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Oscar Wilde's comedy of manners, lightly reconceived as a screwball farce, is a refreshing summer treat.

The Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) has joined forces with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) to present a performance-installation by internationally renowned composer Sandeep Bhagwati.

Mrs. Doubtfire, a new musical based on the 1993 hit family film of the same name, is actually based on the 1987 novel Alias Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine. The stage musical in all its purposes features music and lyrics by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick, with a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell. The National Tour is currently onstage in the Carol Morsani Hall, at Tampa’s Straz Center for the Performing Arts.

ASCAP, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, the only U.S. PRO that operates on a not-for-profit basis, will present pioneering pop phenomenon Charli XCX with the ASCAP Global Impact Award in honor of her tremendous impact on pop music.

Pittsburgh CLO will present JEFF GOLDBLUM & THE MILDRED SNITZER ORCHESTRA at the Benedum Center for one performance only on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at 7:30PM.

Knocked Loose has released their seething, experimental new single “Don't Reach For Me,” a track that combines the band's signature frenzied attack with deliberate catchiness and exhilarating sonic variety.

The critically acclaimed box-office phenomenon The First Slam Dunk will make its North American home entertainment debut on Blu-ray from GKIDS, with distribution by Shout! Studios, on June 25, 2024. 

Musical multi-tasking talent Joshua Turchin is the standout in a show he hosted with fellow songwriters & singers. When others their age were struggling to write essays, these people had already written full-length musicals and songs that got them zillions of followers on TikTok, Instagram, Youtube, and you name it.

American rapper, songwriter, fashion trailblazer and visionary Rico Nasty and German-Iraqi artist, DJ, producer and subcultural oracle Boys Noize release their new project HARDC0RE DR3AMZ, along with a video for the synth-heavy “H.O.T.” 

What did our critic think of POTUS at Circuit Playhouse? As with any comedy, and farce particularly, timing is everything and it takes about half of Act I before the cast finds their rhythm and ensures the audience is keeping up with them. It’s a lot all at once.

Makeda Smith is releasing her first book, 'Flying Over 50 at Any Age, A 30-Day Self Journal for Speeding Past Limitations,' on April 5, National Self Care Day. Learn more!

Liverpool’s hottest new independent entertainment destination is set to open its doors this spring, promising a brilliant visitor experience.

Join Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) in their weekly Community Gatherings on Zoom, discussing art and theater in the time of COVID-19. This week's topic: Bringing Theater to Prisons, featuring producer, director, and activist Brent Buell.

The Almeida Theatre production of Patriots officially begins previews on Broadway tonight, April 1. Meet the cast of Patriots here!

The Great Gatsby begins previews tonight, March 29, 2024, and is set to open on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at The Broadway Theatre. Meet the cast of The Great Gatsby here!

Rehearsals are underway for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s STARLIGHT EXPRESS! The full cast has now been announced for the new production. Learn more about who is starring in the musical here!

If the saying “laughter is the best medicine” is true, then the irreverent and funny “Hand To God” by The Roustabouts will cure what ails you. 

Molly Drag is set to release a new album titled MAMMOTH. The artist also shares a new single, Dogfight, from the upcoming album. His seventh album under his Molly Drag guise, Mammoth is the first for the project's new label home, I'm Into Life Records (Fraternal Twin, Finnish Postcard.). Mammoth has been set with the new single “Dogfight.”

Discover FULL OF HELL's devastating new single, 'Gasping Dust', featuring Ross Dolan from Immolation. The track is from their upcoming LP, Coagulated Bliss. Coagulated Bliss is out April 26 via Closed Casket Activities and is available for pre-order now. See Full of Hell on the road in April + May with Dying Fetus (dates below) and look for more news soon.

Outsider Pictures sets the U.S. release of the tango-infused film ADIÓS BUENOS AIRES. The film will premiere in New York City on May 3 and in Los Angeles on May 10. Director German Kral will be in attendance. It will expand across the country to Miami (Coral Gables Art Theater) May 10 with further cities to be announced.

A dependable haven for artists in isolation, Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is now in its fourth year of non-stop weekly Community Gatherings this Friday, having offered to date nearly 200 conversations and unlimited camaraderie since April 17, 2020.

 The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) and the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced the completion of a City-funded renovation of the Downtown Art Community Center, located in the Fourth Arts Block in Manhattan’s East Village.

Join renowned pianist Han Chen at the Parisian Refraction micro-festival, a unique musical event presented by Ensemble NEW SRQ, Southern Methodist University Meadows School of the Arts, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on April 23 and 28, 2024.

Get a first look at San Francisco Playhouse's The 39 Steps, a fast-paced farce that riffs on the Alfred Hitchcock thriller of the same name. Following a mysterious murder, all-action hero Richard Hannay launches on a high-speed chase from a London music hall to Scotland's highlands, where he must dodge devious spies, woo beautiful bombshells, and attempt to reveal secrets of The 39 Steps, an international spy ring.

AUSTIN PENDLETON is directing 45 Coffee Dates (In search of my soulmate through cyberspace & beyond!) with writer/performer ANTONIA KASPER Off-Broadway. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.