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Whether you are Team Black or Team Green, there is probably a stage veteran on your side. Actors include Tony Award winners, current Broadway stars, and Royal Shakespeare Company members. Take a look here to find out which stars you may recognize from the theatre, including Gayle Rankin, Sir Simon Russell Beale, Eve Best, and more.

Rising country star Kassi Ashton has unveiled her brand new song “Son Of A Gun,” It heralds the arrival of her long-awaited full-length debut album, Made From The Dirt, out September 20, 2024. The track revolves around dynamic guitars and a simmering backbeat, underlining Kassi’s powerhouse delivery.

Critically-acclaimed, multi-platinum selling band Young The Giant have released “Metropolis” from their archives. Never before released, the song was written and recorded by lead singer Sameer Gadhia in the days of their hit album Mind Over Matter. The band teased the track on their 2023 American Bollywood World Tour by surprising fans with stripped-back acoustic performances of the song several times throughout the summer.

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has revealed the roster of new musicals for their 36th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which is slated to take place on Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25, 2024, at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues).

Has there ever lived a more romantic writer than William Shakespeare? When it came to words of love, no one did it better than the Bard. Looking for an iconic line to add to your wedding vows, anniversary card, or love letter? Look no further than these 50 iconic Shakespeare quotes about love.

Zimmerli Art Museum showcases new works by 14 international artists, focusing on accessibility in the museum world. Explore diverse perspectives and innovative approaches to inclusivity in art.

Apple TV+ has unveiled a first-look at the upcoming fourth season of its widely acclaimed, BAFTA Award-winning espionage series “Slow Horses' and confirmed that Season Four will premiere on Wednesday, September 4.

Discover the August line-up at Smoke Jazz Club featuring performances by the Fred Hersch Trio, Johnathan Blake, and more. Enjoy a month of exceptional jazz music at this iconic New York venue.

SheLA Arts is set to present here comes the night, by Lisa Kenner Grissom, directed by Hailey McAfee.

Mental illness is no laughing matter, but in the new solo show Clowns Like Me, audience members are encouraged to laugh, cry and enjoy the ride into the unknown. Clowns Like Me will have its New York Off-Broadway Premiere at the DR2 Theatre this summer.

Arriving August 16th, the deluxe 2-CD release features the newly remastered original album, plus a wealth of bonus material, including a complete, never-before-heard concert recording, captured in San Antonio, TX in 1999. A deluxe digital edition of the album also features six additional bonus tracks, including alternate versions of “Higher” and “With Arms Wide Open,” and a cover of the Doors classic “Roadhouse Blues.'

Discover the lineup for the 24th annual SEVEN DEVILS PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE in McCall, Idaho, featuring new and diverse voices in theater.

Brink has launched into a new era under the creative leadership of newly appointed Artistic Director Stephen Nicolazzo, a new Chair of the Board, and the announcement of two new groundbreaking projects and collaborations, continuing the company’s legacy for innovative and diverse storytelling.

HFH Productions has announced a play set for a London run ahead of Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer. Surrender by Sophie Swithinbank in creative partnership with Phoebe Ladenburg will be on at the Arcola Theatre between 19 June and 13 July.

Open-Door Playhouse presents the short play TED debuting online June 12, 2024. Directed by Matt Ritchey, the story features Matthew Scott Montgomery and Kevin Phan with a surprising conclusion.

As he prepares to release his highly anticipated new studio album, Blue Electric Light, this Friday, four-time GRAMMY® Award-winner Lenny Kravitz has announced an exclusive Las Vegas engagement, Blue Electric Light Las Vegas. Performances will be held October 18, 19, 23, 25 and 26, 2024 at Dolby Live at Park MGM. Find ticketing information here!

Are you trying to plan your entertainment for the week or looking for a fun show to see this weekend? We have you covered with a few top picks for jazz, cabaret, comedy, and more! NYC has so many incredible events, but here are a few top picks to consider this week including Linda Eder, Betty Buckley and Sally Mayes.

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

GRAMMY® Award-nominated global superstar Ice Spice returns with “Gimmie A Light” — the first official single from her forthcoming debut album Y2K. Set for release via 10K Projects/Capitol Records, the massively anticipated Y2K is due out later this year. Listen to the single here!

Arizona Theatre Company will launch its inaugural National Latine Playwrights Award & Festival after nearly 30 years of recognizing Latine artists with the National Latine Playwrights Award.

On the weekend of April 13th, Mohegan Sun held its 8th Annual Sun Whiskey Union in the Earth Expo & Convention Center. The spacious room was packed with whisky enthusiasts and distiller representatives showcasing some of the best top-shelf whisky, scotch, bourbon, and rye.

The cast has been announced for Jimmy J's genre-bending adaptation of Ovid's 1st century poem coming to The Cockpit from 16th May - 1st June 2024, reclaiming the transgender narratives that underpin so much of Greco-Roman mythology.

Open-Door Playhouse will continue to present short plays in podcast form. Its upcoming play Mothers and Other Strangers will debut online in May. Learn where you can listen!

In the midst of reflecting on his long and varied career for his acclaimed memoir Chasing the Masters: First Takes of a Modern Drumming Artist, drummer/composer Phil Haynes lingered on revisiting the music he’d made with his audacious quintet 4 Horns & What? during the early 1990s

Highly acclaimed indie rock collective October Drift have released their brand new single ‘Blame The Young’. The visceral rock track premiered on April 17th on Chris Hawkins’ BBC 6Music show, where Chris described it as “The anthemic new one by a band very much in the zone and on the rise”. ‘Blame The Young’ is about standing up against denial, be that on a personal level or seen in the wider spectrum of society. Listen to the song here!