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Offering an international renaissance of Spanish Copla folk music, the critically acclaimed HisPanic Breakdown will bring Copla: A Spanish Cabaret to The Other Palace.

Björn Ulvaeus’ MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY, LONDON has announced that Ian Kelsey will join the cast in the role of Nikos, taking over from Antony Costa who played his final performance on 15 November 2024.

The world premiere of MIDNIGHT COWBOY – A NEW MUSICAL will open at Southwark Playhouse Elephant in April 2025. Learn more about the upcoming production here!

Opera Australia has announced a world-class cast of local talent will perform the Australian premiere season of French director Laurent Pelly’s magical production of Massenet’s Cinderella (Cendrillon) in the Joan Sutherland Theatre this summer.

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs has announced its 2025 Concert Season. Learn more about the full season lineup here and find out more about how to get tickets!

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has received a $3,200 grant from the Junior League of Sarasota to support its Gateway Program at CreArte Latino. CreArte Latino, a local nonprofit, fosters bilingual cultural exchange between Latinos/Hispanics and the broader community through arts and education.

Opera San José will present an all-new production of Béla Bartók's chilling one-act opera Bluebeard's Castle, directed by OSJ General Director/CEO Shawna Lucey and conducted by Opera San José Music Director Joseph Marcheso.

New York's Urban Stages has announced the 16th annual awarding-winning cabaret series, Winter Rhythms, with performances from Wednesday, December 4th through Sunday, December 15th. This celebrated series will benefit Urban Stages' Outreach, Arts in Education programs.  

The National Opera Studio has announced the launch of the National Opera Studio Academy, a transformative programme designed to identify and nurture emerging operatic talent from across the UK.

Written and directed by John Savournin and David Eaton, Napoleon: Un Petit Pantomime is a holiday show that promises “historic hilarity” as we follow Napoleon on his quest to defeat the English, particularly the Duke of Wellington. This is the second time Charles Court Opera has collaborated with Jermyn Street Theatre to create a pantomime, the first being Odyssey: A Heroic Pantomime last year.

Award-winning musician Matt Goss will embark upon a brand new tour for 2025. Matt Goss: The Hits and More will be a celebration of all Matt has achieved in his music career and beyond. Further details including venues and ticket information will be announced in due course.

Milwaukee Rep has revealed the recipients of the A Christmas Carol Families Program and A Christmas Carol Community Tickets Program for 2024. Learn more about the program!

Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, now delighting audiences at Austin Playhouse, is a theatrical romp that blends the logic of a classic whodunnit with the absurdity of over-the-top comedy. It is a good laugh!

Roundabout Theatre Company has revealed the complete cast for the upcoming Broadway production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play English by Sanaz Toossi and directed by Knud Adams. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Visionary R&B singer-songwriter UMI has released “Butterfly II.” Uploaded spontaneously to SoundCloud earlier this month, “Butterfly II” was written as a form of reflection and therapy for UMI amidst a time of frustration and uncertainty.

 The Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School Drama Society, in ongoing partnership with Black Box Studios, will present THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE this December.

After a competitive grant review process, the Opera received a programming support grant from Dr. Phillips Charities underwriting the Opera’s upcoming production of Massenet’s Cendrillon.

This December, at the Princess Pavilion in Falmouth, Miracle Theatre will welcome Duffy and the Stiltskin, an imaginative new production inspired by an ancient Cornish mummers play.

The Royal Ballet and Opera has announced that visionary opera and theatre director Netia Jones will take up the newly-created position of Associate Director of The Royal Opera, leading on opera programming in the Linbury Theatre. 

BASHEVIS'S DEMONS, which debuted in Stockholm in December 2023, will make its official Off-Broadway bow at Out of the Box Theatre, 154 Christopher Street (between Greenwich & Washington Streets), with performances beginning December 18th and running through January 5th.

The acclaimed artist Stan Douglas will be the subject of a major survey organized by the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College's (CCS Bard) Hessel Museum of Art, marking the first U.S. survey of his practice in over 20 years.

For some post-brunch Hells Kitchen NYC fun, The Bottomless Bunch: Wit n Wild Improv Comedy is hitting the stage at Broadway Comedy Club.

The author wrote this dark piece about a liberal couple whose mother invites a conservative stranger into their house on Christmas Eve to show how easily fascism marches in politely and with charm. It’s a tense and moody winter tale and warns of the ineffectiveness of the left when faced with the right’s ability to make folks nostalgic for times long gone. It’s perfect for this time of year and certainly pointed in our current political climate of 2024.

K-pop sensation AleXa has officially released her latest single, “ENEMY,” a hard-hitting track that delves deep into themes of betrayal, empowerment, and liberation. Listen to the new single now!

Following sold-out performances in Paris, Sydney, Dubai, and a season on Broadway, The Little Prince, marking the 80th anniversary of its publication in French, will come to London for its UK premiere.