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On August 20 connect with your inner rock n roll soul and experience a rock concert like you never have before! Symphonic Rocks features pop hits from the 80s and 90s, plus standards from rock musicals. Symphonic Rocks takes place on Saturday, August 20 at 7:30pm at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall at FSW.

On Tuesday 12 July, the Royal Academy of Music honored some of the biggest names of stage and screen, celebrating the institution’s 200th anniversary. Recipients included songwriter, actor, producer and director Lin-Manuel Miranda who became an Honorary Doctor of the University of London.

Australian star singer and actor Jason Donovan will play Teen Angel at certain performances in a new production of Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s iconic musical GREASE, which plays at the Dominion. Check out photos!

One year on from theatres being allowed to fully reopen, where is the new writing? This is a problem Darren Clark has set out to tackle with his project New UK Musicals. Set up during the pandemic, the project's website makes sheet music and backing tracks to new original musical theatre songs by British writers widely available.

Performances of the off-Broadway musical “Love Quirks” will continue to have a mask mandate for its audience members through its summer run.

Victoria 'Tory' Vagasy is set to join the cast of Jesus of Suburbia: The Music of Green Day. Known as the internet personality 'once.upon.a.tory,' she has delighted audiences with her musical theatre/singing related content on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram, gaining a combined audience of over 400k followers.

American Blues Theater, under the continued leadership of Artistic Director Gwendolyn Whiteside, will present a live, online reading of 17 MINUTES by Scott Organ, directed by Michael Cotey as part of “The Room” series. The reading will be live on Monday, June 27 at 7pm.

BroadwayWorld has a first look at the East Coast Premiere of the hilarious Kiss My Aztec! An upbeat musical comedy, Kiss My Aztec! features a book by comedy legend John Leguizamo and acclaimed director Tony Taccone; music by Benjamin Velez; lyrics by David Kamp, Leguizamo and Velez; and choreography by Mayte Natalio.

Performances of the off-Broadway musical “Love Quirks” will now begin on Saturday, June 18th at 3PM due to unforeseen construction delays.  The added Saturday matinee will kick off the show’s first three previews, followed by the previously scheduled Saturday night, June 18th at 8PM and Sunday afternoon, June 19th at 3PM.

Bucks County Playhouse Youth Company is accepting video audition submissions for five male roles (ages 13-18) for their upcoming production of “ALiEN8.” Audition submissions should include the following: auditioner’s name and age, singing 16-32 bars of any song, as well as reading each audition scene as Ethan, Zach, Brasfield, and Ray Berry. Contact Ellen Gallos, Assistant Director of Education, at ellen@buckscountyplayhouse.org for scene materials as well as to submit audition videos.

'The Living Club,' with book, music and lyrics by Matt DeMaria, will hold an invited industry reading on June 9th. The reading will be directed by Alyssa Kakis.

West End stars Carrie Hope Fletcher, Danielle Steers and Laura Pitt-Pulford will star as Sukie, Alexandra and Jane respectively in a special one-off concert of THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK at the Sondheim Theatre on Monday 20 June 2022, directed by Olivier Award-winning Maria Friedman.

Today's top stories include a reading of the musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby, starring Alysha Umphress, Jay Armstrong Johnson, and more! Casting has been announced for the upcoming filmed version of Heathers the Musical, being recorded this month on the West End for a future release. The cast will include Ailsa Davidson, Simon Gordon, Maddison Firth, and more!

The cast has been announced for the eagerly anticipated recording of the hit production of Heathers the Musical, a project with Steam Motion and Sound.

Earlier this week, the Broadway community celebrated the 2021-22 season with the announcement of nominations for the 75th Annual Tony Awards. What better time to raise the roof with a Broadway party?

Three star-led musical concerts, accompanied by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra, will be presented at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in August 2022. Find out when they're taking place and how to get tickets.

Ramin Karimloo revealed that he has tested positive for Covid, and will be out of Funny Girl on Broadway for 10 days. In happier news, Manhattan Theatre Club has announced a new Broadway production, Cost of Living, for its upcoming 2022-2023 season. Plus, Heathers will be filmed in the West End next month for a later release on screen!

Hartford Stage announced today the cast and creatives for its upcoming production of the East Coast Premiere of the hilarious Kiss My Aztec!

Get the scoop on the production being filmed and how to attend the taping as well as what's next for the show.

The Ringwald Theatre, a Ferndale-based professional performing arts company whose mission is to engage diverse audiences through fresh, risk-taking theatrical experiences, unveiled a new mural by local artist, detroit_baklava

“Love Quirks,” winner of four 2021 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards, including Best Production of a Musical, Best New Score of a Musical, Best New Book of a Musical and Best Direction of a Musical, has released tickets for its limited 12-week run.  

The King’s Theatre, Glasgow is delighted to confirm that Sister Act will run at the city venue later this year with TV favourite Sandra Marvin in the role of Deloris Van Cartier.

Signature Theatre has extended the New York premiere of Dominique Morisseau’s Confederates, directed by Stori Ayers to April 24. The production, running in The Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 W. 42nd Street, New York), opened March 27.

Announced today is the complete cast and creative team for the world premiere of Here There Be Dragons – A New Musical Quest, inspired by the classic tabletop fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.

Fourth Wall Live and Frank Wildhorn have announced that West End stars Trevor Dion Nicholas, Natalie McQueen, John Owen-Jones, Christine Allado, Natalie May Paris, Frances Mayli McCann, Jordan Luke Gage and The Arts Ed Choir will be joining the composing icon on stage for  FRANK & FRIENDS – The Music of Frank Wildhorn.