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Details have been announced for the creative programme at Riverside Studios for this Christmas season, which includes five theatre productions, festive events and cinema.

BroadwayWorld is sad to report that Timothy Lancaster West, CBE, stage and screen actor, has died at age 90. Read the full obituary for Timothy West here.

The Lion King has opened in Toronto.  On opening night, the Princess of Wales Theatre hosted celebrities and returning cast members from the 2000 engagement of the show. Check out the video here!

Sir Derek Jacobi received the Critic's Circle’s 2023 Rosebowl for Distinguished Service to the Arts. The event took place on November 7th at the National Liberal Club.

Oxia Theatre will present the world premiere of The Last Days of Liz Truss? by Greg Wilkinson, directed by Anthony Shrubsall with Emma Wilkinson Wright as Liz Truss.

Opera Philadelphia will return to the historic Academy of Music in January with the company premiere of The Anonymous Lover, a 1780 opera by Joseph Bologne.

Experience a night of reggae classics as THE RIVERTONES perform hits from Bob Marley, UB40, and Eddy Grant at The Drama Factory on December 8, 2024. Don't miss this musical celebration.

Audible has shared a new sneak peek clip from The True Story of The Coward Brothers, a three-part scripted audio-comedy that recounts the history of Henry and Howard Coward. Listen to it now!

Berkeley Repertory Theatre has extended The Matchbox Magic Flute, the mesmerizing English language theatrical adaptation of Mozart's iconic Magic Flute adapted and directed by theatrical powerhouse Mary Zimmerman. 

STARZ has unveiled a sneak peek clip from the series finale of the limited series “Three Women,” starring Shailene Woodley, Betty Gilpin, DeWanda Wise and Gabrielle Creevy. Watch it now!

Mauricio Martinez is writing his inspiring autobiography, tentatively titled My First Act. The book, scheduled for worldwide release in late 2025, will be accompanied by a new album that serves as a musical companion.

Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, shared that Principal Dancer Jurgita Dronina’s final performance with the company will be Giselle on November 24 at 2:00 pm.

Based on the book by Itamar Vieira Junior, the play tells the story of sisters Bibiana and Belonísia, and their grandmother Donana. Through their eyes, we will enter a universe full of enchanted beings, and travel across the clay soil of the Brazilian countryside, of each one of us. A dialogue between the atabaques of Afro-Brazilian culture, the viola sertaneja, and the pífanos of the northeast, promoting a tour on stage.

The Lion King will celebrate its 27th anniversary on Broadway on Wednesday, November 13th. Learn more about the show and its history, as well as the historic milestone, here!

On Thursday, November 14th, the Tony, Olivier, and Grammy Award-winning musical Chicago will celebrate its 28th year as a Broadway institution. Chicago also celebrates hitting 11,000 performances on Broadway.

The past few weeks have truly been remarkable. After Les Misérables and The Peaky Blinders, one might wonder how this small country could surprise us further. Well, it seems a local production of The Sound of Music has done just that.

The Mill at Sonning has announced its full roster of in-house theatre productions for 2025.

See production photos from the Swiss premiere of Dogfight-The Musical with the Zurich English-Speaking Theatre at the Theater im Seefeld (November 2024).

Tennessee Shakespeare Company (TSC) will bring William Shakespeare's holiday celebration Twelfth Night to the newly configured Tabor Stage in December.

AMERICAN IDIOT has become the highest-grossing musical at the Mark Taper Forum. The production is set to play its final performance this weekend. Learn more here!

J-pop sensations YOASOBI share a new song, “New me,” based on the grand prize winner of the Bungei x Monogatary.com Collaboration Award, “Hakuyama-dori Burning Case.” Listen to the new collaboration now!

BAM has revealed its 2025 Winter Spring Season, featuring Paul Mescal in A Streetcar Named Desire, Whitney White's Macbeth in Stride, and more. Learn more about the full lineup here!

The National Opera Studio is set to present the world premiere of scenes from Perdita, an unpublished opera by British composer Dorothy Howell, next month.

To coincide with Trans Awareness Week, Ballet Queer will present the premiere of This is How I Move: Naia, a new dance film directed by Jonathan Watkins and featuring dancer Naia Bautista.

The Birmingham Village Players will present Noel Coward's Present Laughter for two weekends only this December. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!