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Get all the scoop on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, airing on FOX on Monday, April 29, 2024! Tonight, the top six dancers take on the movies as the competition continues. This week the dancers will split into two groups and take on movie-themed challenges choreographed by Jamal Sims and Christopher Scott. Watch a performance from the show!

Actress and mental health advocate Taraji P. Henson, will release her debut picture book, titled You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!) on June 18, 2024, illustrated by Paul Kellam. The story opens with a young girl named Lil TJ getting ready for her first day of school and telling her Grandma Patsy about making new friends. “Don’t forget, friendships take time,” Grandma reminds her, but Lil TJ throws herself into school with gusto . . . and immediately attracts the bullying attention of a boy who makes fun of her for her loud voice, colorful drawings, and larger-than-life personality.

Get all the scoop on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, airing on FOX on Monday, April 22, 2024! Tonight, the top eight dancers take on the Broadway stage as the competition continues. This week the dancers will split into two groups and take on Broadway challenges choreographed Emmy-winning choreographer Al Blackstone and choreographer and director Sarah O’Gleby. Watch a performance from the show!

The popular singing group Voctave has launched its 'Voctave & Friends' Series where they collaborate with a lineup of talented singers. First up is Tony and Emmy nominee Tituss Burgess taking on the title song from the musical, 'On A Clear Day You Can See Forever'. Watch the video.

Can has announced Can Live in Aston 1977, the latest in an ongoing series of Can album releases focusing on the band’s live performances. It is set for release on vinyl, CD and digitally on May 31, 2024 via Mute and Future Days. Live in Aston 1977 is a whole new lens through which we can view a unique band with seemingly inexhaustible energy for live performance. Listen to a new single now!

After releasing the single a few weeks ago, DJ Premier and Snoop Dogg have now released the video for “Can U Dig That?,” which is now available. The collaboration is a fitting one, as Premier is unquestionably one of the greatest producers of all time and Snoop Dogg is arguably the most famous rapper ever. Watch the music video here!

Get all the scoop on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, airing on FOX on Monday, April 15, 2024! After scouring the country for America’s best dancers, only 10 remain as the competition continues with JoJo Siwa returning to the judging panel. Watch a video preview!

When a successful theatre company presents a period musical they pray for a hit. With good actors, a witty script, great music, excellent direction, and clever choreography that can transport an entire audience back in time; Coachella Valley Repertory has compiled such a hit.

Sometimes you do a show, and it seems like there is a little bit of magic packed into it. It feels like a family came together on stage and step-clapped their way into each other's hearts.  Catch Me If You Can had that magic! I was fortunate enough to be not only a cast member in Toronto Metropolitan Theatre Company’s production but also the Head of Wardrobe for this dazzling and wonderful production!

From a clever parody of Maria from West Side Story entitled “Muhammed” (as sung: the most controversial name you ever heard) to an endearing version of Mann & Weil’s “Make Your Own Music” with the wonderful Tracy Stark on back-up vocals and keys, Yasar held the audience captive with his storytelling.

Can Can has released photos of its highly anticipated production, Dolly! This brand new, original show is a journey of divine femininity that goes beyond imagination and into a world where dreams are spun from rhinestones and the stage pulsates with the magic of irresistible dance and music.

Discover Natalie Jane's latest single, 'CAN I SEE YOU TONIGHT?' The rising pop star continues to impress with her unique sound and heartfelt lyrics.

Get all the scoop on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, airing on FOX on Monday, March 25, 2024! This season, during the auditions round, So You Think You Can Dance All-Star Comfort Fedoke, an associate choreographer on the new film Wicked and associate choreographer for Cabaret on London’s West End. Watch a video preview!

Can you guess Paper Mill Playhouse's 2024/2024 season lineup? The theater has released their annual clues on social media. Paper Mill Playhouse, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, is a nationally renowned not-for-profit theater under the direction of Mark S. Hoebee (Producing Artistic Director) and Michael Stotts (Executive Director).

Explore the new cover of Thee Sacred Souls' 'Can I Call You Rose?' by breakout UK R&B singer and guitarist, Solomon. Discover the unique blend of soulful melodies and heartfelt lyrics in this captivating rendition. SOLOMON has worked with high profile collaborators and fans such as BROCKHAMPTON, Ice Spice, Kojey Radical and Timbaland.

Get all the scoop on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, airing on FOX on Monday, March 18, 2024! Each week, contestants will compete in new, intense dance challenges that will give them a real taste of the career, FROM performing in a music video or a football halftime show to going toe-to-toe on stage with a Broadway performer. Watch a video!

Westport Country Playhouse will host actress, singer, and dancer Jean Louisa Kelly in “Anything Can Happen!,” a Mic in Hand event, on Thursday, April 4, at 7 p.m.

M. Can Yasar will make his cabaret debut with Turkish Rhapsody at Don't Tell Mama. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Discover the webseries by New Musicals Inc., 'Can AI Write a Musical?' where musical theatre artists collaborate with AI to create a new musical narrative. Experience the fusion of art and technology in North Hollywood. Set in North Hollywood, 'Can AI Write a Musical?' invites audiences to delve into the world of musical theatre production.

Dear Readers, I cannot imagine a time when anyone, let alone me, would have a bad time at The Can Can. I honestly am not even certain what that show would look like. They’d need to change up everything they are by having bad and out of shape singers and dancers, performing a lame story and songs, while keeping all their clothes on. Luckily for us, the Can Can, including their current offering “Noir”, is the exact opposite of all that.

It takes a special group of actors and a stellar production crew to turn a show infamously known as one of Stephen Sondheim's biggest “flops” into a hit. Luckily for Seattle audiences, Reboot Theatre has opened a fresh, spunky, and wildly entertaining production of Anyone Can Whistle. Hilariously directed by Jasmine Joshua, the chaos-filled show is now playing at Theatre Off Jackson. 

Can Can Culinary Cabaret will present Noir! See photos from the production!

Get all the scoop on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, airing on FOX on Monday, March 4, 2024! So You Think You Can Dance is back and better than ever! Season 18 will infuse a new format reflecting the authentic experience of building a successful career in dance, as so many alums have. Watch a video trailer for the season premiere now!

One habit I've picked up during my time as a BFA Musical Theatre student is meal prepping. I know... eye roll. I'm sure to the non-meal-prepper; this whole blog might sound like the nagging mom who cries, 'Make sure you eat the carrots and broccoli I packed!' as she drops her son off at elementary school. But as an emerging artist, I've slowly realized how much the theatre industry prioritizes work over the value of a healthy human.

Following the postponement of the Broadway premiere of the one-man musical, My Son’s A Queer (But What Can You Do?), the show's writer and star, Rob Madge, is making taking life's lemons and making comic gold. Watch the video!