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UC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art revealed its new exhibition Common Ground: Early 20th-Century Artist Communities in Southern California. Learn how to attend.

The Fred Ebb Foundation in association with the Roundabout Theatre Company will present the twentieth annual Fred Ebb Award for aspiring musical theatre songwriters to the team of Cheeyang Ng & Eric Sorrels. Learn more!

The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND is celebrating indie record stores with the exclusive limited release of Manley Field House, Syracuse University, April 7, 1972 this Record Store Day Black Friday, November 29.

Chicago’s Griffin Theatre Company has released production photos from THE HOUSE WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS TREE, the World Premiere musical based on the classic Christmas novel by Gail Rock, running December 1 - 29, 2024.

Last night, legendary Broadway composer John Kander and the cast of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the August Wilson Theatre celebrated the 58th anniversary of the original Broadway production. Check out the video here!

Janet Eilber was a high school senior at Michigan’s Interlochen School for the Arts when she first crossed paths with modern dance legend Martha Graham (1894–1991). After auditioning for Graham, the dancer and actor attended the Juilliard School at Graham’s recommendation, and subsequently joined the doyenne’s eponymous dance company where she became a soloist at age 21, dancing many of the roles made famous by Graham.

Pianist Ian Hobson will continue his Robert Schumann Cycle with a concert at Tenri Cultural Institute, featuring Schumann's piano trios with violinist Lucia Lin and cellist Ko Iwasaki. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts and American Ballet Theatre have announced an expanded educational partnership, enhancing training opportunities for students in dance and performance.

In this column, I wanted to give readers 10 fun facts on firsts achieved by women on Broadway. Female writers are much more than just statistics, and women deserve recognition for more than just breaking a barrier to an accomplishment.

BroadwayWorld is sad to report that Timothy Lancaster West, CBE, stage and screen actor, has died at age 90. Read the full obituary for Timothy West here.

The Springfield Chamber Players will bring their family-friendly Johnny Appleseed Plus concert to Springfield's new event venue, 52 Sumner next month. Learn more here!

Read our interview with Brian Jucha of LOVE BOMB at Catastrophic Theatre.

​GREASE is the word, as the title song goes from the Blockbuster movie musical that had an all star cast including Olivia Newton John, John Travolta, and Stockard Channing. Next weekend  STARRING BUFFALO presents  the stage version in it's signature concert, semi staged style. And some of Broadway's newest rising stars  come to town for 3 performances of beloved 50's High School musical.

What did our critic think of THE SMELL OF THE KILL at Germantown Community Theatre?

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop continues its 2024-25 season with a reading of WHO YOU KISS FOR FUN by Emma Y. Lai, exploring identity and romance among Asian American friends.

The Denver Center Theatre Company has announced the playwrights, dates, and details for the 2025 Colorado New Play Summit (CNPS). Learn more about the festival here!

Chicago’s Griffin Theatre Company will present THE HOUSE WITHOUT A CHRISTMAS TREE, the World Premiere Musical based on the classic Christmas novel by Gail Rock. Learn how to purchase tickets.

This election season, two solo theater artists are coming together to create 'Running for the White House: Two Women, One Hundred Years Apart.' The program is available to stream on demand through November 1 and features two solo plays.

OPERA America has announced the induction of seven exemplary artists, administrators, and advocates to the Opera Hall of Fame as the class of 2024.

A girl achieves her dream of performing on a TV dance show in 1960s Baltimore — and works to integrate the show — in this musical version of the John Waters film. Outside of traditional beauty standards, she faces many prejudices, become an instant celebrity, and fight against racial segregation promoting inclusion of everyone in the city.

At the Berkeley Street Theatre in October, Canadian Stage will present a cultural icon making his triumphant return to the theatre, when stage and screen actor Saul Rubinek takes on a tour-de-force role in the World Premiere of PLAYING SHYLOCK.  

Compagnia de' Colombari will perform Everything That Rises Must Converge in Brooklyn at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church on October 13 at 6pm.

Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop announced the 2024/25 season with a new play reading of SCORPIO'S TAIL by Alan Kilpatrick, directed by Garland Thompson Jr., in partnership with the Billie Holiday Theatre.

The marquee lights of The Royal Alexandra Theatre will be dimmed on Tuesday, October 1 to honour Dame Maggie Smith, one of the greatest actors of her generation, who died at the age of 89 in London today. Learn more about Smith's life and career.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that actress Barbara Leigh-Hunt has passed away at the age of 88. Leigh-Hunt had a career across the screen and stage, but is perhaps best known for her role as a murder victim in Alfred Hitchcock's 1972 film Frenzy.