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Kokandy Productions announced today its 2025 season, including two fully-produced musicals and the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival.

Zelig Williams, a Columbia South Carolina native and former Broadway performer, has been reported missing. Williams, 28, made his Broadway debut in 2016 in the cast of Hamilton and later worked on Hugh Jackman’s world tour in 2019.

xGet a first look at La Jolla Playhouse's west coast premiere of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Primary Trust, by Eboni Booth, directed by Knud Adams, running September 24 – October 20 in the Mandell Weiss Forum.

Get a first look at the US premiere of the new musical No Love Songs in this all-new video.

We talk to Shanara Gabrielle about THE CRADLE WILL ROCK at IN Series. Shanara Gabrielle is a purpose driven multi-hyphenate with a focus on exceptional theatrical experiences for all audiences. As an artist, leader, and cultural producer, Shanara is inspired to shape the future of arts institutions and artistic practice as essential to civic life. Driven by stories of justice and tales of imagination, she is interested in fostering new work and reimagining classics with artists of courage and depth.

Kenneth Caillat and Steven Stiefel, co-authors of the memoir Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album, have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against playwright David Adjmi, along with the producers of Stereophonic.

Get a first look at Matthew Broderick starring in Shakespeare Theatre Company's production of Babbitt. Based on Sinclair Lewis’s classic satirical novel, the play was adapted from the book by Tony-winner Joe DiPietro and directed by Tony-winner Christopher Ashely, who together developed the world premiere production of the play last season at La Jolla Playhouse, alongside Broderick.

Watch as Josh Groban performs Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory at the NY Philharmonics's 2024 Opening Gala last week, conducted by Manfred Honeck.

A new survey by the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation (GDDF) reveals that Chicago's small arts organizations are thriving artistically, employing over 4,500 artists and presenting more than 1,800 productions, exhibitions, concerts, and special events annually.

Get a first look at 'Cold Feet' from Milwaukee Rep's Prelude to a Kiss the Musical,where Rita confronts Peter on his (or perhaps really her) nerves on their wedding day. Watch as they discover just how deep their love really is. 

Watch as Olivier Award winner and Grammy nominee Nicole Scherzinger made her Broadway debut in the Olivier Award-winning production of Sunset Blvd. Following the performance, Scherzinger made quite an entrance at the stage door when she appeared in her final bloody look.

Get a first look at The Huntington's productio of Leopoldstadt, the poignant and highly acclaimed new play written by Tom Stoppard and directed by Carey Perloff.

Get a first look at STAGES St. Louis' production of RAGTIME, now on stage through October 20 at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center.

Get a first look at George Street Playhouse's What the Constitution Means to Me, written by Tony Award nominee Heidi Schreck, and directed by Laiona Michelle. What the Constitution Means to Me began previews on September 24, 2024, and opened on September 27 for a limited run through October 13, 2024. 

The National Tour of HARRY POTTER AND THE  CURSED CHILD is now on stage at Broadway In Chicago’s James M. Nederlander Theatre, and the reviews have started coming in.

Get a first look at the now extended Baltimore Center Stage production of Jordan E. Cooper's new play with music, OH HAPPY DAY! This production, in association with New York's The Public Theatre, features original songs by Donald Lawrence and reunites Cooper with BCS Artistic Director Stevie Walker-Webb for the first time since their collaboration on Broadway's Ain't No Mo'. The show will now run through October 20, 2024.

We talk to Ian Melamed about his new theater company Psykout and ther upcoming production of Goodbye Doctor. Ian Melamed is an actor, director, producer, composer, and classically trained cellist from Larchmont New York. He is a graduate of the USC School of Dramatic Arts, and the President of the newly founded Psykout Inc. (or just Psykout!) A new theatre company dedicated to telling stories that feature science, technology, and philosophy.

After a brief strike period, the Kennedy Center and the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) leadership have announced they have reached a new 18-month labor agreement with the musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra, AFM Local 616-710.

Get a first look at  Bill Hanney's award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT)'s production of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET featuring the music of Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Elvis Presley. The jukebox musical will rock the NSMT stage through Sunday, October 6, 2024.

Watch more scenes from The Met Opera's production of Composer Jeanine Tesori and Director Michael Mayer's production of Grounded, based on librettist George Brant’s acclaimed play.