The Kissing Dance 1999

The City University of New York's network of 51 performing arts venues will present theater, dance, music, film and family programming across its 14 campuses, with many events free and open to the public.

A new book by Brian Beck and Piotr Orlov features essays from 80 celebrated musicians, including Dolly Parton, Erykah Badu, Chris Stapleton, and Jamie xx, highlighting overlooked and beloved albums.

Pushcart Players' folk musical explores the founding of the United States through music, dance, and storytelling for young audiences. The production features music by Tony Award-winning composer Larry Hochman.

City Lore, Bowery Poetry, and Poets House will present the PEOPLE'S POETRY GATHERING, featuring 120 poets and 40 musicians across 13 venues in lower Manhattan, in conjunction with the Smithsonian Festival of Festivals.

Theatrical costume designer and artist Beaver Bauer presents a fifty-year retrospective at the San Francisco Public Library Main Branch, displaying five decades of artistic work. The free exhibition runs in the Jewett Gallery and Koret Lobby.

THE PANTOMIME ADVENTURES OF PETER PAN will be presented at St Helens Theatre Royal. The pantomime will run this festive season with tickets priced from £20.

A PERFECT CIRCLE released new single 'To Whom It May Concern' and announced an extensive North American tour beginning April 13 in Vancouver, with support from PUSCIFER in Canada and THE CULT on U.S. dates through June.

Cuban-American cellist Tommy Mesa will debut with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Michael Abels' Concerto for Cello and Orchestra, alongside Carnegie Hall performances and an extensive recital tour across the United States and Mexico.

YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX announced winners of its Australian regional competition, where 531 dancers auditioned for scholarships to elite ballet schools worldwide including ABT, San Francisco Ballet School, and Dutch National Ballet Academy.

THE TEMPTATIONS will perform their farewell tour at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater. The legendary group, known for hits like My Girl and Papa Was a Rolling Stone, continues to draw multi-generational audiences.

Bob Mackie, iconic fashion and costume designer, has died at the age of 87. Bob Mackie was an internationally renowned costume and fashion designer who has dressed some of the most glamorous entertainment icons in the world.

Chicago at Oscarsteatern is the best version I've seen. Superb in every detail,

URBAN SCUBA fuses dance, circus, and aerial acrobatics into a spectacle featuring performers on suspended ladders, boiler pipes, and chain-link fences. The production will perform at the Coppell Arts Center.

Theater Resources Unlimited will present the second part of its virtual feedback lab for musical theater writers and producers, focusing on songs that express conflict, character turnarounds, and plot complications.

L’Alliance New York has announced the North American premiere of dance piece Traces of Gounouj by Léo Lérus in October. Learn more about the performances here.

American Songbook Association and Cabaret Scenes will present their sixth annual gala honoring songwriters Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire at New York's Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center.

American Ballet Theatre announced that Principal Dancers Herman Cornejo and James Whiteside will conclude their performing careers with the company during an upcoming Metropolitan Opera House season.

Kayla Ryan Walsh joins the 25th Anniversary Tour of MAMMA MIA! as Rosie, while Rob Hancock moves from ensemble to Harry Bright, alongside returning principal cast members Jessica Crouch and Juliette M. Ojeda.

The Tony-nominated actor and Tony-winning producer, known for DEATH OF A SALESMAN and CLYBOURNE PARK, joins the Harlem theater company's leadership team.

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.

Mitch Marcus Quintet will release its digital album INAROUND and perform live at Firehouse 12 in New Haven and Smalls Jazz Club in New York City.

Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

Urbanite Theatre in Sarasota is set to present its Modern Works Festival, though specific programming details from the release were limited.

Donna McKechnie will star in A MUSICAL MEMOIR as the season finale of the Hamptons Summer Songbook By The Sea series at LTV Studios, with Ian Herman on piano.

The nicest kids in town are back! Hairspray is bringing its unstoppable beat to the round, and you do not want to miss Robbie Roby’s visionary direction and choreography of this bright spectacle of the best of the 60s. Based on the 1988 John Waters' movie that became a cult classic, Hairspray opened on Broadway in 2002. It took home eight Tony Award wins, including Best Musical. Its staying power can be credited to a memorable score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, and relatable themes in the book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan.