Great to Be Alive! 1950

Opened: March 23, 1950

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Review: LA BOHÈME at MN Opera
by Joe Sarafolean - May 5, 2024


What did our critic think of LA BOHÈME at MN Opera?

Jennafer Newberry Joins MOMS' NIGHT OUT at 54 Below This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - May 4, 2024


Jennafer Newberry is joining the Moms' Night Out concert on May 18th at 54 Below.

Lili Thomas To Join Moms' Night Out at 54 Below This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2024


Lili Thomas will join the cast of Moms' Night Out: The Concert Series at 54 Below!

See Melissa Errico, Marilyn Maye and More at 54 Below Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2024


Next week, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. See who is performing and learn how to purchase tickets to upcoming shows.

Hong Kong Dance Company Hosts ART EDUCATION THEATRE 'ALL ABOUT THE THREE KINGDOMS'
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2024


Hong Kong Dance Company will present the Art Education Theatre All About The Three Kingdoms to be held on 14-15 June 2024 at Jockey Club Auditorium.

Review: ANNABEL CRABB: 50 ODD YEARS OF CRABB at Astor Theatre
by David Bravos - May 3, 2024


What has Annabel Crabb, leading journalist, author, comedian and podcaster learn in roughly 50 years? A great deal, and she’s happy to share it with a captive audience in her comedy show 50 ODD YEARS OF CRABB, which graced Perth this week before continuing onto other Comedy Festivals around the country.

WHITMAN ON WALLS! (WoW!) HARLEM Comes To Riverbank State Park
by A.A. Cristi - May 2, 2024


On Sunday, May 5 at 6:30p.m., experience Compagnia de'Colombari's Whitman on Walls! (WoW!) Harlem at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park inside the Robert Frederick Smith Center for Performing Arts (679 Riverside Drive at 145th Street in Harlem).

LIFE OF PI, THE KITE RUNNER & More Set for Everyman Theatre Cheltenham's Full 2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 2, 2024


Discover the exciting line-up of shows and performances at Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. See the full lineup of shows and see how to purchase tickets.

CROCE PLAYS CROCE TOUR is Coming to Southern Theatre in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 2, 2024


Join the Croce Plays Croce tour at Southern Theatre in September. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase tickets.

Open Stage Reveals New Season With Theme 'Journeying Beyond'
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2024


Open Stage, a theatre company in downtown Harrisburg, has announced its 39th season of productions with the theme 'Journeying Beyond.' Learn more about the lineup here!

Interview: Adriana Scalice of SIX at Proctors
by Jared West - May 1, 2024


Starting on Tuesday, May 7th, the six queens of SIX the musical will be in town for a week performing the hit Broadway show about the six wives of Henry VIII. Among them is 23-year-old Upstate native Adriana Scalice, who dazzles audiences with her portrayal of one of history's most intriguing monarchs, Catherine Parr.

City Theatre Announces THE REAL JAMES BOND...WAS DOMINICAN For 2024/2025 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2024


City Theatre Company has announced the complete lineup for their 50th Anniversary. DNAWORKS' production of The Real James Bond...was Dominican joins the previously announced shows to round out the five show subscription series and will be performed in the Lillie Theatre in January and February 2025.

Swedish Band Ghost to Premiere Documentary Film RITE HERE RITE NOW in June
by Josh Sharpe - May 1, 2024


Shot over the course of GHOST’s two sold-out shows at Los Angeles’ hallowed Kia Forum, RITE HERE RITE NOW fully immerses viewers in the technicolor melodrama of the vaunted live ritual that has helped to propel Sweden’s foremost theatrical rock export to GRAMMY-winning, chart-topping, arena-headlining status the world over.

Cast Set For THE TAMING OF THE SHREW at Shakespeare's Globe
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2024


Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast of The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Jude Christian.

MY WHITE HUSBAND Comes to Moving Arts Theatre Company in May
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2024


Moving Arts Theatre Company will present the world-premiere of Leviticus Jelks’ debut play, My White Husband, opening May 18th in Los Angeles with previews on May 16th and 17th. 

Allison Couture Joins MOMS' NIGHT OUT at 54 Below This May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2024


Allison Couture joins the cast of Moms' Night Out: The Concert Series at 54 Below! The performance is on May 18th.

Mark Morris Dance Group Comes to Penn Live Arts in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 30, 2024


 Penn Live Arts will present the acclaimed Mark Morris Dance Group in the Philadelphia premiere of Mark Morris’s new original work, The Look of Love, on Friday, May 31, 2024 at 8:00 pm and Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.

Video: Vanessa Williams Releases Music Video for New Single 'Legs (Keep Dancing)'
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 28, 2024


Watch Vanessa Williams' new video for her single 'Legs (Still Dancing)' here!

Marilyn Maye, Lorna Luft, Melissa Errico and More Take the Stage Next Month at 54 Below
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 26, 2024


Get the latest scoop on the upcoming performances at 54 Below. From Broadway veterans to rising stars, experience the magic of live entertainment this coming month.

Titas/Dance Unbound Announces 2024|2025 Season - UNEXPECTED
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 28, 2024


Discover the new season of TITAS/DANCE UNBOUND- UNEXPECTED at AT&T Performing Arts Center. .

2024 Tony Awards Nominations- Live Reactions
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 30, 2024


The nominations for the 77th Annual Tony Awards were announced this morning by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry. Follow us throughout the day, as we'll bring you Tony nominee reactions!

Review Roundup: THE GREAT GATSBY Opens On Broadway, Starring Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada!
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 25, 2024


Welcome to the Jazz Age! The new musical adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby opens on Broadway tonight, starring Jeremy Jordan  and Eva Noblezada! Read the reviews!

Review Roundup: MOTHER PLAY Opens On Broadway, Starring Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons & Celia Keenan-Bolger
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 25, 2024


Tony Award winner Celia Keenan-Bolger, Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award winner Jessica Lange, and Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Jim Parsons return to Broadway in the Second Stage's production of Mother Play. Read the reviews!

Lisa Helmi Johanson Joins MOMS' NIGHT OUT: THE CONCERT SERIES at 54 Below
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2024


Lisa Helmi Johanson will join Moms' Night Out at 54 Below in May. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Bass Concert Hall
by Victoria Schwarz - Apr 25, 2024


As many students of history know, 1929 was the beginning of a chaotic, and often tragic, decade for the United States. Seven months after a small stock market crash and recovery on March 25, the bottom fell out.

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