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Brooklyn the Musical is one of those rare gems of a show that the back story of its creation can influence what you experience on stage. The duo behind the show, Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson were songwriting partners in the early 1980's and lost touch and about 20 years later, Mr. Schoenfeld was singing on the streets of Brooklyn when his old writing partner, Ms. McPherson ran into him and a new partnership was born, this time creating art out of life in Brooklyn.

On March 19, 2018, Virginia's Tony Award®-winning Signature Theatre honored legendary Broadway composer John Kander with the company's ninth Stephen Sondheim Award. The Stephen Sondheim Award was presented at a black-tie Gala Benefit at the Embassy of Italy and will benefit Signature Theatre's artistic, education, and community programs.

Bravo Media springs forward with a jam-packed month full of drama, humor and adventure with two compelling reunions and seven premieres of new and returning series. The excitement includes reunions for both “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” (beginning Sunday, April 8 at 8pm ET/PT) and “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” (kicking off Tuesday, April 24 at 9pm ET/PT) as well as the highly anticipated season premieres of “Imposters,” “The Real Housewives of New York City,” “Southern Charm” and “The Real Housewives of Potomac.” Viewers will also be treated to three new series in April starting with all the behind the scenes action in JD Lawrence's top tier theatre company in “Your Husband Is Cheating On Us,” then fan favorite Ryan Serhant from 'Million Dollar Listing New York,” gets his own series with “Sell It Like Serhant,” and the latest addition to the “Southern Charm” franchise goes to the Big Easy in “Southern Charm New Orleans.” For a sneak peek of the seven premieres, please visit here!

The original producers of Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber & Stoller, Broadway's longest running musical revue, announced today that the show will return to New York this summer following a limited engagement at Maine's Ogunquit Playhouse. Preview performances will begin at New York's Stage 42 (422 West 42nd Street) on July 6 and opening night is set for July 22. Tickets will go on sale on Monday, March 12 through telecharge.com and the box office will open on June 25. Casting is to be announced.

Sierra Repertory Theatre continues its 2018 Season with Million Dollar Quartet, the high voltage Broadway musical inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock 'n' roll legends Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins for one unforgettable night of musical magic. Million Dollar Quartet? is directed by Michael Ray Wisely,? music directed by Mark Seiver, ?and will feature a cast of actor/musicians playing instruments live onstage as their iconic characters. This production plays at the Historic Fallon House Theatre in Columbia State Park.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center & The Asbury Park Boardwalk presents Let It Be: A Celebration of the Music of The Beatles. Direct from London's West End and Broadway, Let It Be invites you to experience the rise of the world's most successful rock'n'roll band - from their humble beginnings in Liverpool's Cavern Club, through the height of Beatlemania, to their later studio masterpieces. This is the reunion concert that never was. Enter a time capsule and turn back to what would have been John Lennon's 40th birthday - October 9, 1980. For one evening, imagine that the Fab Four have come together again after a decade apart to play their greatest hits, from Ed Sullivan to Abbey Road. Let It Be is jam-packed with some of your all-time favorites: "Hard Day's Night," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Twist and Shout," "I Wanna Hold Your Hand," "Strawberry Fields," "Back in the USSR," "Hey Jude," and many more.

The Grand Theatre is thrilled to announce a first-time collaboration with the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), bringing A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS to the Spriet Stage. This acclaimed stage adaptation, based on the award-winning novel by Khaled Hosseini, had its world premiere in San Francisco in July 2016 and became the bestselling production in A.C.T.'s history. The Grand's production will premiere an all new, all Canadian cast with original staging by A.C.T. Artistic Director Carey Perloff. The Title Sponsor for A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS is London's Selectpath. 

Check out the exciting lineup of artists coming to City Winery Chicago next month!

In 2018, Circus Oz, the iconic Melbourne-born arts company, will celebrate forty amazing years of ground breaking Australian contemporary circus. 

Film maker Paul Michael Bloodgood chronicles the dynamic exploits of 1980's Christian heavy metal band Bloodgood in the fascinating documentary, Trenches of Rock. See the NYC Premiere on March 1, 2018 @7:45pm at Cinema Village (22 East 12th Street) as part New York City's 7th Annual Winter Film Awards International Film Festival.

