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Write Out Loud Will Host POE & HIS PROGENY Event Next Month

WRITE OUT LOUD has announced “Poe and His Progeny”, at the Villa Montezuma Museum in Sherman Heights. This historic Queen Anne Victorian was named “The Palace of the Arts,' by Jessie Shepard, the musician, spiritualist and author who designed it in 1887.

Encompass New Theatre to Present AN IMMIGRANT'S DREAM at Greene Space

Manhattan’s leading activist opera company Encompass New Opera Theatre will present Unheard Voices: An Immigrant’s Dream—a matinee concert. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Encompass Opera Presents New Works Inspired By Immigration On June 9

Encompass Opera will present a unique collection of new works inspired by immigration on June 9th.

Encompass New Opera Theatre to Present UNHEARD VOICES: AN IMMIGRANT'S DREAM

Join Encompass New Opera Theatre for Unheard Voices: An Immigrant’s Dream, a multicultural concert featuring premieres by Richard Pearson Thomas and Ángel E. Lasala.

54 Below to Celebrate Black History Month With David Jackson & David White, Gospel Brunch, André De Shields, & More

Celebrate Black History Month at 54 Below with performances by David Jackson & David White, Gospel Brunch, André De Shields, and more!

GIVING SEASON By Write Out Loud To Feature Stories Of Generosity

Write Out Loud - an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading short stories aloud for a live audience continues their 17th Season of Story Concerts with GIVING SEASON, their Annual Holiday Program on Monday, December 18th at the Old Town Theatre. Curtain is at 7:00 pm. 

WRITE OUT LOUD to Present 14th Annual TWAINFEST In Heritage Park Next Month

WRITE OUT LOUD, an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for a live audience has announced the 14th Annual TwainFest. Twainfest will take place on Saturday, August 19th from 11am - 5pm in Heritage County Park.

Charleston Gaillard Center Reveals Full Casting for World Premiere of FINDING FREEDOM: THE JOURNEY OF ROBERT SMALLS

Charleston Gaillard Center has announced the full cast for the world premiere of Finding Freedom: The Journey of Robert Smalls, written by Teralyn Reiter and directed by JaMeeka Holloway.

IN Series Celebrate DC-Legends Chuck Brown & Eva Cassidy Through Their Only Album Together

IN Series Opera closes their 2022-23 season with CHUCK AND EVA, an evening celebrating the Great American Songbook through Chuck Brown and Eva Cassidy's only album: The Other Side. CHUCK AND EVA performances are June 1- 2 at the True Reformer Building and June 24 at the Baltimore Theatre Project.

Musicals Selected For BROADWAY SHARK TANK Presented by Open Jar Studios and GIGNITION

Open Jar Studios and GIGNITION - The Creative Artist Database have announced the new musicals selected to pitch their shows in its first ever 'Broadway Shark Tank.'

Miya Bass, Paris Bennett & More to Star in AIN'T MISBEHAVIN': THE FATS WALLER MUSICAL at Westport Country Playhouse

Westport Country Playhouse will kick off its 93rd season with the sassy and sultry musical celebration, “Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller Musical,” winner of the 1978 Tony Award® for Best Musical, from April 11 through April 29. 

Boston Symphony Orchestra to Present VOICES OF LOSS, RECKONING, AND HOPE Festival in March

Boston Symphony Orchestra will present VOICES OF LOSS, RECKONING, AND HOPE Festival March 3-18. 

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards; Hawaii Performing Arts Festival Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards; at Hawaii Performing Arts Festival Leads Best Ensemble Performance!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards; Hawaii Performing Arts Festival Leads Favorite Local Theatre!

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards; Hawaii Performing Arts' HAIR Leads Best Musical

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Hawaii Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Collaborative Arts Institute Of Chicago 2022 Fall Lieder Lounge Presents MY SISTER'S KEEPER: DUNBAR EDITION 

Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago announces the first instalment of its 2022–23 Lieder Lounge recital  series, My Sister's Keeper: Dunbar Edition, which will take place on Thursday, November 17, 2022 in Ganz Hall at  Roosevelt University beginning at 7:30pm. A second performance will be presented in partnership with the Chicago  Music Association on November 20, 2022 at 4pm, held at the South Shore Cultural Center. 

See Which High Schools Will be the First to Produce Disney's FROZEN

The Educational Theatre Association, Disney Theatrical Group, and Music Theatre International have announced 51 winners of the United States of Frozen contest, after an extraordinary response from high schools across the US. 

BWW Review: DRUMFOLK at Arena Stage

Drumfolk is a feast for all of the senses, with an incredibly talented ensemble of artists.  

National Philharmonic to Present AMERICA'S REQUIEM - A KNEE ON THE NECK

The National Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorale, in partnership with The Washington Chorus, will present America’s Requiem – A Knee on The Neck. The long-awaited season program features the world premiere of Adolphus Hailstork and Herbert Martin’s A Knee on The Neck alongside Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Requiem.