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With 15 nominations, FX’s The Bear was the most nominated series this year, followed by Max’s Hacks and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building with 13 each. ABC’s Abbott Elementary and CBS’s Ghosts are tied for third place, with 11 nominations each.

Running three weeks from January 11 to 31, the 2021 Origin 1st Irish will present a total of 20 virtual events, including recorded Theatrical Productions made both before and during Covid from Belfast, Dublin, Wexford, London and New York.

AboutFACE Ireland has announced the final selections for the 2020 NEWvember New Plays Festival Dublin - a showcase of original plays to be streamed online November 5-8 2020 with the Civic, where AboutFACE are Theatre Company in Residence.

a?oeWhen Ia??m on stage - ita??s a party!a?? quipped Bette Midler.  So come join the  party as West End star and leading lady Sue Kelvin takes a roller-coaster ride through the Divine Bette Midlera??s fabulous career.

A total of 216 music teachers from 199 cities have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by the Recording Academy® and GRAMMY Museum®. In total, nearly 2,000 initial nominations were submitted. In addition to our quarterfinalists, 91 legacy applicants from 2020 will also be eligible to win the award this year.

What do you do during a lockdown, when your big June show has been cancelled? Well, put on a digital international theatre production spanning 5,000 km with over 20 artists of course!

AboutFACE are delighted to announce the World Premiere of “The Gods of the Ozarks” byMatthew Cole Kelly this August at the Studio Theatre at the Civic in Dublin, Ireland.

Brooke Mauchline Productions and Nicoll Entertainment present the live show of the YouTube sensation Little Baby Bum. "LITTLE BABY BUM LIVE" plays as part of the TroubaKids Festival at the brand-new Troubadour White City in West London from 23 July to August 2019. "LITTLE BABY BUM LIVE" will also have a season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 5 to 18 August 2019 at the Assembly Hall, George Aikman Theatre, Edinburgh.

The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) has announced that in recognition of his 2019 Tony Award nomination and his history as a NYMF Alum, Joe Iconis (Be More Chill, Broadway Bounty Hunter) will be the 2019 NYMF Honorary Chair.

Broadway and television star Alex Newell (Glee, Once On This Island) joins PERFECTLY VICTORIAN, a new musical comedy which will be produced as part of this summer's New York Musical Festival (NYMF). Award-winning director Jeffry Denman (White Christ- mas) will direct and choreograph, with musical direction by Lena Gabrielle (Endangered).

The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) is proud to announce further selections for 2019 NYMF, which will take place from July 8 - August 4, 2019 at venues in midtown Manhattan in New York City. Scott Pyne serves as Executive Director and West Hyler serves as Producing Artistic Director. 

The New York Musical Festival (NYMF) is proud to announce the initial lineup for 2019. Among the shows announced in the lineup are the Next Link Project selections, as well as the Invited Production selections. Now in its sixteenth year, the 2019 Festival will take place July through August at locations around midtown Manhattan in New York City. Scott Pyne serves as Executive Director and West Hyler serves as Producing Artistic Director.

Rehearsal images have been released for the forthcoming production of The Return of the Soldier, which has its regional premiere at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester in September, following its critically-acclaimed London run in 2014.

The cast has been announced for musical The Return of the Soldier which has its regional premiere at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester next month, following its critically-acclaimed London run in 2014.

Brooke Mauchline Productions and Nicoll Entertainment are delighted to present the World Premiere of a brand new live show of the YouTube sensation Little Baby Bum. LITTLE BABY BUM LIVE will tour the UK this summer, visiting Wolverhampton Grand Theatre on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 July.

Brooke Mauchline Productions and Nicoll Entertainment are delighted to present the World Premiere of a brand new live show of the YouTube sensation Little Baby Bum. "LITTLE BABY BUM LIVE" will tour the UK this summer, opening at the Basingstoke Haymarket Theatre on Friday 22 June 2018. Full tour schedule and listings below.

What a feeling! What an evening! The 80s film-musical adaption trend is alive and well. In addition to Fame, Footloose and more, fans of the iconic poppy music era can catch the 1983 classic Flashdance during its current UK tour, which currently plays the Theatre Royal in Brighton.

Selladoor Worldwide is delighted to announce that they will tour a brand-new production of The Producers this Autumn. The laugh-out-loud musical spectacle opens at Shanghai Culture Square, prior to a 14 week tour of China. This tour marks Selladoor Worldwide's 8th International tour since 2014 as part of an ongoing international strategy.

Everybody cut loose because Footloose: The Musical is dancing in to Chester's Storyhouse next week on its first visit to the city and marking the first visiting production and the start of the new season.

Following an acclaimed 2016 UK Tour, worldwide smash hit musical Footloose: The Musical will burst back onto the stage in 2017, opening the inaugural touring season at Storyhouse, Chester's brand new £37m theatre, cinema and library, from 5 September for one week only.