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Cardboard Citizens has announced that Malorie Blackman and Roy Williams are joining the arts and social justice charity as newly-appointed Ambassadors.

In the vibrant spirit of generosity that defines Giving Tuesday, BroadwayWorld is proud to shine a spotlight on the remarkable campaigns launched by theaters across the United States, Canada, and Australia. Check out campaigns from the East Coast.

November 27 is the final day to vote for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students. Find out more about the competition and how to vote here!

The Everyman Pantomime opens on December 2nd with a magical twist on Beauty and the Beast. Follow Belle on her journey to break the spell and find her mother. Don't miss this festive production featuring familiar faces and a returning expat.

Spring 2024 will see four world premieres, one UK premiere, and one English language premiere by acclaimed writers including April De Angelis, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Christopher Hampton and Richard Nelson alongside rising playwrights Sarah Power and Richard Molloy.

This time, the reader question was: Where has the Tony Awards ceremony been presented in the past?

The Canadian Theatre Critics Association is now accepting submissions for the 2023 Nathan Cohen Awards for Excellence in Theatre Criticism. Submit your outstanding reviews and critical essays by December 4, 2023.

Elton is currently celebrating the 50th anniversary of his beloved holiday tune, “Step Into Christmas,” originally released November 23, 1973, and can be found on Diamonds. In honor of the song’s anniversary, Elton has released a brand new digital “Step Into Christmas” EP featuring Elton’s top holiday hits.

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. 

Part of the graduating class of Pigeons & Planes best new artists of 2022 - alongside Ice Spice - 21-year-old Korean American artist Babebee (they/them) has released their brand-new EP ‘A PROPHECY' via Epitaph Records.

Hot off the heels of his recent GRAMMY-Award nomination for Sweeney Todd for Best Musical Theater Album, multi-platinum award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, and global superstar Josh Groban commemorates two decades of his 6x-platinum blockbuster breakout album, Closer, with Closer 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition out now.

Tyler Daley of Children of Zeus brings a UK garage breakdown to MELONYX's 'Solar Power.' The soulful vocals and kinetic percussion make for a rewind-worthy track. The soul sister duo, Georgia Copeland and Nadia Latoya, give thanks to God, the sun and everything that is divine about womankind.

La Jolla Playhouse has revealed the dates and projects for its 2023 DNA New Work Series, running November 30 – December 10.

TEETHE announces new 7' and debut album reissue on Winspear. Sign to Winspear. To mark the occasion the band has shared a video for album closer “Us Boys” made by Teethe's Boone Patrello and Alex Montenegro of the band Skirts.

Voting is now open for BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students. Next on Stage is back bigger and better for its fourth season! This season's top contenders might find themselves closer to Broadway than ever... literally!

The 2023-24 season of Worship & Arts at Brick Presbyterian Church continues with a service of Nine Lessons & Carols, featuring the world premiere of Jonathan Woody's Magnificat, on Sunday, December 17 at 4:00 PM at The Brick Presbyterian Church, 1140 Park Avenue, Manhattan.

These latest reissues, which continue Craft's celebration of the iconic jazz label, include choice albums from Shelly Manne & His Friends, Ornette Coleman, Phineas Newborn, Jr., Leroy Vinnegar, Curtis Counce's You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce and Art Farmer's Portrait of Art Farmer, which is available today.

Slightly Stoopid releases new single 'Got Me On The Run' featuring Stick Figure and Pepper via Stoopid Records. The new track is a collaboration with longtime friends Stick Figure and Pepper, who will also be performing at the band's sold-out Closer To The Sun destination festival next month in Riviera Maya, Mexico.

York Times – will present Tony Award-nominated Broadway favorite Sally Mayes in the opening show of her new concert series, “Now and Then: The Teaser,” on Saturday, December 2 at 9:30 PM.

Guerilla Opera's Community Series will begin this month with the first two of several monthly workshops in their 17th Season, that explore how opera interacts with other art forms. These workshops explore Guerilla Opera's groundbreaking productions and include fascinating guest speakers pushing the boundaries of opera.

54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club, will present Seth Sikes in “Come a Little Closer” on Tuesday, November 21 at 7:00 PM.

Ensemble Theatre Company presents 'Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash' directed by Randy Redd at the New Vic Theatre in Santa Barbara. Don't miss this roof-lifting, crowd-pleasing musical tribute to Johnny Cash.

The Goa-Express’s self titled debut album is a document that encapsulates growing up, their spirit of friendship and dreams of escape. Together, brothers James Douglas Clarke (Guitar + Vocals) and Joe Clarke (Keys), along with Joey Stein (Lead Guitar), Naham Muzaffar (Bass) and Sam Launder (Drums) create a wall of sound, riven with harmonies.

Empty Country — the project of musician Joseph D'Agostino (Cymbals Eat Guitars) — returns with the release of their sophomore LP, Empty Country II, out now on Get Better Records (US) / Tough Love Records (UK).

LA Latina punk trailblazers Go Betty Go have released 'We Talk A Lot,' the second single off their upcoming 'Black and Blue' EP. Stream the new video here!