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In The Pole, after a scandal involving "Saint" Nick rocks the holly jolly foundations of the North Pole, all hell breaks loose as the future of Christmas turns into a twisted power struggle for the Red Suit. As Nick, the 20th to wear the Suit, struggles with the age-old question of naughty vs. nice, his wife Mrs. Claus, aka Gretchen, works to keep the political machine that is toy production afloat. It isn't easy as they juggle the factory elves, including Nick's head elf Matilda and the political activist Helenor, as well as parenting two sons – Nick's mini-me Harry and the crown prince, Jack, who's not only next in line for the Suit, but also looking to rebrand it. Reporting on all the drama in The Pole? Cocoa, host of the North Pole News Network Program, "Morning Cocoa."

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RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE Star Shuga Cain Joins the Cast of SEVEN DEADLY SINS Photo RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE Star Shuga Cain Joins the Cast of SEVEN DEADLY SINS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 10, 2021

Drag sensation Shuga Cain, the beloved season 11 contestant of the Emmy Award-winning reality television series, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” will be the Mistress of Ceremonies in Seven Deadly Sins, the sexy and adventurous outdoor theatrical experience, coming to New York City’s Meatpacking District. ...


SCHTICK A POLE IN IT: WHITE STRIPES EDITION Opens 10/26 at Drom NYC Photo SCHTICK A POLE IN IT: WHITE STRIPES EDITION Opens 10/26 at Drom NYC
by A.A. Cristi - October 15, 2018

For over 5 years Schtick A Pole In It has owned the 4th Saturday in the East Village. It's the best and only Comedy and Pole Dancing show in the city....


Initial Line Up Announced For 2019 San Francisco Comedy Festival, Tickets On Sale Thi Photo Initial Line Up Announced For 2019 San Francisco Comedy Festival, Tickets On Sale This Sunday
by A.A. Cristi - November 16, 2018

SF Sketchfest presented by Audible announces the initial line up for the 18th annual San Francisco Comedy Festival January 10-27, 2019, featuring top comedic talent performing in venues across the city. Audiences can expect another outstanding year of programming and fun as SF Sketchfest will host m...


Chris St. John Set to Release Full-Length Album FLY AWAY Photo Chris St. John Set to Release Full-Length Album FLY AWAY
by Marissa Tomeo - April 10, 2022

Chris St John has been on a whirlwind journey. Having been a singer songwriter and guitar player for decades, and he recently decided to share his music with the world, rattling off hit after hit on the International and United States independent charts. He began his formal music career by producing...


BWW Feature: ONLINE OPERA VIRTUAL TOUR AUGUST 15-22 at Home Computer Screens Photo BWW Feature: ONLINE OPERA VIRTUAL TOUR AUGUST 15-22 at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - August 15, 2020

Here are some of the online events for the week of August 15 - 22 under LA Operaa??s banner, LAO At Home. On Tuesday, August 18, at 4 PM PDT, the a?oeGrown-Up Edition of Learn at Homea?? lets music lovers join Jeremy Frank at the piano for a?oeOpera Happy Hoursa?? which feature murder mysteries, ver...


Beijing Folk Art Show is at Lao She Teahouse Photo Beijing Folk Art Show is at Lao She Teahouse
by Stephi Wild - March 15, 2021

Mostly folk art performances or old variety show has come from the famous Tianqiao areas of Beijing, Tianqiao, also known as Sky Bridge, It is a prosperous and boisterous market resounding home and abroad....


Meet the Cast of COMPANY - Now in Previews on Broadway! Photo Meet the Cast of COMPANY - Now in Previews on Broadway!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 02, 2020

Company is officially in previews on Broadway!  Following the engagement in London's West End, the new production of Sondheim and George Furth's landmark American musical, Company, directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Marianne Elliott comes to Broadway starring Tony and Grammy Award® winner Katri...


Review: DISTRICT CHOREOGRAPHER'S DANCE FESTIVAL 2024 at Dance Place Photo Review: DISTRICT CHOREOGRAPHER'S DANCE FESTIVAL 2024 at Dance Place
by Michela Dwyer - September 20, 2024

What did our critic think of DISTRICT CHOREOGRAPHER'S DANCE FESTIVAL 2024 at Dance Place?...


SCHTICK A POLE IN IT: WHITE STRIPES EDITION Opens 10/26 at Drom NYC Photo SCHTICK A POLE IN IT: WHITE STRIPES EDITION Opens 10/26 at Drom NYC
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2018

For over 5 years Schtick A Pole In It has owned the 4th Saturday in the East Village. It's the best and only Comedy and Pole Dancing show in the city....


Schtick A Pole In It Announces its Marilyn Manson Edition Photo Schtick A Pole In It Announces its Marilyn Manson Edition
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2018

For over 5 years Schtick A Pole In It has owned the 4th Today in the East Village. It's the best and only Comedy and Pole Dancing show in the city. Comics and pole dancers alternate the stage to create a unique show that leaves everyone happy. Who doesn't like to laugh? Who doesn't like to see dance...


VIDEO: Watch a Teaser for BEYOND THE POLE Season Two Photo VIDEO: Watch a Teaser for BEYOND THE POLE Season Two
by Sarah Leiber - May 05, 2021

Always hustling, the women embark on their own individual journeys to transition from the club and establish new and better lives. However, with these changes come secrets and a web of lies the women have kept hidden from the world, and sometimes from themselves....


Tony-Nominated HOME Playwright Samm-Art Williams Dies At Age 78 Photo Tony-Nominated HOME Playwright Samm-Art Williams Dies At Age 78
by A.A. Cristi - May 13, 2024

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of Samm-Art Williams, a multi award winning playwright, actor, director, and producer whose Tony-nominated play Home is currently in rehearsals for its return to Broadway....


