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The talented cast and creatives can only do so much to elevate the musical’s inherent camp, but Jonathan Harvey and the Pet Shop Boys' script and songs feel underbaked with characters who aren’t able to be fleshed out. With this in mind, it feels closer to hell.

Heart wrenching. Intoxicating. Love. Courageous. These performers in 26 PEBBLES with the Actor Theatre of Little Rock put out a powerful performance, and they still have a few more days to go.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is June 7, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Broadway Collection has released a high energy, educational documentary short film, aimed at the travel industry and those interested in traveling to NYC.

THE GREEN ROOM 42 will present the return of Tony Award-nominated Broadway favorite Sally Mayes in “Now and Then: The Great Big Huge Broadway'. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Tony Award-winning performer Nikki M. James stopped by The View to talk about playing journalist Ida B. Wells in the musical Suffs, which is currently playing on Broadway. James has been attached to the project for 7 years but admitted that she didn't know a lot about the woman before taking on the role, for which she has been nominated for a Tony Award. Watch the interview now!

Get all the scoop on DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS!, airing on FOX on Thursday, June 13, 2024! Hosted by Emmy Award nominee Niecy Nash, the all-new season of the popular game show challenges contestants’ musical memory. Watch a first look from the show now!

Don't miss this year's offerings where there's something for everyone!

Park Theatre has announced four new shows in its Park90 space that will be running as part of its Summer and Autumn Season. Learn more about the upcoming productions here!

The American Repertory Theater announced its 2024-2025 season lineup, featuring a diverse array of productions including world premieres, classic revivals, and innovative new works.

Rhinestoned, the debut album from breakout Nashville star Maggie Antone, is slated for release August 23. To celebrate, Antone shares a new single from the forthcoming album, “Everyone But You.' Listen to the single now!

Watch the OG Mean Girls wish the UK cast 'good luck' before their first preview tonight!

The cast of 2:22 A GHOST STORY visited Ordsall Hall, one of Salford's most haunted buildings, to mark the play's arrival in the region. Learn more about 2:22 A Ghost Story and see how to purchase tickets.

As part of Madame Tussauds Singapore’s 10th-anniversary surprises, Tony winner and Disney Legend Lea Salonga is set to unveil her own wax figure in the third quarter of 2024.

Nō Studios, a hub for the creative arts in downtown Milwaukee, have announced the return of Dance Fest on Saturday, August 3rd. Now in its third year, Dance Fest has expanded to include five premier dance companies from across the Midwest along with four Wisconsin-based programs.

The Parsnip Ship will present a free in-person day of interactive listening experiences, including live podcast recordings of radio plays and performances by independent musicians.

The Broadway League Foundation just announced that EMMY, two-time TONY, and five-time GRAMMY Award-nominated singer, songwriter, actor, and philanthropist Josh Groban will host the 15th annual Jimmy Awards ceremony taking place on Monday, June 24, 2024 at the Minskoff Theatre in Manhattan. We have all of the details!

Tama Gucci has a knack for pushing the envelope. And pushes he does with the deliciously devious video for new track, Runaway Pup – the lead single from his long awaited debut album, Notes to Self. Out August 16 via Sinderlyn, the album is the culmination of years of forward-thinking pop songwriting. Watch the video for Runaway Pup now!

All new production photos have been released marking return of 2:22 - A Ghost Story to London’s West End. Donna Air will play Lauren and Joe McFadden will play Sam; Stacey Dooley will play Jenny, in her stage debut, and James Buckley reprises the role of Ben.

The University of Illinois Springfield Performing Arts Center reveals its 2024-2025 Broadway Series, featuring a diverse lineup of shows and performances.

FIM Flint Repertory Theatre season closer, Spring Awakening, will run from June 7 - 23. Read our interview with the director of this production, Derek Van Barham! 

From being  Billy Elliot for more than two years and closing the show in London's West End to the San Francisco Ballett School and San Francisco Ballet Trainee Tour, followed by a contract with the Grand Rapids Ballett Brodie Donougher is part of the PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Cast in Vienna, starring as Hannibals Guard.

M83, aka Anthony Gonzalez, has released the deluxe version of his acclaimed 9th studio album Fantasy that was released last year via Mute. The deluxe version includes a brand new remix of “Ocean’s Niagara” from Luis Vasquez AKA The Soft Moon, marking his last work before he tragically passed away last January. Listen to the song!

Late in the second act of “A Little Night Music,” the Stephen Sondheim musical about love – and the amorous, sometimes adulterous, always complicated entanglements that accompany it – the opening lines of the plaintive ballad “Send in the Clowns” ask, “Isn’t it bliss? Don’t you approve?” When it comes to the enchanting Sullivan Rep production of the show, now at Newton City Hall through June 8, the answer to both is a resounding yes.

Relive the epic action when MONKEY MAN becomes available to own with brand-new bonus content on Digital June 11, 2024 and on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD June 25, 2024. Plus, continue to fuel the adrenaline when MONKEY MAN makes its streaming debut exclusively on Peacock beginning June 14th. See the exclusive bonus content here!