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Sweeney Todd is back on Broadway! Josh Groban and Annaleigh Ashford are the latest stars to portray these coveted roles, but did you know about all of these others? Check out our list of just a few of the iconic actors to star in Sweeney Todd over the years!

GRAMMY Award-winning bluegrass group The SteelDrivers is gearing up for a busy concert season with the announcement of the band's Riding The Rails tour. The 44-date tour trek kicks-off Friday, March 31 and will conclude on November 11.

John Farmanesh-Bocca is a multi-award-winning physical theatre director, the Founding Artistic Director of both Not Man Apart - Physical Theatre Ensemble (2005-2015) and Shakespeare Santa Monica (2003-2014). Now he has shifted gears to go on a search for America by directing the sensual, passionate, and delightfully funny Pulitzer Prize winning play Picnic by William Inge, with his version featuring an entirely Black American cast. I decided to speak with him about his vision for presenting the quintessentially American play and the unique challenges faced while shifting gears from physical movement to character development.

The immensely versatile and internationally lauded pianist and conductor Ian Hobson will present the fourth concert in his popular Robert Schumann recital series at New York's Tenri Cultural Institute.

BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present award-winning vocalist Karen Akers, who returns to the venue with the special evening “About Time,” on Monday, April 24 at 7:00 PM.

The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its 106th season of concerts at Severance Music Center from September 2023 to May 2024. Marking the 22nd year of the ensemble's acclaimed partnership with Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, the new season showcases extraordinary artistry and sharing music-making across multiple platforms.

World-renowned rock band Counting Crows  is bringing their Banshee Season Tour  to the SERVPRO Pavilion in The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Virginia on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 with special guest Dashboard Confessional as part of Atlantic Union Bank After Hours.

After performing to sold-out crowds worldwide on the Butter Miracle Tour over the last two years, today, world-renowned rock band COUNTING CROWS has announced their return to the US in 2023 with the BANSHEE SEASON TOUR.

COUNTING CROWS have shared their return to the US in 2023 with the BANSHEE SEASON TOUR. After years of collaboration, cult-favorite rock band and long-time friend of the band, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, will be joining as support on the upcoming run, with English singer/songwriter FRANK TURNER joining the tour for select dates.

BroadwayWorld speaks with acclaimed actor Greta Oglesby about playing a civil rights icon in Cheryl L. West's 'Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer' running at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley through April 2.

The Fisher Center at Bard has announced its 20th Anniversary Season: Breaking Ground, a celebration of the artists, audiences, students, faculty, and communities that have written the Fisher Center’s story for its first two decades and will imagine it into the future.

Nearly four years after the release of her stunning third solo album The Ballad of the Runaway Girl, Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie has returned with “Uummati Attanarsimat (Heart of Glass)” an Inuktitut rendition of Blondie's 1979 hit. Translated from English to Inuktitut by Elisapie, and produced by her long-time collaborator Joe Grass.

On Friday, March 24 at 8 PM, Flushing Town Hall will present Octogenarian Women of Jazz during Women’s History Month. 

HARRIS CENTER FOR THE ARTS will present two exceptional entertainment events: National Geographic Live! Brian Skerry – Secrets of the Whales at 7:30 PM on Thursday, March 30, and Vicki Lawrence and Mama – A Two-Woman Show, at 7:30 PM on Saturday, April 1.

Brooklyn's Brave New World Repertory Theatre, acclaimed for its site specific, immersive productions marks its 20th anniversary Sunday March 5 at 7pm with Over & Above: Songs of Endurance, a one-night only SRO live cabaret performance.

Park Avenue Armory's Making Space public programming series will present the second program it its 2023 season, Juke Joint, Friday, March 31st and Saturday, April 1st.

Ticketmaster is warning that due to high demand, many fans will not be able to get tickets to the Jonas Brothers' Broadway Residency. 

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater has announced the jazz programming running February 28 through March 12. 

Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the upcoming 23/24 Season: Greater Wonders. The 23/24 Season opens with the long-awaited production of EVITA. 

The Jonas Brothers are coming to Broadway! The trio of brothers will perform a five-night residency at the Marquis Theatre, from March 14-18. Each night will feature one of their five albums, including 'Jonas Brothers', 'A Little Bit Longer', 'Lines, Vines, and Trying Times', 'Happiness Begins', and 'The Album'.

It doesn't matter what Kelli O'Hara arrives to do, to say, or to sing. All that matters is that Kelli O'Hara arrives.

Bob Fosse's DANCIN' officially begins previews tonight, March 2. The musical will open on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at The Music Box Theatre. Meet the cast of Bob Fosse's DANCIN' here!

What better way to salute Tafelmusik's 45th anniversary than by celebrating The Sound of Beauty? The theme headlines an extraordinary 23/24 season curated by Tafelmusik's Artistic Co-Directors —violist Brandon Chui, bassoonist Dominic Teresi, and violinist Cristina Zacharias, together with Tafelmusik Chamber Choir Director, Ivars Taurins.

Broadway Dallas has announced its 2023 Gala featuring a full performance of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL on Saturday, April 1 at the Music Hall at Fair Park, hosted by Gala Co-Chairs Jolie Humphrey and Gail Plummer with Honorary Co-Chairs Ambassador Kathryn Walt Hall and Craig Hall.

Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons’ greatest hits take centre stage in this world-class production.