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Comedy icons, writers, producers, actresses and Saturday Night Live alumni Amy Poehler and Tina Fey announced that their Restless Leg Tour will continue into 2025 including a stop in Uncasville at Mohegan Sun Arena.

This time, the reader question was: Other than Old Friends, what are the other Sondheim revues and what makes them different? This marks the theatre world’s fifth major Sondheim revue and the first since the theatre legend passed away in 2021. 

On January 24, Wicked star Cynthia Erivo was honored with the Visionary Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s gala fundraiser for her work and notable contributions to the entertainment industry. Watch her acceptance speech here!

La forza del destino is making its comeback to the Greek National Opera after 27 years of absence. Giuseppe Verdi’s iconic opera will debut in the Stavros Niarchos Hall.

The nonprofit Sundance Institute has announced the artists selected for the 2025 Merata Mita Fellowship and the Graton Fellowship for Artists from California-Based Tribes.

Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre has revealed the companies of both Tell Me On a Sunday and the season closer, Diana. Learn who is starring and see how to purchase tickets.

Open Jar Studios and Stage Door Foundation will present an exclusive opportunity to view the live-capture performance of THE MERRILY CHAPTERS the true story of how Stephen Sondheim created MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. Learn more.

Walker Farm Music will host an evening with iconic guitarist Jim Keller, best known as chief songwriter for Tommy Tutone, and the 1981 hit “867-5309/Jenny”! 

Tony-nominated performer Julia Lester is the latest addition to The Four Seasons, the upcoming Netflix comedy series from Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield.

Universal Preservation Hall has announced the seventh class of inductees into the prestigious Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Hall of Fame. Learn more about the inductees here!

Palm Beach Symphony welcomes piano virtuoso Jean-Yves Thibaudet for a special performance of Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major, which is the composer’s thrilling homage to the hurried pace and enthralling rhythms he discovered during his jazz age trip to America.

A new cross-disciplinary festival, Pangea's “Incubator Festival,” is about to launch in the East Village. See full programming and learn how to attend the festival!

Circle Theatre will present the world premiere of Destroying David and more for 2025 sreason. Get full details on all upcoming programming.

Cleveland Public Theatre will present the World Premiere of its most experimental artistic development program to date, SoftLaunch. This groundbreaking festival seeks to reinvent what theatre and art can be.

The Sundance Institute has announced that Cynthia Erivo, currently starring as Elphaba in Universal Pictures’ Wicked, will be honored with the Visionary Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s gala fundraiser.

New Conservatory Theatre Center has announced a special engagement in the new year. Coming February 2025, Francis Grey and the Case of His Dead Boyfriend.

'Alexander Klaus, the One-Legged Shoemaker Man' is now being performed at 59E59 Theaters through December 22nd.  Directed by Jenny Mercein, it is written and performed by Christian Hege.

George Street Playhouse (GSP) is now presenting a two-hander that should be on your December entertainment schedule.  Gene & Gilda tells a captivating story about the relationship of the two celebrated performers, Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner.

In 2015, Vanity Fair published an article about the first super agent in Hollywood, Sue Mengers. Mengers career started where all women agents started in 1961, as a secretary. It was the same year she met the not-yet legendary Barbra Streisand, “before she lost the ‘a’,” quips Cathy Moriarty as Mengers in The Bents staging of John Logan’s play, I’LL EAT YOU LAST: A Chat With Sue Mengers, which premiered on Friday, December 6. 

Talman’s affectionate tribute to Elizabeth Taylor and her story of a friendship that transcended Hollywood glamour made for an unforgettable evening. The show beautifully reflected the deep connection Talman shared with the iconic actress.

New York's Urban Stages has announced the 16th annual awarding-winning cabaret series, Winter Rhythms, with performances from Wednesday, December 4th through Sunday, December 15th. This celebrated series will benefit Urban Stages' Outreach, Arts in Education programs.  

Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival has revealed its 2025 festival 'Letters and Notes' at the Dimenna Center in New York City. See full programming and see how to purchase tickets.

In celebration of Rita Moreno’s upcoming 93rd birthday, Barbie is honoring her with a doll as the newest addition to the Barbie Tribute Collection. Learn more and check out the doll here.

I was never fond of Cats. But after seeing it performed at the Seacoast Repertory Theatre, my viewpoint has changed forever. This production is spectacular!

Today’s subject Christopher Bloch is currently living his theatre life onstage at Signature Theatre playing the role of Senex in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. The production runs through January 12th in Signature’s MAX space.