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For the first time, Vermont Youth Orchestra Musicians join forces with young opera singers from the Youth Opera Company of OCM to perform an original opera featuring music by Mozart.

Bright, bold and brilliantly fun, Frank Loesser’s (Music and Lyrics), Jo Swerling (Book) and Abe Burrows’ (Book) Tony Award Winning GUYS AND DOLLS delights audiences for Opera Australia’s annual Handa Opera On Sydney Harbour “event theatre” offering.

Grease was first staged in 1971, with music, lyrics, and a book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. It had its debut on Broadway in 1972 until it was eventually adapted into a movie starring John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John in 1978. This play and its consequent movie were a cultural icon, with songs that persist through time and are deeply rooted in modern pop culture. And for the first time, in 2025, it was performed in Jakarta, Indonesia.

North Shore Music Theatre will return for an expanded 70th Anniversary Season, including a bonus off-subscription production of the play, THE SHARK IS BROKEN, as well as debut productions of the musicals WAITRESS, RENT, and THE CHER SHOW.

Xhloe and Natasha have announced their return to Edinburgh Fringe with all three of their consecutive Scotsman Fringe First-winning shows. Learn more here!

The acclaimed new musical Operation Mincemeat, which took the West End by storm in 2023, is coming to Broadway, starring the original London cast. Previews begin tonight, February 15, at the John Golden Theatre. Meet the cast here!

The Washington DC location of Philippe Chow Restaurant, known for its modern Beijing style cuisine, and the Tony Award-winning Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater have launched a genuinely collaborative partnership, the first of its kind for both brands.

The Huntington has announced the cast and creative team of The Triumph of Love, the classic romantic comedy written by Pierre Carlet de Marivaux, translated by Stephen Wadsworth, and directed by Huntington Artistic Director Loretta Greco (Prayer for the French Republic at The Huntington).

Fringe favourite duo Xhloe and Natasha will perform their last two Fringe First-winning shows, A Letter To Lyndon B. Johnson Or God: Whoever Reads This First and What If They Ate The Baby?

The Winter Park Playhouse, Central Florida's professional musical theatre, announced their 2025-2026 Mainstage Series of Musicals! This new line up of productions includes a variety of Off-Broadway hits and regional premieres for the Central Florida area and marks the 23rd season for the beloved theatre.

The Winter Park Playhouse, Central Florida's professional musical theatre, announces their 2025-2026 Mainstage Series of Musicals! This new line up of productions includes a variety of Off-Broadway hits and regional premieres for the Central Florida area and marks the 23rd season for the beloved theatre. 

Maria Briggs, a Broadway performer, Minnesotan and former Lundstrum Performing Arts student was recently awarded the Legacy Robe for the opening night of Elf on Broadway where Briggs is a cast member. The Robe is awarded to a member of the chorus with the most Broadway musical chorus credits.

Blackboard Plays and the Parent Artist Advocacy League will partner to uplift the stories of Black families for the 3rd Annual Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival.

Make your holidays merry and bright with Julia Adam's 2024 expanded edition of The Nutcracker Suite with added dances performing November 15 – 16, 2024 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. In addition to opening Diablo Ballet's 31st season, it also celebrates company dancer Jackie McConnell's 10th season.

Director Jamie Lloyd’s new Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Blvd. starring Olivier Award winner and Grammy Award nominee Nicole Scherzinger as ‘Norma Desmond' opened tonight Sunday, October 20 at the St. James Theatre on Broadway. Check out what the critics had to say here!

BroadwayWorld is taking an in-depth back on just some of the performers who have taken on the iconic role in the past.

Julia Adam's 2024 expanded edition of The Nutcracker Suite with added dances will be performed November 15 – 16, 2024 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek. In addition to opening Diablo Ballet's 31st season, it also celebrates company dancer Jackie McConnell's 10th season.

The Christine Jorgensen Show, the acclaimed musical production that captivated sold-out audiences last spring at 59E59 Theatres, returns to NYC for a limited engagement at HERE 10/10 to 11/17. We spoke with Mark Nadler about the process of putting the show together, how cabaret informs his acting process, and what audiences can expect from the show

Have you ever seen a war comedy? You sure will if you head to the Golden Theatre this spring, where West End mega-hit Operation Mincemeat just opened. Did you know that it's based on real events? While you can absolutely watch it all unfold onstage, it can also help to be familiar with some of the key plot points...

 Syracuse Stage will begin the 24/25 subscription series with “Dial M for Murder,” Jeffrey Hatcher’s fresh adaptation of the classic crime thriller.

Laguna Art Museum has announced the return of its 12th Annual Art + Nature, a vibrant celebration that explores the relationship between art and the natural world.

Scarecrow Video, the country’s largest publicly accessible, non-profit video archive, is about to get a whole lot bigger with over 9,700 titles from a private collection being added to their library. The new additions come from 90 countries.

Beautiful is just that, a beautiful show.  It is a great way to start the new season, and highlights Lancaster’s strong, continuing dedication to the fine arts.

It is a quest to commit the perfect murder, and it almost works. “Dial M For Murder” is the twisted story of a failed novelist who has married an heiress and has decided to do her in to inherit her millions.

We continue with the creatives from Once Upon a Mattress- Scenic Designer David Zinn, Sound Designer Kai Harada, Hair, Wig, and Makeup Designer J. Jarad Janas, and Costume Designer Andrea Hood.