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Final casting was announced today for the smash-hit Leeds Playhouse production of C.S. Lewis' classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which begins a major tour of the UK and Ireland on November 2, 2021.   TV and theatre star Samantha Womack completes the cast to play Narnia's evil White Witch.

As LA Opera gets ready to relaunch mainstage, in-person programming next weekend with Il Trovatore—its first full-scale production in 18 months—the company is moving to shape its future by extending its collaboration with its world-renowned Music Director, welcoming an exciting new conductor who will bring a vibrant new voice and vision to the company, and saying goodbye to a dear friend who has played a key role in building its extraordinary artistic legacy.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts President Casey Reitz and American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Executive Director Kara Medoff Barnett announced today a three-year partnership combining the resources of America’s National Ballet Company® and one of the nation’s leading presenters of dance.

The American Ballet Theatre has been named the official dance company of Segerstrom Center for the Arts. Segerstrom Center for the Arts President Casey Reitz and American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Executive Director Kara Medoff Barnett announced today a three-year partnership combining the resources of America’s National Ballet Company and one of the nation’s leading presenters of dance.

The Autumn – Spring season at Park Theatre includes the London premiere of new musical Little Women, a work in progress showing of Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] by Harry Hill and Steve Brown, and a host of Christmas delights for every age and taste.

Their new mini-season of four plays includes a world premiere, the return of a holiday classic, a heartwarming story about community and women, and a rock 'n' roll show that will make you want to dance in the aisles.

Chris Kampmeier, a local philanthropist and founding board member of the organization, is purchasing the 15,468 square foot warehouse at 415 E Princeton Street in Orlando to create a permanent home for the non-profit.

Major events include the premiere of Matty May and Daisy Hale's CPT commission (originally developed in collaboration with Scottee) If you love me, this might hurt – an extraordinary solo show from a queer working-class perspective, addressing rage, suicide and so-called self-care. Elsewhere, highlights include Tom Ryalls' Education, Education, Karaoke (23rd – 27th November) which tears into the inequalities rife in state education via pop songs and a karaoke machine.

Stevens has more than 20 years of experience at the top of the international classical music world, and joins the Calgary Phil following seven years of positive transformation at the National Arts Centre (NAC) in Ottawa, where he was the Orchestra's General Manager.

Liam said: “I am such a big fan of Disney, so to be working on this is a dream come true. I can’t wait for you all to hear Sunshine and to see ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong.’ It has been a lot of fun!”

Since their inception, Mutoid Man have pushed metal’s villainous pageantry to vaudevillian levels.

Nick Metos is known across the world as a celebrity makeup artist and beauty influencer, and is now gaining traction as a singer after announcing his new single 'Right Side Of The Bed'.

With these ten new songs, all of which she wrote on her own, Robinson beckons to those who are lost, lonely and struggling, hoping to help listeners find their place and feel less alone. 

The Echo Theater Company's world premiere production of Poor Clare will open in October, 19 months after the originally scheduled March, 2020 opening that was shuttered by the pandemic. Echo associate artistic director Alana Dietze (Dry Land, The Wolves) is back at the helm of Chiara Atik's powerful and very funny modern spin on the medieval story of Saint Clare of Assisi.

The new record, chopped down to 12 tracks after challenging herself to write 20 songs in 30 days, is therefore a turning point, one that leaves her more vulnerable than ever before.

The Echo Theater Company's world premiere production of Poor Clare will open in September, 18 months after the originally scheduled March, 2020 opening that was shuttered by the pandemic.

Among the first shows to be back on stage are 2019 hit show Bromance (3 – 29 Aug) – a cutting edge show that wittily explores male companionship and its limits, from experimental acrobatic circus company Barely Methodical Troupe, and Nonsense Room Productions' interactive musical show You Choose (3 – 22 Aug) based on Pippa Goodhard and Nick Sharratt's picture book. 

Rising, syncopated piano progressions, padded percussion and undulating grooves open up into hands-in-the-air inducing vocal sections courtesy of Lateshift.

The Shehron Ke Raaz EP arrived earlier this month and has already amassed nearly ten million streams globally. Kuhad returns his Indian roots on the project, recording in Bombay and singing in Hindi as he explores the intimate, often hidden worlds that lovers create for themselves.

With a six-part season announced for the fall, and two specials already planned for 2022, BBC One has now asked for an additional final feature length adventure for the Thirteenth Doctor, to form a trio of specials for 2022, before the Doctor regenerates once more. 

Wizard Presents' Meet Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking – a playful and quirky one-woman storytelling performance inspired by Astrid Lindgren's most famous literary creation – will be one of only a handful of children's shows heading to the Edinburgh Fringe this August.

Producing Artistic Director Brett J. Roden, along with the staff and board of Virginia Children's Theatre has announced that Anna Locklear will receive the Sarabeth Hammond Scholarship for the 2021-2022 Season. 

Paula Poundstone, whose razor-sharp improv skills have delighted comedy audiences for nearly 40 years, brings her acclaimed one-woman show to the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theater at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts on October 21.

Season subscriptions will go on sale on Tuesday, August 31 at 9:30am, with single tickets becoming available on Wednesday, September 15 at 9:30am. Learn more about the full lineup here!

The Australian String Quartet has announced the appointment of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Viola, Christopher Cartlidge, as its new violist. The engagement comes as outgoing ASQ Violist Stephen King (2012 – 2021) steps into the new ASQ role of Director of Learning and Engagement.