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As the country eases back into congregating for fireworks and parades this year, many adult consumers will fire up their grills and raise a glass (or can!) to the nation’s independence with a ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS).

Advocates and entertainers Peppermint and Bob the Drag Queen, today announced the 2nd annual “Black Queer Town Hall,” one of NYC Pride’s official partner events this year. The event will stream on Black Queer Town Hall’s Facebook and YouTube pages, as well as GLAAD, on Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27 from 8pm EST. 

As the summer begins and restrictions, especially in New Jersey, are quickly being lifted, my local non-profit community theatre company is now able to produce a practically full-scale musical. So, how are they doing it? What steps are they taking to ensure that the cast members remain healthy? What exactly is this non-profit organization about?

Beginning June 23, visitors can experience the Rubell Museum's two Infinity Rooms by Yayoi Kusama for the first time since March 2020. These celebrated fully immersive works create a kaleidoscopic effect that transports visitors to an alternate, limitless universe.

Just in time to celebrate Gay Pride 2021, HOT FLASHBACKS! A GOLDEN GIRLS MUSICAL ADVENTURE returns to New York City for a live performance on Wednesday, June 23 at 7pm at Caveat. Performed by a hilarious drag trio, the show incorporates musical numbers, live snippets of the show, trivia, and comedy.

Today's top stories: West End's full reopening has been delayed, watch a trailer for tick, tick...BOOM! directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more!

As the Theatre begins to reopen, the Alley will keep guests updated on any changes to subscription packages, seating capacities, ticketing options, and safety protocols for returning. 

Ping Chong and Company, founded by the influential theater-maker Ping Chong and a home for a diverse, intergenerational group of affiliated artists, partners with Urban Word NYC for a preview presentation of the latest Undesirable Elements work, Generation Rise, commissioned by New Victory Theater/New 42.

While the number of COVID cases continue to drop every day, two extraordinary musicians from Boca Raton—Deborah  Silver, #1 Billboard jazz vocalist, and Dennis Lambert, the 12-time GRAMMY nominated songwriter—are also celebrating the success of their inspirational COVID-19 BLUES.

Reflect features songs co-written and performed by some of Broadway's biggest stars, including Adrienne Warren, Mandy Gonzalez, Michael McElroy, Jenn Colella, Danny Burstein, Javier Muñoz, Lauren Patten, Jerry Dixon, Elizabeth Stanley, Heidi Blickenstaff, Brian d'Arcy James and Pearl Sun along with Kitt's own children Julia and Michael Kitt.

Rose Bruford College, one of the UK's leading theatre and performance institutions has announced that – despite the combined challenges of Brexit and the pandemic – over thirty students on its world-renowned European Theatre Arts Programme are now successfully on placements in Spain, Germany, the Czech Republic, and France.

The McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert, California announced today the appointment of Yvonne Bell as its new Vice President of Development and Tony Jilek-Guidry as Vice President of Marketing, Sales & Guest Services.  Both executives have begun their work with the McCallum Senior Management team.

Recorded on and off the road, all around the world, the album is very much the brainchild of KALEO frontman, singer, and songwriter JJ Julius Son. Co-producing the majority of it alongside GRAMMY winner Dave Cobb, Julius Son was able to execute his singular vision, leaning into his affinity for blues, folk, and rock. 

Carnegie Hall today announced programming for its 2021–2022 season, sharing plans to reopen its landmark concert venue to the general public in October 2021. The new season will consist of more than 100 performances presented on Carnegie Hall’s three stages and across New York City.

On SAY YES TO THE DRESS, wedding season is back, and brides are flocking to Kleinfeld to make their bridal visions a reality. The doctors of MY FEET ARE KILLING ME work more of their transformational medical magic to change lives, including one patient with a condition so rare, that they’re only the eighth person in the world ever diagnosed.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs opens on Saturday 4 December 2021 at Bristol Hippodrome and tickets are on sale now.

After more than a year of only virtual programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Seattle Shakespeare will return to the parks this summer with a free Wooden O production of The Comedy of Errors.

Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Release Me 2, a new collection of ten previously unreleased studio performances from the legendary Barbra Streisand, available Friday, August 6, 2021. 

After the myriad stresses of the past year, we could all use some straight-up entertainment and 42nd Street Moon is providing just that with Don’t Touch That Dial: DC and Peter’s Glorious Romp Through the Golden Age of TV Theme Songs. Conceived and directed by DC Scarpelli and Peter Budinger, the show promises, a light-hearted, celebratory stroll down memory lane as Scarpelli and Budinger guide us through the decades of catchy sitcom themes and the evolution of television. The large, diverse cast also includes Moon stalwarts like Meg McKay and Keith Pinto among a host of multi-talented performers who may be new to you. Don’t Touch That Dial is available to stream from June 5 – 27, 2021 as part of 42nd Street Moon’s paid virtual ticketed MoonBeams series. Tickets and further information are available at www.42ndstmoon.org/moonbeams. ​​​​​​​I had the pleasure of speaking with Budinger and Scarpelli last week as they were still putting the finishing touches on the video presentation. As Scarpelli says, “We’re not satisfied with any musical number until it’s utterly dripping with charm and delight.” If you ever run into them at a party, these are definitely the guys you want to talk to as they are both a barrel of fun and an endless font of information about classic TV and musical theater. A married couple, the two have been working together for years as well as performing individually, and their combined theater credits read like a recent history of Bay Area musical theater. The freewheeling conversation covered how they conceived the show and put it together, which obscure songs didn’t make the final cut, and shows they’d love for Moon to mount in the future.

Now, the group has offered up ‘Mountain Soda’, their new single. The song was produced by Kurran Karbal (Munkey Junkey and guitarist for ZUZU) at his recording studio in Birkenhead, Wirral.

RISK!, the live storytelling show and podcast where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share in public, will return to its New York City home of Caveat (21 A Clinton St, New York, NY 10002) in the Lower East Side of Manhattan on Thursday, June 17 @ 7pm ET. 

This letter to my past self is a testament to how far we have come. We are slowly all getting vaccinated and stepping forward, for the first time in over a year. So, here's to the scary, unknown future.

Alberta Theatre Projects, celebrating 49 years this coming season, is airing the seventh and final reading of their 2021 Playwrights Projects on Friday May 28th 2021 over Zoom. The company is known for original plays and adaptations of Canadian works, pulling from artists all over the country. I sat down with Interim Executive Director (formerly General Manager) Kyle Russell to talk about how the company has navigated the leap to digital media.

Dorset Theatre Festival has announced its 44th Season, including the inaugural StageFree Audio Plays series, featuring new commissions by playwrights Theresa Rebeck and Chisa Hutchinson, and live main stage performances at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester, VT.

The Napa Valley Museum Yountville is reopening all galleries to the public on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 11 am. The Museum will reopen on a modified schedule: Fridays through Sundays from 11 to 4 (except major holidays).