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Theater Breaking Through Barriers today announced the 5th Virtual Playmakers' Intensive: TIME CAPSULE, fourteen short new plays, Monday May 31st through Sunday June 13th, on YouTube nightly at 7:30pm or Facebook at 8:30pm, FREE via ZOOM.

Theater Breaking Through Barriers today announced the 4th Virtual Playmakers' Intensive: TRANS(4)MISSIONS, ten short new plays that originally aired live Friday March 12th through Sunday March 21st, are now available for viewing in the Production Archives of the TBTB website. 

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) will present a filmed reading of Alice Childress's brilliant comedy/drama Trouble in Mind now through Sunday, April 4, 2021. Directed by Awoye Timpo, Trouble in Mind is part of the A.C.T. Out Loud series, which features a series of enduring play readings by some of the greatest minds of generations past.

Elton John: It's A Little Bit Funny tells the incredible story of Elton John's rise and fall (and rise again) as one of the most successful singer/songwriters ever.

Theater Breaking Through Barriers Artistic Director Nicholas Viselli today announced the 4th Virtual Playmakers' Intensive: TRANS(4)MISSIONS, ten short new plays, Friday March 12th through Sunday March 21st, on YouTube nightly at 7:30pm or Facebook at 8:30pm, FREE via ZOOM.

Musical revue show Elton John: It's A Little Bit Funny tells the incredible story of Elton John's rise and fall (and rise again) as one of the most successful singer/songwriters ever.

Broadway Veteran Kelly Briggs ( Les Miserables and CATS) ,along with musical director John McMahon, will bring ' We Need A Little Broadway Christmas' to Holy Spirit High School PAC for a live stream event to benefit the Spirit of Music Program head by music teacher Claire Collins on December 3rd at 7pm.

Theater Breaking Through Barriers Artistic Director Nicholas Viselli today announced the Third Virtual Playmakers' Intensive: INUNION, scheduled for October 19th through November 1st, on YouTube nightly at 7:30pm or Facebook at 8:15pm, via ZOOM.

John Slattery had a moment after college where he was offered a great job in the hotel business and it was tempting - financial security, travel  and lots of other perks. He sat down with his father and asked if he should change lanes from acting to this new job... well, we know what the answer was! This week, Ilana sits down with her long-time friend and star of Broadway, film and television- John Slattery. Go behind the scenes of Mad Men, The Front Page and more plus find out this award winning actor's vocal warm-up tricks!

'Bone on Bone' by Marylou DiPietro is now being performed at NJ Rep through February 9th. It is a smart, finely crafted play about a couple's diverging personal and professional lives. Moving, honest, and at times comical, the two-hander enjoys superb direction by M. Graham Smith and stars John Little and Wendy Peace.

With a Little Help... It's John Belushi, an award-winning, multimedia production directed by Levy Lee Simon ('For the Love of Freedom,' 'Bow-Wow Club'), and stars Jack Zullo ('Bell Canyon,' 'Epic Rap Battles of History'), the show's book writer and producer makes its Off-Broadway debut at Theatre 80 from December 5-22. The show takes the audience on an epic journey of John's 12-year rise to entertainment icon status complete with live music, videos, and heartfelt Belushi-inspired sweat. A percentage of the show's proceeds will benefit Gilda's Club and The Comedians Assistance Fund.

Following his performance as Chef Louis in the Hollywood Bowl production of a?oeThe Little Mermaid,a?? two-time Emmy®Award-nominated actor and producer John Stamos will reprise his role as the eccentric French cook in a?oeThe Wonderful World of Disney presents The Little Mermaid Live!,a?? airing TUESDAY, NOV. 5(8:00a?'10:00 p.m. EST), live on ABC. Joining Stamos and the previously announced cast including Auli'i Cravalho (Ariel), Queen Latifah (Ursula) and Shaggy (Sebastian) is Graham Phillips, most known for his work on a?oeThe Good Wife,a?? who will return to his live theater roots in the role of Prince Eric.

The Ivoryton Playhouse's current production of Kander and Ebb's 'Cabaret' does justice to the musical in its own unique way. It is by no means a slavish replica of Sam Mendes's 1998 revision that stressed the decadence to a significantly risqué degree. Nor does it reflect the more conventionality of the 1968 original that still managed to shock audiences with its more subtle but piquant references to the rise of the Nazi party in 1930's Berlin and a huge on-stage mirror that placed the audience as observers and participants in the fall of the German culture.

Join the Ivoryton Playhouse at the Kit Kat Club as the Emcee takes us back to those tumultuous times with unforgettable musical numbers including, 'Wilkommen,' 'Cabaret,' and 'Maybe This Time.' Check out video of the production!

a?oeThere was a cabaret and there was a master of ceremonies and there was a city called Berlin in a country called Germany. It was the end of the world a?? and I was dancing with Sally Bowles and we were both fast asleep.a?? So begins the international classic musical and winner of 8 Tony awards a?"  CABARET a?" opening in Ivoryton on Wednesday, August 7th. 

So begins the international classic musical and winner of 8 Tony awards - CABARET - opening in Ivoryton on Wednesday, August 7th. Join us at the Kit Kat Club as the Emcee takes us back to those tumultuous times with unforgettable musical numbers including, "Wilkommen," "Cabaret," and "Maybe This Time."

BroadwayWorld has teamed up with Broadway actress Ilana Levine, who makes her entrance onto the podcast stage with her critically acclaimed show Little Known Facts. Ilana's unique brand of celebrity interview, 'Podcast Verite,' is unfiltered, raw, honest and uniquely funny. Her twitter account @ilanalevine was named one of the ' 100 Twitter accounts to follow in 2018.

Little Steven and the Disciples Of Soul will celebrate Summer of Sorcery, their first new album of original material in 20 years, with a performance at the Beacon Theatre on Wednesday, November 6 at 7:30PM. Tickets are $45, $65, $75, $125 and will be available through Ticketmaster.com 866.858.0008 starting on Friday, May 10 at 12:00PM.   

Primary Stages announces additional casting for Little Women written by Kate Hamill (Pride and Prejudice), based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott, and directed by Sarna Lapine (Sunday in the Park with George).

Tony Award nominee John Tartaglia (AVENUE Q, SHREK, Sirius XM On Broadway), will host A Little New Music's 19th presentation of new musical theatre songs at the Catalina Jazz Club located in the heart of Hollywood.  Multiple LA Ovation Award-winning composer Gregory Nabours (THE TROUBLE WITH WORDS, MARILYN! THE NEW MUSICAL) returns as music director, leading the four-piece ALNM band.