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What’s up with all these therapists’ offices masquerading as beauty parlors? Women walk into these places as broken shells of themselves and often walk out feeling on top of the world. Sure, they get their hair and/or nails done, but they get so much more than just that. They’re renewed.

Happy Tony Award nominations day, BroadwayWorld! It is April 30, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: 

The producer Larry Klein honored the memory of Leonard Cohen with a 2022 tribute album that had a hushed sensibility and taste, as well as an impressive array of vocalists. Hoping to continue that feel, he began work on an equally fine performance version with the same title, “This is Now: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen,” which played two nights with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center over the weekend. 

Discover the MIRÓ QUARTET's tribute to their hometown of Austin in their latest music video, OVER THE RAINBOW.

Adorável Trapalhao, the Musical, is a show that will pay homage to the unparalleled career of famous Brazilian comedian Renato Aragão, wich actively joins in the show, as a special participation, as it will be up to Rafael Aragão, the actor who created the project, to play the role of the iconic Didi Mocó.

Join renowned saxophonist Boney James for a night of soulful music at Southern Theatre on August 2. Don't miss out on this mesmerizing performance by the four-time Grammy nominee.

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Camden People's Theatre with THE CAMDEN ROAR festival. See the full lineup of performances and learn how to purchase tickets.

Emmy and SAG-nominated actor, comedian, and author Kevin Nealon is best known for his nine-year stint as a cast member of NBC's Saturday Night Live. He has received critical acclaim for his role in the Showtime series Weeds.

In the midst of reflecting on his long and varied career for his acclaimed memoir Chasing the Masters: First Takes of a Modern Drumming Artist, drummer/composer Phil Haynes lingered on revisiting the music he’d made with his audacious quintet 4 Horns & What? during the early 1990s

The Kruger Brothers will be making its Addison County debut on Friday, May 3, 7:30pm at the historic Vergennes Opera House. This concert will close out the theater’s 2023-2024 season.

Tom Kitt's latest project is providing Orchestrations and Music Consulting for the new Broadway musical Hell's Kitchen. As Kitt's work hits the Broadway stage yet again, here are some of his recent collaborations that Broadway fans may not be as familiar with!

Experience Debra Robinson's touching drama KISS GRANDMAMA GOODBYE and acclaimed documentary I BE DONE BEEN WAS IS as they make their New York premieres at BAM. Join the filmmaker for these special screenings.

According to reports, Donald Glover is getting ready to hang up his Childish Gambino hat. During an appearance on his Gilga radio, the rapper and actor shared that his next album will be a refined version of his 3.15.20 album from 2020. He went on to mention his next project, which will be a soundtrack to his upcoming film.

LAIBACH has released a new two-track single, “Opus Dei Live 1987 - 1989 pt.1”,  featuring two unreleased live recordings: “Leben heisst Leben (Opus Dei)”  Live from London, Queen Elizabeth Hall, 1987 and “F.I.A.T. (Let It Be)”  Live from Paris, Espace Ornano, 1992. Both tracks are from the expanded edition of their 1987 album, Opus Dei, which is set to be released digitally on Mute on May 10, 2024. Listen to the tracks here!

One Deep River, the eagerly awaited tenth solo studio album from Mark Knopfler, has just debuted. The new LP offers an unstoppable flow of future Knopfler classics, with their customarily learned lyrics and refined guitar textures. They draw on a lifetime of genre-crossing ingredients and influences in blues, folk, rock and beyond. Listen to the album here!

Join the New Philharmonia Orchestra at Grace Church in Newton, MA in May for Feelings and Expression. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Tennessee Williams St. Louis will return to year-round programming with its 9th Annual Festival, running August 8-18.

What did our critic think of ANTHONY RAPP'S WITHOUT YOU at Calderwood Pavilion At Boston Center For The Arts?

Join Emily Yancy and Hattie Winston for a special one-off reading of HAVING OUR SAY at the Los Angeles Inner City Cultural Center.

 Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2024/2025 Season programming lineup. Learn more about the lineup here!

Experience Heather Kravas's unique performance in OVERLY MERRY at The Chocolate Factory Theater. This innovative show promises to captivate audiences with its creative approach to theater.

Acclaimed performer Susan Werner makes a highly anticipated return to Lincoln's Lied Center.

Three quarters of a century following its first North American game release, a top-quality touring play version of “Clue, A New Comedy” has appeared set in a mansion located in suburban Washington, D.C.   At the risk of sounding like a bad horror novel or even worse “B” movie, all the action takes place in a spooky mansion on a dark and stormy night. This is not the first attempt to leverage the popular game into other venues.

The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival has received a grant from Air Products, enabling it to celebrate multiple summer programs.

Chicano playwright David A. Tucker II wins the 2023 National Latine Playwrights Award for his black comedy, The Nude. He will be featured at the inaugural National Latine Playwrights Festival in June 2024, hosted by the Arizona Theatre Company.