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Bob Baker’s Nutcracker, Bob Baker Marionette Theater’s (BBMT) 1969 marionette adaptation of the beloved ballet classic, makes its highly anticipated Sierra Madre Playhouse debut this holiday with 50 performances

With the holidays right around the corner, Canadian Stage has just announced complete casting and creative team details for the next chapter of Ross Petty’s beloved holiday Panto – THE WIZARD OF OZ: THE TOTO-LY AWESOME FAMILY MUSICAL. Find out who will star in the show here!

As I reflect on my dramaturgical education over the past two years – which feels like a lifetime but is really only the blink of an eye – it’s fascinating to see how my view of what dramaturgy is has shifted and transformed. What once existed in my mind’s eye as an inaccessible, optional aspect of a production process has become the very foundation of any project I work on artistically, regardless of my role.

Sleep No More will play its final performance. The show was originally announced to end performances on January 28, 2024, but due to immense demand from fans all over the globe, several additional extensions were announced. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Prima Facie comes to the Netherlands this week. Performances run 1 November - 12 March.

Adelaide Festival Centre Trust announced that longstanding and esteemed CEO and Artistic Director, Douglas Gautier AM, has made the decision to retire after almost 19 years in the role. 

Who remembers the 1970s? This question is asked at the start of “Our Lady of Perpetual Help,” but no matter the answer, North Coast Repertory Theatre brings them vividly to life in this bittersweet family comedy, which plays through November 17th. 

On Saturday, December 14 at 8:00 p.m., Carnegie Hall will present A Night of Inspiration, a celebratory evening of music and dance from diverse traditions in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.

INSIDIOUS: THE FURTHER YOU FEAR is set to haunt the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on April 4. Tickets will be available starting Friday at 10 AM.

St. Ann’s Warehouse has revealed programming for its 2024-25 season, a robust lineup of five new shows that mirror its vital presence in the international performing arts firmament. See the lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Emma Sidi is Sue Gray may be considered by some to be a satirical take on the former Downing Street Chief of Staff under Prime Minister Keir Starmer, but how can something be a satire if barely anything is known about the woman of the hour?

On November 22 the trio of Dean & Britta & Sonic Boom - some of indie music’s foundational members - will release a holiday album, A Peace of Us. Now, they reveal the album’s lead-track, a cover of David Berman’s “Snow Is Falling In Manhattan.' Listen to the track!

Internationaal Theater Amsterdam's new Artistic Director Eline Arbo will return to direct her five-star, sold out adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux's critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical novel The Years

Spectacle Live, which assumed management of The Historic Park Theatre and Event Center in Cranston, RI earlier this year, is set to kick-off  the centennial season of this iconic community venue with 3 different concerts November 14th-17th.  

A KISS FOR BRAZIL finds primo jazz singer Karrin Allyson in a blissful, 'kiss-full' bossa nova style and more at Birdland through November 2. It's a pleasure.

Derek Charles Livingston has taken over this year as artistic director for STAGES HOUSTON. He was preceded by Kenn Mclaughlin, who stepped down after 25 seasons. Most recently, Derek was the director of new play development at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Derek also previously served as the managing artistic director of the Celebration Theatre!

When I go to shows that I have not seen before, I do not do any research so I can go in fresh with no expectations. This was the case for my trip to Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff for GEORGE A ROMERO’S NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD LIVE, which was performed Oct. 17th through the 20th.

Legendary R&B and soul singer Danny Boy makes his highly anticipated return with his latest single, 'My Everything,' featuring Snoop Dogg. Listen to it now!

Jarvis Cocker singing torch version of Tina Turner’s “Private Dancer”? Peter Serafinowicz doing an Elvis Presley impression for half an hour? In the Royal Albert Hall on a rainy Monday night? Welcome to the world of Chilly Gonzales, one of the most unique musicians around as he comes to the capital to promote his latest collection Gonzo.

Running at New York Theatre Workshop is We Live in Cairo, featuring a book, music & lyrics by Jonathan Larson Grant winners and NYTW Usual Suspects The Lazours. Let's see what the critics are saying about the new show...

While most Americans report that politics feels divisive and exhaustive, it is possible to structure curious and rewarding conversations about politics. This is the inspiration for Middlebury College’s Good Talks 2024 event series – and the November 12th Election Reflection talk, hosted at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater.

Hennepin Arts has announced that blue icon, soul man and rock and roller Robert Cray is coming to the historic Pantages Theatre (710 Hennepin Ave.) on Friday, March 28, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.

The sold-out Mastercard Midnight Theatre was full of rock and soul this past Saturday night with the newest iteration of Serge Clivio and Mike Stapleton’s SERGE AND FRIENDS concert series. Check out photos from the show.

In July I spent a few days in New York City, and one morning, I had the chance to grab breakfast with a director I admire who graduated from UCSD. About midway through our conversation, she asked me a question so stunningly simple that for a few seconds I had no idea how to answer. “What do you want to do this year?”

The Players Theatre Short Play Festival BOO! 2024 concluded. Learn more about the winning play and about the festival.