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Queer|Art has revealed the winner of the 2023 Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists. Find out who received this prestigious award.

The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC, Executive Director Khady Kamara and Artistic Director Bill Rauch) presents Watch Night at the new performing arts center at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan.  The production opens tomorrow, November 8, 2023.

The Joyce presents 'Dancing with Glass: The Piano Etudes' featuring Lucinda Childs, Justin Peck, Chanon Judston, Leonardo Sandova, and more.

Aurora Theatre Company announces the company's 2023 Originate+Generate (O+G) commission, Bay Area hip hop music and theater collective Felonious, comprised of members Carlos “Infinite” Aguirre, Keith Pinto, Tommy Shepherd (a.k.a. Emcee Soulati), and Dan Wolf. 

Freeform will once again be your holiday home for all of your Christmas favorites, including “Home Alone,” “The Santa Clause” trilogy, “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000), as well as beloved classics like “Frosty the Snowman,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and more.

From November 17 through 22, BAM presents the Masc film series. Spotlighting the rich stories and courageous lives of trans men, butch lesbians, and gender-nonconforming heroes, this collection—curated by writer-archivist-filmmaker Jenni Olson and critic Caden Mark Gardner—journeys through nearly four decades of cinema history in search of authentic, complex representations of masculine identity as it exists outside the realm of cisgender men.

On November 9, 2023, the Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights of Broadway theatres in New York for one minute at exactly 6:45pm, in honor of Sheldon Harnick.

La Jolla Playhouse has unveiled its 2024/2025 season, featuring two world-premiere musicals. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

What did our critic think of THE ISLAND at Ensemble? Native South Euclid resident and Brush High School grad, Dr. Alan Wieder, is on a quest “to stem the tide of forgetfulness.”  The oral historian, who has been on the faculties of both South Africa’s University of Western Cape and Stellenbosch University, is concerned that “few young South Africans know of the contributions or the sensibilities regarding the social justice and the revolution against class disparity and racism in the world.” 

The African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) will celebrate its 31st anniversary with 85 films from 33 countries. The festival will showcase a diverse array of comedies, dramas, and documentaries from major film festivals, as well as works by independent filmmakers.

The Perelman Performing Arts Center will present Is It Thursday Yet?, The March, and Motion/Matter: Street Dance Festival at the new performing arts center at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. 

James Beaman has come out of retirement but he has also come out as a cabaret artist working under his own name and persona in an extremely personal nightclub act.

Dream Theater announces the return of drummer Mike Portnoy in a highly anticipated reunion. Find out more about this exciting news in the article. He joins longtime members, vocalist James LaBrie and keyboardist Jordan Rudess.

Global rock superstars Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool – have returned with a fiery call to action on “The American Dream Is Killing Me,” the first single and opening track from the group's 14th studio album Saviors. Watch the accompanying music video, directed by Brendan Walter and Ryan Baxley, now!

Kabosh brings the NY premiere of 'Green & Blue' to NY Irish Center. James Doran and Vincent Higgins portray the stories of police on either side of the Irish border pre-ceasefire in 1994. Directed by Paula McFetridge.

The new Broadway production Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by Ossie Davis starring Leslie Odom, Jr. will host a post-show talkback series this fall at the Music Box Theatre.

Cathy Weis Projects will present the Fall 2023 Sundays on Broadway season featuring new and in-progress works by 15 artists. Events begin at 6pm with a suggested $10 donation at the door. For more information, visit www.cathyweis.org.

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch by the legendary Ossie Davis starring Leslie Odom, Jr. has announced an extension of its critically claimed Broadway run.

Skylight Music Theatre has revealed the cast and creative team for their upcoming production of School of Rock. Get all the details about this exciting show and the talented individuals behind it.

Discover how PURLIE VICTORIOUS is giving NYC high school students the chance to see this incredible musical with a new student ticket initiative. Find out how to take advantage of this limited-time offer and experience the magic of PURLIE VICTORIOUS in New York City.

Read the reviews for the revival of Merrily We Roll Along, which officially opens tonight, following Sunday night's opening celebration!

Get ready for Sunset Boulevard, the Tony Award-winning musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, coming to Australia with Sarah Brightman. Find out where and when you can experience this iconic show in 2024.

Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, October 9, 2023.

The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2023 has been awarded to the Norwegian author Jon Fosse, “for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”. Learn more about Fosse and his work here!

New York Live Arts (Live Arts) and Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival will present the New York Premieres of Gisèle Vienne's L'Étang and Dorothée Munyaneza's Mailles.