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Vivid Stage will present its SUMMER SOLOS outdoor reading series at the Visual Arts Center of NJ in Summit, featuring four solo performances by professional actors on consecutive Wednesday evenings.

Celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Congregação Israelita Paulista (CIP), Um לugar Para Nós – From Broadway to Brazil premieres on August 16 at Sala São Paulo. Directed by Gustavo Barchilon, this one-night benefit concert brings together leading stars of Brazilian musical theatre, accompanied by the São Paulo Big Band and Orchestra. Through iconic songs from Broadway classics, the production pays tribute to the extraordinary contribution of Jewish composers, lyricists and producers who helped shape American musical theatre, while also honoring the pioneers who introduced the genre to Brazil. Blending music, history and cultural reflection, the event celebrates immigration, diversity and artistic exchange in a moving journey from Broadway to Brazil

Unstrung Harpist Productions and the Frederick Shakespeare Festival will present Henry IV, Part One at the Avalon Theater inside Hood College's Tatem Performing Arts Center, in repertory with Ardeo Theatre Company's Much Ado About Nothing.

A special tribute event celebrating performer, poet and educator Sandra Gay will take place at the Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre in Indianapolis, featuring music, storytelling and guest appearances by local performers.

Polka Theatre announced Kalee Talvitie-Brown, a former PwC strategy partner and arts patron, as its new Chair of the Board, as the Wimbledon children's theatre looks ahead to its 50th anniversary.

School of Nashville Ballet is enrolling students for the upcoming academic year, offering programs for ages 2 through adult, including a free Young Men's Scholarship Program and Community Youth Division.

The Play That Goes Wrong, now playing at the Keegan Theatre, amusingly subverts classic murder mystery tropes by merrily mixing the physical comedy of the Three Stooges with the verbal intricacy of the Marx Brothers. This frenetically and madcap play conveys the double-entendre of Charlie Chan and the mass appeal of detectives we have all come to know through literature and film (for, indeed, the marvelous Matthew Pauli does a superb job of portraying “Chris” as Inspector Carter-- who reminded me of an absent-minded  Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple).

Cedric the Entertainer, known for The Neighborhood and the Original Kings of Comedy, will perform a one-night-only stand-up show at Paramount Theatre in Aurora, IL, his only Chicago-area stop on tour.

New production photos have been released from Cyrano de Bergerac at the Noel Coward Theatre in the West End. Learn more about the show and check out the photos here!

Performer Hendrik Quast brings SPILL YOUR GUTS, a ventriloquism and comedy work exploring chronic inflammatory bowel disease, to Edinburgh Fringe for its UK premiere before traveling to festivals in Graz and Berlin.

SOLT and the Theatre Development Trust awarded Laurence Olivier Bursaries to nine drama school students across the UK, now in its 39th year. Past recipients include Michaela Coel, Ewan McGregor, and Michael Sheen.

Matthew Bourne's New Adventures, in partnership with Farnham Maltings, announced the return of DOORSTEP DUETS, bringing free dance performances to communities across South-East England with a new work, THE BENCH, choreographed by Glenn Graham.

David Chocron's new two-hander imagines Trump's encounter with Abraham Lincoln on the night of the 2020 election, wrestling with truth and democracy, at Edinburgh Festival Fringe's Forest Theatre at Greenside.

Mark Goldthorp, currently playing Bill in the UK Tour of MAMMA MIA!, will join the West End production at the Novello Theatre, replacing Tamlyn Henderson, who departs for the Young Vic.

San Francisco Ballet will bring MERE MORTALS to Sadler's Wells Theatre for its first London visit since 2019, featuring choreography by Aszure Barton and a live performance by composer Floating Points.

The Young Vic announced full casting for the world premiere of THELMA & LOUISE, a new musical adaptation featuring Olivier Award nominees Amy Lennox and Rachel Tucker, with music by Neko Case and direction by Trip Cullman.

Self-declared South Yorkshire Siren Myra DuBois is set to board the ship of dreams and star as Ruth for 6 weeks. Learn more about the upcoming casting here.

CLUB NVRLND, the immersive Peter Pan-inspired nightclub musical featuring 2000s anthems by Britney Spears, Rihanna, and more, will transfer to The Vaults in Waterloo following a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe run.

Natalie Casey, known for 2.22: A Ghost Story and Legally Blonde The Musical, will play Juliet opposite comedian Russell Kane as Romeo in a reimagining that imagines the star-crossed lovers meeting later in life.

San Francisco's Magic Theatre announced a new shared leadership structure, naming Sarah Nina Hayon as Artistic Director, Daniel Duque-Estrada as Producing Director, and Joan Osato as Director of Sustainability and Growth, succeeding departing Lead Director Sean San José.

The Very Popular Theatre Company announced an all-Australian cast of 31 performers for MAMMA MIA! at The Star Gold Coast, with five Gold Coast and Brisbane locals in principal roles.

MUSE/IQUE will present DEFIANTLY JONI: A Singer/Songwriter Bares Her Soul at the Mark Taper Forum, led by Rachael Worby with Chris Pierce, Effie Passero, and the MUSE/IQUE Orchestra, in partnership with Center Theatre Group.

Australia's National Youth Circus will present the world premiere of PAY NO ATTENTION, a new show blending acrobatics, theatrical trickery and comedy at The Cube Wodonga and Sydney Opera House.

Nxt Generation Theatrics, a nonprofit run entirely by young adults under 25, will present JAGGED LITTLE PILL at the John Cullum Theatre in Manhattan's Theatre District, directed and produced by founder Lana Schwartz.

Outskirts Theatre Company will present REEFER MADNESS at LaCage NiteClub in Milwaukee's Historic Walker's Point neighborhood, continuing a season of political satire following their run of THE PRODUCERS.