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Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards; WEST SIDE STORY at CM Performing Arts Center Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 27, 2024


This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards; CM Performing Arts Center Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - December 23, 2024


This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Review: God Bless The Argyle Theatre's production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE MUSICAL
by Nicholas Pontolillo - December 22, 2024


What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL THE MUSICAL at The Argyle Theatre?

Barn On Fire to Launch 4th Summer Season With LEWIS LOVES CLARK And SUNKEN CATHEDRAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 20, 2024


Next summer, New York Theatre Barn and the Fire Island Pines Arts Project will join forces for the 4th annual season of Barn on Fire. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Susan Stroman Announced As The New President Of Guild Hall Academy Of The Arts 
by A.A. Cristi - December 18, 2024


Guild Hall has announced that award-winning director and choreographer Susan Stroman will assume the role of President of the Guild Hall Academy of the Arts, with standing president, artist Eric Fischl, stepping down after a long and impactful tenure. 

Psychic Medium Matt Fraser is Coming to Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 17, 2024


Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts will present Matt Fraser: America's Top Psychic Medium.  From heartfelt emotional readings to stunning revelations, learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Bay Street Theater Unveils Lineup of Winter/Spring Classes
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 17, 2024


Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has revealed the Winter/Spring 2025 line-up of classes and workshops offering something for everyone in the community ages 7-87+. Learn how to apply.

Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble To Perform At Harborfields Public Library
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 16, 2024


The acclaimed Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble will be in concert, performing music for flute, strings and harp in the Meeting Room Wings of Harborfields Public Library. Learn how to attend the concert!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards; NEWSIES at Smithtown Performing Arts Center Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 16, 2024


Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Spotlight: WHITE CHRISTMAS at THE GATEWAY
by BWW Special Offer - December 13, 2024


Irving Berlin’s White Christmas - the heartwarming musical adaptation based on the beloved, timeless Paramount Pictures film of the same name - continues The Gateway’s 75th Season, and will perform at The Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, NY.

Bay Street Theater To Host Screening Of PRIDE
by A.A. Cristi - December 12, 2024


Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced a screening of PRIDE on Sunday, January 26th at 4 pm. 

Photos: A CHRISTMAS STORY- THE MUSICAL At CM Performing Arts
by A.A. Cristi - December 09, 2024


See first look photos of CM Performing Arts Center's current running production of A Christmas Story the Musical, running on the Main Stage in The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre, sponsored by Stony Brook Medicine.

Modern Classic Theatre Of Long Island to Present Its Annual One-Minute Play Event
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 09, 2024


Modern Classic Theatre of Long Island will present its annual one-minute play event. This is a fundraiser presenting one-minute works from around the world. Learn how to attend.

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Long Island Awards
by BWW Awards - December 09, 2024


Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

THE KYLE PETTY SHOW LIVE to Play The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre At CM Performing Arts Center in January
by Blair Ingenthron - December 07, 2024


The Kyle Petty Show Live at The CM Performing Arts Center - A Celebration of Talent, Laughter, and Milestones will play the Noel S. Ruiz Theatre, CM Performing Arts Center, in January.

NANCY ATLAS' FIRESIDE SESSIONS to Return to Bay Street Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 05, 2024


Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts will present the return of the concert series, NANCY ATLAS' FIRESIDE SESSIONS, featuring Nancy Atlas, her band, and guest performers. Learn how to attend.

Voting Open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards
by BWW Awards - December 04, 2024


Voting is now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Long Island Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Musical Revue Announced At Hardscrabble Theater
by A.A. Cristi - December 03, 2024


Home for the Holidays comes to Hardscrabble Theater Saturday, December 7 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 8 at 3:00 p.m. at Hardscrabble Theater at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

Photos: Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
by A.A. Cristi - December 03, 2024


One dozen performances rocked the halls of the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) which held a jam-packed two-day 20th anniversary holiday celebration party this past weekend at the organization’s Stony Brook Village museum location (at 97 Main Street, Stony Brook, NY).  See photos from the event.

THE CHAIN: A FLEETWOOD MAC EXPERIENCE Announced At Bay Street Theater
by A.A. Cristi - December 03, 2024


Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts has announced a live concert performance of The Chain: A Fleetwood Mac Experience, a tribute to the band and its songstress Stevie Nicks on Saturday, January 11th, at 8 p.m.

Patchogue Theatre Announces THE MILLION DOLLAR EXPERIENCE: A CELEBRATION OF SUN RECORDS
by A.A. Cristi - December 03, 2024


Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced The Million Dollar Experience: A Celebration Of Sun Records appearing on Saturday, February 15 2025.

Beth Hart to Perform at Patchogue Theatre in April 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 03, 2024


Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts will present Beth Hart, appearing in April. Learn more about Hart as a performer and about her most recent songs and albums and see how to purchase tickets.

Patchogue Theatre Announces OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW
by A.A. Cristi - December 02, 2024


Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced Old Crow Medicine Show appearing on Thursday, April 24, 2025. 

ROCK OF AGES Cast Announced At CM Performing Arts Center
by A.A. Cristi - December 02, 2024


The CM Performing Arts Center has announcee the cast of their upcoming production of Rock of Ages which kicks off Season 54, running on the Main Stage in The Noel S. Ruiz Theatre from January 18 - February 01.

A GILBERT & SULLIVAN CHRISTMAS CAROL To Visit Freeport This December
by Blair Ingenthron - November 30, 2024


A Gilbert & Sullivan Christmas Carol's 30th-anniversary production is returning to Long Island for five shows, including one in Freeport on December 21.


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