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The Barn Theatre has announced their full theatre recovery season for 2020 with two new productions being announced to join the current production of Private Peaceful, which is currently running until 4 October.

Following critical acclaim BoxLess Theatre, the Barn Theatre and Take Two Theatricals have announced a one-week extension their production of Private Peaceful. The production Simon Reade's play adaptation, which marked the first live indoor performances since March at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester, will now run until 4 October 2020.

The Firehouse Theatre has discovered the 'secret of happiness' is providing safe and relevant programming to their patrons. From September 25-October 11, the award-winning theater will present the hit new musical, Daddy Long Legs by John Caird and Paul Gordon.

Irish Repertory Theatre has announced its Online 2020 Fall Season. This fall will feature five Performances on Screen.

LipZinc Theatre has announced their new experimental film Talking Tarot, written and directed by our Artistic Director Tzarini Meyler. The film will be streamed live on our Youtube channel on the 15th of October at 8pm GMT+1 (Irish Time).

Centralia Ballet Academy has announced its 2020-2021 Class Schedule. Classes start on Monday September 14th.

The first virtual Helen Hayes Awards ceremony kicked off with the first night of its multi-night event last night, August 31.

Jennifer Lunn has been awarded the The Popcorn Writing Award 2020 for her play 'Es and Flo', and receives a cash prize of £2,500.  The other Finalists are Matilda Ibini (awarded £1,500) and Chris Thompson (£1,000) with Camilla Whitehill receiving a Special Mention (£500).

Fairfield Summer Stage, an immersive musical theatre education program, will present its annual Back to School Session this fall. Featuring a professional staff and participants grades 1-10 from Fairfield County, Back to School will start rehearsals for 'Annie Warbucks' on September 12th and rehearse Tuesdays and Saturdays through November 7th.

What have you been doing during the pandemic? New Line Theatre Artistic Director Scott Miller has been writing a collection of horror stories, all inspired by the musical theatre. Yes, you read that right.

Deadline has reported that the iHeartRadio Music Awards telecast has officially been canceled. The winners will be revealed throughout Labor Day weekend on radio and social media. The show is set to return on Fox in 2021. The telecast was originally scheduled for March 29, 2020, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

​​​​​​​HBO Max announced today the greenlight of Colin Quinn's multi-act, socially distant, stand-up special, Summer of 2020: A Drive-In Comedy Special (working title). Directed by Quinn, who will also perform, the special is part documentary and part standup showcase. The comedians will tape at a repurposed drive-in movie theatre in Brooklyn to allow audience members to enjoy the show while social distancing.

Skylight Music Theatre announced today Saturday in the Park with Andrew- Skylight Night 2020 to be held on Saturday, September 12, 2020 at 6 p.m. (CDT) to benefit Skylight Music Theatre.

The internationally celebrated Record Store Day will be back in 2021, but in the year 2020 with COVID-19 restrictions around the world we will celebrate with three RSD DROPS, on 29 August, 26 September and 24 October and ROSS WILSON will return as ambassador.

We've already received many submissions for our Next on Stage: Dance Edition competition! Check out some of our contestants and make sure to enter your audition before the August 21 deadline!

This year's final shortlist of eight from 133 eligible plays that were due to premiere at Assembly, Gilded Balloon, Pleasance,  Summerhall, Traverse Theatre and Underbelly,  includes work from all over the UK and champions marginalised communities, shining a light on people who's stories are just not heard or seen.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's Artistic Director Tim Bond and Executive Director Phil Santora announced today that the Tony Award-winning theatre will postpone the opening of its 51st mainstage season to March 2021, with eight plays presented through May 2022.

New York Citya??s Institute for American Musical Theatre a?oeCreatorsa?? program has announced a diverse array of online courses in musical theater writing for the 2020-21 season.

The album for brand-new life affirming musical THE RHYTHMICS, is now available via Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music, Apple Music and many other digital platforms.

Bobby Cannavale has joined the cast of Nine Perfect Strangers at Hulu!

Today, Erika Ender - the prolific Panamanian singer-songwriter, producer, composer and philanthropist best known for co-writing the massive global hit “Despacito” and more - announces her new album MP3 - 45, her debut album for BMG out November 13th. MP3 - 45 is a multilingual concept album that pays tribute to the music of Erika’s past while charging head-first into the sounds of her future, celebrating the dichotomy of a modern woman who both honors tradition and embraces change. Each song on the album will be presented through a series of music videos that illustrate moments of Erika’s lived experiences - her own stories turned into sonic and visual episodes.

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead announce three livestreams this summer, starting with the July 31 US Live Set at 8 p.m. CST, followed by the Aug. 7 UK/EU Live Set at 8 p.m. GMT +1 and culminating with the Aug. 14 In the Studio set at 8 p.m. CST.

MTV has announced the nominees for the 2020 VMAs, which will air live on Sunday, August 30, 2020 at 8pm ET/PT.  Ariana Grande (9), Lady Gaga (9), Billie Eilish (6) and The Weeknd (6) lead in nominations.

CAPA today announced the schedule for ¡Viva Festival Latino!, a week-long, online experience that will stand in for the popular, annual Festival Latino canceled for 2020.

The TheaterMakers Studio will host The TheaterMakers Summit virtually on November 14th and 15th, with a bonus day of content on November 16th. The annual conference, which is now in its 4th year, will focus on the theme of 'making theater in a new world' in 2020.