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Wild, raw, hilarious and tender, Clare Barron's electrifying play - first seen in New York earlier this year - is a candid portrait of prepubescent girls, rare compared with the myriad male coming-of-age tales. But, like its warrior women, Barron's piece fights for its space, and with a formal daring that teeters thrillingly on the edge of chaos.

Mari Marchbanks announced today the 2018 recipients of the biennial Horton Foote Prize, named in honor of the late playwright, which recognizes excellence in American theater. The 2018 Prize for Outstanding New American Play, presented to a work produced in the 2016-17 or 2017-18 seasons, is awarded to Cambodian Rock Band by Lauren Yee. The 2018 Prize for Promising New American Play, presented to a previously unproduced work, is awarded to India Pale Ale by Jaclyn Backhaus.

One Hander will be presented at Sydney's Old Fitz Theatre from August 24 to 26. A one handed, gay actor desperate to be in a big Broadway musical shares his take on the world as the world shares their take on him.

UMe celebrates the apex of John Lennon's solo career with a six-disc box set, Imagine The Ultimate Collection. This historical, remixed and remastered 140-track collection is fully authorized by Yoko Ono Lennon, who oversaw the production and creative direction. Spread across four CDs and two Blu-ray discs, this truly unique expanded edition offers a variety of listening experiences that are at once immersive and intimate, ranging from the brand new Ultimate Mixes of the iconic album, which reveal whole new levels of sonic depth, definition and clarity to these timeless songs, to the Raw Studio Mixes that allow listeners to hear Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band's original, unadorned performances, to enveloping 5.1 surround sound mixes, and a Quadrasonic Album Mix, presenting the original four speaker mix remastered in Quadrasonic sound for the first time in nearly fifty years. This ultimate deep listening experience, which features scores of previously unheard demos, rare outtakes and isolated track elements, also includes The Evolution Documentary, a unique track-by-track audio montage that details the journey of each song from demo to master recording via instructions, rehearsals, recordings, multitrack exploration and studio chatter. The comprehensive nature of the full Imagine The Ultimate Collection is the absolute best representation of a career artist working at the top of his creative game.

The show-stopping actress and legend reflects with ABC News' Robin Roberts on her divine career, from 'Beaches' and 'Hocus Pocus' to Broadway.

REDCAT, CalArts' downtown center for contemporary arts, announces adventurous international and LA performances featured in the ambitious new Fall 2018 season at REDCAT, including stunning stagecraft and object theater from Rotterdam, the world premiere of a new dance and video work by LA company David Rousseve/Reality, a slyly funny and poignant collaboration by German/British collective Gob Squad with six LA performers, a hilarious political musical-theater project by art collective My Barbarian, and the return of Christiane Jatahy with a Brazilian take on Chekhov's Three Sisters, which uses genius film techniques.

One Hander will be presented at Sydney's Old Fitz Theatre from August 24 to 26. A one handed, gay actor desperate to be in a big Broadway musical shares his take on the world as the world shares their take on him.

You oughta know that Broadway Sings Alanis has just added more stars to its lineup! Diana Degarmo (Hair), Alysha Deslorieux (Hamilton), Derek Klena (Anastasia), and Wesley Taylor (SpongeBob SquarePants) will join the lineup for the next installment of the acclaimed Broadway Sings concert series, Broadway Sings Alanis Morissette. Cast members from Broadway shows including Pretty Woman, Dear Evan Hansen, Once on this Island, and Waitress will sing completely new arrangements of the hits of the pop superstar, accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra playing original orchestrations of her music.

Rose Theatre Kingston today announces the full cast for Nick Dear's double-bill Hogarth's Progress. Anthony Banks directs Bryan Dick as the younger William Hogarth in the first major UK revival of Dear's acclaimed comedy The Art of Success, which follows Hogarth through a bawdy night in 1730 and Keith Allen as the older William Hogarth in the world premiere of The Taste of the Town which rejoins the now hugely successful artist 30 years later towards the end of his career. Ruby Bentall (Jane Hogarth and Nancy/Mrs Ryott), Emma Cunniffe (Louisa and Mrs Colquhoun/Mrs Bascombe), Ben Deery (Frank and Zachariah Blunt), Jack Derges (Henry Fielding and Parson Venables), Ian Hallard (Oliver and Horace Walpole), Susannah Harker (Queen Caroline and Jane Hogarth), Jasmine Jones (Sarah Sprackling and Bridget), Sylvestra Le Touzel (Mrs Needham and Lady Thornhill) and Mark Umbers (Robert Walpole and David Garrick) complete the company.

