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Tickets will go on general sale for the UK premiere of the Tony Award-nominated Waitress tomorrow, Tuesday 25 September at 10:00am. The smash hit Broadway musical will begin preview performances on 8 February ahead of its official opening night on 7 March at London's Adelphi Theatre. Currently playing its third year on Broadway, Waitress will bring with it an all-female lead creative team - a West End musical first.

Sonia Friedman Productions and Fox Stage Productions have today announced the world premiere of Ivo van Hove's highly anticipated stage production of the 1950 Twentieth Century Fox film All About Eve.

Actors Theatre of Louisville is thrilled to announce the upcoming production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time from September 18 - October 10, 2018, presented as part of the Brown-Forman Series. In this Tony Award-winning adaptation of the bestselling novel, autistic teenager Christopher investigates the mysterious death of his neighbor's dog after he's wrongly accused of the crime.

The Adelaide Fringe Artist Fund has awarded a record $106,000 worth of grants to artists to help them present work in next year's festival.

Alternative rock outfit Viva Death has announced they will release their first new album in eight years through Functional Equivalent Records. The 'Illuminate' LP features 14 tracks, set for release in late October. Ahead of that, the band presents the lead single 'Ready to Go'.

Written and performed by Niamh McGrath and Keith Singleton, and directed by Amy Conroy, Looking Deadly tells the story of two small town Funeral Directors competing for business over the course of a three day wake. Our heroes are rooted in tradition and caring for those left behind, while their rivals run a franchise and all who stand in their way out of business. The show will get three performances in Cork at The Everyman between Today, 11th September and Thursday, 13th September at 8pm each night.

THEATER TO GO presetns its October production of Lorraine Hansberry's classic American drama A RAISIN IN THE SUN. This drama about the African American experience explores the hopes and dreams of one extended family, the Youngers, a black working class family struggling to achieve the American Dream in the face of racial tensions and economic disenfranchisement in 1950's Chicago.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents the North American premiere of Jessica Swale's exuberant new comedy Nell Gwynn, September 20-November 4, 2018. The music- and dance-filled play took London audiences by storm when it debuted at Shakespeare's Globe, followed by a celebrated run on the West End. Director of the original London production, Christopher Luscombe, helms the new Chicago Shakespeare production. Star of Broadway and the West End Scarlett Strallen appears as Nell; Chicago leading actor Timothy Edward Kane performs the role of King Charles II.

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Written and performed by Niamh McGrath and Keith Singleton, and directed by Amy Conroy, Looking Deadly tells the story of two small town Funeral Directors competing for business over the course of a three day wake. Our heroes are rooted in tradition and caring for those left behind, while their rivals run a franchise and all who stand in their way out of business. The show will get three performances in Cork at The Everyman between Tuesday, 11th September and Thursday, 13th September at 8pm each night.

'The ManOPause Boys,' a new musical comedy with book and lyrics by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore, and music by Wayland Pickard, celebrates the recent acquisition of its performance rights with two Tri-State area shows later this month.

Brilliantly bawdy and incredibly clever, Jessica Swale's Laurence Olivier Award winning comedy (2016) NELL GWYNN is presented by Deborah Jones (Director) and New Theatre in a wonderfully presented expression of this surprisingly true story. 

BWW Interview: Katie Becker Colon of TOO MIGHT LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND (30 SHOWS IN 60 MINUTES) at Duke City Reparatory Theatre

'The ManOPause Boys,' a new musical comedy with book and lyrics by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore, and music by Wayland Pickard, celebrates the recent acquisition of its performance rights with two Tri-State area shows later this month.

Australian icon, singer, songwriter and musical theatre star Tina Arena will play the role of Eva Peron in Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's EVITA in Sydney. EVITA, one of the most celebrated classical musicals of all time, will return to Australia next month, playing at the Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House.

Seventy-four years ago, an American B-24 Liberator bomber known as the Tulsamerican fell from the sky while returning from a mission over Europe and disappeared beneath the waves of the Adriatic Sea. Seven crew members survived the crash and were rescued. Three men were never found?thought to be lost forever, unrecoverable. 

Out of almost nothing, Head Trick has made something out of MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at Roger Williams National Park.

Go behind the scenes of The Muny's production of Meet Me In St. Louis in the video below from when Dan DeLuca took over our Instagram account this weekend! Watch to take in the ins and outs of putting on this production at the world's largest outdoor musical theatre! Be sure to follow us for future takeovers! 

Go behind the scenes of The Muny's production of Meet Me In St. Louis today as Dan DeLuca takes over our Instagram account! Be sure to tune in to see the ins and outs of putting on this production at the world's largest outdoor musical theatre!

The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center and Live Nation announced today that Peppa Pig Live, now one of the most successful family theater tours in North American history with more than 500,000 tickets sold to date, will continue its record-breaking run when it plays the Winspear Opera House at 4 p.m. Saturday, December 8, 2018. Just in time for the holiday season, "Peppa Pig's Surprise" (www.peppapigliveus.com), the newest live stage show based on Entertainment One's (eOne) top-rated series airing daily on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr., will visit cities across the United States, including San Jose, Dallas, Houston and Chicago.

From a Tony and Pulitzer Prize award-winning creative team comes the world-premiere musical comedy DAVE, adapted from the Oscar-nominated film. DAVE tells the story ofhigh school teacher (and presidential lookalike) DAVE Kovic, who is hired by the Secret Service as a stand-in for the Commander-in-Chief. When the President falls ill under less than 'presidential' circumstances, DAVE is thrust into the Oval Office to avoid a national scandal, and must find a way to gain the trust and love of the American people...and the First Lady. Subscription packages, including DAVE, are currently available. Single tickets for DAVE go on sale March 28, 2018. Patrons may call the Arena Stage Sales Office at 202-488-3300or visit arenastage.org. DAVE runs July 13-August 19, 2018. For complete 2018/19 Season details, visit: arenastage.org/shows-tickets/the-season/index-18-19.shtml.

Fans of late 16th Century pastoral poetic narrative tragicomedy have been all abuzz anticipating the Broadway arrival of the new song and dance adaptation of a Sir Philip Sidney classic. But rather than go the obviously commercial route and title their creation 'The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, the Musical,' the creators have opted to call their peppy merriment HEAD OVER HEELS.

No matter how long it has been since you last saw your relatives, meeting up at family gatherings – especially funerals – can lead to drama and more drama. This typical, and often very emotional, scenario is also the inspiration behind award-winning producer Bianca Isaac's directorial debut, 3 DAYS TO GO, which puts family relationships in the spotlight!

With the recent theatrical release of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, the stars are beginning to buzz about the potential for a third ABBA film. But according to Entertainment Weekly, it doesn't seem likely that we'll be making a return trip to the Grecian island just yet.

While tropical cyclone Henry was leaving the country, United International Pictures, via Columbia Pictures, held the Philippine premiere of “Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again” in Makati City last Tuesday, graced by a sizable crowd, some members of the press and MCA Music (Universal Music Philippines) signed artists Sabrina, Elha Nympha, and Noel Comia Jr.