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The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

So here we are with a loud reminder of our mortal limits - not to mention the 'acceptable' limits of a public joke and a brazen sexual encounter - as Ms. Feiffer regards our presumed taboos with a shrewd riposte. I'm reminded of H.G. Wells' famous denouncement of the 'irreverent laugh,' man's presumed default from the paucity of insight into the natural order of things. Yet, in the playwright's judgment, irreverence is a natural byproduct of bottled outrage. There's no place in a sane world to land a good joke about terminal cancer - but now and then, wisdom takes the form of a middle finger, and with that comes a wink of personal advantage. Halley Feiffer attempts to reveal the unpredictable guffaw on the other side of grief; you have to face the uglies head-on, is all.

Louis Dunford has released his new single ‘The Boy Who Could Fly’. ‘The Boy Who Could Fly’ follows the release of ‘The Popham’ EP earlier this year, which included lead single ‘Boys Do Cry’, and ‘The Angel’, an ode to his hometown, which was recently adopted by Arsenal fans as their official club anthem. 

The world premiere of Alon Nechushtan's 'Loose Winds' for Andalus Ensemble and a concert band will be December 10, 2022 at 8pm at Sally A. Rocker Theater at The Trevor Day School, 312 E. 95th Street, NYC.

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The Independent Presenters Network (IPN) resumed its biennial meeting in London last month. The meeting, which is usually held every two years, was on hold for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 BroadwayHD will present the exclusive streaming release of Billy Crystal’s five-time Tony Award® nominated Mr. Saturday Night: A New Musical Comedy. Filmed during its Broadway run, Mr. Saturday Night: A New Musical Comedy will be available exclusively on BroadwayHD starting December 1st.

Experience Hawksley Workman’s beloved Christmas album like never before!

In this, the second installment in our series on women playwrights, the playwrights speak about critical interpretation of their work and the lack of powerful female critics. Please read Part I here, which discusses the more general issues female playwrights face.

Emmy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, and composer Ingrid Michaelson will ring in the holidays with The New York Pops—led by Music Director and Conductor Steven Reineke—in two different seasonal-inspired programs in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall.

Philadelphia is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. This month's offerings include The Royale, Pinkalicious The Musical and more!

A serial killer's backstory always seems to fascinate people more so than that of their prey. But what is it about these vicious murderers that inspires works of art being written about them? That question popped into my head when I heard about the West Coast premiere of Cyndy A. Marion's play Broken Story, which was inspired by the murder of writer Susan Berman and her close relationship with serial killer Robert Durst. I knew I wanted to find out what inspired Cyndy to create the play and how she conducted her research.

Lauren Shouse’s directorial resume is quite the impressive one and over the years she’s helmed productions for Nashville Repertory Theatre that have been justifiably acclaimed both by audiences and critics alike. But despite the notoriety that seems to always accompany a “Lauren Shouse-directed production,” perhaps none is more deserved than the accolades that follow in the wake of The Cake, the latest entry on her already stellar list of shows.

CSUF's Department of Theatre & Dance's second production of the fall season opens October 21 in Hallberg Theatre with the moving, comical, and eye-opening story of four young women fighting for education and self-determination in “Blue Stockings.”

SoHo Playhouse has released tickets for the 2022 International Fringe Encore Series. The annual series features some of the best productions from fringe theater festivals across the globe, including the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, Brighton Fringe, Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Hollywood Fringe & more.

The Southbank Centre, its six Resident Orchestras and wider orchestral partners have today announced Classical Music Spring/Summer 2023, an exciting, varied programme of over a hundred events featuring a wealth of established and emerging artists from the UK and internationally. 

Chicago Shakespeare Theater is presenting the world premiere of The Notebook, a new musical based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the iconic film. Now playing in a limited engagement through October 16, 2022. Let's see what the critics have to say!

What did our critic think of THE NOTEBOOK at Chicago Shakespeare Theater? THE NOTEBOOK is a pretty musical indeed. The musical treats Allie and Noah’s love story with a lighter touch than its source material, and the overall result is moving and graceful.

What did our critic think of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIIME at Beck Center For The Arts? THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, which is now on stage in the Senney Theater in the Beck Center complex, is a play by Simon Stephens which is based on British writer Mark Haddon's book of the same name, which, in turn was based on the 1892 short story 'The Adventure of Silver Blaze.'

New York theatre critics got their first taste of Funny Girl when it opened on Broadway this past spring, starring Beanie Feldstein. Now the show has a new Fanny Brice in Lea Michele and a new Mrs. Brice in Tovah Feldshuh, and the critics are weighing in once more. 

Chicago Shakespeare Theater is presenting the world premiere musical The Notebook, now extended by popular demand through October 30, 2022. Get a first look at footage from the production here!

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced an additional block of tickets on sale for the world premiere musical The Notebook, now extended by popular demand through October 30, 2022.

Coming straight off of her musical theater composing debut with The Notebook at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Michaelson will get back to her roots in this holiday tour spanning from England to the continental East Coast. Check out Michaelson's upcoming tour dates, including her much-anticipated fan favorite Holiday Hop.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater is presenting the world premiere of The Notebook, a new musical based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the iconic film. Now playing in a limited engagement through October 16, 2022. Get a first look at photos here!

SoHo Playhouse has announced 9 winners from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, The Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, Brighton Fringe, Cincinnati Fringe Festival, Hollywood Fringe, and Edmonton Fringe, as part of The International Fringe Encore Series.