NBC has claimed the primetime ratings week of June 25-July 1 in the key demographic of adults 18-49, paced by the “America's Got Talent,” the week's #1 primetime telecast on the Big 4 networks in 18-49, total viewers and most other key measures, according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

The acclaimed Broadway Sings concert series will continue on August 20 at 8pm, honoring singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette with a cast of Broadway stars including Alex Boniello (Dear Evan Hansen), Lauren Patten (Fun Home), Ben Thompson (Waitress), and American Idol Season 7 winner David Cook (Kinky Boots). The one-night-only concert will feature completely new arrangements of the hits of the iconic multi-instrumentalist, accompanied by a 14-piece orchestra playing original orchestrations of her music.

NBC has claimed the primetime ratings week of June 18-24 in the key demographic of adults 18-49, paced by the “America's Got Talent,” the week's #1 primetime telecast on the Big 4 networks; “World of Dance,” tied for #2; and “American Ninja Warrior,” tied for #5; according to “live plus same day” figures from Nielsen Media Research.

Legendary performer and composer Yanni has announced he will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Live At The Acropolis with a world tour that will launch this spring in the United States. The maestro will kick off the Yanni 25 Live At The Acropolis Anniversary Concert Tour on April 23, 2018 at the King Center in Melbourne, FL, and play Overture Hall today, June 26 at 7:30 p.m.

FOX Scores Most-Watched Non-U.S. Men's Group Stage Match on English-Language Television in Last 28 Years

On its 3rd telecast, Freeform's “Marvel's Cloak & Dagger” hit a new series high in Women 18-34 (166,000/0.48 rating), spiking by 19% over the prior week's debut (140,000/0.40 rating on 6/7/18 at 9:00 p.m.). In addition, “Marvel's Cloak & Dagger” grew week to week among Women 18-49 (+1% - 335,000/0.52 rating vs. 331,000/0.51 rating) to its second best performance.  

Legendary performer and composer Yanni has announced the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Live at the Acropolis with a world tour that will launch this spring with a stop in San Antonio, TX at the Majestic Theatre (224 E. Houston St.) on June 20, 2018 at 8PM! Tickets go on sale this Friday, December 15 at 11AM.

Saturday Night's Stanley Cup Final On NBCSN Is Most Watched Game In 3 Years

According to Variety, Willem Dafoe has found his follow-up to his Oscar-nominated performance in “The Florida Project,” as the veteran actor has signed on to co-star with Anne Hathaway in the Netflix pic “The Last Thing He Wanted.”

Following last night's thrilling Eastern Conference Final Game 7, in which the Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-0, to advance to the Stanley Cup Final, NBC Sports' coverage of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs to date (78 games) has averaged a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 1.206 million viewers, which stands as the most-watched playoffs in 21 years(1997/ESPN, ESPN2, FOX 1.237 million viewers), and is up 7% vs. 2017 (1.129 million).

NBC Sports' exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup Playoffs continues tonight with Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Final at 8 p.m. ET on NBCSN, as Steven Stamkos and the top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning can advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in franchise history with a victory over Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Pre-game coverage begins at 7 p.m. ET with NHL Live.

The improbable Western Conference Final -- featuring the expansion Vegas Golden Knights against the Winnipeg Jets, who are making only their second playoff appearance in six years – is captivating the interest of hockey fans, averaging a Total Audience Delivery of 1.841 million viewers through two games, which makes it the most-watched non-Chicago WCF in NBC Sports Group history (since 2006); the most-watched WCF in three years (2015, 1.847); and up 70% vs. Nashville-Anaheim last year (1.081 million).

NBC Sports' exclusive coverage of the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs concludes tonight with a decisive Game 7, as P.K. Subban and the defending Western Conference champion Nashville Predators clash with Patrik Laine and the Winnipeg Jets for a chance to advance to the Western Conference Final.

NBC Sports' exclusive coverage of the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs concludes Thursday with a decisive Game 7 for the 10th consecutive year, as P.K. Subbanand the defending Western Conference champion NASHVILLE Predators clash with Patrik Laine and the Winnipeg Jets for a chance to advance to the Western Conference Final.

'How're you gonna cap off your prepubescent years?', a stony-faced teacher asks his competitive dance team members, shortly after winning a competition that saw one of their own suffer a season-ending injury.

Through Sunday, May 6, viewership for NBC Sports' coverage of the Second Round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs is the best on record and up 19% vs. last year, averaging a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of 1.547 million viewers across NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app. In addition, the TAD for the entire 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs continues to be the best in six years, and is up 10% vs. 2017.