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LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE will present one of August Wilson's greatest triumphs focusing on the decade of the ‘50s, the Pulitzer Prize winning play FENCES, directed by Yvette Freeman-Hartley (Laguna Playhouse acclaimed production of Ain't Misbehavin'). 

Voices USA has announcd the release of LISTEN TO THE WORLD, a new choral album.  Featuring compositions by Judith Clurman, Matthew Sklar, and Robert Sirota, with texts by William Schermerhorn and Victoria R. Sirota.

BODYTRAFFIC will present world premiere works choreographed by BODYTRAFFIC artists Joan Rodriguez and Jordyn Santiago, as well as Creative Partner Trey McIntyre's work Mayday. Learn more!

Multi-platinum pop icons New Kids On The Block kick off the countdown to their highly anticipated debut Las Vegas residency, “THE RIGHT STUFF,” in celebration of this year’s annual New Kids On The Block Day.

Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY will celebrate 20 years of choreographic innovation with a dazzling, two-night-only 20th Anniversary Gala at the Vancouver Playhouse on May 29 & 30, 2025.

Legendary stand-up comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham will be returning to Mohegan Sun Arena  this Summer for show on Saturday, July 12th at 8:00pm.

Des Moines Performing Arts has announced the two engagements headed to Des Moines as part of its 2025-26 Dance Series – BODYTRAFFIC and Complexions Contemporary Ballet.

Amid the success of the Wicked movie, we are revisiting Geppetto, another Stephen Schwartz musical that reimagines the fairy tale Pinocchio from the perspective of his father.

This time, the reader question was: How often do legit Broadway plays and musicals include live animals in their companies? Can you name some recent examples of animals in Broadway shows?

Seattle Rep has unveiled its 2025/26 season, featuring the world premiere of Larissa FastHorse's Fancy Dancer, and more. See the full lineup of shows here!

Stages Houston has wisely brought in DIXIE’S TUPPERWARE PARTY for its last hurrah, and she is doing a mini-residency that the purveyor of plastic is in the middle of until April 20th. The simple show works well in the intimacy of the Sterling Theater space, and we’re closer to the saleswoman than we ever have been.

Universal Pictures has announced the nationwide theatrical re-release of Happy Gilmore, the beloved 1996 sports comedy starring Adam Sandler as a failed hockey player turned golf sensation.

Tony-, Grammy-, Emmy-, and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tom Kitt is returning to 54 Below for a star-studded concert series. In celebration of turning 50 this year, Kitt is taking audiences on a journey through his career - past and future.

Broadway star Kay Cole, who portrayed Maggie in the original production of A Chorus Line, has joined the cast of The Wedding Singer at The Colony Theatre.

Mariah Carey is continuing the 20th anniversary celebration of her iconic, multi-platinum 10th album, The Emancipation of Mimi, with a 20th anniversary suite of definitive, expanded deluxe releases of her modern classic.

I was born in Tokyo, Japan, and lived there till I was around ten. My mother met my father in the States. But then, when they got married, they moved back to Japan, had babies raised us, and then my mother remarried. I guess when I was ten, we moved to DC because of his job. I've been here ever since.

I have had a couple of run-ins. I've been married three times. I have three kids that I know of. I was doing things and I never thought I would be a Tupperware lady. I was doing things that normally weren't panning out from where I was from. My mama said, “I'm not pretty enough to work at this strip club!”

On May 30 2025, pianist Simone Dinnerstein releases her new album, Complicité, on the Supertrain Records label. This is her first recording with the string ensemble she founded and directs, Baroklyn (the ensemble's name is a portmanteau of Baroque and Brooklyn, Dinnerstein's home borough), and features the music of J.S. Bach and Philip Lasser.

Pioneer Theatre Company will present the Utah premiere of Waitress. Nominated for four Tony Awards, the musical features a book by Jessie Nelson and music and lyrics by Grammy-winning artist Sara Bareilles. Learn more!

This time, the reader question was: There are only three states in America without known Broadway musicals set within their borders. Can you guess which three? WE're breaking it down state by state.

Bryan Cranston will star as ‘Joe Keller', Marianne Jean-Baptiste as ‘Kate Keller' and Paapa Essiedu as ‘Chris Keller' in Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS. Learn more about the show here!

Jamaican born playwright David Heron's romantic comedy drama Love and Marriage and New York City returns to the New York stage this June in celebration of its 25th Anniversary.

Vivid Stage is enrolling its Late Spring session of improv classes for adults. This session begins on May 5, 2025 and includes both the favorite Joy of Improv beginners' class and the new Scene Study class for intermediate and advanced students. 

On Monday, May 12, 2025 at 7:30pm, GRAMMY-nominated pianist Simone Dinnerstein, an Artist-in-Residence with the Kaufman Music Center (KMC) this season, performs her first ever all-Philip Glass concert at KMC's Merkin Hall (129 West 67th St), as part of KMC's Piano Dialogues series.

GFour Productions, winners of 68 Drama Desk and 54 Tony Awards, are bringing the brand-new national tour of Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through 'The Change' to Wilmington, DE and will play the Playhouse on Rodney Square. Learn ore!