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Charles Strouse, 96, the celebrated and multi-award-winning American film, television, and Broadway musical composer, died at his home in New York City on May 15.

The National Theatre's critically acclaimed, five-time Tony Award® winning production of The Lehman Trilogy will return to London’s West End following highly acclaimed international performances. 

The 4th Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival in Detroit, June 27-30, features new Black plays.

The 2024 Tribeca Festival has unveiled its lineup of talks with iconic artists, critically acclaimed directors, and multi-hyphenate entertainers, as well as reunions and retrospectives of venerable and lauded films and TV series. See the full lineup here!

The lineup has unveiled the line-up for the 4th Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival, taking place at 3 different locations in downtown Detroit. Learn more about the festival!

The Oratorio Society of New York, led by Music Director Kent Tritle, will kick off its its 150th Anniversary and 2023-2024 season on Monday, November 6, 2023 at 7:00pm with Bach's Magnificat and Mozart's Requiem.

CINEMA CINEMA returns, this time with polymath percussionist Thor Harris (Swans, Angels of Light, Shearwater) in tow, to release their seventh full length, Mjölnir. Recorded at historic BC Studio in Brooklyn, NY with legendary noise producer Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth, John Zorn, Boredoms).

Rivendell Theatre Ensemble is adding performances to the sold-out world premiere run of Motherhouse by RTE Ensemble member Tuckie White, directed by Azar Kazemi. 

Erica Whyman, Acting Artistic Director, has announced details of the Royal Shakespeare Company's artistic programme for 2023.

The acclaimed podcast Pod Save America is hitting the road as Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor record a show live at the Boch Center Wang Theatre in Boston on Friday, April 15.

When 'Next to Normal' premiered in Norway back in 2010 it was the very first production to open after the original on Broadway a year and half prior. It was not a replica production, but mimicked it in a lot of ways. It had the three floor structure, endless amount of lightbulbs in the ceilings. This revival, that opened at Lørenskog Hus last Friday, is anything but a replica.

On Friday, May 21, the Jihye Lee Quintet will perform live from the stage at Flushing Town Hall for an all-virtual audience. 

The album artwork, as well as the portraits of the band members, form part of NOMA’s '21st Century Mona Lisa' collection, who explains the idea behind it in the following statement:

On Friday, May 21, the Jihye Lee Quintet will perform live from the stage at Flushing Town Hall for an all-virtual audience. 

Read a piece from playwright Azure D. Osborne-Lee, who describes their experiences being 'a fat Black nonbinary trans queer person' in the theatre community, discrimination they have faced, and advice they have for others like them.

BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best musical theatre characters from 1940-2020; see if your favorites are on our list of the best characters from Broadway musicals.

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report on the passing of the legendary Kirk Douglas, who died today at age 103.

AMC Networks announced today from the Television Critics' Association (TCA) Press Tour spring premiere dates for several new and returning original series, including the highly anticipated debuts of AMC's The Walking Dead: World Beyond and three-part series Quiz, a third season of BBC AMERICA's award-winning Killing Eve, the fourth and final season of IFC's acclaimed series Brockmire and the return of SundanceTV's psychological thriller Liar. As previously announced, AMC's Better Call Saul season five debuts with a special two-night premiere event on Sunday, February 23 at 10:00 p.m. ET/9c and Monday, February 24 at 9:00 p.m. ET/8c and the new anthology series Dispatches From Elsewhere premieres Sunday, March 1 at 10:00 p.m. ET/9c. In addition, the next series in BBC AMERICA's Emmy® Award-winning Planet franchise, Seven Worlds, One Planet will air as a multi-network event across BBC AMERICA, AMC, IFC and SundanceTV this Saturday, January 18 at 9:00 p.m. ET/8c.

Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who, The Thick Of It, Paddington) will star in Martin's Close, airing this Christmas on BBC Four.

On May 17 Crooked Colours will release their much anticipated sophomore album Langata via Sweat It Out (pre-order). The band shared a new single from the album 'Never Dance Alone' which features Ladyhawke with Flood Magazine. The track follows up the acclaimed singles 'I'll Be There,' 'Do It Like You,' and 'Hold On' from the forthcoming release. About the track Flood Magazine says, ''Never Dance Alone' features a minimal arrangement, low, rumbling bass tones, and additional vocals from New Zealand's Pip Brown, better known as Ladyhawke. Her contribution brings an entirely new dimension to Crooked Colour's indie dance aesthetic, not unlike the dynamic found in music by The xx.' 'Never Dance Alone' is available on all streaming platforms today.

After the celebratory  40th Anniversary Season, Mimi Beck, Dance Curator of acclaimed presenter DanceWorks, announced the 2018-19 season with four world premieres and one Toronto premiere featuring artists/companies from Toronto, Montreal, Six Nations, Mexico and New Zealand. TD Bank Group is the premier sponsor for the 2018/19 Mainstage Series.

The following acts are performing at City Winery Chicago (1200 W. Randolph St) throughout the month. All City Winery Chicago events are open to all ages and start at 8:00 p.m., unless noted.  Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-733-WINE (9463) or by visiting www.citywinery.com/chicago.

Following is the unofficial transcript of CNBC's John Harwood's sit down interview with Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member, House Financial Services Committee, today at CNBC's Capital Exchange event in Washington D.C.

BET Networks and Paramount Players announced the top ten semifinalists of its nationwide competition,“PROJECT CRE8” that will give one aspiring, undiscovered filmmaker the potential opportunity to produce a feature film with a million-dollar budget. The search kicked-off at the Sundance Festival and after hundreds of submissions the contestants were narrowed down to the top ten. Each semifinalist was given $2,500 and tasked with producing a 3-5 minutes scene from their original screenplay in one month. Now viewers have the power to automatically advance an aspiring director to the final round by voting for their favorite scene. The scene receiving the greatest number of votes from viewers will round out the top five (5) finalists who will vie for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Vote now at BET.com/Cre8.

Award-winning vocalists, music ensembles from around the world and a special screening of an Academy Award-winning Pixar film are just some of the highlights offered in the 2018-2019 BRAVO! Professional Performing Arts series at BYU.*