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Curve has announced full casting and an extended run for its Christmas musical CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, with Jonny Fines starring as Willy Wonka due to high demand.

The Brunel Museum will host a season of autumn programming beneath the Thames, including opera, comedy nights, a pub quiz and a Halloween lantern tour of Rotherhithe's history.

A radio-style comedy parody by Seth Finkelstein will run at Greenside at George Street during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, following the misadventures of an orphan adventurer and a mysterious mole creature. Check out photos here!

All The Queens Men will present CONGRESS, a free civic performance in which everyday Melburnians deliver personal inaugural-style speeches paired with writers, staged with choreography and music.

Annika Low, Julian Mone, Olivia DeFilippo and more will star in Brigadoon on the River/In the Park, featuring free performances in Sutton Place Park and Central Park this September.

THE MALE PATTERN teams with Daniel Bateman of FROG on the single "Charlie (The Robbery)," a track from the upcoming concept album I WAS SHOT IN THE HEART!

Jazz vocalist Lizz Wright and pianist Kenny Banks Sr. released a blues rendition of "Amazing Grace," the latest single from their upcoming duo album NEARNESS on Blues & Greens and Candid Records.

Sondre Lerche released his 11th studio album Acrobats via PLZ/Virgin and will launch a 10-date US tour September 10 in Boston, with stops in Washington DC, New York City, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle.

The trio featuring members of Sonic Youth, Forgotten Boys and Pitty has released its second studio album, accompanied by a new video for opening track "Giovanni."

New York singer-songwriter Theo Kandel released his sophomore album via Nettwerk Music Group, exploring grief and joy following the loss of two childhood friends.

Queer supergroup CRICKETS will headline a concert at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park's Mountain Stage in Tivoli, NY, opened by The Bearded Ladies Cabaret's AAAHHHHHH sing-along show, as part of the venue's Annual Festival.

Asheville singer-songwriter Jane Kramer released two new songs, THE BALLAST and THE SUMMER YOU LEARNED TO SWIM, exploring motherhood and grief ahead of her upcoming fourth studio album.

Chandler Walters released the new single PAPER TIGER via Deville Records and Big Loud Records, showcasing a softer side of the GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter's growing catalog.

Clay Street Unit has released its first live album, capturing performances from the band's spring tour following its debut LP Sin & Squalor. The set includes seven originals and three covers.

Joy Oladokun released a new song titled "Sage" featuring Nigerian artist Adekunle Gold, ahead of her upcoming album HOPE IS A HEAVY THING via Concord Records.

Edie Brickell, Matt Chamberlain, Kaveh Rastegar and Mason Stoops released "Bleeding In The Dark," the third single from WORLD FAMOUS PETS' debut album, due September 25, ahead of a fall headline tour with stops in Nashville, Asheville, Dallas, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Mark Isham, the GRAMMY and Emmy Award-winning composer, has released his first solo album in 15 years, recorded at Mad Hatter Studios with Nels Cline, Vinnie Colaiuta and Ayo Awosika.

Blake Proehl announced his debut EP, HEART'S DON'T BREAK, via MCA and released the new single "If He Ain't Up." The six-track project will follow his breakout year of pop-country releases.

Bill T. Jones will present a world premiere work with live music by Samora Pinderhughes, performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company outdoors in Battery Park City.

Golden Thread Productions will present five short plays by MENA playwrights at Potrero Stage in San Francisco, with this edition dedicated to Iran and Palestine.

MHz Choice will add Jean-Xavier de Lestrade's SAMBRE, Norwegian drama LIV, and a new season of MURDER IN... to its streaming slate, along with Finnish mystery series SECONDS.

The Brothers Comatose released their new single, "HIGH HOPING," co-written with Grammy-winning songwriter Melody Walker during a writing session in Nashville.

"Weird Al" Yankovic performed a set for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series while continuing his BIGGER & WEIRDER Tour across North America with his original band.

Nashville musician James Eichman has released his debut album, St. Catherine Street, and will join Renny Conti on tour beginning October 9 in Chicago at Schubas Tavern.

Yasmina Reza's ART, adapted by Christopher Hampton, will run at Little Theatre of Fall River's Firebarn, following three friends whose bond is tested by a controversial white painting. See photos!