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Sylvain Émard Danse will take over the Cinquième Salle at Place des Arts for the world premiere of its new creation, Les Champs Magnétiques, presented by Danse Danse.

The majority of Broadway’s Best Musical winners and nominees become some of the most produced shows in America and beyond, for decades to come. But for a small number of the shows to be nominated for Best Musical, Broadway is one of the only places audiences will ever be able to see that piece.

Greenwich Theatre’s 2025 season is packed with theatre, musicals, live music, children’s shows and a magical pantomime. In autumn 2025, the venue will stage Murder Ballad, their first in-house musical in two decades.

Manipulate Arts – Scotland's home for animation, puppetry and visual theatre - will see the 18th edition of the Manipulate Festival run across a bespoke four day programme.

If you’re a mezzo, it can feel overwhelming to find material you love that hasn’t already been sung to death. There’s so much great audition material for mezzos, and much of it is already in everyone’s audition book. Find great audition songs for mezzo-sopranos here!

GYPSY is coming back to Broadway, starring Audra McDonald! The production begins previews at Broadway’s newly renovated Majestic Theatre. Meet the cast of GYPSY here!

West End star, Lucie Jones, will star as Jenna Rink in the world premiere production of 13 GOING ON 30 - THE MUSICAL, opening at Manchester Opera House for a limited season from 21 September 2025.

BAM has revealed its 2025 Winter Spring Season, featuring Paul Mescal in A Streetcar Named Desire, Whitney White's Macbeth in Stride, and more. Learn more about the full lineup here!

The York Theatre Company announced additional performers for its gala honoring Bernadette Peters and Ted Snowdon on November 11 at The Edison Ballroom, promising a memorable evening of celebration.

Gateway Playhouse in Somers Point will bring Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”—based on the famed Hollywood movie musical of the same name—to life next month.

Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 has its sights set on the Broadway stage! A Broadway-bound stage adaptation  is in development with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok.

Andy Sandberg, Artistic Director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, has announced that California-based playwright Naomi Iizuka has been selected as the fifth recipient of the Hermitage Major Theater Award (HMTA).

Performers appearing at Birdland Jazz Club include Django Reinhardt NY Festival All-Stars with special guests Bruce Harris, Helio Alves, Tatiana Eva-Marie, Ute Lemper and Lucy Yeghiazaryan, The Hot Sardines and Rachel Therrien: Latin Jazz Project.

Birdland Jazz Club and Birdland Theater are open this November with a full slate of nightly performances. Learn more about the November 2024 lineup, featuring a diverse array of performances from renowned jazz musicians and emerging artists.

“Stars in the House” will return for its second Election Day Vote-A-Thon with a star-studded lineup joining hosts Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley Jackson to talk about their voting experiences and deliver LIVE musical performances.

A musical adaptation of the film Slumdog Millionaire is in the works! Tony-winning producer Ken Davenport has secured the rights to develop the Academy Award-winning film into a new musical. Learn more here!

Late night in Barcelona. An American tourist goes home with a handsome Spaniard. What begins as a carefree, one-night stand becomes an invitation to danger, as the personal and political catastrophically intertwine. See what critics thought about the new West End Play.

James Cameron’s Avatar was this weekend the latest to be screened at the Royal Albert Hall as part of their Films In Concert series.

Marc Shaiman recently celebrated his birthday on October 22. A video was posted on TikTok from the composer's birthday celebrations, featuring Shaiman on piano accompanied by stars Bette Midler, Martin Short, and Billy Crystal. Check out the video here!

Special events come and go but the people in the room remember them for a long time, after.

Kenny Leon's production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town is now officially open on Broadway and the critics have had their say and we've rounded them up. Read all the reviews for the production, which marks the first major Broadway revival of the classic play in nearly 25 years.

Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban and Bailey Zimmerman will join Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings and James Taylor for “Concert for Carolina” at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium on Saturday, October 26, with additional artists to be announced soon.

Rehearsal photos have been released for the return of Hope Mill Theatre’s hit production of rock musical LIZZIE in Manchester this month. The show – which first enjoyed a hit Manchester run in September 2023 – will play at Hope Mill Theatre from Thursday 17th October to Sunday 17th November 2024.

Luke Combs, Eric Church, Billy Strings and James Taylor will headline “Concert for Carolina,” a special benefit show presented by Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, on Saturday, October 26 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Complete Picture (new musical in development) is an emotional and relevant work that touches on deeply personal and timely issues. With a strong book, a meaningful story, and a rock score that has a lot of promise, this musical has the potential to make a lasting mark on the theatre scene. #stagereading #bobcats #newworks #ATX