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Diva Productions will go back out on tour this Autumn with their successful production which toured venues across Yorkshire in 2022. This time the play will venture beyond Yorkshire to a wider audience and will feature a one night stop in the heart of the West End at the Leicester Square Theatre.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that talk show host Phil Donahue has passed away at the age of 88. As his legacy as an iconic figure in the television landscape is commemorated, watch a video of The Phil Donahue Show's special A Chorus Line-themed episode, which reunited the original Broadway cast of the musical.

This time, the reader question was: How often do Broadway theatre names change? 

ter surviving a debilitating fall, triple bypass heart surgery, and a near-death experience (NDE), Chopmaster J has a renewed appreciation for life. Together with his son, S.O.T.U., they are preparing to release “Sex Packets 2 – The ReUp” and launch a new podcast, “The Chop Shop.”

Anthony Davis, AKA Ant, the producer half of the legendary, pioneering hip-hop group Atmosphere, has shared two singles from his forthcoming debut solo album, Collection of Sounds: Volume 1, due out September 6th.

Westport Country Playhouse will present “An Evening with Fran Lebowitz' in September. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

GRAMMY Award-nominated composer David T. Little has unveiled his latest work for the stage, an opera for tenor and chamber orchestra in three parts based on Garth Greenwell's critically acclaimed debut novel, What Belongs to You.

JAZZ REPUBLIC: TAIWAN, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE FREEDOM OF SWING, the newest album by vocalist ALEXIS COLE, is a big band album featuring the TAIPEI JAZZ ORCHESTRA. It will be released on August 19.

On July 24th, 2024, I had the great pleasure to see the storied musical Into the Woods at Roxy’s Downtown. This exceptional production runs until August 9, so hurry and get your tickets before they are completely sold out! I hear there are only a few select nights left. The piece moves at an engaging pace, is visually rich, and there are many delightful surprises that will keep you at the edge of your seat.

Brecon collaborates with Aparde, Lake Turner, Haelium, and Arthur Hnatek on a 4-track EP titled 'Calyx,' featuring a mix of electronic and live drums, soaring synths, and emotionally engaging production.

Two-time GRAMMY® Award-winning iconic rock band The Smashing Pumpkins release their new album Aghori Mhori Mei. The album comes amidst the band’s highly-successful international tour, which is currently in the middle of its North American run of shows with additional performances to follow in Latin America this Fall.

Baryshnikov Arts will present a fall season of dance, music, and digital performances beginning September 20 with the encore of MERCE / MISHA / MORE, a film celebrating decades of friendship, mutual admiration, and collaboration between Mikhail Baryshnikov and Merce Cunningham. 

The Vancouver International Flamenco Festival's 34th edition has announced its 2024 lineup featuring some of the finest Canadian and International Flamenco artists from September 12-22.

The Chicago Latino Theatre Alliance announced big plans for the return of Destinos, the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, a seven-week, citywide festival showcasing Latino theater artists and companies from Chicago, the U.S. and Latin America, September 30-November 17, 2024.

The piece is heavy in topic and method, but Carrie Cracknell’s quiet direction smooths out the nearly three hours of running time. It’s by any means not an easy-breezy show to experience, but it sinks into your soul in a way that only an epic does. The problem is that it’s so, so slow. 

After a triumphant Fringe run last year, followed by a UK tour, author, comedian and Terry Pratchett fan, Marc Burrows once again invites audiences to celebrate the landmark comic fantasy Discworld series with this beautiful tribute.

A lively, varied and yes, sassy night celebrating a groundbreaking artist. If only a few of the audience headed off to listen to Vaughan's original recordings, that is a bonus. As Sarah Vaughan 'married operatic grandeur with the coolness of jazz', so this concert digs deep to showcase her range, personality, and love of life.

Fran Lebowitz will return to Benaroya Hall, Sunday September 22nd at 7:30 pm.

Bill Kenwright Ltd has announced the cast for the globally acclaimed Ghost the Musical. The tour will open on 22 August 2024 at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre ahead of a major national tour continuing into 2025.

Experience intimate comedy, interactive games, a queer cult club night, a Nigerian wedding, and more at the 30th Dublin Fringe Festival. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The Festival has unveiled 30 productions in its 2024 programme, featuring new voices as well as familiar faces, a wealth of Irish and International work, exploring stories about family, identity, migration, climate, colonial legacies, conflict and its resolution.

Broadway in the Rio Grande Valley has announced its 2024/2025 season, featuring four area premieres! Learn more about the full season here!

Poet/Curator Taalam Acey honed his poetic skills growing up in Newark. Now known as “The Godfather of Spoken Word,” Acey triumphantly returns home to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center's (NJPAC) Victoria Theater on Saturday, August 24, 2024, to curate Spoken Word Apex, an illuminating night of poetry, visual arts and music, as part of NJPAC's Dodge Poetry series.

What did our critic think of JERSEY BOYS at Murry's Dinner Playhouse?

From the point of the titular ticking noise haunting the theatre at the beginning of the show, The Carnegie’s production of Tick, Tick… Boom! captivates the audience and lets them live vicariously through the characters’ joy, heartache, distress, and growth all in the span of 100 minutes.