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BIRDLAND THEATER will present Christina Bianco in her new show “A Lot to Unpack” on Friday, October 15 and Saturday, October 16 at 8:30 PM. Her bags are packed for London but before she leaves her hometown this globetrotting, genre-crossing, multi-voiced, multi-wig-wearing funny girl has some serious unpacking to do.

BIRDLAND will present Amanda Green & Friends “Vaxxed AF!” on Monday, October 4 at 7:00 PM. Tony Award-nominated lyricist/composer and award-winning performer Amanda Green will be joined by some amazing Broadway friends, including Darius de Haas, Ann Harada, Lesli Margherita, Curtis Moore, Natalie Douglas, and Dan Finnerty of The Dan Band.

Casting has been announced for the return of the North American tour of the critically-acclaimed Broadway production of ANASTASIA. The ANASTASIA tour will launch in Connecticut (the Palace Theatre in Waterbury October 19-21, 2021 and the Shubert Theatre in New Haven October 22-24, 2021) and will go on to play over 40 cities this season. 

DPAC has announced the First National Tour of AIN’T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS, the new Broadway smash hit musical will play DPAC December 7-12, 2021, as part of Truist Broadway’s new season.

The producers of the UK & Ireland Tour of Bat Out of Hell – The Musical, featuring Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf's greatest hits, have announced the return of Glenn Adamson as Strat, Martha Kirby as Raven and original leading cast members Rob Fowler  as Falco, Sharon Sexton as Sloane, and more!

Show dates are Tuesday, Dec. 7 to Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021 at the historic Orpheum Theatre. Performance times are Tuesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m.

The Barn Theatre is inviting you to SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS THE BROADWAY MUSICAL August 3 through 15! Dive under the sea to the world of Bikini Bottom to see SpongeBob, Patrick and more hit the stage in this new musical based on the popular cartoon.

Meet the cast of HAMILTON in the West End for the return performances which begin on 19 August 2021 at the Victoria Palace Theatre. 

Gloria Swansong is a drag artist with a focus on the goddesses of the Thirties, Forties, and Fifties. Fellow drag performer Maxie Factor's focus is almost exclusively the divas of the Sixties. One is a costumer, the other is a hairstylist. It's kind of like they were destined for each other, and guess what? They were.

Yale Repertory Theatre will welcome audiences back to its theaters beginning in January 2022 for a season of three plays! The season will begin with a new production of Today is My Birthday, a critically-acclaimed comedy about loneliness in the age of connectivity, written by Susan Soon He Stanton and directed by Mina Morita.

As part of this spotlight page, viewers will get exclusive access to concerts, never before seen clips and interviews within their “Your Pass to Pride 2021” Collection, produced by Human by Orientation throughout the month.

San Francisco Ballet has announced Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson’s farewell season in 2022, celebrating Tomasson’s remarkable 37-year tenure leading the Company.

HAMILTON Will Return to the West End From 19 August 2021, resuming performances at the Victoria Palace Theatre.

Today's top stories: Christy Altomare's concert with Seth Rudetsky re-airs today, Broadway wig designer Paul Huntley retires, watch a flashback video of Christopher Plummer reflecting on his career, and more!

Winners have been announced for the 2020 BroadwayWorld Pittsburgh Awards - which were back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade! 

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH is a cult-classic, a powerhouse genre-defining rock musical that truly rocks. Hed-Heads are still in love with her story 23 years later. In this exclusive interview, Oklahoma City's Hedwigs Matthew Alvin Brown and Jared Blount break down what this character means to them, and how she changed the narrative on live theatre.

Join Broadway favorite Lesli Margherita in the stream of Who's Holiday!, set for Friday, December 11, 2020. The evening benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Watch the free one-hour stream beginning at 8 pm Eastern. The performance will be available through December 15.

Almeida Theatre has announced a socially distanced season of three world premieres for Christmas 2020 and into 2021.

Manual Cinema, the Chicago-based performance collective, design studio, and film/video production company founded by Drew Dir, Sarah Fornace, Ben Kauffman, Julia Miller, and Kyle Vegter, will celebrate the company's 10th Anniversary with a four-week virtual celebration launching Monday, July 27 at Noon CST.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hell in a Handbag Productions is kicking-off summer with its very first digital online production: THE GOLDEN GIRLS: The Lost Episodes, Vol. 4 - LOCKDOWN!, written by Artistic Director David Cerda and directed by Spenser Davis.

Happy Gay Pride! BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest LGBTQ songs and anthems from 1920-2020. See if your favorite songs or artists made the grade!

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the 101 greatest scenes in cinema from 1901 to 2020. See if your favorite movie moments made the list!

Originally scheduled with engagements through the summer, the national tour of BANDSTAND has ended its run early due to public health and safety concerns surrounding Covid-19.

Riverdale Season 4 has attempted another female driven musical. The Hedwig and the Angry Inch musical tribute episode, based on John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's 1998 Off-Broadway rock musical, sorely misses the mark in its attempts to honor the Gender-queer character from Communist East Berlin.

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best film musicals since the sound era began; see if your favorites made the list!