Against a backdrop of bitter intolerance and terrible violence in the Indian state of Assam in the 1980's, filmmaker Bidyut Kotoky's semi-autobiographical tale, Rainbow Fields (Xhoixobote Dhemalite), is told through the eyes of children impacted by events they don't fully understand. The children's playtime games lead to an incident that changes them forever, and years later as adults they must grapple with coming to terms with what happened, and with themselves. First rate acting, notably by Victor Banerjee (A Passage to India) and by the child actors, plus the rich cinematography, add to the depth of the film. For those who are familiar with, and especially for those who are unfamiliar with, this period of Indian history, this arresting film is a must-see.

Last night, at Los Angeles's annual Ovation Awards ceremony, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation announced the establishment of The Gordon Davidson Award, a new honor to be bestowed annually by SDCF to recognize a director or choreographer for lifetime achievement and distinguished service in the regional theatre nationally. SDCF President Sheldon Epps and SDC President Pam MacKinnon jointly announced the new recognition. The first Davidson Award will be announced in the latter half of June 2018, at an event still in development.

Sierra Repertory Theatre audiences have been waiting on pins and needles to learn the title of the company's 2018 opening musical ! Sierra Rep , now in its 39 th year , opens their 2018 Season w ith Mamma Mia ! the smash - hit musical based on the songs of ABBA .

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Next month, the Harris Center joins Capital Public Radio in celebrating a historic moment in the history of jazz. The date was January 16, 1938 at Carnegie Hall the hallowed venue for respectable classical music. There, Benny Goodman's band played swing music for the first time, with one of the earliest racially-integrated jazz groups.

One of the most prolific artists on the RareNoise roster, pianist Jamie Saft has appeared on recordings by such groups as Metallic Taste of Blood, Slobber Pup, Plymouth, Red Hill, The Spanish Donkey and Berserk! as well as on collaborations with Steve Swallow and Bobby Previte (New Standard / Loneliness Road), which also featured Iggy Pop, Bill Brovold (Serenity Knolls), Roswell Rudd (Strength & Power) and his own New Zion album (Sunshine Seas). His sprawling discography, which includes prodigious sideman work with John Zorn, numbers over 160 albums. And yet, over all those sessions he has never recorded a solo piano album. 'I've incorporated some solo piano pieces into other records of mine before, but this is something unique for me,' says the ubiquitous keyboardist. 'This is my first proper full length solo piano album in 25 years of making records.'

Celebrated bandleader, multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer and comedian Paul Shaffer along with his talented full band, The Shaf-Shifters, will perform an exclusive three-week engagement at the iconic Cleopatra's Barge at Caesars Palace on select dates in December 2017 and January 2018.

Mountain Fever Records is pleased to announce the addition of North Carolina-based bluegrass band, ClayBank, to their roster. ClayBank will release their debut album for Mountain Fever Records Spring 2018.

UnsungMusicals Co. announced today its plans for the 2018 season.

Next month, the Harris Center joins Capital Public Radio in celebrating a historic moment in the history of jazz. The date was January 16, 1938 at Carnegie Hall the hallowed venue for respectable classical music. There, Benny Goodman's band played swing music for the first time, with one of the earliest racially-integrated jazz groups.

Houston Rap Legend Scarface has released a powerful new music video for his revolutionary song 'Black Still.' The track is a re-creation of Public Enemy's classic song 'Black Steel In The Hour of Chaos' and will appear on Face's upcoming 10-song EP, Deeply Rooted: The Lost Files, out on December 15 via Facemob/BMG.

The Irvington Town Hall Theater (ITHT) Commission, which oversees the beautiful and historic 115-year-old, 432-seat theater in Town Hall of Irvington, N.Y., announced on Wednesday the launch of a two-date winter film series -- Rock the Winter Blues -- at the theater, with screenings on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, and Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, both starting at 7:30pm.

Award-winning writer Aaron Sorkin reveals plans for a possible reboot of his hit NBC political drama THE WEST WING.

Pop/country crossover hit-making band, Exile, has signed with 117 Publicity for exclusive PR representation in preparation of celebrating the band's distinguished career as the longest running self contained vocal group.

Due to overwhelming demand, ALABAMA with special guest Charlie Daniels Band announces the addition of a third show at the Fox Theatre on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.