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Discover Origin Theatre Company's upcoming 2024/25 season at their kickoff event. Enjoy a full open bar, appetizers, and entertainment while learning about 1st Irish 2025 and more. Learn more and see how to attend.

Hailed by The Boston Globe as “simply the best,” the Quartet will perform an outstanding program of musical works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Sibelius, and the local premier of a work by Jamaican-born composer, Eleanor Alberga.

Explore the Queer Italian-American experience in FROCI, a play by Frank J. Avella, with a semi-staged reading at NYU's Casa Italiana. Discover themes of identity and assimilation. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Phish will return to New York City on Saturday, December 28 through Tuesday, December 31 for a four-night New Year’s run at Madison Square Garden.

Introducing Journey Arts, the new name and branding of Intercultural Journeys, a gem in Philadelphia's performing arts world.

Audiences are sure to flip over Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre’s production of Hairspray! To provide our readers with a little twist on the usual show interview, wig designer Brandon Miller took some time to talk about one aspect of the behind-the-scenes work that goes into a production.

You'll be hard-pressed to find a better production of this iconic musical!

Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. See Linda Eder, Beth Leavel and more! See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that stage and screen actress Dame Maggie Smith has died at age 89. Perhaps best known for her screen roles in the Harry Potter film series and Downton Abbey, Smith also had several stage credits to her name, and won a Tony Award in 1990.

Bryan Ferry has released the I THOUGHT EP, featuring covers, original compositions, and new music, ahead of the RETROSPECTIVE: SELECTED RECORDINGS 1973-2023 box set release on October 25, celebrating his 50+ year career.

Off-Broadway's longest-running and most beloved musical, The Fantasticks, will kick off Island City Stage’s 13th South Florida Season beginning October 17.

TOSOS announced the return of Doric Wilson's iconic LGBTQIA+ play STREET THEATER, running from October 3-22 in NYC. The play captures the spirit of the early LGBTQIA+ rights movement.

Hot Water Comedy is set to showcase talented female comedians in a new weekly club night at its Blackstock Market home. 

Boundary-breaking choreographer Twyla Tharp returns to Austin on September 26 with Diamond Jubilee, a special program showcasing two new pieces alongside a revival of one of her renowned classics. This event also celebrates the 60th anniversary of her acclaimed dance company, Twyla Tharp Dance making this a performance you must-see.

The multi award-winning dance theatre company ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company has announced a significant development in their prestigious youth company’s artistic leadership, as they begin auditions and masterclasses as part of a new search to meet the next generation of  exceptional dance talent.

The Purple Rose Theatre Company announced the World Premiere of OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY GRINCH IN FIGHT WITH RUDOLPH POLICE CALLED, written and directed by Jeff Daniels, to open its 34th season.

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present Natalie Joy Johnson in October. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Thornton Wilder’s Our Town will begin previews on Tuesday, September 17 ahead of an opening on Thursday, October 10 at the Barrymore Theatre for a strictly limited engagement. Meet the cast of Our Town here!

English National Opera has announced that Anupam Ganguli and Gillian Moore CBE will be joining the ENO Board of Trustees with immediate effect, with Ganguli becoming Chair of the Finance Committee.

Porchlight Music Theatre announced the cast for NEW FACES SING BROADWAY NOW, set to perform on November 11 and 12.

Urban Stages has announced the cast and creative team for the New York premiere of Yussef El Guindi's play People of the Book, directed by John Langs.

The 7 Fingers, also known as Les 7 doigts de la main, are making their Center Theatre Group debut at the Ahmanson September 11, 2024. This artist collective based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada was founded in 2002 by seven circus artists: Isabelle Chassé, Shana Carroll, Patrick Léonard, Faon Shane, Gypsy Snider, Sébastien Soldevila, and Samuel Tétreault. Shana found time to describe 7 Fingers’ signature electrifying mix of circus, theatre, illusion, music, and dance inspired by the star-crossed tale of Romeo and Juliet. 

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art has announced the acquisition of 40 artworks by Jerry Pinkney, including the iconic 2009 cover illustration for Caldecott Medal winner THE LION & THE MOUSE.

I’ve loved Greek mythology since I was little. This probably had a lot to do with Rick Riordan’s fabulous Percy Jackson series. It’s been a while since I engaged with the content and this production sucked me right back in and reminded me how enchanting Greek mythology is. But it takes a special kind of show to outdo sacred childhood nostalgia.

The NY Irish Center revealed its 20th Anniversary Season with a series of events starting in September, celebrating Irish culture and heritage. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.