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BroadwayWorld talks to playwright Kareem Fahmy and director Giovanna Sardelli about TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's world premiere production of 'A Distinct Society' inspired by the Muslim travel ban. The intensely moving play runs April 5th to 30th in Mountain View, CA.

La Jolla Playhouse has announced complete programming for its 2023 Without Walls (WOW) Festival of immersive and site-inspired work.

Kali Theatre presents INTERNATIONAL PLAYS - a first look at five cutting-edge new plays with thought-provoking, global themes. During a week of staged script-in-hand performances, four UK playwrights and a writer from India explore what it means to be part of a wider landscape from the unique perspective of female and non-binary writers with a South Asian background.

What did our critic think of SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Theater2020?

The genesis of the song came from conversations with seasoned producers and writers in the LA music scene and riffing off the ideals of the 60s free love movement. Over a syncopated beat, Felly sings 'you can’t pay for this aura,' which serves as a reminder that love and loving one another is a priceless and necessary spiritual endeavor.

As part of its current Performing Arts Season, Fall 2022—Spring 2023, Japan Society presents a staged reading of I'm Trying to Understand You, But… by Japanese playwright Yuri Yamada, led by NYC-based director NJ Agwuna, taking place Monday, March 13 at 7:30 PM at Japan Society.

New York Stage and Film's Winter Season, running February 27-March 5, at the Marist College Manhattan location will support overlapping processes for artists developing new stories, and officially begin the tenure for their 2023 Companies-in-Residence.

Pianist Hélène Grimaud's new Deutsche Grammophon album, featuring Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov's Silent Songs, will be released on March 3.

BIRDLAND THEATER will present Melissa Errico for a special Valentine’s week engagement of “A Noir Romance” with nine shows from Friday, February 10 through Tuesday, February 14. Performances are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM, Monday at 8:30 PM, and Tuesday at 5:30 PM and 8:30 PM.

Over the past several years, jukebox musicals have taken the “Great White Way...” by storm. From shows such as “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations,” “Jagged Little Pill,” “Moulin Rouge,” “Girl from the North Country,” and more recently “& Juliet,” “MJ the Musical,” all tell a story surrounded by a book of songs exploring the discography/career of musicians such as Alanis Morissette, The Temptations, Michael Jackson, and Bob Dylan to name a few.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this February with a full slate of nightly performances! See Julie Benko, Amanda Green, and many more.

Sharjah Art Foundation has shortlisted 10 artists, duos and collectives for its 2022 Production Grant. In this 8th cycle of the Foundation's biannual Production Grant, a total of 200,000 USD will be distributed to provide core funding and professional support for the realisation of the grantees' proposed projects.

BroadwayWorld UK had the chance to interview David Thaxton and Jon Robyns, who currently play Javert and Jean Valjean respectively, in the iconic show Les Misérables. On a Zoom meeting from their dressing room, the two actors talked about their years of playing a variety of roles, their struggles with muscle memory, and what Les Mis means to them. 

On February 11, 2023 at 3:45pm, Samantha Shay's short film Mother Melancholia will screen as part of the 51st edition of the Dance on Camera Festival at Film at Lincoln Center's Francesca Beale Theater.

On the heels of a successful 2022 launch, the Phoenix Festival: Live Arts Hudson Valley has been awarded an $86,000 grant from Empire State Development's Division of Tourism, through the state's Regional Economic Development Council initiative.

On January 20, 2023 at 7pm, Samantha Shay's short film Mother Melancholia will screen as part of Dance Camera West film festival at Barnsdall Gallery Theatre.

La MaMa ETC has announced a $250,000 matching grant from the actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein, one of La MaMa's most beloved and iconic artists, to help complete the renovation and historic restoration of La MaMa's landmark building at 74 East 4th Street.  The gift was announced by Mary Fulham, La MaMa's Managing Director.  

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Annie Saunders and Becca Wolf, co-creators of the immersive theatrical work, Our Country, set to be presented at The Public Theater's Under The Radar Festival in January.

From February 2 to 19, 2023 La MaMa will present the world premiere of Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre's puppet version of 'Audience' by Václav Havel, translated and directed by Vít Horejš.

The North American Tour of Beetlejuice the Musical is now underway. Read the reviews for the tour of Beetlejuice here!

Some of you might know today's subject Michael Urie from his work on the tv series Ugly Betty but his career as a stage, film and TV actor goes far beyond that one famous TV show. He can currently be seen onstage at Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC) in Jane Anger playing the role of William Shakespeare. The production runs through January 8th at STC's Klein Theatre.

The year now ending at CIM was one of transformation. On virtually every front, and always with students as the top priority, CIM in 2022 made dramatic change, setting the pace for everything a world-class conservatory in the modern era needs to be. 

Now, over two years later, in Steven's memory, Karen Nascembeni and Bill Hanney present a one night only benefit reading of Nate Bertone's new play The SeaView Nursing Home for the Newly Deceased, hosted at North Shore Music Theatre on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at 7 p.m.

TEMAN (Teater Musikal Nusantara) did what many Indonesian thespians thought impossible: bring Jonathan Larson’s 1996 RENT to the country. The show’s themes — which proved to be just as relevant in 2022, if not more so — were powerfully brought to life through effective direction, heartrending performances, and delightful production design.

Performance Space New York has announced the Spring 2023 season of its Healing Series, the second part of its year-long reflection on the political potency of healing and the role performance plays in it, in the midst of what feels like a momentous shift in art-making to foreground modes and practices of care.