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NYU Skirball will present the North American premiere of SHOWGIRL: Vulgarity, Heat, Dancing, Money, Sex, Power, Vanity. The performance explores themes of power and vanity through dance. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The cast for the upcoming production of THE LION KING at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco has been announced, featuring a mix of new and returning performers.

Felicia Finley will join the 10th Anniversary celebration of DUETS: THE CONCERT SERIES, produced by Megan Minutillo. The event will feature performances by various artists, marking a decade of musical collaborations.

BroadwayWorld has compiled an exhaustive list of all the trailers and footage for the Wicked movie that have been released since the initial first look in February. 

DISENCHANTED, the ‘charming’ musical featuring the princesses from original storybooks kvetching about the exploitation they’ve suffered in today’s animated films and theme parks, will embark on a US tour this October. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The Mulberry Tree, a new play set in Palestine by Hanna Eady and Edward Mast, directed by Alexandra Aron, will have its world premiere at La MaMa ETC. Learn how to purchase tickets.

It comes in many forms, each one its own type of exquisitely agonizing rejection. The job application or the one to the program that could define your future, thrown out, perhaps unanswered. The child forced to walk behind their two closer friends when there’s not enough room on the sidewalk. The feeling of being found wanting for the simple quality of being yourself, relatives and supposed friends turning away, or of being judged inadequate and dismissed out of hand before you’ve even been met.. The romantic brush-off. The birthday party attended only by the celebrant.

Netflix has shared the trailer for Season 3 of Heartstopper, which is set for release on October 3, 2024. Watch it now!

Saturday, September 21, 2024 marks the 15th year of National Dance Day, a celebration of artistic expression and the joy of movement.

Verdi's masterpiece on love and duty, performed by exceptional singers. One of Verdi's unparalleled masterpieces, Don Carlo, is presented in a visually rich, new staging by one of Europe's most genre-redefining directors, the Italian Davide Livermore, alongside the designer team Giò Forma.

Courtney Cutchins has announced her debut album Grunge to Grace, featuring jazz interpretations of Soundgarden and Nirvana songs. The album includes six originals and three re-imagined grunge anthems.

Ballet Edmonton will debut a new work at Fall For Dance North (FFDN), Toronto's premier professional international dance festival, on September 26th and 27th with the world premiere of a new creation by choreographer Anne Plamondon; “Feel no More”. 

What did our critic think of SCANDALOUS CONDUCT: A FAIRY EXTRAVAGANZA at Brown Arts IGNITE Series?

The Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer turned into a gig venue on September 13th for Concrete Lates x Fabric. The lights were low, the crowd was very cool, and the “iconic electronic music institution Fabric” was celebrated for the role it's played in the dance music scene over the last 25 years.

Critics have stopped by The Critic, the dark and sharp-witted new thriller starring stage and screen icon, Ian McKellen. Read the reviews!

New Jersey Repertory Company by special arrangement with Lisa Dozier Shacket, will continue its 27th Season with an added special presentation of the world premiere of Pen Pals by Michael Griffo. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Santa Claus is coming to (Little Big) Town! Multi-platinum GRAMMY® Award-winning four-piece Little Big Town – comprised of Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook – are giving us an early holiday gift with their first-ever Christmas album with The Christmas Record, out October 4. Listen to a track now!

Next up for Rogue Machine, David Rambo’s A Good Guy opening September 14, 2024 at The Matrix (previews began September 11th) . John Perrin Flynn directs the cast of Evangeline Edwards, Suzen Baraka, Logan Leonardo Arditty and Wayne Carr.

Playwrights Horizons has announced the cast and creative team of Sarah Mantell’s Susan Smith Blackburn Prize-winning In the Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot, a Playwrights commission directed by Sivan Battat and presented in association with Breaking the Binary Theatre.

Over half a century since its release and a vital chapter in the band’s story, Queen’s self-titled 1973 debut album has been remixed and restored to sound the way the band always wanted it to. A new tracklisting, alternative takes, demos and live tracks have now been added to create the most complete version of this pivotal work.

Courtney Bowman will star as Lauren in the brand-new Made at Curve production of the Olivier, Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical KINKY BOOTS The Musical, which will tour the UK and Ireland from 17 January 2025.

What did our critic think of THE MINUTES at Wichita Community Theatre?

Japan Society has announced the National Bunraku Theater will perform in NYC from Oct 3-5, showcasing traditional Japanese puppet theater.

the singer-songwriter, poet, actor and multi-instrumentalist Willie Watson has released a new single titled “Already Gone.' The single appears on Watson’s first-ever solo album of original material - over 20 years into his career, coming finally this Friday. Listen to it now!

When summer ends many people get depressed. Let’s face it, you can’t go to the beach or your private summer home for another year. However, you can look on the bright side of things knowing that the end of summer brings a new season of audible brilliance from the mighty National Symphony Orchestra (NSO). This past Saturday evening, the NSO Pops season opened with a bang as Tony Award winning performer Heather Headley made her Kennedy Center Concert Hall debut. The evening featured lots of show tunes, a choir, a TV vocal competition winner, and most importantly, YOUR NSO under the baton of Maestro Steven Reineke.