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BWW Feature: K-POP ENSEMBLE BANGTAN SONYEONDAN A.K.A. BTS To Hit India With Bring The Soul
by Zofeen Maqsood - Aug 5, 2019


The latest K-pop sensation that has the world tapping their foot to their music Bangtan Sonyeondan a.k.a. BTS has Indian audiences hooked too.

Skylight Theatre Co Launches 2nd Weekend of LAb Works Play Festival
by Julie Musbach - Aug 1, 2019


The professional resident playwrights of Skylight Theatre Company present eleven new plays in the sixth LAb Works Festival. Since 2011 when Skylight created PlayLAb, a laboratory for LA based professional playwrights, its LA Based members have created more than 60 original new works.  The LAb Works Festival is the culmination of the most recent year's work shared as concert-style staged readings and workshop presentations.

Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M² Coming To Cinemas Worldwide
by Tori Hartshorn - Aug 1, 2019


Trafalgar Releasing is excited to announce the forthcoming release of Metallica and San Francisco Symphony: S&M² in cinemas worldwide this October 9. Metallica and San Francisco Symphony reunite to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their original S&M (Symphony & Metallica) show with S&M², filmed at San Francisco's new Chase Center. 

Rozes Sounds Alarm In Support Of Mental Health With New Video For CALL ME
by Tori Hartshorn - Jul 30, 2019


With over 1 billion total streams thus far and multiple platinum certifications to her credit, critically acclaimed pop songstress ROZES sounds the alarm in support of Mental Health Awareness Year-Round with the video for her emotionally charged new single “Call Me.”

Ronete Levenson Stars in MOSES at HERE
by Julie Musbach - Jul 30, 2019


Ronete Levenson, Zoe Van Tieghem and Meghann Garmany in Moses on August 16th, 17th and 18th

The JCCSF Announces Events For Its Arts & Ideas 2019-20 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2019


Today, the JCCSF announced a collection of events for the Arts & Ideas 2019a?"20 season, which will feature music icons, world class authors and poets, and inspiring entrepreneurs. 

Vex Red Reveal Brand New Single TARANTULA
by Tori Hartshorn - Jul 24, 2019


Electronic rockers VEX RED have unveiled their brand new single 'Tarantula', their first taste of new material in three years. The eagerly anticipated dose of music is a potent one, flooding the senses with a cocktail of delicate electronics, spectral vocals, throbbing bass and soaring guitars, all the while exerting an emotional intensity that's impossible to ignore.

BWW Flashback: BURN THIS Concludes Broadway Run Today
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 14, 2019


As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the 2019 Tony-nominated revival of Pulitzer Prize winner Lanford Wilson's Burn This will play its final performance today, July 14, at Broadway's Hudson Theatre (141 West 44th Street).

Winning Playwrights Announced, St. Louis Actors' Studio 7th LABUTE NEW THEATER FESTIVAL
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 3, 2019


St. Louis Actors' Studio will produce the 7th "LaBute New Theater Festival'. The Theater Festival will run at the Gaslight Theater, 358 North Boyle, home to St. Louis Actors' Studio.

Tickets On Sale Now For The Third BTS Feature Film BRING THE SOUL: THE MOVIE, Watch The Trailer Here
by Tori Hartshorn - Jul 3, 2019


Big Hit Entertainment and Trafalgar Releasing announced today that tickets are now on sale for BRING THE SOUL: THE MOVIE, the latest film from global superstars BTS which finds the band at the end of their LOVE YOURSELF tour in Europe. The film will be in theaters for a limited time beginning August 7 with the majority of screenings occurring through August 11.  Additional screening dates available in select locations.

Meet the Current Cast of MEAN GIRLS on Broadway!
by Paul Smith - Jul 6, 2019


This cast has found where they belong! Mean Girls is well into their second year on Broadway and we're taking a look at the current class at North Shore High School. This cast has found where they belong! Mean Girls is well into their second year on Broadway and we're taking a look at the current class at North Shore High School.

Meet The Current Cast of DEAR EVAN HANSEN On Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 3, 2019


Broadway's Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen, is currently in its third record-smashing year at the Music Box Theatre. Following the success of the Broadway production, a national tour launched soon after, bringing the story across North America. A sit-down production made its way to Toronto earlier this year, and will be followed by a West End production set to debut in October 2019 at the Noel Coward Theatre.

