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Celebrating the 20th anniversary of HAIRSPRAY, the original Tracy, Penny, and Amber - Marissa Jaret Winokur, Kerry Butler and Laura Bell Bundy - reunite for Mama I’m a Big Girl Now at The Wallis September 26, 2024. Got a chance to ask a few queries of Laura.

This time, the reader question was: I know sometimes writers perform in their own shows… but How Often Do Writers Play in the Orchestra for Their Own Musicals on Broadway?

AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' OPENS AT SHORT NORTH STAGE

Theatre Three in Dallas announced its 62nd season featuring 4 musicals and 4 plays, including CARRIE: THE MUSICAL, NATASHA, PIERRE, AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812, INTIMATE APPAREL, and XANADU.

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra has announced its 2024-25 schedule, featuring a range of performances from classical masterpieces to contemporary works.

Kumu Kahua Theatre, in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press have announced the September prompt for their monthly play writing contest, Go Try PlayWrite.

Squeeze and Boy George will perform at DPAC on September 18, 2024. Fans can look forward to a night of classic hits and memorable performances from these iconic artists.

Contemporary music ensemble Wild Up, which has premiered hundreds of new works since its inception and engaged audiences across the country with its fresh take on classical music, will present the first of two programs in its L.A. Composer series at Sierra Madre Playhouse, its new long-term East Los Angeles-based home, on Monday, September 9, 2024, 7:30 pm.

The CBS series Elsbeth has revealed the first special guest for its second season, and it is none other than Broadway's own Nathan Lane! Check out a teaser video here!

New York Theatre Ballet School has announced its 2024-25 school year classes for children, pre-professional students, and adults. Classes begin Monday, September 16 at New York Theatre Ballet studios, 131 East 10th Street in New York City. 

The Goethe-Institut Boston will to present the Ludovico Ensemble in a concert of works by South Korean composer Younghi Pagh-Paan and Croatian composer Sara Glojnarić, both born outside Germany but now making their living as composers and composition teachers within the county.

New York Theatre Ballet School has announced its 2024-25 class schedule, offering a range of ballet classes for students of all ages and skill levels.

Short North Stage hopes to capture the fun as well as an unflinching look of the era as singers Christian McQueen (Ken), Israeljah Reign (Nell), Catara Brae (Charlaine), Isaac Tobbler (Andre), and Sydney Arterbridge (Armelia) lead the audience through a 30-song journey from the dive bars of Lennox Avenue to the infamous Cotton Club.

The Colony Theatre in association with producers Christine Russell (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Head Over Heels), Robert Ulrich and Jay Paul Deratany are presenting the Reel Red Entertainment production of The Civility of Albert Cashier, a new musical about notable queer history figure Albert Cashier, born Jennie Hodgers, who served alongside the men of the 95th Illinois Volunteer Infantry with distinction throughout some of the fiercest fighting of the Civil War. While not alone as a woman serving on the battlefield during the war, Cashier never revealed himself as anyone other than a man dedicated to serving his country on the battlefields during its greatest time of need. He was recognized as such by his comrades in arms and those surrounding him and retained his identity as a man throughout his later life. Transgender musician and actor Cidny Bullens (Pictured) portrays the older Cashier in the play with Dani Shay taking on the role of the younger Cashier. I decided to speak with Cid about his own road to self-discovery and what led him to the role of a transgender man.

Studio Theatre revamps its 'Fellows in Residence' program, offering employment and housing opportunities for emerging artists in Washington, DC.

Following a successful cross-country tour around the release of his latest album CHILD WITHIN tHE MAN (and first solo effort in 10 years), singer, songwriter, author, Broadway star, and actor SEBASTIAN BACH is preparing to hit the road again this fall. 

AMT Theater, in association with The Actors Gym, presents WORKING 2025.

What happens when one of the most iconic and beloved institutions of New York City's Theatre District is in trouble? Broadway steps in to help. Donate to save the West Bank Cafe and watch this video as D'Angora, Iconis, and Olsen come together to chat about the circumstances and why this cherished spot is too good to lose.

Mark Vanner's debut poetry collection, The Bone That Swallowed A Man, exploring modern life's absurdities through humor, introspection, and social commentary, is now available from Anxiety Press.

The YOGEV SHETRIT TRIO will kicks off the Autumn Concert Series by Music in the Mountains on 26 September in Lofou.

According to the AFP, Madonna donated to a local theatre project that supports at-risk kids, during a trip to Pompeii for her 66th birthday, financing their entire season.

Set backstage during the out-of-town chaos of Lerner and Loewe’s now-classic 1960 musical, One More Seat at the Round Table portrays the struggles of feisty drama school grad Jane Conroy, who lands a plum Gal Friday job, and Bryce Christmas, a gifted, if insecure, actor on the verge of his big break.

The American Film Institute (AFI) conferred a Doctorate of Fine Arts degree honoris causa for contributions of distinction to the art of the moving image upon Jamie Lee Curtis during the AFI Conservatory’s Class of 2024 commencement ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. 

Shakespeare & Company will present the World Premiere of Awni Abdi-Bahri's Three Tall Persian Women, directed by Dalia Ashurina and staged at the Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre from August 30 through October 13.

Complete casting and creative team has been announced for Short North Stage's upcoming production of Ain't Misbehavin', set to open in September at The Garden Theater.