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Prior to BOOK OF MORMON's release in 2011, nuns were easily the most scrutinized religious organization in the entertainment industry. On Broadway, there's THE SOUND OF MUSIC, NUNSENSE, and AGNES OF GOD to name a few while Hollywood has given us a convent full of films with Sisters making appearances in a diverse array of movies including NUNS ON THE RUN, THE BLUES BROTHERS, DOUBT, DEAD MAN WALKING, and A CHANGE OF HABIT among others. There have been singing nuns, flying nuns, pregnant nuns, baby-delivering nuns, justice-seeking nuns, and Nazi-fighting nuns. Producers and directors, need an eccentric religious figure? Get ye to a convent.

Live theatre is officially back and Concord Theatricals is celebrating! 'There's No Business Like Show Business' is a digital celebration that launched just last month, marking the return of live theater and all of the incredible people who help to make it happen. The celebration coincides with the 75th anniversary of Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun and its iconic showstopper 'There's No Business Like Show Business,' a song that has more resonance than ever this year.

JEFF HARNAR makes his solo FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW  debut with I KNOW THINGS NOW: JEFF HARNAR sings SONDHEIM. 

Tour members meet on the Flying Opera Magic Carpet for a week of American and international performances. Our first stop is at San Francisco Opera, for Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven online October 14, 17, and 30, 2021. Cost- $25.

Multi-awarded cabaret singer Jeff Harnar will make his Feinstein’s at Vitello’s debut with his cabaret act I KNOW THINGS NOW: JEFF HARNAR SINGS SONDHEIM September 30, 2021. With a lengthy resume as an opening act. Jeff has played some of the biggest venues, including Carnegie Hall, all over the world. Had the chance to find out what THINGS Jeff KNOWS NOW.

The internationally acclaimed cabaret star will be making his Feinstein's/54 Below debut this fall with a show centered around the music and lyrics of one his favorites... and everyone else's, too.

JEFF HARNAR will make his solo FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW  debut with I KNOW THINGS NOW: JEFF HARNAR sings SONDHEIM.  Drawing from the words and music of Stephen Sondheim, Mr. Harnar creates a self-portrait of the emotional landscape of an openly gay New Yorker.

Act II Playhouse in Ambler, PA has announced its 2021-2022 season. The mainstage season opens with “Really Good Tidings” and previews Nov. 30, 2021 - Dec. 2, opens Dec. 3, and runs through Dec. 30.

Muskegon Civic Theatre will present Sister Act: LIVE in Concert! April 30 and May 1, 2021. The gate opens at 6:45 PM and the show starts at 7:30 PM.

Inland Valley Repertory Theatre has announced its livestreaming benefit performance of the musical play 'I Do! I Do!' A montage of 50 years of marriage, the play is told in song, story and dance by actors from IVRT, Ophelia's Jump Productions, Center Stage Fontana, 3D Theatricals, and the Chance Theater.

Un 7 de abril de 1949, el musical SOUTH PACIFIC se estrenaba por primera vez en el Majestic Theatre.El musical de Rodgers y Hammerstain  se basa en el libro de James A. Michener, ganador del Premio Pulitzer en 1947, Tales of the South Pacific, y combina elementos de varias de esas historias.

Today's Theater Stories features the Majestic Theatre! Learn about some of the best-known shows to grace the stage of the Majestic Theatre, including Carousel, South Pacific, Camelot, Phantom of the Opera, and many more!

In honor of Women's History Month, we're taking a look at some iconic real-life women who have been portrayed on stage in musicals!

We're rounding up 27 tweets from the week of 2/22/2021 to 2/26/2021 from Broadway stars and theater fans!

This week will be historic, to say the least, but for some levity and a break from all the news, look no further. BACKSTAGE BABBLE: TRIVIA NIGHT will be streaming next Saturday, January 23 at 7pm ET. It will consist of five rounds of trivia about Broadway from the Golden Age until Broadway today asked by five very special celebrity presenters! Backstage Babble host Charles Kirsch, of BroadwayWorld's Kid Critics, has gathered a diverse group of experts and stars, including Tony-nominated actors, respected historians, producers, musical directors, and more.

Saint Peter’s Church, home of the York Theatre Company, has suffered extensive flooding damage after a midtown water main break yesterday, January 5.

Gallery Players and the Jewish Community Center of Greater Columbus (Columbus JCC) has announced the production and virtual screenings of I do, I do; Book and lyrics by Tom Jones, Music by Harvey Schmidt.

This week's Theater Stories features the Imperial Theatre. Learn about the stars and shows to have graced the theatre's stage, including Ethel Merman in Annie Get Your Gun and Gypsy; the Broadway premiere of Mary Martin; the theatre's current show, Ain't Too Proud, and much more!

Broadway veterans Woodie King, Jr., Vinie Burrows and Emme Kemp are spotlighted in “A Generation Found: Precious Pearls of Wisdom,” a beautifully photographed coffee table book by writer-photographer Roohee Marshall that’s dedicated to the wit and achievements of Black seniors.

El musical de Rodgers y Hammerstein, conocido en España como SONRISAS Y LÁGRIMAS, levantó el telón hace 61 años.