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Ana Gasteyer is not the only Saturday Night Live alum to have flexed her acting muscles on the Broadway stage. BroadwayWorld is rounding up your favorite SNL stars who are also Broadway stars. Check out our list here!

The Mesopotamian Opera Company will present its new production, The Blur: or How to Marry a Billionaire, with words and music by melodic composer Peter Wing Healey. The opera is scored for piano, violin, viola, harp, and percussion with noted pianists Dr. James Lent and Milos Veljkovic as Musical Directors.

Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute collaborates with ELF and Machine Dazzle on a new duet titled MAN WOMAN, featuring Butoh dancers Akihito Ichihara and Vangeline, exploring themes of love and identity.

World Stage Theatre Company will present Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr., originally conceived and created by Scott Ferguson; Book by Scott Ferguson, Kyle Hall, and George Keating; Music by Lynn Ahrens, Bob Dorough, Dave Frishberg, Kathy Mandry, George Newall, and Tom Yohe.

El musical se podrá ver en el Palau de Les Arts hasta el 14 de julio.

The iconic musical GREASE, directed by Nikolai Foster & choreographed by Arlene Phillips, comes to Milton Keynes Theatre in August. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The South Carolina New Play Festival has announced casting for several upcoming productions. Learn more about the lineup here!

The Squirrel Nut Zippers will bring their holiday tour, 'An Evening with the Squirrel Nut Zippers Christmas Caravan Tour,' to cities nationwide from December 5 to December 22, featuring festive favorites and classic hits.

Redtwist Theatre has rescheduled Larry Kramer's THE NORMAL HEART due to construction delays. Learn how to purchase tickets.

They said it would never happen, but now it is – after 25 years, Soul Coughing are reuniting for a 17-date American tour beginning September 11 in San Diego, CA. The tour ends with a two-night celebration at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn, NY on October 4 and 5.

Discover the diverse new works at PlayGround's Free-Play Festival, featuring 11 productions from acclaimed theatre artists, including three from Los Angeles. Runs August 9-25 at Potrero Stage and simulcast.

Pre-sales for the final performances of CHICAGO in Canberra have begun today, with general public tickets on sale from Friday 21 June. One of Australia’s favourite musicals, CHICAGO, will play at the Canberra Theatre Centre from 7 to 29 September, the first time a professional production of the Broadway favourite has played in Australia’s capital city.

Still hurting over the end of the Broadway season? BroadwayWorld has just learned that that singer, songwriter and actor Nick Jonas and Tony Award winner Adrienne Warren will return to Broadway to star as 'Jamie' and 'Cathy' in the first ever Broadway production of Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown's beloved THE LAST FIVE YEARS. We have all of the details!

Walter Bobbie’s 1996 Broadway Revival of CHICAGO is receiving a fourth Australian season with a fabulous new cast. 

Paper Mill Playhouse has revealed the winners of the 29th annual Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. See the full list of winners!

For the final fundraising event of the 2023-2024 season, Musical Theatre Guild will look back at 1996 - the year the Guild staged its' very first performances.

According various sources, Jaap van Zweden will step down as the music director of the New York Philharmonic after 6 seasons.

The ASCAP Foundation has revealed the recipients of the 2024 Morton Gould Young Composer Awards, recognizing talented young composers for their outstanding achievements in music composition. Learn more about the recipients!

Washington Performing Arts has announced its 2024/25 season, In Harmony, running from September 2024 through June 2025 in seven indoor and outdoor venues across the Washington, D.C., region.

Acclaimed chart-topping rockstar and JUNO Award winner JJ Wilde has announced the 2024 North American All My Vices headline tour, kicking off in Ferndale, MI on October 4. With stops across Canada and the U.S. including Nashville, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, Edmonton, Chicago, Montreal, Halifax, Toronto and more, the All My Vices tour will showcase Wilde’s unparalleled live energy, dynamic vocals, and command of the stage.

The Philadelphia Orchestra recognized nine members of the Orchestra family for their exemplary contributions to the organization in a ceremony during the June 1, 2024, concert in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

After reuniting for the first time in 14 years to perform an intimate show in London, Jane’s Addiction, with their original band members, and Love And Rockets announced they will hit the road for their 2024 co-headline tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 23-city tour kicks off on August 9 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas making stops across North America in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and more before wrapping up in St. Louis at Evolution Festival on September 29.

The track delves into the theme of a toxic relationship, depicting how one might endure it by numbing themselves with alcohol, while also exploring the journey towards summoning the courage to break free from the toxicity. Listen to the single now!

A moody dramatic dive into the life of a violinist whose celebrated waltz got him mistaken for Strauss. As lovely as Alberto Barboza’s production looks on stage at the Los Angeles Theatre Center – and as melodic as it often sounds – GHOST WALTZ’s impact is as fleeting as the spirits who populate it.

La Secretaría de Cultura federal y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal) presentan la obra editorial Flor Garduño. Senderos de vida, la cual reúne el trabajo de cuatro décadas de la artista mexicana quien desarrolla la poética de la imagen.