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'Bring it On' meets 'Dreamgirls' in the girl-group musical, 'Betty and the Belrays' by William Electric Black aka Ian Ellis James, which will be presented by Theater for the New City January 31 to February 17. The piece tells the story of three white female singers from Detroit who struggle to change a racially divided society by singing for a black record label. Book and lyrics are by William Electric Black. Music is by Black, Valerie Ghent (arranger/keyboards for Ashford & Simpson) and Gary Schreiner. Choreography is by Jeremy Lardieri. Director is Mr. Black.

Pittsburgh Opera opens its 80th season with Puccini's Madama Butterfly. Set in early 1900s Japan, Madama Butterfly is often considered the pinnacle of operatic tragedy, and has become one of today's most beloved operas.

IFC to Co-Produce YEAR OF THE RABBIT with UK's Channel 4 - New Original Comedy Series to Debut in 2019

Pittsburgh Opera has announced its 2018-19 Resident Artists.

According to Deadline, The X-Files star Gillian Anderson is to star in Netflix's sex therapy original Sex Education. Anderson is set to star as a sex therapist in the series, which is produced by British production company Eleven Film.

As part of Pittsburgh Opera's commitment to bring new, American operas to the Benedum Center stage, we are very proud to announce the Pittsburgh premiere of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer's critically acclaimed opera Moby-Dick.

Sex, relationships and insecurity are intertwined in SEX EDUCATION, a new charming coming-of-awkward-age dramedy, debuting globally on Netflix in 2019.

RHINOCEROS was written by Eug ne Ionesco in 1959 and staged for the first time in 1960. Considered by many scholars as one of the best examples of The Theatre of the Absurd, this label was, in later years, rejected as too interpretatively narrow. Over the course of three acts, the inhabitants of a small town in France turn into rhinoceroses. Only one human resists this mass metamorphosis and that is the central character, B renger, portrayed in this production by Blake Browning. He is an everyman figure who is criticized first for his drinking, lateness, and unkempt appearance and later for his paranoid obsession with the rhinoceroses. The play is widely considered a criticism of the spread of Fascism and Nazism in Europe preceding World War II. It examines such themes as conformity, mass political movements, mob mentality, logic and morality.

Manatee Performing Arts Center opens their 2017 - 2018 Season with The Producers this Today, August 10! Bialystock and Bloom! Those names should strike terror and hysteria in anyone familiar with Mel Brooks' classic cult comedy film. Now as a big Broadway musical, The Producers once again sets the standard for modern, outrageous, in-your-face humor. It is a truly 'boffo' hit, winning a record twelve Tony Awards and wowing capacity crowds night after night. BroadwayWorld has an exclusive first look at the cast in action below!

As the musical heads into its 32nd year, the producers have just announced key cast changes for "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA". Joining the cast from 4 September are Ben Lewis who will play the title role of 'The Phantom', Kelly Mathieson as 'Christine Daae' and Jeremey Taylor as 'Raoul'. Joining them is Amy Manford as the alternate 'Christine Daae',

EOT proves once again that they are several notches above other community theatres; this is one terrific show where everything comes together.

After packing The Cutting Room for the record release party of  STEREOPTICON by Gary Lucas & Jann Klose, the Urban Americana duo will be performing at Joe's Pub on Friday, June 17 at 7 PM.

The new season of Amazon's hit comedy CATASTROPHE will be available on April 8th. Get a sneak peek below.

Amazon today announced all six episodes of season one of the Amazon Original Series Catastrophe are now available exclusively for Amazon Prime members in the US.

Amazon premieres all six episodes of season one of the Amazon Original Series Catastrophe today, June 19 exclusively for Amazon Prime members in the US.

Amazon today announced it will premiere all six episodes of season one of the Amazon Original Series Catastrophe on Friday, June 19 exclusively for Amazon Prime members in the US.

EOT has created a true winner here--a gorgeous production of the highest quality with performances that I will not soon forget and technical aspects that elevate it way beyond any community theatre fare. 

Madison's Best Comedy Group 2014, and the city's only improv troupe with a dedicated stage, will host a four-day improv and comedy festival next week.

Madison's Best Comedy Group 2014, and the city's only improv troupe with a dedicated stage, will host a four-day improv and comedy festival next week.