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Thanks to the French online service, France.tv, opera-goers in New York have had a chance to see what lies ahead with the new production of Mozart's DON GIOVANNI by Ivo van Hove, that, health crisis be willing, will make its debut at the Met next March.

Alt pop singer Carlie Hanson is back with her first release of 2020 in the form of a dreamy, psych-pop song and video titled “Daze Inn.” Directed by Serena Reynolds, the video brings to life the catchy track, which is about trying to spend some down time together when in a young relationship. The video is an “Euphoria” inspired reality of being lost at the “Daze Inn.”

Burning Coal Theatre Company has announced that it will present The 19th Amendment Project, a collection of short plays written by some of the most accomplished women and/or non-binary playwrights working today. Performance dates are August 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29 at 7:30 pm.

In light of recent government advice regarding the Coronavirus pandemic, the Finborough Theatre has decided to cancel all remaining performances of Not Quite Jerusalem and close with immediate effect.

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Finborough Theatre has postponed two of its forthcoming productions.

The UK theatre industry weathers the Covid-19 outbreak. Read updates here:

Gilda's LaughFest 2020 kicked off Thursday, March 5th and goes through Sunday, March 15th. Thursday started with an opening proclamation featuring Grand Rapids Mayor Roslynn Bliss and others looking back on the last ten years and ahead to 2020. The first weekend full with events for everyone, ranging from family friendly to some adult only comedy, making it a great kick off to the event!

Before The Horse Entertainment has announced their debut live stage production of SHAW SHOW to be presented March 12-15, 2020 at Goff Auditorium, 974 Newport Ave, Pawtucket.

Fresh from releasing the critically acclaimed 'Grime MC' album, BBK don JME is the latest huge act to be announced for Love Saves The Day, bringing his Grime MC FM show to the Crack stage for the very first time in the UK. The legendary MC will be joining an already stellar line-up featuring the likes of Orbital, Krept & Konan, Little Simz, Peggy Gou and many more. Also announced for the main stage is man of the moment DigDat - he joins the festival's multitude of grime talent across the weekend.

The award-winning Reboot Theatre Company, in association with Theatre Off Jackson, invites audiences to witness the seduction and danger of Kander and Ebb's delectable masterpiece CABARET.

Ailey Extension is inviting budding and seasoned dancers alike to spring into dance at unique workshops with leading instructors and guest artists. Throughout the month of March, workshops allow dancers' skills to flourish as they discover fundamental elements of street styles with various instructors, explore unique approaches to fitness with a dance fitness professional, and experience Horton technique - the style of movement that can be seen during Ailey II's highly anticipated two-week season of exhilarating performances at The Ailey CitiGroup Theater from March 25 - April 5, 2020 - from Ailey II Artistic Director Troy Powell.

Today, LA's Moaning have released 'Make It Stop,' the latest single from their anticipated sophomore album, Uneasy Laughter. Paste Magazine, who premiered the song and profiled the band today, is calling it 'a return to the partly raucous, partly precise guitars of their first album. Lyrically, however, it's a dramatic turn from their dejected self-titled-it almost comes off as an inner monologue between lead singer Sean Solomon's past self and newly improved self.' Uneasy Laughter is available for pre-orderand due March 20th via Sub Pop.

Liam Maguire's SHEPHERD shares a modern age method of coping with the stress of the connected community.

Ender Bender, a newcomer in the indie pop world, presents his debut single 'Star Killer'. This is the first single from his forthcoming 'EQ' EP, to be released in spring 2020. This song explores the ups and downs, the angels and the demons of life in Los Angeles.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) returns to New York City for its seventh season April 17-18, 2020 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, located at 405 West 55th Street, New York, NY. The Spirit of Now series showcases two New York premieres of works by New York City choreographers, Hope Boykin and Darrell Grand Moultrie, that encompass the human spirit. The presenting sponsor is American Airlines, the official airline of Dallas Black Dance Theatre.