International Pole Dance Organizations Launch Change.Org Petition Photo International Pole Dance Organizations Launch Change.Org Petition
by Julie Musbach - July 26, 2019

United Pole Artists, Pole Dance Nation and thousands of professional and amateur pole dance athletes, dancers and fitness enthusiasts have united in an effort to bring Instagram to task with claims of sexism and discrimination attributed to the social media platform....


BWW Review: PIPPIN at Ephrata Performing Arts Center Photo BWW Review: PIPPIN at Ephrata Performing Arts Center
by Rich Mehrenberg - July 19, 2019

How appropriate that Ephrata Performing Arts Center selected Pippin as its summer musical. The heat on stage easily matches the muggy temperature of the July night outside...


Be Bold! Productions 13th BOO! Short Play Festival Kicks Off at the Players Theatre Photo Be Bold! Productions 13th BOO! Short Play Festival Kicks Off at the Players Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 16, 2024

West Village audiences embraced the spooky season with the BOO! Short Play Festival at the Players Theatre. 'Nonna's Pizza' by Hunter Corbett won week one, revealing secrets in a Brooklyn pizza shop. Learn more! ...


VIDEO: The Stars of MEAN GIRLS Are 'Rockin' Around the Pole' This Holiday Season Photo VIDEO: The Stars of MEAN GIRLS Are 'Rockin' Around the Pole' This Holiday Season
by A.A. Cristi - December 07, 2018

The Hot Elves of Mean Girls on Broadway have a holiday treat for all you nice girls and boys out there. Hear the song to match the iconic choreo, as the Plastics hit the recording studio for a merry recording of 'Rockin' Around the Pole'. See all the holiday fun below!...


Paul Chahidi and Paul Ready Join TWELFTH NIGHT: FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY at Shakespeare's G Photo Paul Chahidi and Paul Ready Join TWELFTH NIGHT: FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - September 07, 2023

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced further casting for Twelfth Night: For One Night Only. Learn more about the production and find out who is starring in it here!...


BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY at Ankeny Community Theatre: A Tale of Two Christmas St Photo BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY at Ankeny Community Theatre: A Tale of Two Christmas Stories Part 1
by DC Felton - December 08, 2019

Opening two productions of a show in one weekend is rare in the Des Moines theatre scene. What makes this weekend special is that two productions based on the classic movie 'A Christmas Story' are opening this weekend. In this review, we are going to focus on the play version presented at Ankeny Com...


BWW Feature: ONLINE OPERA VIRTUAL TOUR SEPT 19-26 at Home Computer Screens Photo BWW Feature: ONLINE OPERA VIRTUAL TOUR SEPT 19-26 at Home Computer Screens
by Maria Nockin - September 19, 2020

a??a??a??a??a??a??a??For the newest of LA Operaa??s a?oeLiving Room Recitals,a?? soprano Alaysha Fox, a grand finalist in the 2019 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, partners with pianist, vocal coach, and conductor Brendon Shapiro. They offer a performance of classic songs by composers ...


BWW Review: JERUSALEM at Little Theatre, University Of Adelaide Photo BWW Review: JERUSALEM at Little Theatre, University Of Adelaide
by Barry Lenny - August 05, 2019

The Guild can be justly proud of this production...


VIDEO: SEVEN DEADLY SINS Opens in NYC's Meatpacking District - Show Extension Announc Photo VIDEO: SEVEN DEADLY SINS Opens in NYC's Meatpacking District - Show Extension Announced!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 30, 2021

Tectonic Theater Project and Madison Wells Live have announced that due to overwhelming demand, their production of Seven Deadly Sins, which opened last night, is extending by one-week. The sexy outdoor theatrical experience which has been electrifying New York City’s Meatpacking District must end i...


SEVEN DEADLY SINS Starring Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Shuga Cain and More to Begin Perform Photo SEVEN DEADLY SINS Starring Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Shuga Cain and More to Begin Performances Tomorrow
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 21, 2021

The Tectonic Theater Project and Madison Wells Live production of Seven Deadly Sins, the sexy and adventurous outdoor theatrical experience, coming to New York City’s Meatpacking District begins performances tomorrow, June 22 ahead of a Tuesday, June 29 official opening night. ...


BWW Review: VERDI'S LA TRAVIATA, King's Head Theatre Photo BWW Review: VERDI'S LA TRAVIATA, King's Head Theatre
by Gary Naylor - October 03, 2018

Another scaled down opera, retaining full force singing and emotional clout, from the King's Head, Violetta now a pole dancer in a sleazy Bristol nightclub....


Lineup Announced for the 18th Annual San Francisco Comedy Festival Photo Lineup Announced for the 18th Annual San Francisco Comedy Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 19, 2018

SF Sketchfest presented by Audible announces the initial line up for the 18th annual San Francisco Comedy Festival January 10-27, 2019, featuring top comedic talent performing in venues across the city. Audiences can expect another outstanding year of programming and fun as SF Sketchfest will host m...


Review: ALEGRÍA BY CIRQUE DU SOLEIL at Morinomiya Big Top [Osaka] Photo Review: ALEGRÍA BY CIRQUE DU SOLEIL at Morinomiya Big Top [Osaka]
by Ayaka Ozaki - September 29, 2023

The world-renowned circus entertainment group, Cirque du Soleil, presents their legendary show 'ALEGRíA,' which is an all-time Cirque du Soleil classic reimagined for a new generation to fall in love with. With flying trapezes, the  fire knife dance, aerials, their true ability’s acrobats, and more,...






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