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Jaw-dropping choreography, ethereal vocals, and soul-stirring music combine in this spectacular production.

To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the legendary band, the highly anticipated 2025 edition of “Meet-Up At The Movies' will bring the Dead’s eponymous concert film, The Grateful Dead Movie, to cinemas and IMAX in select territories around the world beginning August 14 for a limited time only.

Three decades after the show dazzled the world, RIVERDANCE has returned to the stage in celebration of its 30th anniversary with RIVERDANCE 30: THE NEW GENERATION. While honoring its legendary roots, this revitalized production infuses fresh energy into RIVERDANCE, captivating both longtime fans and first-time audiences alike. RIVERDANCE 30 is presented by Broadway Across Canada and MagicSpace Entertainment and will run from June 10 - 15, 2024 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, BC.

It runs the gamut from the kid-friendly CINDERELLA SECRET AGENT to the adults-only MY LIFE AS AN 'INSPIRATIONAL' PORN STAR.

Once again, Broadway's biggest night has come and gone! With the 78th Annual Tony Awards now behind us, we have compiled a list of some of the most memorable moments from the evening, including fun references and Easter eggs you may have missed, standout segments, performances, and more.

Phish will wrap up their Summer Tour 2025 with a series of newly announced late summer tour dates. The run includes two-night stands at Birmingham, AL’s Coca-Cola Amphitheater and Alpharetta, GA’s Ameris Bank Amphitheatre.

Ahead of the Tony Awards this Sunday, for which Audra McDonald is honored with her eleventh nomination, she sat down with CBS's Gayle King to shed light on the production and her take on the famed Broadway role. Watch the full interview now.

​​​​​​​Hans Zimmer Live in Japan: The long-awaited Japan debut of Hans Zimmer Live—the spectacular world tour by legendary, award-winning film score composer Hans Zimmer—drew immense acclaim with performances in Yokohama on May 20 and in Nagoya on May 24. Joined by an extraordinary 19-member band and a full orchestra, Hans took audiences on a breathtaking journey through some of the most iconic scores in modern cinema. The newly curated setlist featured powerful renditions from “Gladiator,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “The Dark Knight,” “Interstellar,” “The Lion King,” “The Last Samurai,” “007,” and “Dune,” the film for which he won his second Academy Award. This article offers a deep dive into the awe-inspiring and emotionally charged experience of the Nagoya performance—a one-of-a-kind celebration of cinematic music at its finest.

Toad The Wet Sprocket will extend their upcoming Good Intentions 2025 U.S. headlining tour into the fall with additional dates in September and October with KT Tunstall and Vertical Horizon.

Legendary band Sublime is set to take over Las Vegas with ‘Fear, Loathing, and Sublime in Las Vegas’ at Park MGM August 14-16. The three-day celebration of music includes two electrifying shows at Dolby Live Friday, Aug. 15 and Saturday, Aug. 16.

On the heels of their successful 2025 40th Anniversary sold-out North American tour that wrapped at Radio City Music Hall in March, GRAMMY®-winning, progressive music titans Dream Theater have announced another run of dates in the United States.

Few honors in entertainment are as coveted—or as rare—as achieving EGOT status. This elite distinction marks a career filled with versatility, longevity, and extraordinary talent across multiple mediums. What does it all mean? We're taking a closer look at the artists who have managed to join one of the industry’s most exclusive clubs.

We took a look at which 2025 Tony nominees have won at least a Tony or two (or eight!) - amongst them, they've gathered a total 77 awards. Check out who'll be looking to add even more hardware to their Tony shelf at this year's ceremony.

This time, the reader question was: Who Are the Most Tony-Nominated People of All Time? Audra McDonald now holds the record for the most-nominated performer, but do you know who has the most ever?

The New Vic Theatre will produce the world premiere production of Whatever Happened to Phoebe Salt by Arthur Berry this May. Learn more about the show here!

This is more than a musical; it is a spectacle.

Three of this season’s plays and two of this season’s musicals are already getting revived for the second or third time this century! Twenty-five years into the 21st century and Broadway has already seen multiple revivals of Glengarry Glen Ross, Our Town, Romeo and Juliet, Gypsy, and Sunset Boulevard. 

Jerry Harrison doesn’t have too many regrets in his musical career. The Talking Heads’ keyboardist, who was in town to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band’s landmark film STOP MAKING SENSE May 4 at the Southern Theatre (21 E. Main Street in downtown Columbus), is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with his bandmates in 2002 and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in 2021.

Freeform’s “30 Days of Disney” will make a splash this Summer with themed weeks full of feel-good favorites and nostalgic classics. Highlights include the world television premieres of Disney Pixar’s “Elemental” and Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “Strange World.'

The Boston Pops will once again turn to the music and stars of Broadway when the orchestra opens its 139th spring season at  Symphony Hall on May 8 with Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award-winner Cynthia Erivo (“The Color Purple”) as special guest.

Bergen County Players will host a special post-show talkback with Tony nominated actress Beth Fowler at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell. Learn more about the event here!

Life's greatest tragedy is the passage of time. It is a lesson we all must learn eventually. Within the proverbial circle of life, there is only a beginning and an end that occurs in the immediacy of our own lifetime. Yet, the cyclical nature of birth, death, and rebirth ensures that our spirit will carry on in legacy rather than in flesh. If we are loved, then we are remembered. And if we are remembered, then we live forever. Disney’s The Lion King transposes this message from screen to stage through an international collaboration of talent that supercedes the strength of the 1994 animated film from which it came.

This time, the reader question was: How often do legit Broadway plays and musicals include live animals in their companies? Can you name some recent examples of animals in Broadway shows?

Shakespeare in the Woods will celebrate its fifth anniversary season of experimental classical theatre in Southern Vermont, with Richard II and more. See the full lineup and learn more.

Mariah Carey is continuing the 20th anniversary celebration of her iconic, multi-platinum 10th album, The Emancipation of Mimi, with a 20th anniversary suite of definitive, expanded deluxe releases of her modern classic.