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Jukebox musicals often rely heavily on nostalgia, weaving familiar songs together with a simple narrative.

The opening night production of “Annie” on Friday, March 6 at the Merrick Theatre & Center for the Arts marked the fourth viewing of the scrappy, upstart orphan I’ve seen this winter alone (there was actually a fifth I could’ve reviewed if BroadwayWorld hired me two weeks earlier).

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Warm, relaxed and full of nostalgia, Key Change showcases Jonathan Roxmouth at his most engaging.

The first footage of Cynthia Erivo in the West End's one-woman Dracula has been released.

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio-based Ballet Excel Ohio, formerly Cuyahoga Valley Youth Ballet, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this weekend with the world premiere of choreographer Erich Yetter’s Aladdin at Akron Civic Theatre.

Last year, the acting studio Act’elier conducted an 8-session offline course of acting through song.

Entertainment icon Barbra Streisand will receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival this May in recognition of her body of work.

Oscar-nominated Jennifer Tilly returns to Off-Broadway with The New Group’s revival of THE ADDING MACHINE, directed by Scott Elliott.

Christy Lefteri’s 2019 bestseller The Beekeeper of Aleppo is both a powerful and poetic story about the refugee experience.

Cold War Choir Practice, a play with music by Ro Reddick and directed by Tony Award nominee Knud Adams, officially opened on Tuesday, March 10.

Sarah McGuinness is best known for her work producing whimsical indie documentaries about the standup comedian Eddie Izzard; in her one-woman show, though, there are only passing references to this.

What did our critic think of CATS at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre?

Grease will open at Ronde in the fall with a new modern adaption but still with the tough of the 50ths.

A tornado, a pair of sparkling shoes, a yellow brick road, and a loyal dog named Toto—The Wizard of Oz has been delighting audiences for generations.

This March, SaiTong Thai – the family-run, modern Thai restaurant in the Theater District – is celebrating its second anniversary with the launch of new menu items that reflect the next chapter of evolution.

Lyrics & Lyricists' heartwarming concert, Stardust: From Tin Pan Alley to Broadway, shone a light on the early popular American music where many Broadway songwriters cut their teeth.

Jamal Sims, a longtime choreographer and performer who frequently appears on RuPaul's Drag Race, will direct the ballet-themed film Major for 20th Century Studios.

Some pieces of music are simply larger than life, and Carmina Burana is definitely one of them.

The first ever Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play Proof, is coming to Broadway.

A new 'definitive' documentary is in the works about stage and screen performer Whoopi Goldberg from two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir.

Voice! Voice! And more voice! That’s what we got from the Met’s new production of Wagner’s TRISTAN UND ISOLDE last night, especially from the glorious soprano of Lise Davidsen as the Irish princess Isolde, with no small help from her Tristan, baritenor Michael Spyres.

Opera, Broadway, and concert star Paulo Szot's voice soared through the intimate space of 54 Below on 3/9.

Arden Theatre Company has released production photos and video from its staging of ROMEO AND JULIET, William Shakespeare’s tragedy directed by Barrymore Award–winning director Amina Robinson.

When seeing a new-to-me play, I typically try to walk in knowing as little as possible.