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The Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival will return for its third season with screenings at the Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts and EVO Entertainment Delray Marketplace.

Happy New Year, BroadwayWorld! It is December 31, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Christmas is nearly here and there is no better time of year to dive into a new book. You're in luck, because theatre's best have put pen to paper to turn out theatre page-turners of every kind. From theatre biographies to theatre history; check out BroadwayWorld's recommendations for books that every theatre lover will adore!

Further dates have been set for The Vivienne and Charlie Brooks as The Childcatcher in the new production of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, currently touring the UK.

Samuel Vincent Aubuchon and friends sing songs from yesteryear with energy and fondness. The Burt Bacharach tunes in this 12/3 show bring nostalgia and smiles.

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.

As one audience member who fell asleep remarked, “Farce is hard”.  That gave the opening to this review. Farce IS hard if you don’t understand how it is to be directed so that it works effectively. This review was extremely difficult to write because Desert Ensemble Theatre is high on the list of professional quality community theatres in the desert.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) will present their first live gala since 2019, the 2024 TRU Love Benefit: Passion...Pass It On! this month. Learn more about the benefit and how to get tickets here!

Jermyn Street Theatre's Spring 2025 season will feature a world premiere by Timberlake Wertenbaker, alongside a diverse lineup of productions. Discover what's in store for the upcoming season.

Ore Oduba will play the role of Caractacus Potts in the new production of the most fantasmagorical musical of all time CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, currently touring the UK. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Theater Resources Unlimited has announced their 2024 TRU Love Benefit, featuring Norm Lewis and Nona Hendryx, on November 17 at Green Room 42 in NYC.

FSU/Asolo Conservatory has revealed changes to its season schedule and cast for THE CURIOUS SAVAGE, impacting upcoming performances. Stay updated on the latest developments in this production.

Ensemble Studio Theatre announced the new members of its Youngblood program, a collective of emerging playwrights under 30.

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara has announced two special performances for the first production of its 2024/2025 season, the Off-Broadway hit comedy with plenty of bite, DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS, written by Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen and directed by Jamie Torcellini.

Starting October 11th, Doris invites you to a monthly movie screening that promises to transport you to a time of glamour, camp, and cinematic classics-all with a modern twist.

The story takes place in one night on April 3, 1968 when 'an exhausted Dr. King retires to his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis after delivering one of his most memorable speeches.'

THE GRAND has announced its 2024-2025 Stages of Discovery season, featuring a variety of performances aimed at engaging young audiences and enhancing educational experiences through the arts.

The acclaimed new musical BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB is coming to Broadway! A band of renowned musicians from across the globe will  tell the legendary story of the artists who recorded the original album. The new musical features a book by Marco Ramirez and will be directed by Tony nominee Saheem Ali.

Ensemble Theatre Company of Santa Barbara has announced the first production of its 2024/2025 season, the hilarious Off-Broadway hit comedy with plenty of bite, DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS, written by Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen and directed by Jamie Torcellini.

This time, the reader question was: I know sometimes writers perform in their own shows… but How Often Do Writers Play in the Orchestra for Their Own Musicals on Broadway?

Night of the Living Dead! The Musical! will return for a special one-night-only concert presentation on Wednesday, October 30th, 7:00 PM at The Laurie Beechman Theatre located at The West Bank Cafe.

This reviewer was thrilled with Carole J. Bufford's groovy and fabulous trip back through the years! If only the walls could talk they would tell of all they heard on this cool evening of September 4, 2024 at the famed 54 Below. Bufford joyously took the audience on a trip down memory lane with her show, Come Together - When the 60’s Met the 70’s.

Ford’s Theatre announced the cast and creative team for MISTER LINCOLN, featuring David Selby as Abraham Lincoln. The production will run from October 10 to November 15, 2024.

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY will present THE GOLDBERG-VARIATIONS by George Tabori, running this fall. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

This October, brooklynONE productions will unleash a theatrical adaptation of the cult classic 'Night of the Living Dead,' promising to deliver a chilling experience that will leave audiences on the edge of their seats.