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After 25 record-breaking years on Broadway, Chicago returned to the small screen earlier today for an appearance on CBS' broadcast of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Multi-award-winning UK classical singer and stage star Russell Watson will take on the role of 'Billy Flynn' in the acclaimed UK and Ireland tour of the international musical sensation CHICAGO. Russell joins the previously announced Faye Brookes as 'Roxie Hart' and Djalenga Scott as 'Velma Kelly', opening at Liverpool Empire on Monday 7 February 2022.

Renowned singer Sinitta has joined the cast to play the role of 'Mama Morton' in the acclaimed musical, alongside Faye Brookes as 'Roxie Hart', West End and TV star Darren Day as Billy Flynn, Djalenga Scott as 'Velma Kelly' and Joel Montague as 'Amos Hart'.

The four cellists of Rastrelli Cello Quartet only perform music they themselves love—that's a matter of absolute conviction when it comes to putting together their programs. The ensemble has built a unique and broad repertoire, the likes of which can't be found anywhere else.

What Shirley Manson and Brody Dalle invoked, what Courtney Love concocted, and even the gauntlet Hayley Williams threw down, Bad Skin surmises on their sophomore EP release, Live Fast Die Punk - available now.

Join author JoAnna Mendl Shaw and other special guests for the virtual book launch of Physical Listening: A Dancer's Interspecies Journey on September 17, 2021 at 8pm ET via Zoom.

Casting for the Broadway company of CHICAGO was recently announced, featuring Ana Villafañe as Broadway's next Roxie Hart, Bianca Marroquín in her debut in the role of Velma Kelly, Tony Award-winner Lillias White as Matron 'Mama' Morton, Raymond Bokhour as Amos Hart and Ryan Lowe as Mary Sunshine.

Tony Award Winner Paulo Szot will return as “Billy Flynn” to Chicago when performances resume on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at the Ambassador Theatre.

Peppering subtle philosophical insights, midnight ponderings, and fond memories alongside layers of dreamy synths and smooth saxophone, Heart of Gold’s Michael McGough is bringing a refreshing personal spin to pop music.

Announced in the show's lead roles were Ana Villafañe as Roxie Hart, Bianca Marroquín as Velma Kelly, and Tony Award-winner Lillias White as Matron 'Mama' Morton.

Ahead of the release, Hutchinson will be playing a handful of dates including his first headlining performance in Nashville at Brooklyn Bowl on August 29. 

Laura Osnes has been facing backlash on social media following a story published by the New York Post's Page Six last week. The story alleged that Osnes was fired from a one-night production of Crazy For You at the Guild Hall in East Hampton because she refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Based on First: Sandra Day O’Connor by Evan Thomas, this biographical portrait recounts the life of a pioneering woman who both reflected and shaped an era.

Vir Das today released the fifth episode in his acclaimed #TenOnTen series of topical standup videos, recorded with a small audience, outdoors in Goa, India (with the exception of the May 2021 installment, taped over Zoom due to a surge in COVID-19), and shared on his YouTube channel.

“Stars Light Up”, which sees its release across all digital platforms today via 2MR, comes with an ethereal video captured on 8mm film in one of the oldest church complexes in Moscow by director Sergey Kostromin.

On the track, Molly shares, “‘Do They?’ is the beginning of a new era of my music. It is a clean slate as I begin to tell a new story. I’m excited to share this journey and allow people a look inside a part of my mind and being that’s been otherwise closed off for a long time.”

Hot on the heels of his latest single release 'Heartbeats', Irish singer/songwriter Yelpy has just released the official music video for the song. Shot on location in Malibu on the beautiful and scenic Lechuza beach, the video features Yelpy himself singing to an empty ocean as he struggles with feelings of isolation, loneliness and the longing for connection.

Woods will be playing Woodsist Fest on September 25-26 at Arrowood Farms in Accord, NY with a lineup that includes Yo La Tengo, Kevin Morby, Parquet Courts, Kurt Vile, and more.

Physical Listening is the deeply personal journey of an artist who at age 74 is still pursuing her passions, bringing an interspecies perspective into the dance world and the sensibility of an artist into the horse world.

Darren joins the previously announced Faye Brookes as 'Roxie Hart', Sinitta as 'Mama Morton', Divina De Campo as 'Mary Sunshine', Djalenga Scott as 'Velma Kelly' and Joel Montague as 'Amos Hart'.

In addition to contributing the original single “Seeds” the film, Yoke Lore and longtime collaborator Ariel Loh composed the score to Pink Skies Ahead. Galvin says “Ariel and I have made some ventures into other sonic realms before, but never scored an entire film.”

The new version, which features on their eagerly anticipated album Hyperdialect, sees Hacktivist's new line-up put a fresh spin and shine on their earlier material, with new instrumentation throughout.

Launching next Tuesday, April 20th is The Living 1982 Podcast which features interviews with the band members as well as others who were prominent in the punk scene during the early 80’s. 

Karen Olivo, a 2020/21 Tony nominee for her performance in Moulin Rouge!, has just announced via Instagram that she will not return to the show when it reopens on Broadway.

Today's episode of Little known Facts features theatre administrator, writer, and advocate Howard Sherman. What are his thoughts on the return of Broadway? 'I think if you asked me a couple of weeks ago, I might have been slightly less optimistic than I am today,' he said.