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TheatreZone will continue its 20th anniversary season as Naples' premier musical theatre with the opening of The Rink, the musical about a mother seeking to move on with her life and a long-estranged daughter hoping to come back home.

Legendary artist Bill Medley, best known as one-half of GRAMMY-winning duo The Righteous Brothers, released his new single “Cryin’ Time” in collaboration with iconic artist Michael McDonald of Steely Dan/ the Doobie Brothers. Listen to it here.

Following its run on Broadway, casting has been announced for the touring production of the Tony Award-winning hit musical THE WIZ. Learn more about who is starring in the show here!

The cult classic you never thought would hit the stage is here! Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical will makes its debut at Theatre Too. Packed with campy humor, outrageous musical numbers, and plenty of heart, this satirical romp is a hilarious celebration of ambition, friendship, and cheerleading spirit.

The Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Lambertville Chamber of Commerce have announced the first New Hope and Lambertville Restaurant Week Presented by Union Chill, taking place from January 13 to 27, 2025. Find out the participating resturants.

The Jim Henson Foundation and the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at the University of Connecticut will present a new exhibition, American Puppet Theater Today: The Photography of Richard Termine. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Theaterlab has announced a new production of Talking with Angels: Budapest, 1943, a powerful one-woman show that has earned critical acclaim and heartfelt admiration from audiences across the U.S. and internationally.

BASHEVIS'S DEMONS, which debuted in Stockholm in December 2023, made its official Off-Broadway bow at Theatre 154 running December 18 through Sunday, January 5.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Tony Award-winning director, Mel Shapiro. Shapiro died on December 23, 2024 at the age of 89.

South Coast Repertory will bring the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Orange County native Sanaz Toossi home with the West Coast premiere of her comedy Wish You Were Here.

Julien's Auctions and Turner Classic Movies has concluded its year-end blockbuster event A WEEK OF HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS. Learn more about the sales here!

 Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita, directed by Jamie Lloyd, is coming to The London Palladium next year. Performances begin in June 2025. Learn more here!

Grateful Dead tribute act Dark Star Orchestra will perform live in concert at the Providence Performing Arts Center in March. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

The Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture will present Holiday Jazz & Latin Jazz Parranda for its third winter season, led by Papo Vazquez. Learn more about the upcoming event here!

If you’re a mezzo, it can feel overwhelming to find material you love that hasn’t already been sung to death. There’s so much great audition material for mezzos, and much of it is already in everyone’s audition book. Find great audition songs for mezzo-sopranos here!

The Golden Globes® has announced that 13-time Golden Globe® nominee and three-time winner Ted Danson has been named the Carol Burnett Award honoree for 2025.

BASHEVIS'S DEMONS, which debuted in Stockholm in December 2023, will make its official Off-Broadway bow at Out of the Box Theatre, 154 Christopher Street (between Greenwich & Washington Streets), with performances beginning December 18th and running through January 5th.

Looking for the next musical to watch after Wicked? Whether you are a musical theatre savant or completely new to the genre, BroadwayWorld has assembled a guide of ten musicals that you and your family are encouraged to check out if you enjoyed Wicked.

The multi-award-winning Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience has extended its London run. With consistently sold-out dates and critical acclaim, the production will now run through September 2025.

It is all about just telling stories through this little world that we create together, and many of us just bring in many of our personal experiences as actors or even just through our lives. And the show really invited that openness, for sure, because LOVE BOMB or just love in general is a topic that can go so many different ways.

The Wooster Group will perform two productions this season at its home base, The Performing Garage. See upcoming programming for 2025 and learn how to purchase tickets.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Spongebob Squarepants songwriter and record producer Andy Paley has passed away at the age of 72. Read the full obituary for Andy Paley here.

Ira Glass will present 'Seven Things I've Learned' at the Carpenter Center on December 14, sharing insights and stories from his career in public radio.

East West Players has extended its revival of the acclaimed Tony-nominated musical Pacific Overtures. This production of Pacific Overtures continues the theater’s long-standing relationship with the work of Stephen Sondheim. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Hall of Mirrors. Self-referential. Meta. All of these terms might be used to supplement the general category of Thriller into which Deathtrap, Ira Levin’s 1978 Broadway hit currently being resurrected at Spotlighters, fits. Yes, the play is (as a thriller should be) about lethal relationships and scary surprises.