The Father 2015

Tucked into La Grange's intimate corner of Bruxellons, Andrew Lippa's near-sung-through two-hander proves a musical can carry real psychological weight.

Penn Jillette (Penn & Teller) and Piff The Magic Dragon will tour the UK for the first time with PIFF & POP'S MAGIC SHOPPE, opening in Bournemouth on September 10 and running through Glasgow on September 21. The show features both performers' solo acts and a collaborative finale.

The Color Purple is a mid-tier movies-to-musical adaptation that falls just short of becoming a classic. Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray’s score is competent but uneven. However, Marsha Norman’s book and her message of resilience, self-actualization, liberation, and reclamation resonates strongly. The Black Rep’s production captures Celie’s emotional transformation in a convincing and satisfying way.

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Wigmore Hall has announced its spring programme, featuring Daniel Barenboim conducting the Boulez Ensemble and Renée Fleming performing Strauss's 4 Last Songs, alongside Igor Levit, Yunchan Lim and Imogen Cooper.

8thdaywhisper Productions will present Halley Feiffer's dark comedy at The Brick Theatre inside The Chain Theatre in Midtown Manhattan, directed by Chrissy Sheehan and starring Priya Karki.

PBS will mark Hispanic Heritage Month with new episodes of AUSTIN CITY LIMITS, VOCES, AMERICAN MASTERS and THE HISPANIC HERITAGE AWARDS, plus fresh PBS KIDS content from ALMA'S WAY and ROSIE'S RULES.

It’s been more than 17 years since the hit Fox musical series 'Glee' premiered in May 2009. BroadwayWorld looks back on the show, which ran for six seasons from 2009 to 2015.

Bringing a boatload of fresh information and perspective to the history of the Trail of Tears, along with the lasting injustices suffered by the Cherokee Nation, Mary Kathryn Nagle speaks out for the righteousness of the Cherokee cause and for reconciliation between longstanding Cherokee factions.

What did our critic think of LES MISERABLES AT HUDSON VALLEY SHAKESPEARE?

Vangeline will perform her Butoh dance work MAN WOMAN at the Schwarzman Centre in Oxford, followed by a discussion on gender and Butoh history with Dr Baldock.

BroadwayWorld looks back at the 2001 Off-Broadway cast of the musical 'Bay Boy,' which included a young Kerry Butler before her star turn as Meredith Parker.

Skilla Baby will kick off THE PRICE OF FAME TOUR on October 21, with stops in New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago and other US cities.

Penn Jillette and Piff the Magic Dragon will bring PIFF & POP'S MAGIC SHOPPE to the UK, opening at Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre on September 10 and closing in Glasgow on September 21.

Zoe Wohlfeld's solo clown show DOG FUNERAL will run at Soho Theatre following a acclaimed Edinburgh Fringe run that included a viral funeral for Greyfriars Bobby and multiple award nominations.

Detroit rapper Skilla Baby released his 22-track debut studio album THE PRICE OF FAME, featuring Nas, Bryson Tiller, Chris Brown and Erica Campbell, alongside a new music video for the single For Sure.

The Prism Stage Company and Cate Cammarata will present the world premiere of Debbie Goodstein's play, directed by Jonathan Silverstein, in a limited Off-Broadway run at Theatre Row.

Orange Barrel Media and YESCO completed a large-scale signage installation for The Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, featuring a 37-foot LED pylon sign.

Lukas Graham released his new album Good Times via Virgin Music Group and joins Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour beginning August 15 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

Nashville folk/pop trio THE ARCADIAN WILD has released their fourth album, MAKE IT OUT ALIVE, and will launch a US headline tour this fall with stops in Iowa City, Minneapolis, Chicago, Asheville and Atlanta.

Bass-baritone Christian Van Horn will star in Mozart's Don Giovanni, directed by Robert Falls and conducted by Enrique Mazzola, launching Lyric Opera of Chicago's new season.

A trailer for ROLLING LOUD THE MOVIE, starring Owen Wilson and Matt Rife, has been released ahead of the comedy's theatrical debut, with Travis Scott headlining the festival depicted onscreen.

Scenario Productions has cast Carley Janse van Vuuren as Tracy Turnblad in HAIRSPRAY, marking the musical's return to the professional South African stage after nearly two decades.

There has long been discussion that Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost and Much Ado About Nothing may have been intended to be connected in some way. Love's Labour's Lost  ends abruptly with no conclusion to the promises of rekindling love connections and Much Ado About Nothing never explains the incredibly fractious relationship between Benedick and Beatrice. Christopher Luscombe paired the two plays back in 2015 at the RSC and now director Tom Littler stitches both plays together in gorgeous al fresco productions, as the Orange Tree theatre continues its renovation.

In her program notes, Director Rebekah Scallet makes no apologies for staging what is often called Shakespeare’s weakest play. She has found a charming and playful way to present The Two Gentlemen of Verona for maximal audience enjoyment. There were plenty of bursts of laughter throughout and the actors were given a thunderous ovation for their spirited portrayals and their wonderful musicianship