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BroadwayWorld talks to Bay Area theater great Andrea Gordon about Magic Theatre's new 'Reading Series Extravaganza.' Gordon is presenting a different new play each month through December, featuring a bevy of well-known local actors. Tickets are available free of charge.

McDaniel College will offer a variety of art, music, theatre, and other events during the fall of 2024. Learn more about the lineup here!

Caio Fernando Abreu, one of the most important writers in Brazilian literature, will have his life and work told on stage in the musical Para Nao Gritar (To Not Scream), which premieres on July 5th, for a short season in Sao Paulo.

Teatro Grattacielo will present the world premiere of BEYOND THE HORIZON, based on Eugene O'Neill's Pulitzer Prize-winning play at La MaMa. Learn how to purchase tickets.

We talk to Michael Feinstein about his upcoming show at Wolf Trap. You’ll get a kick out of the legendary career of the late Tony Bennett when Michael Feinstein and The Carnegie Hall Big Band perform a powerful tribute concert.

Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Betty Buckley will headline the opening night of this year’s John McDaniel’s Broadway Series, at Provincetown Town Hall on June 23, and McDaniel, the Emmy- and Grammy Award-winning music director, composer, arranger, and producer wouldn’t have it any other way.

Join the annual MERMAID PARADE at Coney Island on June 22, 2024. Celebrate with colorful costumes, music, and fun for all ages in one of New York's most iconic summer events.

Join Live Arts for their 7th annual Pride celebration, THE HOUSE PARTY, on June 30th from 2-7pm. Enjoy a commissioned gallery installation, a queer marketplace with artisans, and live DJ sets.

In a new interview, comedy legend and Broadway performer Carol Burnett answered some big questions about her life and career, including the part that she has always wanted to play. She revealed that she would have loved to have appeared in a production of Jerry Herman's classic musical, Mame, playing the role originated by Angela Lansbury.

McDaniel’s vision for their collaboration, his music direction, and accompaniment brought an award-winning musical theatre actor back to the stage after a lengthy hiatus. Their show played directly into the strengths of Ripley’s vocal stylings with her massive voice. Ripley belted for two hours while these two artists graciously gave more of themselves than most artists do with a 90-minute cabaret set.

Symphony Space has revealed details of An Evening with Maltby & Shire and Friends. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

This time, the reader question was: How often have Broadway musicals like The Outsiders been about teenagers?

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival has announced the performance dates and cast for THE TEMPEST.

Choosing to perform a Tennessee (Thomas Lanier) Williams (1911-1983) play means genuinely committing to some of theater’s most salient aspects: in this case, a plot that must capture and then hold the audience in unfolding layers of tragedy, characters that are complex and often display less-than-desirable human characteristics, believable delivery of modified language to portray a specific region or temperament, performance of disconcerting and sometimes virulent spectacle on a human scale, and production design that rises to the needs of the story. 

On May 1, 2024, the Central Park Women's Committee donned their hats at the 42nd annual Olmsted Luncheon, also known as 'the ladies' hat luncheon.'

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater have announced all jazz programming running April 29th - May 12th.

BroadwayWorld spoke with Danya Taymor about the process of adapting the well-known novel and film The Outsiders for the stage,

Celebrate TOSOS' 50th anniversary with a staged reading of MASK4MASK, a new play by John Patterson. Learn more!

Tony Award winner Maryann Plunkett has played a wide range of roles in her Broadway career. The Lowell native’s latest, an elderly woman dealing with dementia, in “The Notebook: The Musical,” may be her most personal, however, as she recalls her own mother’s struggle with debilitating memory loss to bring her current character to life.

Megalopolis, Francis Coppola's lofty upcoming film, will indeed see the light of day. It has been reported that the film will receive its gala premiere on the evening of May 17 at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. The plot centers on a group of people attempting to rebuild a metropolis after a disaster, with varying approaches that lead to more conflict.

Center Theatre Group (CTG) announced the North American premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, starring Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, and directed by Sir Matthew Bourne, playing at the Ahmanson Theatre from February 8—March 9, 2025. 

Today’s subject Peter Anastos has been living his theatre life as one of the co-Founders of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. The all- male dance troupe has been parodying the classics of ballet for 50 years now. You can see the company in action for three performances only from April fourth through sixth in the Opera House at Kennedy Center.

The Almeida Theatre production of Patriots officially begins previews on Broadway tonight, April 1. Meet the cast of Patriots here!

Experience the timeless hits of AIR SUPPLY live at DPAC this August 2024. Join the iconic duo for a memorable night of music and nostalgia.

Experience the roar of BABETTE COLE'S PRINCESS SMARTYPANTS as it takes the stage.