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A Los Angeles theatre community favorite Ryan O'Connor dons his directorial hat for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, opening at Greenway Court Theatre February 4th. I had the chance to question Ryan on A LITTLE behind-the-scenes of NIGHT MUSIC, his pandemic past times and his various ties with the L.A. theatre scene.

The Green Room 42 has announced their February line-up for in-person performances. Additionally, The Green Room 42 is excited to launch 5/5/5 Tickets – in celebration of their 5th Anniversary, five $5 tickets will be available for every show from February 15, 2022, through February 14, 2023.

Earlier this month the West Side Story Shark with perfect pitch presented a program that was pitch perfect.

As only the third American opera company in history to reach this centennial milestone, the Company’s 2022–23 Season will honor San Francisco Opera’s glorious past while inviting the public into an exciting new era of musical excellence under Kim’s music directorship and a renewed commitment to innovation.

The National Tour of Ain't Too Proud officially kicked off at the Kennedy Center, after cancelling 15 performances due to COVID-19. Performances began on December 28 and continued through January 16.

We got a chance to chat with Melissa Jacques (who plays Jamie's mother Margaret) on her history with JAMIE, her first time working in Los Angeles and the decline of theatre etiquette.

Why would one of poetry’s most revered voices want to curate a jazz saxophonist’s album of gospel hymns and spirituals? “These songs are so important,” says Nikki Giovanni, one of Oprah Winfrey’s 25 “Living Legends” and a Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award winner for 2017.

Uma Bloo — the project of Chicago musician Molly Madden — has shared 'Marguerite's Novels,' the second single off their forthcoming album, Don't Drive Into the Smoke. The new album encapsulates a core of intense grief within layers of more familiar love and heartbreak. Listen to the brand-new single now!

Allison Moorer has released the titled track off of her digital EP, Wish For You. The EP is inspired by Moorer’s son, John Henry Earle, who is now 11-years-old and was diagnosed with autism when he was 23-months old. Wish For You features songs that Moorer wrote around melodies that John Henry has created.

The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) is currently exhibiting “My Name is Maryan” – a monographic presentation of four decades of paintings, sculptures, drawings and film by the iconoclastic, ground-breaking Polish-born artist Maryan.

Brit Floyd, “The World's Greatest Pink Floyd Show,” will perform at Hershey Theatre, highlighting songs from Pink Floyd albums “The Wall,” “The Dark Side of the Moon,” “Wish You Were Here,” “Animals” and “The Division Bell.” The show will also feature a show-stopping 23-minute performance of the iconic era-defining song “Echoes,” from the breakthrough 1971 album “Meddle.” 

he Green Room 42 has announced their January line-up for in-person performances in addition to launching reWINEd, a new streaming series where you can rewatch some favorite recent shows paired with at-home drink recommendations from each artist. 

Lexi Jayde has released her highly anticipated new single “drunk text me' available everywhere now via Artist Partner Group. After teasing a demo of “drunk text me” on TikTok in late November 2021, the song quickly went viral with over 1.2 million views to date and earned close to 90,000 pre-saves.

This month, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club & Private Event Destination, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.

Raue Center For The Arts will celebrate the music of Pink Floyd this spring. Chicago’s longest-running Pink Floyd tribute, Think Floyd, is set to rock the Raue at 8 p.m. on January 22, 2022!

Returning to the Kennedy Center with well-deserved acclaim and a Tony Award for Best Choreography in hand, the jukebox musical Ain’t Too Proud is a tender and captivating tale of brotherhood that recounts the The Temptations decades-long struggle with fame amid personal conflict, socio-political strife, and the pressures of the music industry.

Groundlings alum/Oscar winner Jim Rash will be guesting in The Groundlings’ January 6th edition of COOKIN’ WITH GAS. The actor/comedian/filmmaker took a moment from the set of Bros to answer a few of my Groundlings and Oscar queries.

These are the things that helped get us through a tough year.

Broadway World Cabaret invites MAC Award-winning soprano Georga Osborne and radio DJ (Sing It, Sister!) Ellen Bonjorno (coincidentally, wives in real life) to talk about their trip to Town Hall to see the legendary Judy Collins.

BroadwayWorld talks to lyricist Adam Gwon and TheatreWorks Director of New Works Giovanna Sardelli about their collaboration with Montalvo Arts Center on the development of the new musical 'Alice Bliss.'

The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall and more… including the iconic song Echoes performed “note-for-note” in its entirety. You'll “wish you were here” when Brit Floyd: World Tour 2022 comes to Overture Hall on Monday, April 18, 2022.

In this animated story video, SABATON depicts this remarkable event that would come to be known as the 'Christmas Truce.' This brand new video was unveiled during the band's ongoing Christmas Advent Calendar on their social media channels and website.

Seattle’s Can Can brings back it’s holiday festival of magic and pasties with their dazzling “Wonderland”. But they’ve also brought back some blasts from the past with the return of favorite performers, Jordan Taylor and Madison Oliver, making this an evening with both old and new surprises.

Right before Hex started its previews this past weekend, we sat down with cast members Kat Ronney and Michael Elcock to talk about the National Theatre's new original musical. Directed by Rufus Norris, with music by Jim Fortune, book by Tanya Ronder and lyrics by Norris himself, the show is a retelling of the popular fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.