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The Phoenix Theatre Company’s production of CABARET, directed by Michael Barnard ~ outstanding and exemplifying excellence in theatre.

Prestige Productions hosts star-studded launch celebration at the Cavern Club ahead of UK Tour of Live Forever – The Rise of Oasis.

2024 is clearly the season of Shakespeare, as productions of one of his greatest tragedies, Romeo and Juliet, are abundant. Can't keep track of all of the Capulet and Montague? Let us help!

News of the veto two weeks ago was obviously bad for the arts communities--children’s museums, performing arts groups, youth programs, dance troupes. But then came the distasteful cherry on top, the reasoning why such severe action took place.

Current Joys, the songwriting moniker of Nick Rattigan, will release their new album East My Love on October 11th. The lead single “California Rain” acts like a tableau depicting Rattigan’s attempt to escape his demons, its charged lyrics enforcing the tidal-wave production. Listen to it now!

Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival is just around the corner, promising an unforgettable weekend of larger-than-life musical performances. Scheduled for July 17-21 at the picturesque Walsh Farm in Oak Hill, NY, the 2024 installment of the legendary bluegrass celebration is set to be a highlight of the summer. Take a look at the complete stage schedules for the event!

Few directors are as comfortable helming a sparkly winter panto as they are a psychologically gruelling Sarah Kane play. But few directors have credits as varied as Tinuke Craig. A former Bayliss Associate at The Old Vic, she is now making her RSC directorial debut with Richard Sheridan’s The School for Scandal, a restoration comedy written in 1777. 247 years later – what can it tell us today?

Tiffany Mann is magnificent in The Muny's DREAMGIRLS as Effie White. She is a powerhouse performer with riveting stage presence and gigantic voice. Her heartbroken, resentful, and bitter portrayal painted a determined Effie who would not be pushed aside.

A soul-baring ode to being present in the moment, the brand new single “California Sober” out now from Sydney alternative trio Yours Truly is an empowered and engaging step closer to the group's upcoming sophomore album, with TOXIC set for release on August 16.

On Thursday 18 July the Corn Exchange Newbury will be welcoming Indie Explosion to their stage for a night of Blur, Oasis, Pulp, The Stone Roses, and many more indie favourites with this brand-new film and live music experience. 

After a four-year hiatus, the Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards (TTCAs) have returned to honour excellence in the city’s professional theatre scene from the 2023-24 season. The 11th TTCAs, announced Tuesday morning, boast 19 winners across 14 categories, including a special citation for artistic achievement. 

James Joseph O'Neil is now starring as W. Harrison Brent in NYC's Longest Running Play, Perfect Crime, now playing Off-Broadway at the Anne L. Bernstein Theater. 

Rooftop Films will present a series of June screenings featuring new independent films, top-notch shorts programs, special partner events, and free repertory presentations for cinephiles of all ages.

I was so excited to interview Jimmy Moore, the Producing Artistic Director of the San Pedro Playhouse. He and his team specifically scheduled The Boys in the Band to coincide with pride month to celebrate the experiences of the gay community, and he was excited to let me know that the show  is about to become an official pride month event in San Antonio!

Kumu Kahua Theatre will present the entire KĀMAU TRILOGY in simultaneous productions from May 30 to June 30, 2024. This marks the first time the trilogy will be staged together.

 Kumu Kahua Theatre will present The Kāmau Trilogy by Alani Apio, with Kāmau, Kāmau Aʻe  and Ua Pau back by popular demand at the theatre that has commissioned each play through the years.

The Almeida Theatre has announced casting for Eline Arbo’s The Years and the Angry and Young season. 

In this second installment of Lanre Malaolu’s trilogy (following SAMSKARA, The Yard Theatre), Now, I  See shines a light on how the physical body holds grief and the ways in which this manifests in the lives of black British men. As two brothers reunite at their late sibling’s celebration of remembrance, they are forced to rebuild connection after their long-standing estrangement and own up to the redemption they seek.

What did our critic think of COWARDY, COWARDY, CUSTARD at The Arch, Holden Street Theatres?

Musician and Sub Pop recording artist SUKI WATERHOUSE has announced THE SPARKLEMUFFIN TOUR, a brand new headlining trek that will visit 24 cities across North America this Fall. THE SPARKLEMUFFIN TOUR will kick off on Saturday, September 28th in Denver at Mission Ballroom and will make stops in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Boston, Toronto, Montreal, and more.

Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell will star in a dramatic reading of a new play centered on iconic Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, Dear Mr. Thomas: A New Play for Voices.

Center Theatre Group has announced “The Trial of the Catonsville Nine,” featuring Bill Pullman (Independence Day, The Sinner, Oleanna, The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?), and Raymond Lee (Quantom Leap, Kevin Can F*** Himself, Vietgone, Tokyo Fish Story), as the first in a series of Taper Legacy Readings on Saturday, May 18 at 7 p.m. at the Mark Taper Forum.

After nearly a decade fronting indie-pop band And the Kids, Western Massachusetts singer and songwriter Hannah Mohan will release her first solo project. After nearly a decade fronting indie-pop band And the Kids, Western Massachusetts singer and songwriter Hannah Mohan will release her first solo project. The album also comes amid the longest stretch Mohan has spent in one place since she left home at 16 to hop freight trains and hitchhike across North America. Making music has been at the center of Mohan’s life ever since, even as other circumstances have changed—sometimes radically. Listen to a single here!

Discover the 2024-25 season of CAMERATA PACIFICA, featuring diverse programs across Santa Barbara, Thousand Oaks, San Marino, and Downtown Los Angeles. Enjoy a wide range of performances from this renowned ensemble.

Anything that makes you think is worth watching. And so Ophelia — in all its memory lapses and uncomfortable places — is worth it. Just bring a friend so you have someone to help you put the pieces together when it’s all over.