There are certainly plenty of movie-to-stage adaptations that have appeared (and continue to pop up) on Broadway, but few can boast being one of the most jubilant and unabashedly open-minded as the gloriously glam 2012 hit KINKY BOOTS, the Tony Award-winning stage musical adaptation of Geoff Deane and Tim Firth's 2005 independent cult film inspired by actual true events. The critical and audience favorite---which features memorable music from Grammy-winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper and a book by Tony winner Harvey Fierstein---enjoyed a healthy run on Broadway and in several national tours that followed, spreading its genuinely heartwarming yet cheekily-delivered message of acceptance and empathy. Now back in Southern California for its flashy, beautifully remounted West Coast regional premiere for 3-D Theatricals, KINKY BOOTS---now continuing performances through March 1, 2020 at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts---is just as fun and fabulous as ever.

LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE is thrilled to announce its historic centennial season, celebrating 100 years of creating exceptional theatre in one of Southern California's most beautiful & vibrant communities!

BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature Be More Chill in London, Hamilton in LA and More!

Dear Readers, you may recall that several years ago there was a new musical that came through town, about Princesses (even called that), that many consider, including myself, to be one of the worst things they've ever seen. But as bad as it was, it had three things going for it. First, there was a story built around a Father's love for his daughter. Second, there was a hunky boy-band type, who may have creeped many out with his utterly rapey song a?oeJust Say Yesa??, but he was still pretty. And third, and most importantly, the show featured one truly great song that spotlighted the quirkier and subordinate a?oePrincessesa?? of the bunch. Cut to 2020 and enter the 5th Avenue Theatre's latest new musical venture, a?oeBlissa?? that, while having no real connection to that other one, blissfully and coincidentally contains those three elements and runs with them, while tossing the rest of that dreadful show into the infernos of musical theater hell (along with the likes of a?oeFlashdancea?? and a?oeLove Never Diesa??). And while a?oeBlissa?? may still have some work to do to make it truly shine (which we'll get to in a minute), it's still a delightfully fun romp into the woods with some Princess archetypes who aren't the norm but should be.

Today, the Metropolitan Opera announced its 2020-21 season, the first in which Yannick Nézet-Séguin assumes his full breadth of musical duties as the company's Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, conducting six productions. His schedule includes the Met premiere of Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking, the first contemporary opera conducted by the maestro on the Met stage, as part of his ongoing commitment to opera of our time at the Met, which will expand in the seasons to come.

The Ogunquit Playhouse has announced an exciting lineup of shows for its 88th season that includes the Northeast regional premiere of the hilarious dark comedy The War of the Roses, a new play based on the novel by Warren Adler and helmed by Tony Award-winner Jason Alexander, and the world premiere of the funny and heartwarming musical adaptation of Mr. Holland's Opus, helmed by Tony Award-winner BD Wong. The season opens with the high-energy musical sensation Dirty Dancing -The Classic Story on Stage based on the smash-hit film, then continues with a stunning revival of the Tony Award-winning, all-Gershwin, tap dancing extravaganza Crazy for You, and the exhilarating Broadway hit musical based on the lives of Grammy Award-winning husband-and-wife team Gloria and Emilio Estefan, On Your Feet!. The season will stretch to the holidays once again with the return of the hit show White Christmas in collaboration with The Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) will return to New York City for its seventh season April 17-18, 2020 at the Ailey Citigroup Theater, located at 405 West 55th Street, New York, NY. The Spirit of Now series showcases two New York premieres of works by New York City choreographers, Hope Boykin and Darrell Grand Moultrie, that encompass the human spirit. The presenting sponsor is American Airlines, the official airline of Dallas Black Dance Theatre.

Atlantis Theatrical Entertainment Group's Artistic Director, Bobby Garcia (Angels in America, Sweeney Todd), is set to take on the international premiere of The Band's Visit, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Broadway musical that has become one of the most awarded musicals in theater history.

The 5th Avenue Theatre presents the world premiere of Bliss, an empowering original musical fantasy that flips the traditional princess narrative upside down.

DRAMA is the multicultural collaboration between producer Na'el Shehade's chic Chicago house-infused production style, and vocalist Via Rosa whose soulful delivery is inspired by the improvisational nature of jazz and playful patterns of hip-hop and bossa nova. The duo play to the complementary dynamics of their unlikely pairing by blurring the lines between R&B and dance-pop, heartbreak and bliss. They will release their brilliant debut album Dance Without Me this Friday, February 14 via Ghostly International.