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South Street Seaport Museum will host free Climate Film Festival screenings aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree, featuring short documentaries, a filmmaker panel, and audience Q&A on climate resilience.

New rehearsal photos have been released for SYLVIA: A MUSICAL REVOLUTION, starring Beverley Knight, ahead of the musical's UK tour launching September 24.

Theatre Ariel will present its 36th season in Philadelphia, featuring a reimagined historic drama, a solo show by Jesse Bernstein, and Salon Series readings of contemporary and classic Jewish comedies.

Full casting has been announced for the UK tour of Sylvia, with Naomi Katiyo joining Olivier Award winner Beverley Knight in the acclaimed musical. The production begins performances in Leicester this September before culminating in five performances at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Over the years, Broadway has seen a number of family acts sharing the stage. It’s extra special when family members team up to write a Broadway show together. The Great White Way has seen many instances of this historically, in a variety of different situations. 

London Children's Ballet will perform a revival of its popular narrative ballet, Anne of Green Gables. Learn more about the show and find out how to get tickets here!

South Street Seaport Museum announced the return of its IN-PERSON SEA CHANTEYS AND MARITIME MUSIC program aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree, featuring a monthly sea-song sing-along hosted by a local artist.

The South Street Seaport Museum will present a hybrid SEA CHANTEYS & Maritime Music event on the first Sunday of each month, blending in-person and virtual participation. Join the tradition at 12 Fulton Street or online to experience historical maritime music.

Join the South Street Seaport Museum for a hybrid Sea Chanteys & Maritime Music event, blending in-person and online participation. The event will take place on the first Sunday of every month at 12 Fulton Street and via Zoom.

Throughout the cooler months, the South Street Seaport Museum's beloved chantey sing, held on the first Sunday of every month, will move to the hybrid format, inviting participants to gather music lovers both in person and online.

Next month, J.B. Priestley’s beloved comedy, When We Are Married, will open at the Donmar Warehouse. Directed by Tim Sheader, the play follows three couples in a small Yorkshire town as their lives are turned upside down by a shocking revelation. Recently, we had the chance to speak with Jim Howick, who plays Herbert Soppitt in When We Are Married. We discussed how he first got started in the world of theatre, what made him want to be a part of this production, and what he hopes audiences take away from the play.

The South Street Seaport Museum's beloved chantey sing, held on the first Sunday of every month, moves to the hybrid format, inviting participants to gatherings of music lovers both in person at 207 Water Street and online via Zoom.

You may be looking for an exquisite craft cocktail before or after the show.  Check out these house specialties in NYC that are at restaurants and bars that are perfect for the autumn season.

The benefit of a stage production means it will always be malleable to change, always willing to look at how a story written in the past can still be relevant in the present, and remain timeless for the future. What follows in this new production of The Wiz is a recontextualization of our favorite characters. While the structure of the story is faithful to the Baum novel and MGM film, it comes with small, but noticeable details that reframe this familiar story not just as a fantastical quest, but as a bildungsroman and revenge tale at the same time.

Multiple lost Broadway theaters intersect with the Hammerstein family. This follows since Oscar Hammerstein I was a theater owner and builder. In addition to Hammerstein’s which was named after him and is now the Ed Sullivan, and the New Victory which he originally built, there is also the Hammerstein Ballroom. Read more here!

One of Chicago’s newest entertainment venues, Stars & Garters (3914 N. Clark St.), has announced its inaugural season, featuring an eclectic mix of comedy, improvisation, burlesque, drag, and variety shows.

The Shaw Festival has unveiled its 64th season today, set to begin in April 2026, featuring Funny Girl and more. See the full lineup here and learn more about the season!

South Street Seaport Museum's monthly Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music program continues on the first Sunday of every month. Join in the fun on Sunday, July 6, 2025, from 2pm to 4pmaboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree. This event is free, and registration is encouraged. seaportmuseum.org/in-person-chantey-sing

Official London Theatre will raise the curtain on their newly refurbished Ticket Booth in Leicester Square at a launch event. Costumed stars from 25 West End shows will gather for a photocall and ribbon cutting.

Gretchen Cryer (Book and Lyrics) and Nancy Ford (Composer), whose I’M GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER AND TAKING IT ON THE ROAD which will soon be locally staged by The Musical Theater Project, are known for their “firsts.”  They were the first female writing team in the history of American musical theater and the duo’s NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD MEN (1967) was the first anti-war musical of the Vietnam era.  

South Street Seaport Museum will present the OneThrow Yo-Yo Contest in April, aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree. Learn more and see how to attend the event!

Cheryl Stern is a powerhouse performer and storyteller with an incredible career spanning Broadway, national tours, TV, and beyond. Next week, she'll be in town with the National Tour of FUNNY GIRL, playing Mrs. Strakosh and stepping into the role of Fanny Brice at select performances. 

Continuing the 28th Season theme of Sun, Moon, and Stars, American Classics will present 'Moonlight, Music, and Romance: Musical Lunar Delights' in February. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

South Street Seaport Museum has revealed Midwinter Recess Family Fun happening in February. The Seaport Museum is offering extended open days that each include tours of historic ships, hands-on activities and more.

South Street Seaport Museum's monthly Sea Chanteys and Maritime Music program will continue on the first Sunday of every month. Join in this February and learn more about the event.