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It's that time again! The school year is getting into swing and we're here to help students ease the stress and know what to expect. Check out tips from some of our student bloggers for getting started in college theatre programs!

UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents Jennifer Koh & Davóne Tines' Everything That Rises Must Converge on Friday, Apr 17, 2020 at 8 p.m. at Royce Hall.

Boise State University is announcing the appointment of Laura Kendall, an arts administration professional with more than 18 years of experience, as the executive director of the Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts.

Today, Pace University announced the launch of a new program, a?oeWriting for Diversity and Equity in Theater and Media Arts Fellows Program,a?? supported by a three-year grant of $585,000 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Eligible undergraduates majoring in one of several Pace arts and humanities programs will be selected as Fellows, with the aim of developing diverse and inclusive voices in media and the performing arts. The first class of Fellows will be selected this fall.

This September, the Old Royal Naval College will host a month of exciting events in Greenwich, from Open House and London Design Festival to Totally Thames and the finish line of the first ever Regatta London.

Molloy College and its Writer-in-Residence, Barbara Novack, will be hosting a Poetry Event featuring J R (Judy) Turek on Sunday, September 22, 2019, at 3 pm, in the Reception Room, Kellenberg Hall, on Molloy College's Rockville Centre campus. This event is free and open to the public. 

The Purchase College Conservatory of Music has announced its 2019 fall season which will include exciting collaborations, classical, Jazz, and chorus concerts, and a full opera production. All performances will feature the professional-caliber students selected from the highly competitive conservatory.

Jon Robertson, dean of Lynn University Conservatory of Music and Philharmonia guest conductor, today invited fans of classical music to four musical presentations next month that will launch the 2019a?'20 concert season.

Northern Kentucky University's School of the Arts welcome a?oeThe Sonnet Mana?? Devon Glover on Sept. 6, 1-2 p.m. at NKU's Corbett Theatre. The Sonnet Man introduces and makes Shakespeare's sonnets accessible to audiences in a modern, fun, and innovative way: through hip-hop.

American Public Media's Performance Today has announced five young musicians to take part in the radio program's 2019-2020 Young Artist in Residence Program.

Calling all theatre-loving college kids! With the new school year in full year, we're looking for Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors to share their knowledge with Freshman with recommendations and school tips in blogs for BroadwayWorld. Find out more about how you can blog for us!

In 2020, for the second year, the Claudia Corrieri Literary Prize, a scholarship fund, will be awarded to actors, playwrights and screenwriters at two institutions: Manhattan's Barrow Group Theater Company and School and Brooklyn's Terry Knickerbocker Studio.  The grants, valued at $1,500 each, will help fund writing classes to be selected at the student's discretion at both schools.

On Monday, August 26 at 7:00pm, the Harlem School of the Arts (HSA), in partnership with The National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMH), and the Catskill Jazz Factory (CJF) will present a special concert performance of The Spirit of Harlem, a celebratory homage to the most iconic moments of Harlem's musical past, and the jazz renaissance currently taking place in New York City. Free to the public, the concert will be held at the HSA Theater, located at 649 St. Nicholas Avenue.

Jonathan Butler and Kirk Whalum return to the Madison Theatre for a soulful night of music! Jonathan Butler's genre-busting material earned songriter's awards and received abundant airplay in multiple radio formats.

The Dramatists Guild Foundation (DGF) has announced that it will be bringing its Traveling Masters program to Montana in partnership with the University of Montana and the Montana Repertory Theatre this month.

UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents Chick Corea Trilogy with Christian McBride & Brian Blade on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 8 p.m. at Royce Hall.

The David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University announced the appointment of Kate Kraczon as curator.

Nashville's genre-defying trio Judah & The Lion have announced they will be returning to the UK this November on tour to continue the celebration of their acclaimed new albumPep Talks. The band played their biggest UK and European headline shows to date earlier this summer, as part of their huge world tour which included electrifying shows in Glasgow, Dublin, London plus this year's Latitude Festival.

Led by a New York-based creative team helmed by director/choreographer Ilana Ransom Toeplitz, WE AREN'T KIDS ANYMORE, a new song cycle by Drew Gasparini will premiere at Christopher Newport University's Ferguson Center for the Arts for two performances August 17 and 18, 2019 showcasing a cast of CNU musical theatre students. Professor Colin Ruffer, who currently leads the musical theatre program at CNU, serves as music director. The production features music supervision by Justin Goldner, lighting design by Andrew F. Griffin, and is presented in partnership with Erica Rotstein.

Utah Cultural Alliance, Utah Symphony | Utah Opera, and University of Utah Fine Arts College announced today an initiative aimed at broadening student awareness of and access to the plethora of performing arts opportunities in the state.

The 9th Shakespeare School Festival South Africa (SSF SA) is heading to several other cities from 23 August.

The Waterfront Theatre School will present From the Top at the Masque Theatre in Muizenberg from 29 August to 7 September 2019. The dazzling annual dance showcase, a sell-out every year, will feature an ensemble cast of 60 dancers, beautifully costumed by the School's Founder and Managing Director, the legendary Delia Sainsbury. The prestigious Waterfront Theatre School (WTS) is well known for its international standard of dance and From the Top will once again bring the incredible versatility of this multidisciplinary performing arts centre to the fore.

The University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre kicks off the 2019-2020 season on Friday, September 6, 7:30 p.m., at Russell Hall on the Gorham Campus with the performance of 'Fortune,' a quirky romantic comedy about finding love, (or not)! The production is currently part of the 83rd summer season at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison, ME featuring USM students in leading roles; in early September the students bring the performance to their home stage as well as to the Gorham audience. 

Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) announce that their groundbreaking joint program, Opera Fusion: New Works, will host a residency for the new opera Castor and Patience from August 26 through September 4, 2019, in Cincinnati.