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From August 10 to 26, the Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. (NEC), in conjunction with their residency at Penn Live Arts, will perform the world premiere of 'Mecca Is Burning' at Harlem School of the Arts.

Mrs. Kasha Davis checks in with BroadwayWorld to chat about the message of her new song 'Breakdown', her hopes for the future of Imagination Station, and her rich relationship with theatre.

Get ready for the world premiere musical 'ON CEDAR STREET' at Berkshire Theatre Group, starring Stephen Bogardus and Lana Gordon. Experience the magic and unforgettable performances in this spectacular new production. Don't miss out on this enchanting musical event!

The Granada Theatre has announced the 7th Annual  Granada Theatre Legends Gala on Saturday, September 16, 2023. This annual event is one of Santa Barbara's most highly anticipated evenings and features inspiring honorees, extraordinary talent, and dedicated patrons of the arts all in one place to support Santa Barbara's performing arts community. 

There was a lot of history crossing that stage, with performers reprising numbers they’d sung on the Great White Way as far back as the 1970s. Giving the proceedings a uniquely touching quality was the sweet meeting of the generations, with these still very vital veterans being welcomed by — and conversing with — a respectful master of ceremonies who’s still in his teens, but is immersed in musical theatre lore.

bergenPAC announces five new shows going on sale this week: YES: Classic Tales of YES on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023 at 7 p.m.; Songs of White Lion featuring Mike Tramp on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 at 8 p.m.; Vitamin String Quartet on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023 at 8 p.m.; Cirque Musica Holiday Wonderland on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 at 8 p.m.; Brett Michaels on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 at 8 p.m.

Experience the hilarious comedy 'Much Ado About Nothing' like never before with a full female/gender non-conforming cast. Don't miss Summer Shakespeare's 2023 production at Western University. Get your tickets now!

Looking for twentieth-century aesthetics (think an Art Deco club) and swingin’ music, making your heart sing, you’re in luck. Duke Ellington’s “Sophisticated Ladies” is a 1981 musical revue of the back of Duke’s celebrated history. From early songs like “The Mooche” and “Mood Indigo” to later hits “I’m Beginning to See the Light” and “Satin Doll,” this vogueish revue taps (literally) the Duke’s music back on the stage where it rightfully belongs.

In celebration of 90 years of Theatre By The Sea, owner and producer Bill Hanney have announced a Big Barn Bash featuring TBTS alumni, which will take place at the historic barn theatre on Monday, August 21, 2023.

In May December, Elizabeth (Natalie Portman), a popular television star, has arrived in a tight-knit island community in Savannah. Here, she will be doing intimate research for a new part, ingratiating herself into the lives of Gracie (Julianne Moore), whom she’ll be playing on-screen, and her much younger husband, Joe (Charles Melton).

It was a part of life only understood completely, if experienced, and its impact continues to be felt today in ways you can sometimes predict, although oftentimes it invokes unexpected memories that take you completely unaware. That explains why I’ve taken so long to compose this review of Falsettos – which ends its three-weekend run this weekend at Nashville’s The Barbershop Theatre in another superb Street Theatre Company musical production – and which I saw last week during its last Sunday matinee performance.

While the large majority of those who have won Tony Awards for performances on Broadway have put in significant stage time in their roles, there are a few notable exceptions. Who are the artists who impressed Tony voters so much that they won their trophies, even with relatively minimal stage time?

BIRDLAND JAZZ CLUB will present powerhouse vocalist Nicole Henry on Monday, July 10 at 7:00 PM.

Hedgerow Theatre announced both a one-week extension and a virtual streaming option of the company's Barrymore Recommended world premiere production of The Puzzle by Juliette Dunn.

In a follow-up to last year's successful performance of 'What Friends Do,' Dark Shadows legends Kathryn Leigh Scott, David Selby and Susan Sullivan will be appearing in a new play 'In Your Corner' on Smartphone Theatre June 11, 2023.

Ballet Tech’s Kids Dance will return to The Joyce Theater June 8-11 following an acclaimed production last year.

An inspiring expansion to the Foundation's internship program focused on developing future television industry leaders, 'The Bob Bennett Future Leaders' initiative - made possible by a $3 million gift from The Robert M. and Margie Bennett Foundation - was announced by the Television Academy Foundation.

The American Theatre Guild will present the internationally acclaimed hit concert-style show, THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY. Originally scheduled for April 1, 2023, this AMEREN ILLINOIS BROADWAY IN PEORIA production was postponed and is now scheduled to take the stage on February 4, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

Rickie Lee Jones is a consummate artist so it should not come as any surprise that she is a master of this kind of music as well.

In the new video, fans are ushered into Tate’s miniature world. The emerging artist, flanked by backup dancers, serves sexy moves on top of a matchbox car. The whole production naturally devolves into one hell of a party, with Tate and Saweetie turnt up—and why not? With their talent and success, the pair have plenty to celebrate. 

Organized by Darling Green in collaboration with Soft Network, Re: Scott Burton's Atrium Furnishment brings together a group of artists in dialogue with artworks and archival material from the estates of Scott Burton (1939–1989) and Rosemary Mayer (1943–2014). 

The World Premiere of ALI will be presented in Ali's hometown of Louisville, at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, in Fall 2024. Learn more about the show here!

The Actors’ Gang has extended the engagement of (Im)migrants of the State – a unique production created by and based on the real-life experiences of formerly incarcerated actors -  through May 13 by popular demand.

Bob Marley's THREE LITTLE BIRDS runs April 21 - May 21, 2023 at the Marcus Center's Todd Wehr Theater.

What did our critic think of DREAMGIRLS at Omaha Community Playhouse?