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Broadway World talks to playwright & actor Jessica Dickey about her captivating new book 'Sistering' written with her sister Danielle Neff, a United Church of Christ pastor, about maintaining their unusually close bond while following very different paths in life.

Discover the untold stories of Jack the Ripper's real victims in 'Killing Jack.' This dark and thrilling play puts the spotlight on the women who were tragically murdered, shedding light on their lives and the challenges faced by women today. Don't miss this thought-provoking production at Queen's Theatre Hornchurch for Halloween.

Described as a ‘rising-from-the-ashes’ record” by DeLaughter, who often found himself alone with a guitar when making this record. The instrument soon doubled as a creative north star for what would eventually become Salvage Enterprise. Watch the new music video and check out upcoming tour dates!

Next month Bell Witch hit the road on a full headlining tour in support of their acclaimed new album Future’s Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate which is available now via Profound Lore. They’ve announced a December West Coast run which routes them through SoCal for the first time in five years.

This time, the reader question was: which Broadway shows had the biggest overhaul from their out-of-town tryout to their Broadway opening?

The track follows the release of “Twenty Something”, already included in the Rock Italia playlist on Spotify andn which premiered internationally via Idioteq. Both songs will be part of the tracklist of the group's new EP, “The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living”, out September 27, 2023 on Dear Gear Records on vinyl.

There is nothing that gets me more excited than discovering new music that makes me instantly fall in love. You know what I’m saying...those artists and songs that make your mind drift away to a fantasy world for a few minutes of escape...that’s what THE IVY does with their new single “Good Faith.”  

The Playwrights Realm will present a one-week extension of the world premiere production of 2021/22 Realm Writing Fellow Emma Horwitz’s Mary Gets Hers.

Alternative pop rock band Broadside will release its highly anticipated new album Hotel Bleu. The news comes with new single and music video “Lucid” featuring Devin Papadol (Honey Revenge). Broadside will be on tour this fall with This Wild Life, Worry Club, and Not My Weekend.

Psymon Spine will embark on an October 2023 tour. The dates kick off on October 13 in Madison, WI and conclude with a hometown show in Brooklyn, NY on October 26. The band will be playing fan favorites, previewing new songs, and also performing tracks off their 2021 album Charismatic Megafauna.

Emma Horvath is a stage manager and show caller with Alegría by Cirque du Soleil. In addition to working in both Cirque du Soleil's Resident Shows and Touring Shows divisions since 2017, Emma has been a key member of the production team for a variety of special events, independent circus performances, and community-based projects around the world.

Next up at the Pasadena Playhouse, the Los Angeles premiere of Adam Rapp’s Pulitzer Prize finalist The Sound Inside opens September 10, 2023 (with previews starting September 6th). Cameron Watson directs the cast of Amy Brenneman and Anders Keith, as Bella Lee Baird a Yale professor and her student Christopher, respectively. Amy graciously found time between final rehearsals to answer a few of my inquiries.

Are you bound for the Philadelphia area this fall.  There’s so much to see and do that our readers will like to know about. 

Discover the enchanting Slowdancing exhibition by David Michalek at New York City Ballet. Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing performances and experience the beauty of dance like never before.

Get all the information you need about New Yiddish Rep's upcoming production of 'The Gospel According to Chaim' at Theater for the New City this winter. Discover the show's dates, location, and how you can catch this new Yiddish drama before it closes.

Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, the wife of Alexander, 'who lived, died, and told their story,' 50 years after the death of her husband, closes the show, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 'Hamilton,' with hands clasped on her chest, and an ambiguous gasp. Ask any actress who played Eliza what the hard breathing was; each one would give a vague answer because it was a different moment every time for each one.

For those of us for whom she represents more than kitsch, this album is an essential.

Don't miss out on STEREOPHONIC, a phenomenal play with music by Will Butler of Arcade Fire, exclusively at Playwrights Horizons. Find out the dates and book your tickets now for this unforgettable theatrical experience.

 The Coolidge Corner Theatre is honoring acclaimed costume designer Ruth E. Carter with The Coolidge Award on Sunday, October 15, 2023, for her extraordinary history making contributions to cinema.

Produced by Chris Teti from The World Is Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, The Leaves Of Autumn Symmetry is a new 7’’ that reworks five songs from Perennial's 2017 debut The Symmetry Of Autumn Leaves into a high-fidelity pocket symphony. It maintains all the energy of the scrappy original.

The song is fittingly clubby, driven by a shuffling downtempo groove that supports warm synth pads and wiry leads. Where the band’s previous single, “New York,” was energetic and flashy, “Crash” is more reflective and nuanced. It highlights the stylistic range that underlines Sextile’s new album Push. Listen to the single now!

General Director and CEO Deborah Sandler Kemper has announced the commission of two operas created to be presented in community spaces where audiences of all ages gather. The Haberdasher Prince by the twin-sister creative team of composer Rosabella Gregory and librettist Dina Gregory will premiere in April 2024. Maya and the Magic Ring by composer Lori Laitman and librettist Dana Gioia will premiere in spring 2025.

Learn how Sondheim made Sweeney sing and how Mr. Todd made his mark on mass media in Part 2 of SWEENEY TODD, A History.

The world premiere of Graf’s play Exit Wounds is taking place at International City Theatre in Long Beach for a three-week run, August 25 through September 10, directed by ICT producing artistic director caryn desai [sic]. I decided to speak with Wendy on her process for creating the play, being acknowledged as a best new play in such a prestigious competition, why she decided to hold the world premiere at ICT, and how she hopes audiences will connect with its story about healing, hope, and compassion when someone you love has committed a terrible crime.

The critically acclaimed New York theatre company BEDLAM will present ARCADIA By Tom Stoppard this fall, off-Broadway at the West End Theater (263 W 86th Street).  Directed by Eric Tucker (BEDLAM Artistic Director), ARCADIA begins previews on October 27, 2023. The strictly limited 5-week engagement opens on November 12, 2023.