Inactive Revival (2016 Off-Broadway)

At an annual meeting held on July 26, the Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund), the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, welcomed five new members to its Board of Trustees and reelected Tony Award-winning actor Brian Stokes Mitchell as Chair, his nineteenth term of serving in this role.

Indie/alternative artist Greg Hill has released his new EP 'Better Love,' available on all digital platforms NOW.

Looking back at the (often unexpected) strides and achievements made in 2010s, Indonesian Broadway-style musical theater is poised for a renaissance in this decade. However, challenges are still abound for Nusantara thespians to keep the momentum going towards sustainable success.

This July, Park Avenue Armory presents the North American premiere of two-time Tony- and Olivier Award-winning stage director Ivo van Hove's The Damned. Starring the venerated French troupe Comedie-Francaise-founded in 1680, it's the oldest national theater company in the world-in their first New York appearance in over a decade, the production will permeate the Armory's historic Wade Thompson Drill Hall with a tale of moral corruption, militaristic machinations, and a satirical celebration of evil. Emblematic of van Hove's artistic aesthetic, The Damned is a theatrical staging of Luchino Visconti's eponymous 1969 screenplay.

Yesterday, the MAP Fund announced that it will award $40k to the new Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University (ICA at VCU) in Richmond and Artist in Residence Paul Rucker to realize plans for The Power of the Narrator, an original performance piece that will premiere at the ICA in 2019.

The one and only Moscow Ballet Great Russian Nutcracker returns to St Louis' Fabulous Fox Theatre Today, December 23, 3:00pm matinee and 7:00pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 21.

The improvement during Jahja Ling's 13-year tenure as conductor and music director has been extraordinary. Friday's performance of the last program before his retirement confirmed that with an exclamation point. In a 2016 interview by Beth Wood, Ling said this about his 2017 concerts, 'I chose pieces I feel very deeply in my heart … I want my last season to show my love for the people.' In a 2016 interview by Beth Wood, Ling said this about his 2017 concerts, 'I chose pieces I feel very deeply in my heart … I want my last season to show my love for the people.' In a 2016 interview by Beth Wood, Ling said this about his 2017 concerts, 'I chose pieces I feel very deeply in my heart … I want my last season to show my love for the people.'

The one and only Moscow Ballet Great Russian Nutcracker returns to St Louis' Fabulous Fox Theatre Saturday, December 23, 3:00pm matinee and 7:00pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 21.

The latest instalment of LET THERE BE LIGHT, our series showcasing some of Britain's best theatrical lighting designers, focuses on Lucy Carter. A regular collaborator with Wayne McGregor, as well as numerous other leading choreographers and dance companies, she's also worked on operas and plays, including Husbands & Sons at the National Theatre and Oil, currently playing at the Almeida.

For three days, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday November 9-11, 2016, Red, Hot & Blue Restaurants in Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey and Virginia are offering veterans, active, inactive or retired servicemen and servicewomen, a free entrée (up to a maximum value of $10) with the purchase two drinks and the purchase of a second entrée of equal or greater value, and with proof of military service. Details are available at: http://www.redhotandblue.com/veterans

Main Street Theater recently announced its new Theater for Youth Accommodations Performances: Sensory Friendly, Audio Descriptive, and American Sign Language Interpreted.  From this initiative at the theater has come a groundbreaking partnership between the University of Houston's American Sign Language Interpreting (ASLI) Program and Main Street Theater (MST).  

Everyman Theatre is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors. Jean W. Brune, Leonard Sherman and Kelly Keenan Trumpbour officially began their tenures this July. These additions to the board ensure Everyman will continue to benefit from a diversity of experience and voices.

Everyman Theatre just announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors. Jean W. Brune, Leonard Sherman and Kelly Keenan Trumpbour officially began their tenures this July. With these appointments, Everyman is furthering efforts to ensure that the company and surrounding community will continue to benefit from a diversity of experience and voices.

SiriusXM announced today that it will present an exclusive Town Hall special with the Tony Award® nominated cast and creative team of the Broadway musical HAMILTON. The Q&A session, hosted by Anderson Cooper, will air on SiriusXM's On Broadway channel. HAMILTON was recently nominated for a record breaking 16 Tony Award® nominations including Best Musical.   

The Professional Dancers Society's (PDS) Gypsy Awards Luncheon, honoring singer, dancer and choreographer Paula Abdul, legendary entertainer Dick Van Dyke, and famed choreographers Kevin Carlisle and Carl Jablonski, took place on April 24, 2016 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. BroadwayWorld has photos from the event below!

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is proud to announce the return of Weird Al Yankovic presented by Frank Productions and True Endeavors on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 8 p.m. 

The Pittsburgh CLO Membership elected five new directors during its Annual Meeting on January 28, 2016 at the Duquesne Club, Downtown. This diverse group of individuals includes some of Pittsburgh's finest working professionals and community-oriented individuals.

Internationally renowned restaurant, MR CHOW, is now open at Caesars Palace.

Below, check out monologue quotables from NBC's TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON, for the week of April 20: