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Once again, Jaffrey and the Monadnock Region turn green for St. Patrick’s Day. Once again, The Park Theatre is producing the 6th Annual St. Patrick’s Parade and the 4th Annual Shamrock Fest.

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. See the full lineup featuring stars including Joaquina Kalukango, Kerry Ellis and more. Learn more.

This time, the reader question was: Other than Old Friends, what are the other Sondheim revues and what makes them different? This marks the theatre world’s fifth major Sondheim revue and the first since the theatre legend passed away in 2021. 

Join the Boston Pops for the 2025 season from May 8–June 7, celebrating Keith Lockhart's 30th anniversary as conductor. Highlights include 10 eclectic programs featuring Broadway, rock, and film scores. Special guests include Cynthia Erivo, making her Pops debut. Tickets available starting February 4.

State Theatre New Jersey will present The Simon & Garfunkel Story on Friday, February 7 at 8pm. The Simon & Garfunkel Story culminates with the pair’s famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 which had more than half a million fans in attendance.

Animal-rescue activist and radio host Kerri Kasem will join other entertainers on stage at the event, along with musician and producer DJ Ashba at this year's Young Entertainer Awards. Learn more about the lineup changes.

Ringo Starr has released his new country album, Look Up. It is his first country album in more than 50 years and his first full-length album since 2019. Listen to it here.

Theater for the New City's Emerging Playwrights Program will be beneficiary of the theater's 22nd annual 'Love 'n Courage' benefit Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at The Players, 16 Gramercy Park South.

For the second straight year, Front Porch Arts Collective, Boston’s leading Black theater company, is presenting a “Holiday Feast” of staged readings of Christmas episodes from classic Black sitcoms, at Central Square Theater, December 12–14.

The internationally-acclaimed hit theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story will return to the road in 2025 with a North American tour to nearly 60 U.S. cities, stopping at BroadwaySF’s Curran Theatre.

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band have announced new tour dates beginning June 12, 2025 in Bridgeport CT, with stops at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, The Mann in Philadelphia and Wolf Trap in Vienna VA, and more.

In 2025, KRAFTWERK, with legendary electro pioneer Ralf Hütter, will return to North America to commemorate their breakthrough album Autobahn and their first U.S. Tour, which took place in 1975.

The internationally-acclaimed hit theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story will return to the road in 2025 with a North American tour to nearly 60 U.S. cities, stopping at Milwaukee’s Marcus Performing Arts Center. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Ringo Starr released “Thankful,” the second track off his forthcoming country music album, Look Up. The song features Alison Krauss and is the only track on the album which was co-written by Starr, along with Bruce Sugar. Listen to it now!

Miller Auditorium has announced its 2025 lineup featuring THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY and R.E.S.P.E.C.T., a tribute to Aretha Franklin's music.

As part of our Words From The Wings series, we're chatting with Richard Short from The Hills of California. Richard shared some of his backstage routines, must-haves, and more.

Experience the return of THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY in 2025 as it embarks on a North American tour, bringing the legendary duo's music to nearly 60 U.S. cities starting January 25 in Milwaukee.

Esteemed American playwrights Cherríe Moraga and Richard Wesley have been announced as the 2024 recipients of the Legacy Playwright Awards. Learn more about the playwrights and about the awards.

The annual Cabaret Convention concert series has begun. The shows continue tonight and tomorrow at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Last night, the convention opened with songs with music by Charles Strouse (Annie, Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, etc.). It was a treat.

Ringo Starr will release a brand-new country music album, Look Up, produced and co-written by T Bone Burnett, on January 10, 2025. This stunning collection features 11 original songs, recorded this year in Nashville and Los Angeles. The track “Time On My Hands” is available to stream now.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actress Dame Maggie Smith has died at age 89. Perhaps best known for her screen roles in the Harry Potter film series and Downton Abbey, Smith also had several stage credits to her name, and won a Tony Award in 1990.

DISCOSHOW, celebrating the early 70s NYC disco scene, has opened on the Las Vegas Strip. The show highlights the origins of disco music and culture, bringing the vibrant era to life. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Just last week, the four youngest stars from one of the most buzzed-about new plays of the season packed a suitcase and headed west to make their Broadway dreams come true. Lara McDonnell, Nicola Turner, Sophia Ally, and Nancy Allsop are telling us all about their Broadway debuts!

The Muny has announced that more than 347,000 audience members attended performances in Forest Park as part of the theatre’s epic 106th season, which ran June 17-Aug. 25.

In celebration of Max Roach 100, the legendary late jazz drummer, composer, bandleader, activist, will be honored with a performance by M’BOOM + HORNS, in Marcus Garvey Park on August 16, starting at 7:00 pm.