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Benjamin Zander will lead the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra at Symphony Hall in works by Weber, Beethoven, and Brahms, featuring violinist Guy Braunstein, to open the ensemble's 48th and final season.

Liverpool band THE ROOM has released DOOM POP!, an 11-track album exploring authoritarianism, disinformation and paranoia through dark pop and vivid keyboards, alongside a video for the track 'The Room.'

The 18th annual 30A Songwriters Festival will feature headline performances along Scenic Highway 30A in Walton County, Florida, spanning more than 30 venues, 160-plus songwriters and 300 performances.

Benjamin Zander will lead the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra in works by Weber, Beethoven, and Brahms, featuring violinist Guy Braunstein, in the ensemble's 48th and final season.

Greenwich Entertainment has outlined its upcoming theatrical slate, including new titles A GIRL UNKNOWN, LIGHT PILLAR, RUN AMOK, and NAGI NOTES alongside previously announced releases.

San Francisco Opera will present Thea Musgrave's MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS in a new co-production with English National Opera, starring Heidi Stober in the title role.

Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed the latest recipients of their Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions for new theatrical works surrounding themes of science, math, and technology.

Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Orlando Fringe will welcome back Orlando Out Fest, a celebration of queer theatre, art, music and cinema curated by George Wallace, featuring 21 shows across Ivanhoe Village and Mills50.

Japan Society will host a weekend film series highlighting rare films scored by composer, musician, and producer Ryuichi Sakamoto.

Tommy Emmanuel announced a September 4 remastered reissue of his 2006 album THE MYSTERY on vinyl for the first time, with a new bonus live track and U.S. tour dates beginning next week.

Liverpool band THE ROOM released the single THINGS HAVE LEARNT TO WALK THAT OUGHT TO CRAWL along with a video, ahead of its forthcoming album DOOM POP! via 9x9 Records.

The Gene Frankel Theatre Festival announced its full block schedule, featuring 27 new works by emerging and established playwrights at the Manhattan venue.

Rosie O'Donnell has returned to the New York City stage with her solo show, Common Knowledge, premiering Off-Broadway at the Daryl Roth Theatre. The eleven-time Emmy and Tony Award winner's new show will reflect on her move to her newly adopted hometown of Dublin, Ireland, the culture shift, family life, and the humbling and hilarious realization that maybe she doesn’t have it all figured out.

Stage West Theatre in Fort Worth will present THE COTTAGE as its season-closing comedy, featuring Natalie Young and Parker Davis Gray.

Northern Stage announced casting for its first-ever In Concert series production, SWEENEY TODD, led by Broadway veteran Bradley Dean alongside Producing Artistic Director Carol Dunne as Mrs. Lovett.

Sean P. Breen's original musical Next Time, directed by Brandon Joseph, will have three performances at SF Playground's Free Play Festival, featuring a cast of seven in a story set in a 1990 Pennsylvania barbershop.

Theatrical Outfit will close its 49th season with LAUNCHPAD 2.0, a 'Made in Atlanta' festival featuring four world premieres in repertory plus two workshop presentations by over 30 Atlanta-based artists.

OPERA America announced $135,000 in commissioning grants to seven opera companies through its Opera Grants for Women Composers program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation since 2014.

This July, Lincoln Center will shine a spotlight on the rich cultural artistry of China with a week-long showcase of programs highlighting the depth and diversity of Chinese culture.

A new documentary spotlighting playwright Luis Valdez has set a theatrical run this summer. American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, directed by David Alvarado, will begin its theatrical run on July 17 in New York exclusively at the Film Forum. 

Polka Theatre will present a full summer season including ARTHUR, a new co-production based on Arthurian legend, and THERE'S A TIGER IN THE GARDEN, adapted from Lizzy Stewart's award-winning book, alongside workshops and immersive shows for young audiences.

New Federal Theatre and North Carolina Black Repertory Company co-produce BLOOMING IN DRY SEASON, a Caribbean family drama by Eljon Wardally with an original Calypso score by Guggenheim Fellow Etienne Charles, at WP Theater in New York.

Deep Flight Productions will present an encore engagement of WHO WE BECOME, a program of rarely produced Lanford Wilson one-acts, at Factory Series at the Chain Studio Theatre in New York.

Aprovechando que este verano visitará España con su nueva gira de conciertos, repasamos cronológicamente los papeles más icónicos y exigentes de la diva del musical