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Get a first look at Bergen County Players' A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, running through October 19 at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell, NJ. Watch the cast perform 'Comedy Tonight.'

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, will present Australian Chamber Orchestra: The Ottoman Four Seasons with Richard Tognetti, artistic director and violin; Joseph Tawadros, oud; James Tawadros, riq on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 2pm on the David Geffen Stage at Kaufmann Concert Hall.

Bergen County Players will take humor back to its roots, combining the time-tested 2,000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright Plautus with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville for an all-new production of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. See photos from the production!

Neil Young, Barbra Streisand, Annie Lennox, Carole King, and Cyndi Lauper join the United Nations' 'Right Here, Right Now' campaign to promote global climate justice. Learn more about their involvement.

MAMMA MIA will return to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center from January 2-5.

Quinn VanAntwerp will be joining the national tour of Shucked as Gordy! Learn

The new cast has been announced for MAMMA MIA! from Monday 7 October 2024 and the extension of its booking period to Saturday 27 September 2025 at London’s Novello Theatre, with tickets now on sale.

Choreographer and Dance Educator Amy Marshall, who danced with Taylor 2 from 1995 to 1999, has been named Associate Director of Education of Taylor, the leading dance organization.

Wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the name of American metal band Goatwhore, Stephin Merritt and his Magnetic Fields bandmates arrived in London last weekend to celebrate the 25th anniversary of genre-blending 69 Love Songs.

Maya Lagerstam and Tyler Joseph Ellis have been announced to join the national tour of Shucked as Storytellers. They join the previously announced Danielle Wade  in the role of Maizy and Mike Nappi as Peanut.

Squeeze and Boy George will perform at DPAC on September 18, 2024. Fans can look forward to a night of classic hits and memorable performances from these iconic artists.

The national tour of FUNNY GIRL has wrapped up its first year on the road and to cap things off, the show's star, Katerina McCrimmon, stepped out after curtain call for a special performance. Watch the video!

Danielle Wade will star as Maizy in the national tour of Shucked.

Japan Society launches its 2024-2025 Performing Arts Season with Basil Twist’s Dogugaeshi, a 20th anniversary revival of Twist’s Bessie award-winning fusion of mind-bending contemporary puppetry and nearly extinct traditional puppetry techniques from Japan’s Awa region.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts revealed upcoming presentations throughout the Fall and Winter. Learn more about the season!

Watch the West End cast of HERCULES perform 'Zero to Hero' at D23 in the video here!

The cast of the John W. Engeman Theater's production of Legally Blonde had a special surprise last week when Original Broadway Cast Member Orfeh made the trip out to Long Island to see the show. Following the performance, Orfeh met the company on stage where they sang out a special version of 'Ireland' - the number she created for the original production. Check out the video!

In this week's newsletter, we look at national trends impacting arts organizations, including financial shifts and attendance barriers from three different data sources. Moving to New York, we cover Soho Rep's relocation, Signature Theatre's interim leadership, and Under the Radar Festival's upcoming season.

Matthew Bourne's New Adventures, in partnership with Farnham Maltings, has revealed the return of Doorstep Duets, touring to communities across the South-East this summer from 13 August to 10 September 2024.

Watch footage from Sunset Boulevard at Music Circus, starring Ellen Harvey, Jason Gotay, and more, here!

Get ready for the return of MAMMA MIA! as tickets go on sale July 19th. Don't miss the chance to experience this beloved musical featuring the timeless hits of ABBA live on stage.

TimeLine Theatre has announced 'FareWellington' events to celebrate its history at 615 W. Wellington Avenue as it prepares to move to a new location in Uptown.

Theatre Tuscaloosa Executive Producer Tina Turley will retire after 18 years. Learn more about Turley.

On the heels of two months of sold-out midwestern dates, music legends They Might Be Giants continue “The Big Show Tour” on the East Coast with stops in Philadelphia, Washington DC, Brooklyn, and Boston.

A searing reflection on the domestic effects of societal trauma, Utoya offers a timely reminder of the threat of far-right extremism, inviting us to consider how tragedy can both bind people together and pull them further apart.