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While the audience might see a beautiful costume on stage, behind the scenes there is a great amount of detail and work put into preparing each costume design. Costume designers shine through their work on stage by understanding not just each individual piece, but the history behind it. Here are the five books every costume design student should read at least once! 

Produced by TEG DAINTY in special collaboration with Stage Entertainment, Tali Pelman and Tina Turner, the musical reveals a comeback story like no other, of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of her age, gender and race to become the global Queen of Rock n' Roll. TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL is a celebration of resilience and an inspiration of triumph over adversity.  

This is a Broadway caliber production you won't want to miss.

Nunsense premiered off-Broadway in 1985 with music, lyrics, and a book by Dan Goggin. The show ran for 3,672 performances and became the second longest-running off-Broadway show in history. Nunsense was then adapted for television starring everyone’s favorite Golden Girl Rue McClanahan and has since produced six sequels and three spin-off adaptations. Nunsense A-Men, more recently produced at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, a “Straz Produced” production, brings to the stage a group of local bay area performers to tell the story of the Little Sisters of Hoboken. As the leader of the Merry Band of Nuns is none other than the Enigmatic, and truly Exceptional Matthew McGee as Sister Mary Regina, Mother Superior. For the first time in 22 years, Matthew McGee makes his Jaeb stage debut as a performer in the musical. Dubbed a “Life-Long, bucket list opportunity”, Matthew is just downright Heaven-sent in the role. From his first entrance to the final bow Matthew, along with the rest of the cast present a side-splitting, laugh-filled evening that will make your cheeks hurt even the next day.

The world premiere of Rubengology: The Making of an American Legend, a collaboration between GableStage, the longstanding theatre company located in Coral Gables' historic Biltmore Hotel and Abre Camino Collective, runs from July 14 – 31.

Over the weekend, pop music legend Lionel Richie took the stage at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

It's a feel-good retro-musical set in the era of Miami Vice jackets and Flock of Seagulls haircuts, parachute pants and Rubik's Cubes.

Programming has been announced for the 2022/2023 season at the Ahmanson Theatre and Mark Taper Forum. Find out all of the shows in the season, how to get tickets & more. 

Enjoy an evening of the music of The Eagles when Best of the Eagles takes the stage of Mayo Performing Arts Center on Thursday, July 14 at 8 pm.

What did our critic think of THE WEDDING SINGER at Town Hall Arts Center? What's better than a '90s romantic comedy set in the mid 80's? Maybe if it's a musical too.

The world premiere Pillow-exclusive engagement, America(na) to Me, will kick off Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2022 in the opening week of the Festival – as the first week-long performance in the newly renovated Ted Shawn Theatre – from June 22-26.

When portraying a comedian in a play, sometimes getting the laugh is not the point.

On Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4, The Battery will jump-start its 2022 summer series, “Playscape Performs,” with a wildly imaginative dance performance - free for the whole family.

Gettysburg College's Majestic Theater will celebrate 15 years of Summer Classic Movies when the annual series begins June 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the historic 1925 auditorium. Enjoy classic movies in the beautifully restored historic theater Wednesday nights at 7:30 p.m. June through August. Tickets for each film are just $8 and are on sale now. Advanced ticket purchase is strongly recommended.

THE DJANGO will bring another month of stellar jazz by some of the field’s heroes alongside young, emerging artists.

As Alice Cooper sings, “School’s out for summer!” Here in the South, the temperature rises, and everyone flocks to indoor activities like movies, shopping, and the closest air conditioning. Instead of these boring activities, why not find your way to one of Atlanta’s theatres?

Acclaimed singer-songwriter MEG MYERS released “Children of Light II” today via Sumerian Records, an electrifying and mesmerizing follow-up to the rock anthem “HTIS (Hiding That I’m Sexual)” featuring Luna Shadows & Carmen Vandenberg, which premiered last month. Plus, check out tour dates with My Chemical Romance.

The Broadway company of Chicago will welcome Tony and Grammy Award winning Broadway legend Jennifer Holliday back to Broadway in the role of “Matron Mama Morton” beginning Thursday, June 9, 2022. Find out how long Holliday will be in the show and how to get tickets.

New York Stage and Film, will return July 9-August 7 for five weeks of in-person programming in Poughkeepsie for their 2022 Summer Season. 

In January of 1985, 45 of America's top musicians came together to support one of the most successful collaborations of humanitarian aid in history – the singing of “We are the World.” Hearing students singing the song in the halls of the HIM By HER Collegiate School for the Arts, Harry Dunn, founder of the school, was inspired once again by the heartfelt lyrics.

The country music community was rocked today with the tragic news of the sudden passing of country music giant Naomi Judd. Hailing from the Appalachian foothills of Ashland, Ky., mother and daughter duo, The Judds, were first discovered by RCA label head Joe Galante in 1983 after landing a spot on WSM-TV’s 'The Ralph Emery Show.'

The new comedy musical, MR. SATURDAY NIGHT officially opens on Broadway tonight! Read the reviews!

Metropolitan Entertainment and The Boch Center welcome iconic multi-platinum selling band CROWDED HOUSE to perform at the Wang Theatre on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 8:00pm as part of their highly anticipated North American tour.

BroadwayWorld reports on 'Helgi Tomasson: A Celebration' at San Francisco Ballet held on April 24th to honor the retirement of its transformative artistic director after an unprecedented 37 years at the helm.

Doja Cat, the voice of the Taco Bell people, was one of the first to confirm the news last night, live from one of the biggest music stages on earth, when she literally dropped the mic with the HOT news of the Mexican Pizza’s return. Watch Doja Cat announce the menu item's return during her Coachella performance now!