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LET'S DANCE INTERNATIONAL FRONTIERS Returns to Leicester in April
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2024

Serendipity Institute for Black Arts and Heritage has announced a packed programme for LET'S DANCE INTERNATIONAL FRONTIERS 2024 (LDIF24), Leicester's annual dance festival. 

Interview: Watch Erika Henningsen & Stephanie Beatriz Talk HAZBIN HOTEL Musical Series
by Michael Major - Jan 17, 2024

Erika Henningsen and Stephanie Beatriz discuss their roles on the new adult musical animated series, Hazbin Hotel. Watch a video of them revealing what drew them to the series, combining musical numbers with animation, the differences between voice work and stage acting, and more.

Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards; BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 27, 2021

This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards; COCA's BILLY ELLIOT Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Staff - Dec 20, 2021

Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld St. Louis Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

THE LION KING Announces New Cast Members For West End Return Including Kayi Ushe as Simba
by Stephi Wild - May 12, 2021

The West End production of DISNEY'S THE LION KING will welcome 14 new members to its cast of over 50 actors, singers and dancers when it reopens its doors this summer.

The MTI Junior Theatre Festival Europe to Take Place Online This Saturday
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 5, 2021

The Junior Theatre Festival Online, which takes place on Saturday 8th May, is a day-long programme featuring: West End workshops for students and specially curated workshops for teachers and directors; panel discussions with performers and creatives from West End shows; exclusive performances and more.

Coastal Jazz & Blues Society Announces Dates for Virtual 2021 Festival  Pyatt Hall Series and Frankie's Jazz Club
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 23, 2021

The TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, Vancouver's signature Festival, celebrates its 35th edition this summer from Friday, June 25 to Sunday, July 4.

Winners Announced For the Black British Theatre Awards 2020
by Stephi Wild - Oct 27, 2020

The Black British Theatre Awards 2020 championed the artistic excellence and achievements of the black creatives and performers across all aspects of theatre. The program's first television broadcast on Sky Arts highlighted a cross section of some of the 2020 award-winners. 

New Jewish Theatre's WE ARE THE LEVINSONS is Postponed
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2020

With the impacts of COVID-19 changing daily and to ensure the wellbeing of New Jewish Theatre (NJT) patrons, artists and staff, New Jewish Theatre has had to make some changes to their season in order to do their part to help flatten the curve of the spread of this virus.

Photo Flash: The New Jewish Theatre Presents WE ARE THE LEVINSONS
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 25, 2020

The New Jewish Theatre continues its record-setting season with We Are the Levinsons, Wendy Kout's compelling play about a multi-generational Jewish family as they laugh, learn and love their way through a year of life and death. Weaving comedy with drama, this award-winning play explores the fragility and strength of family ties… and the capacity for strangers to change us and become family. 

New Jewish Theatre Receives A Record-Breaking 21 Theatre Circle Award Nominations
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 8, 2020

The J's New Jewish Theatre has received 21 nominations for the 2020 St. Louis Theatre Circle Awards for outstanding achievement in St. Louis Professional Theatre. This beats the previous record of 12 nominations received in 2014.

Photo Flash: Check Out New Photos of The New Jewish Theatre's FULLY COMMITTED
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 9, 2019

The New Jewish Theatre's Artistic Director, Eddie Coffield, Artistic Director, announces the cast and creative team of Fully Committed. Arriving just in time for the holidays, Becky Mode's hilarious hit lets the madness run wild. “I am overjoyed to bring Fully Committed to the New Jewish Theatre during the most festive time of year!” Coffield said. “There's no actor more equipped to tackle 40-plus characters than our beloved Will Bonfiglio. I can hardly wait for St. Louis to see Will bring this timeless, one-man tour-de-force to life!” This hilarious comedy features more than 40 characters that come to life through one actor.

The New Jewish Theatre's FULLY COMMITTED Will Run Through December 22
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 2, 2019

The New Jewish Theatre's Artistic Director, Eddie Coffield, Artistic Director, announces the cast and creative team of Fully Committed. Arriving just in time for the holidays, Becky Mode's hilarious hit lets the madness run wild. 'I am overjoyed to bring Fully Committed to the New Jewish Theatre during the most festive time of year!' Coffield said.

New Jewish Theatre Presents FULLY COMMITTED
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 12, 2019

The New Jewish Theatre's Artistic Director, Eddie Coffield, Artistic Director, announces the cast and creative team of Fully Committed. Arriving just in time for the holidays, Becky Mode's hilarious hit lets the madness run wild.

BWW Review: I NOW PRONOUNCE is the Wedding That Happened in Spite of Itself
by Tanya Seale - May 24, 2019

As an audience member at Tasha Gordon-Solmon's dark comedy I Now Pronounce, currently playing at the New Jewish Theatre, you are a guest at the wedding of Nicole and Adam. Or is it Aaron? Or Arthur? Or Anthony? Oh heck, the rabbi can't remember, although he attempts in earnest to list all the things the couple has in common before an unfortunate collapse that leaves him deader than a doornail.

BWW Review: THE HUNDRED DRESSES Addresses Bullying, Friendship, Forgiveness
by Tanya Seale - Feb 18, 2019

Adapted by William Kent Williams from Eleanor Estes' 1945 Newbery Honor-winning novel of the same title, The Hundred Dresses is the second play of Metro Theater Company's 46th season. Suitable for young theatre patrons, families, and for educators as well, this is the story of Wanda Petronski (Sophie Murk), a young Polish immigrant, who is the new kid in an American town.

BWW Review: New Jewish Opens a Gorgeous DISTRICT MERCHANTS.
by Steve Callahan - Feb 4, 2019

The New Jewish Theatre has opened 'District Merchants', by Aaron Posner, and it is certainly among the finest productions I've ever seen there. Posner's script is most remarkably beautiful-it's masterful indeed.

Photo Flash: New Jewish Theatre Presents DISTRICT MERCHANTS
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2019

The New Jewish Theatre's 2018-19 season continues with an adaptation of The Merchant of Venice - Aaron Posner's District Merchants, an Uneasy Comedy. The production will be directed by St. Louis Theatre Circle Award winner, Jacqueline Thompson, and runs January 24 - February 10, 2019.

St. Louis Premiere Of NJT's DISTRICT MERCHANTS Begins Next Month
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 20, 2018

The New Jewish Theatre's 2018-19 season continues with an adaptation of The Merchant of Venice - Aaron Posner's District Merchants, an Uneasy Comedy. The production will be directed by St. Louis Theatre Circle Award winner, Jacqueline Thompson, and runs January 24 - February 10, 2019.

BWW Interview: Composer Seabourne Not Afraid to Speak his Mind
by Erica Miner - Jul 16, 2018

UK-based Seabourne has garnered numerous commissions and awards in international competitions for his solo, chamber and orchestral works and song cycles