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Concord Theatricals has announced that it has secured exclusive licensing rights in North America to Our Town (Multilingual) by Thornton Wilder, with translations by Nilo Cruz and Jeff Augustin, for its Samuel French imprint.

Woods released their acclaimed eleventh studio album Strange To Explain earlier this year, and today they follow it with Reflections Vol. 1 (Bumble Bee Crown King), a collection of eight rare and unreleased recordings from 2009-2013.

The renaming of the theatre was dedicated to Stephen Sondheim, the greatest and best known artist in American musical theatre on his 80th birthday. 

Somebody Else's Troubles by J.A. English will be released in September. Published by Zimbell House in hardcover (ISBN: 978-1643901145, 398 pages, $32.99) trade paper (ISBN: 978-1643901152, 398 pages, $19.95) and eBook ($6.99) editions, Somebody Else's Troubles will be available where fine books are sold on September 22, 2020.

Deuxmers Publishing has announced the release of two new novels by Lee Siegel, 'Typerotica' and 'Horseplay'; and a long-awaited collection of new poems by Peter Shaindlin, titled 'Ravens, Nights.'

Redhouse Arts Center's Artistic Director Hunter Foster has announced the company will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the musical Urinetown!

Visionary art pop musician Angel Deradoorian has signed to ANTI- Records and announced her first album with the label. Titled Find The Sun, the celestial ten-track record will be released on May 22. Inspired by the freedom of Can and the singing style of Damo Suzuki as well as the influence of Indian spirituality on free jazz masters like Pharoah Sanders and Sun Ra,  Deradoorian gravitates to transportive, shamanic sounds on this record, wielding bells, flutes, and gongs in service of a rock record guided by the spirits. Listen to the mystical first single “Saturnine Night” HERE.

On January 31st, Frances Quinlan of Hop Along released Likewise, her debut under her own name, via Saddle Creek to mass critical acclaim. Since then, she has played a sold-out NYC show, hosted her first-ever solo art exhibition, cracked the Top 10 at College Radio, and has topped the Billboard charts as the #1 Top Alternative New Artist Album, #5 Top New Artist Album, #9 Current Alternative Album, #13 Record Label Independent Current Album, #13 Current Rock Album, and many more. Today, she announces a headline tour across the East Coast, announcing 13 new dates including New York City on May 29th and Philadelphia on May 30th. Select pre-sales begin Thursday and general ticket on-sale begin this Friday. See below to find a show near you (new dates in bold), and get your tickets HERE.

Theatre Upstairs of Phoenix, AZ and Tyler Boettcher & Lauren Rohs will present an industry staged reading of The Red Wool, a new raucous comedy by Broadway's Jeremy Kareken (Lifespan of a Fact). The industry presentation will take place on Monday, February 10th at a private residence in New York City. Tony Award winning playwright & actor Greg Kotis (Urinetown) will star as King Ashurnasirpal II, leading a Phoenix based cast. Industry members may request reservations at rsvp@visceral-entertainment.com.

Frances Quinlan of Hop Along will release her official solo debut Likewise later this month on Saddle Creek—an album that has already been named one of the most anticipated of 2020 by numerous outlets like Pitchfork, Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, Paste, and more—and today she shares the sublime and rollicking next single “Your Reply.” This track reveals a narrator approaching a loved one with tenderness, even when met with a palpable silence. “There can be a one-sidedness to even the most loving and rewarding relationships,” Quinlan says. “We will always have a part of ourselves we can't or don't know how to share. There are so many risks involved. Regardless, I think of this song as celebratory. If anything, the speaker is frustrated at coming so close to understanding another person completely, but perhaps only just missing the mark. But still what a gift that is, to come close.”

Frances Quinlan of Hop Along is gearing up to release her official solo debut Likewise next month on Saddle Creek, and today she returns with a video for the record's lead single “Rare Thing.” On its release a few weeks ago, “Rare Thing” was received with widespread acclaim, marking the start of an exciting new chapter for Quinlan, who has made a name for herself as one of the most prominent songwriters with one of the most distinct and inimitable voices in the indie rock space over the past decade. As the lyrics relate a tumultuous dream about her then-infant niece, “Rare Thing” finds Quinlan expressing both joy and sadness in the discovery that a better, and perhaps more generous way to love exists. The entrancing song receives a mesmerizing Derrick Belcham-directed video, with Quinlan blending her talents as both a musician and visual artist as she creates 10+ feet tall paintings throughout the clip. Quinlan's visual art has been a key component of both much of Hop Along's records and apparel and Frances' solo work, with a self-portrait of Quinlan on the cover of the forthcoming Likewise.

Hop Along's Frances Quinlan has made a name for herself as one of the most prominent songwriters with one of the most distinct and inimitable voices in the indie rock space over the past decade. The Philadelphia-based musician recently announced her stunning solo debut Likewise last month, sharing its first single 'Rare Thing,' and today she returns with a new song. Listen to 'Now That I'm Back,' featuring a gorgeous visualizer of Quinlan's own artwork.

The renaming of the theatre was dedicated to Stephen Sondheim, the greatest and best known artist in American musical theatre on his 80th birthday. 

Cameron Mackintosh today announces he is delighted that in honour of Stephen Sondheim's 90th birthday next March, the Queen's Theatre will be renamed the Sondheim Theatre, making him the only living artist to have a theatre named in his honour both in the West End and on Broadway. Following the renovation of wartime bomb damage and a major restoration of the auditorium and the complete backstage, the newly named Sondheim Theatre will continue as the home of world's longest running musical Les Miserables as it enters its 35th year.

British folk-punk collective the Mekons recently released a new album Deserted (ALBUM LINK) to critical acclaim from the likes of Guardian UK, Rolling Stone,  No Depression, Pitchfork, NPR Music, NPR Fresh Air, Billboard, Chicago Tribune, and Greil Marcus (also at Rolling Stone). 

Gloucester Stage Company kicks off its 40th Anniversary Season of professional theater with Neil Simon's romantic comedy, Barefoot in the Park from June 7 through June 30 at Gloucester Stage Company, 267 East Main Street, Gloucester, MA. Performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 pm and Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 pm. Neil Simon's longest-running hit, and the tenth longest-running non-musical play in Broadway history, Barefoot in the Park opens as newlyweds Corie & Paul move into a sixth floor walk up off Third Avenue in the east 40's of Manhattan and follows the young couple as they quickly discover there's more to marriage than meets the eye.

What makes a Broadway theatre? Technically any venue with 500 seats or more, located along Broadway in New York City's Theatre District is a Broadway theatre, and the art that is produced in these special places is widely considered the highest form of theatrical entertainment in the world. Today, forty-one theatres are technically Broadway houses, each with their own rich history. Below, we're giving you the scoop on the life of every one of them!

The CMA Foundation, a national music education nonprofit and the philanthropic arm of the Country Music Association, held its fourth annual Music Teachers of Excellence event on Tuesday, April 30, honoring 30 music educators from across the country for their exemplary work. The invite-only program was livestreamed from Marathon Music Works in Nashville. 

Like only the most insightful songwriters, Austin Plaine draws intense emotion from the subtlest moments. The Minnesota-bred, Nashville-based musician will release his sophomore album Stratford onMay 17, shaping his lyrical storytelling with both precision and feeling, capturing every nuance of lost love, longing and fractured innocence. Today, he shares 'What Once Was', which premiered this morning at The Bluegrass Situation.