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The North/South Chamber Orchestra, directed by Max Lifchitz, will celebrate the achievements of women composers. Learn more about the upcoming event and see how to purchase tickets.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will continue its 2024–2025 LIVE AMPLIFIED! Season this month with world-class performances and groundbreaking experiences! Learn more here!

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced initial programming and panelists for the Spring Conference titled “Backstage to Box Office: Building Better Branding” which takes place on Wednesday, April 9 – Friday, April 11, at Red Mountain Theatre and other locations around Birmingham, Alabama.

St. Paul & The Broken Bones and The Wood Brothers have announced their co-headlining tour with shows in cities including Reno, Indianapolis, Cleveland, St. Louis, Kansas City and more.

Robin Hood and his band of outlaws take on a greedy prince in this high-energy, swashbuckling adventure! With daring escapades, mischievous humor, and a dash of romance, “Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood.' Watch the video!

Watch a video from the filmed capture of The Importance of Being Earnest, starring Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke (Ellis), Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) and Hugh Skinner (Fleabag).

Harris Center for The Arts will present an evening with one of the greatest Motown and R&B / funk artists of all time. The Commodores will take to the Harris Center stage on Sunday, April 6, 2025.

It’s not unusual to talk to your pets, though usually, when they start to talk back, it’s a cause for concern.  Instead, “Alabaster,” playing at OnStage Playhouse, uses Weezy the goat, who does talk back to her owner, to add a sweet touch of magical realism to this play about love, loneliness, and how to move forward after surviving a trauma. Alabaster is playing through March 2nd.

My Morning Jacket is continuing to celebrate the impending arrival of their eagerly awaited new album, is, by unveiling a new slate of US headline dates.

WAM Theatre has announced their 2025 Season. WAM Theatre’s 2025 Season underscores the power, impact, and urgency of women’s leadership in the arts. The performance season includes Cry It Out, Rooted, Where We Stand, Alien Girls, and the Regional Premiere of Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous. 

BroadwayWorld spoke with HYPOTHETICAL BABY playwright Rachel Cairns about the goals behind telling her story, finding humour in a seriously complex subject, and the play's uniquely Canadian lens.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will present Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets here!

Pioneer Theatre Company, Utah’s premier professional theatre company in residence at the University of Utah, has revealed a new preview of their feel-good, beloved bio-musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Watch the video!

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has named Sam Miller as the keynote speaker for the Spring Conference titled “Backstage to Box Office: Building Better Branding”. Learn more bout the event.

The Iowa-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Hailey Whitters has released a new song “Prodigal Daughter” featuring Molly Tuttle on guitar and harmony vocals. Listen to it now.

Watch the trailer video for Pioneer Theatre Company's, Utah’s premier professional theatre company in residence at the University of Utah, new production of the feel-good, beloved bio-musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.

See photos of the Los Angeles premiere of Alabaster, a funny and poignant new play about healing and the power of women, which opened Sunday at the Fountain Theatre.

The 2025 Hollywood Bowl schedule spans June through September, featuring a diverse lineup of performances including classical music, pop, rock, jazz, and Broadway hits. The Hollywood Bowl 2025 season marks the LA Phil's 103rd season at the venue. As BroadwayWorld previously announced, a highlight of the season will be Cynthia Erivo as Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar. New editions including Hugh Jackman, Dianna Ross and more special events.  

The Atlanta Shakespeare Company will present Carlyle Brown's The African Company Presents Richard III, based on a true story. Directed by J.L. Reed, running March 8-30, 2025.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame member Jackson Browne has joined the lineup for this year’s Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert.

While opera-lovers wait eagerly for soprano Julia Bullock’s appearance in the latest John Adams lyric drama, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA at the Met in May, Bullock continues to tantalize us with some other parts of her repertoire, from the Baroque (her recent program with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment) to this past Tuesday’s entry in Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series, HISTORY’S PERSISTENT VOICE, filled with songs and readings about enslavement and incarceration.

The War And Treaty have released their fourth full-length album Plus One. On the album, the duo doubles down on the powerful sense of togetherness that’s always fueled their music. Listen to Plus One now.

It's hard to imagine a more potent combination of blues and gospel talent than The Blind Boys of Alabama and Shemekia Copeland, who will join forces on February 22 at Soka Performing Arts Center.

Dear Readers, I’m all for a slice of life play showing the inequities in class, race, gender, etc. in the past and spotlighting how far we have not come. Such a play is Pearl Cleage’s “Blues for an Alabama Sky”, currently playing at the Seattle Rep. It’s not a new play; in fact it’s about 30 years old. But it still packs in some resonance. What it fails to pack in completely is much of an arc or ending for its characters.

Celebrating the spirit of New Orleans music, food, culture and community, The Big Easy Cruise will feature performances by Little Feat, Samantha Fish, Galactic Ft. Jelly Joseph, Anders Osborne, Marc Broussard, and more.