Shakespeare's Globe Announces Full Casting For AS YOU LIKE IT
by Stephi Wild - Jun 27, 2019


Shakespeare's Globe is delighted to announce the full cast for William Shakespeare's As You Like It, co-directed by Federay Holmes and Elle While, opening on Wednesday 7 August. The production returns to the Globe Theatre following a critically acclaimed run in summer 2018.

BTS' BRING THE SOUL: THE MOVIE Heads to Theaters This August
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jun 26, 2019


The global release date for BRING THE SOUL: THE MOVIE, the latest film from global superstars BTS, has been confirmed for August 7, together with the unveiling of the movie's official poster.

IMPRINT Theatreworks' 2020 Season Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2019


IMPRINT's Inaugural Season, Built For Longing, garnered 12 DFW Theatre Critics' Forum Awards, a staggering 40 Column Award Nominations (with 3 wins), and inclusion on many Best of 2018 Year-End Lists. Their sophomore season, Mercury Rising, has continued to raise the bar with unique theatrical experiences and opportunities, including new partnerships, new works, and additional surprises along the way. In their third season, entitled Home, IMPRINT aspires to build a community of inclusion, where everyone from the underdog to the forsaken can find their Home.

STL Actors' Studio Hosts 7th LaBute New Theater Festival July 5-28
by Julie Musbach - Jun 24, 2019


St. Louis Actors' Studio will produce the 7th "LaBute New Theater Festival'. The Theater Festival will run at the Gaslight Theater, 358 North Boyle, home to St. Louis Actors' Studio.

Rolling Roadshow Presents LUCK CINEMA
by Tori Hartshorn - Jun 19, 2019


Rolling Roadshow and Luck Productions are joining forces to present Luck Cinema, a film screening series in Luck, TX. This summer Luck Cinema will make its mark with an unforgettable kickoff event: a starlit screening of the Red Headed Stranger held on the original film set, featuring an in-person Q&A with the movie's star, Willie Nelson and special guests from the film. The event will take place onSaturday, July 6 at Nelson's Luck, TX ranch just outside of Austin. Tickets go on sale Thursday, June 20 at 10:00 AM.

Meet The Current Broadway Cast of BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL!
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 15, 2019


Check out the latest cast of Drifters, Shirelles, and music industry legends that make up the company of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical!

The National Theatre Announces 15 Productions Of New Plays And Fresh Adaptations By Leading Writers
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2019


The National Theatre has announced 15 productions of new plays and fresh adaptations by leading writers.

Single Tickets Now On Sale For A Noise Within's 2019-2020 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 11, 2019


A Noise Within (ANW), California's acclaimed classic repertory theatre company, is proud to announce that single tickets are now on sale for its 2019-2020 season, THEY PLAYED WITH FIRE. ANW's 28th season will run August through June and will feature seven productions: Frankenstein, Gem of the Ocean, Buried Child, The Winter's Tale, Alice in Wonderland, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, plus the return of holiday favorite Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol in December. New and renewing season passholders had the first opportunity to access priority seating last month. Single tickets, which are now on sale and start at $25, can be purchased at ANW's Box Office or online at anoisewithin.org.

ROCK OF AGES Comes to The Marlowe Theatre
by Sarah Hookey - Jun 11, 2019


Rock Of Ages is an LA love story lavished with more than 25 rock anthems, including Don't Stop Believin', We Built This City, The Final Countdown, Wanted Dead Or Alive, Here I Go Again, Can't Fight This Feeling and I Want To Know What Love Is, played by a live band.

A4 Launches Theater Career Roundtable Event 6/25
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 10, 2019


The Asian American Arts Alliance announces the launch of a new initiative to support Asian Americans pursuing careers in the arts. Table Dish, A4's new professional development series, will bring experts in specific disciplines together with aspiring professionals in a roundtable setting to answer questions, provide advice, and create networking and mentoring opportunities.

Tonys TV: Best Sound Design of a Musical, Jessica Paz & Nevin Steinberg
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 9, 2019


Jessica Paz and Nevin Steinberg have won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Musical for HADESTOWN.

TV: Tony Awards Crash Course- Brush Up on the Nominated Shows of the Season!
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 9, 2019


Need a refresher on this season's nominated shows before the Tonys tonight? We've gotcha covered. Catch a full review below!

2019 TONY AWARDS: Full Winners List for the 73rd Annual Tony Awards
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 9, 2019


This is the moment! The American Theatre Wing's 73rd Annual Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden, air live from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS Television Network tonight, honoring theatre professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway.

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