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The Toronto Fringe presents their new festival, the Primetime Festival, with five digital theatrical experiences from October 30 – November 28, 2021.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 10/7/2021 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Susie Mosher's weekly variety show continues to provide stellar entertainment, and photo ops for Gene Reed.

Between The Bars, a new play by Lynn Clay Byrne, directed by Benjamin Viertel, opening on September 30, 2021, has announced a weekly series of Community Conversations following select performances in October. 

Between The Bars, a new play by Lynn Clay Byrne, directed by Benjamin Viertel, opening on September 30, 2021, has announced a weekly series of Community Conversations following select performances in October.  The post-performance discussions will feature a different local organization committed to restorative justice and/or prison reform, moderated by actor, writer, and activist Robert Galinsky.   

The world’s favourite rebel Billy Idol is back and heading out on The Roadside Tour 2022 with some new music, a stack of timeless classics, and very special guests The Go-Go’s making their first UK appearance for 26 years.

Would you consider yourself a picky eater? I definitely would! Even though I’m always down to try a new food, it is rare for me to find something that I really enjoy and would consider ordering or cooking again. But luckily for all us picky eaters out there, BuzzFeed has a show made just for us.

Produced by Butch Walker (Green Day, Weezer) and featuring Idol’s longtime lead guitarist and co-writer Steve Stevens, The Roadside was conceived, recorded and mixed almost entirely under the shadow of the pandemic.

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 9/16/2021 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

I know for a few of my digital Callbacks, I was asked to speak about myself or perform material that represented me well. These Venues want to hire great performers, but they also want to hire great people. Don’t be afraid to show them who you are or what kind of material that excites you. After all, the last thing you want to do is show an insincere part of yourself, get the job, and then be miserable the whole summer because you don’t vibe with the culture and energy of the company.

MAINSTAGE IRVING-LAS COLINAS REVEALS UPCOMING 2021-2022 “THE GREAT ESCAPE” SEASON  The New Season Includes Three Plays, Two Musicals, and the Annual Holiday Revue! 

Connie Han has looks like the bad girl of jazz... but she's really just a young woman with buckets of talent and the artistic nature to go with it.

Congratulations to the companies of Hadestown and Waitress becoming the latest shows to open up on Broadway. If you haven't seen either André de Shields leading the Hadestown final dress audience in New York, New York or the Waitress casts post-bow tribute to Nick Cordero, make sure to check those out and get your tissues ready. Below, we've also got stories about a new gun law in Texas (and its impact on arts organizations), the impacts of long covid on performers, and new leadership models that are emerging for theatre companies.

Come Friday, September 10, we're all islanders again as  Apple TV+ premieres Come From Away. The live performance was filmed at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre this past May in New York City, where the Broadway production is staged. Tony-winning director Christopher Ashley tell us all about how he got the musical ready for its close-up!

Next month, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

The 5th Avenue Theatre and Village Theatre announced today the three writing teams that have been co-commissioned to create new musicals as part of Northwest by Northwest, a new musical development program, and the first collaboration between the two organizations.

A working writer in stage, screen and newsprint, Gary Goldstein just had his first novel The Last Birthday Party published and available to all. Gary managed to carve out some time from prepping his upcoming Book Soup podcast to answer a few of my queries.

Piven Theatre Workshop is celebrating its 50th Anniversary of improvisation, story theatre, and transformation! They invite youth and adult students to join them in class this fall. They are looking forward to working with new and returning students in an exciting training experience.

So...I could be totally wrong with this forecast, but I think self-tapes will be a permanent staple in this industry for years to come. For your Summer Stock search, it's highly likely that you'll have to complete at least one self-tape...so let's master it in just 3 steps: 1. Gather your Equipment 2. Prepare your Material 3. Execute Efficiently

Baltimore Center Stage has announced the complete 2021/22 Season, featuring artists such as Noah Diaz, Will Davis, Anna Deavere Smith, Nicole Brewer, R. Eric Thomas, Stevie Walker-Webb, Eliana Pipes, Laurie Woolery, Anne Carson, Mike Donahue and Diana Oh

A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to chat with Christopher Hargadon, a costume designer who has worked on TV shows like Hannibal and movies like Anon. He has just received a 2021 Emmy nomination for his work on The Umbrella Academy. 'Everything you do is with its own treasure, and I've worked with some wonderful people over time, both in front of the camera and behind the camera. I've got to say, the Umbrella Academy, it really is. It's so diverse and fun, and the audience is so diverse.'

The lead single “Bitter Taste,” premiering today, features some of Idol’s most introspective and confessional lyrics ever, as he confronts death, rebirth, and his personal growth in the thirty-one years since his near-fatal 1990 motorcycle accident.

King Doudou adds, 'Our styles are really complimentary, Zairah's flow fits perfectly on my reggaeton beats and we both like to make music for the clubs, with 'Guaya' we stepped up a notch from our previous collaboration, offering a really catchy song.'

The outdoor and limited indoor gatherings present live music, cinematic entertainment, operatic drama, interactive experiences and learning opportunities.

BDT Stage opens its 44th Main Stage season with a break from the straight and narrow path of the Broadway classics, with the incredibly off-kilter, laugh-out-loud musical comedy.