollywood’s ongoing fight to rebound, or the launch of the Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab to nurture new talent.

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre has announced the shows and creators of its second annual WinterFest, to kick off January 10, 2025.

Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College will celebrate The 2025 Lunar New Year of the Snake on Saturday & Sunday, January 25 & 26 at 3pm, with Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, at 53-49 Reeves Ave, Flushing, NY.

Performances are now underway for the US tour of LIFE OF PI, Lolita Chakrabarti’s stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel. Read the reviews so far here!

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will celebrate the 2025 Lunar New Year of the Snake this upcoming February 2025 at the Victoria Theater at New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

The Industry will celebrate more than 10 years of groundbreaking and transformational opera works by honoring founder Yuval Sharon at its special celebration, The Decade Party, on Thursday January 30, 2025 at the Bradbury Building in Downtown L.A.

wild project will present the World Premiere of B*TCHCRAFT: A Musical Play performed by queer music icon Bitch, directed by Margie Zohn at wild project. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Multi-Platinum global pop superstar Kesha is marking Black Friday with the arrival of her hugely anticipated new single, “DELUSIONAL.” Listen to it now!

Join Christine Reisner for Christmas with Uncle Albert: The Life and Songs of Albert Hague at Chelsea Table + Stage in December. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

GYPSY is coming back to Broadway, starring Audra McDonald! The production begins previews at Broadway’s newly renovated Majestic Theatre. Meet the cast of GYPSY here!

Papa Roach has announced they will join forces with Rise Against and special guest Underoath to embark on the first North American legs of the Rise of the Roach Tour in the spring and fall of 2025. The tour will hit over 30 major cities across the U.S. across two legs, kicking off on March 20th at Toyota Center in Houston, TX.

The powerhouse metal band DIETH have released a new single and video called 'Animal Me' across all digital platforms. The band is currently at work on their sophomore album which will be released next year. Listen to their new single now!

Wolverhampton Grand Theatre and Lydia Greatrix are urging donations for the Good Shepherd Charity during the upcoming performances of COME FROM AWAY. Support a worthy cause while enjoying the show.

Over the last eight years, I have been fortunate to interview pretty much every theater critic at The Washington Post for this column. Now I have the distinct pleasure of introducing you to another stellar journalist that joins the list.

Open-Door Playhouse will present MONSTERS ANONYMOUS, a new podcast play debuting October 23, 2024. Follow Dracula as he joins a support group to tackle his addiction to human blood during the Halloween season.

Neurodivergent-led production company Exciting Stories has announced the premiere of the company's debut production. MOREAU is a bold new contemporary reimagining of the science fiction horror classic The Island of Dr Moreau by H.G. Wells, and will be performed at Drayton Arms Theatre, South Kensington.

The Southbank Centre has revealed its Spring / Summer 2025 Performance and Dance programme, offering audiences the unique opportunity to see brave, groundbreaking new work and contemporary collaborations. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The College of Performing Arts – Mannes, Jazz, Drama, a progressive creative center at the heart of The New School, has announced 2024-2025 highlights for the School of Drama.

Beans on Toast will release his new album Wild Good Chasers on 1st December, with a full supporting tour. Listen to a track from the album now.

“Summer of Violence”,  Nicki Micheaux's directorial debut from Quiver Distribution, is now in theaters in select cities throughout the US as of Friday, September 27th.

The Hearth announced the World Premiere of Kallan Dana's RACECAR RACECAR RACECAR, directed by Sarah Blush, running December 2-22 at the Connelly Theater. The play explores a daughter and father's surreal road trip.

Mirror Stage has announced the cast for INSPIRED BY... and introduced new on-demand recorded performance ticket options.

If you didn’t manage to catch the Pleasance’s sold-out shows in the Scottish capital this Summer, you’re in for a treat! After the success of their 40th anniversary Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Pleasance Theatre Trust is bringing an exciting and diverse season of Fringe favourites with theatre, comedy, cabaret, magic and children’s shows to London this Autumn. With 50 shows, there’s something for everyone at Pleasance London, with all performances now on sale.  

Sam Gold’s production of ROMEO + JULIET, starring Emmy Award winner Kit Connor and Golden Globe Award winner Rachel Zegler, begins previews tonight at the Circle in the Square Theatre. The production officially opens Thursday, October 24, 2024. Meet the cast of ROMEO + JULIET here!