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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?

Circuit Playhouse, Inc. revealed the winners of the 2024 NewWorks@TheWorks playwriting competition, highlighting emerging playwrights and their innovative works. Learn more about the winners!

A new musical revue, THREE LITTLE MAIDS, will have a developmental reading at York Theatre on July 24, directed by Christine Pedi.

New Village Arts (NVA), North County's cultural hub, has announced three musicals and two plays that will encompass our 2024-2025 season. This, their 23rd Season and second full season in the renovated and renamed Dea Hurston New Village Arts Center, focuses on diverse voices examining what it means to BELIEVE in something.

Renowned pianist Michael Stephen Brown will perform at the 2024 Music@Menlo Summer Festival in three concerts. This event will feature a variety of classical music performances. Learn how to attend!

Which classic books have been made for the stage? Check out the full list here!

Amnon Kabatchnik's new book, 'Murder in the West End: The Plays of Agatha Christie and Her Disciples,' explores the works of Agatha Christie and her followers. Now available in hardcover and trade paper.

The Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis has announced the cast for their upcoming production of CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, featuring a talented ensemble set to bring the classic play to life.

The American Symphony Orchestra announced its 63rd season of four full-orchestra concerts at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall, Carnegie Hall, and St. Bartholomew’s Church, featuring a free opening performance titled Beyond the Hall at Bryant Park on September 6, repeated and also free at the Kupferberg Center for the Arts in Queens on September 7. 

World renowned author Kate Mosse and Agatha Christie's great grandson James Prichard have announced the winner of the Witness for the Prosecution story writing competition for secondary school students.

World renowned author Kate Mosse and Agatha Christie’s great grandson James Prichard have announced the winner of the Witness for the Prosecution story writing competition for secondary school students.

Soulpepper Theatre brings Tennessee Williams' classic A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE to the stage this summer. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s outdoor Amphitheatre will once again to be the location for the return of Elizabeth Newman’s acclaimed 2023 adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden. 

Packed with Borodin's music, and African rhythm and dance, romance, and humor that smacks of vaukdeville, this strange package has many delights.

Fulton Theatre will present a concert of The Secret Garden on May 23rd, 2024 at 6:30pm. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Overture Center will once again reclaim the silent film heritage of the Capitol Theater with its silent film series, Duck Soup Cinema, with the final show of the season, “Queens of Destruction,” on Saturday, June 1 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

The Fire Weeds, a new female-centric theatre company, will debut its inaugural production, OUTRAGED HEARTS, in NYC.

Choosing to perform a Tennessee (Thomas Lanier) Williams (1911-1983) play means genuinely committing to some of theater’s most salient aspects: in this case, a plot that must capture and then hold the audience in unfolding layers of tragedy, characters that are complex and often display less-than-desirable human characteristics, believable delivery of modified language to portray a specific region or temperament, performance of disconcerting and sometimes virulent spectacle on a human scale, and production design that rises to the needs of the story. 

Plays & Players will host its third annual gala: Fancy On Delancey, on Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 6-9pm. This enchanting evening of elegance and entertainment celebrates the rich history and exciting future of Philadelphia's cultural gem, Plays & Players Theatre. 

Under the meticulous direction of Chuck Smith, the Goodman’s newest revival of JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE emphasizes the play’s continued relevance through masterful performances that find cause for celebration and laughter even in the face of oppression. The production has already been extended through May 19 due to popular demand.

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of CSC in Baltimore with their 2024-2025 season. Discover the exciting lineup of shows and join the festivities marking a decade of exceptional theater.

Oakland Ballet Company’s 2023-24 Season will conclude May 3 to 4 with Lustig LIVE!, a celebration of the choreography of Artistic Director Graham Lustig. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Amas Musical Theatre has revealed the line-up of talent that will be on hand to celebrate the company's 55th Anniversary at its annual Gala Benefit Concert. Learn more about the gala and see how to purchase tickets.

Ten theater companies in Baltimore are undertaking an unprecedented joint project with the 3-year BALTIMORE AUGUST WILSON CELEBRATION, which will present the late, legendary playwright's August Wilson American Century Cycle of plays in another first.

The 2024 theatre awards season is quickly approaching, and keeping track of all of the important dates for the many ceremonies and their corresponding nomination announcements is no easy feat. BroadwayWorld has all of the details!