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Adrienne Kennedy's acclaimed drama about race and identity will run at The Fleck, directed by Philip Akin and starring Sophia Walker, as the final production in Shaw Festival's inaugural Toronto season.

Seattle Opera will present two recitals at the Opera Center featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton with pianist Kathleen Kelly.

The Spire Center for Performing Arts announced three upcoming performances: CARPENTERS LEGACY: A CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT, THE CORVETTES DOO WOP REVUE, and THE WOLFF SISTERS. Tickets go on sale October 10.

This reviewer was thrilled with this long needed injection of nostalgic musical talent that still pulls at the old heart strings. Thank you Patti LuPone! Pure magic in song.

Kechi Playhouse’s fifth and final play of their 44th year is fan favorite IX’TICHA** SPIDER-GOD OF THE AMAZON!!, written and directed by Misty Maynard.

Temple University's Studio, Symphony and Jazz Orchestras will perform an all-American program at Alice Tully Hall featuring the world premiere of TWO FIVE O, Reflections by composer John Clayton, alongside works by Bernstein, Gershwin and others.

Sometimes you get a perfect storm of circumstances that turns the ordinary into the extraordinary. Whether by design or by luck, the Sherman Players have taken advantage of this perfect storm with their production of 'Inherit the Wind'.

What a night! Leslee Warren truly amazed this reviewer with her magnificent vocal portrayal of her idol, Lena Horne. She returns to Chelsea Table on October 8

The Buffalo theatre season most assuredly opened with a bang as the first national tour of the hit  Broadway musical BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB launched in the Queen city right here at Shea's Buffalo Theatre. The Latin rhythms were infectious and the energy sizzled as the spectacular production took to the stage for it's first performances before hitting the road to  travel around the country.

Curve will stage the world premiere of MISFITS TOGETHER, a new musical exploring the relationship between Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller, directed by Nikolai Foster.

Metrograph will present CLASSICAL CINEMA, a 20-film showcase exploring cinema inspired by ancient Greece, featuring rare prints of ANTIGONE, THE ILLIAC PASSION, and ULYSSES' GAZE.

Directed and produced by caryn desai, the Los Angeles premiere of Conscience is taking place at International City Theatre in Long Bach from August 28 through September 13, with low-priced previews on August 26 and 27. Intrigued, I spoke with Sharon Gardner who portrays Sen. Margaret Chase Smith and Jon Root, who plays Sen. McCarthy, about the play, their characters, and how they researched and prepared to take on these two iconic figures.

RR Auction is offering a 24-letter archive from Irving Berlin to journalist Irving Hoffman and his father, spanning nearly three decades of Broadway and Hollywood correspondence.

Here are my interviews with director Melissa Chalsma, composer David Melville, and actor Carene Rose Mekertichyan on COMEDY OF ERRORS presented by Independent Shakespeare Company outdoors in Griffith Park this summer.

Director James Monroe Iglehart and the entire company have built a show that is musical theater perfection. This production of Guys & Dolls could not be better.Just ask Sarah Brown at the Save-a-Soul Mission, it would be a sin to miss this heavenly production of Guys & Dolls.

Ms. Kander has set herself a high bar indeed, writing at a level to match one of the early Sketch Comedy era’s most famous duos, and she absolutely nails it.  It helps, too, that we have a perfect cast for this run: in the role of Elaine herself, Lori Vega is edgy, scalpel-sharp, and as proud and brassy as can be. As Mike, Riley Shanahan yields readily to Vega’s Elaine May; his initial awkwardness and cluelessness is endearing, and his return to May, years later, acknowledges the debt he owed to her.

A series of sketches based on familiar themes from the cartoons.

China Arts and Entertainment Group will present the New York premiere of MULAN, a China Dance Lotus Award-winning dance drama by China Ningbo Performance & Arts Group, at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.

Two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster will headline Starlight Theatre's 39th Annual Gala in Kansas City. Sponsorship details and schedule information are available at kcstarlight.com/gala.

Stephen Spinella has spent decades helping define queer theater through work like ANGELS IN AMERICA. Now, the Tony Award winner is bringing his talents to JEROME, a moving new play that explores love, companionship & survival in the early 1990s.

Hugh Jackman will play pirate legend Long John Silver in a new adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. The Tony winner is set to star in the film, which will be penned by playwright and Emmy-winner Jack Thorne.

Much has been written about the proliferation of pop singer-songwriters writing new musicals for Broadway and off-Broadway. Less covered is the trend of pop singers performing on Broadway, which has made for a number of memorable appearances in current and recent seasons. 

After a comparatively upbeat first three nights of the Stratford Festival’s Opening Week, there was a palpable tone shift with the opening of Dean Gabourie’s excellent, but devastating production of famed Arthur Miller play DEATH OF A SALESMAN at the Avon Theatre. The shift in tone was due entirely to the heartbreaking story, as the production itself was incredibly impressive and moving

The Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown announced its summer concert lineup, featuring performers including The Stray Cats, Derek Hough, and Abbott Elementary's Janelle James, plus free outdoor events.

Read reviews for Classic Stage Company’s New York premiere of Thornton Wilder’s final play, The Emporium, adapted and completed by Kirk Lynn and directed by Rob Melrose.