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The Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai Enchanted Ball on November 21 will honor Lionel Richie and the Ochoas, featuring a performance by Seal and hosted by Brooke Burke. Proceeds support Cedars-Sinai initiatives.

A baroque-style opera about a lovelorn sorceress, staged in a local vintage shop—that's Alcina, a collaboration between Milwaukee Opera Theatre and Early Music Now. Incredibly intrigued by this production, I was itching to chat with Milwaukee Opera Theatre's Producing Artistic Director, Jill Anna Ponasik about the upcoming show (November 12–17th, 2024): 

Shakespeare’s Globe has announced the cast for Hansel and Gretel. Following last year’s run, this year's production is the Brothers Grimm’s classic story, with brand new songs.

Raue Center For The Arts will welcome the award-winning Beatles tribute band, American English, back to the stage for another look into The Beatles’ vast history book next month.

Chicago Children's Theatre's The Beatrix Potter Holiday Party is making its annual return, culminating a fall U.S. tour.

Choral Artists will perform CONSIDERING MATTHEW SHEPARD in April, supported by a Community Foundation grant. The performance explores themes of acceptance and remembrance through choral music.

Mission Opera is presenting the West Coast video premiere of Girondines, a powerful opera by Mvskoke opera singer Kirsten C. Kunkle and Sarah Van Sciver. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The actress and writer Angelica Page will celebrate the centennial of her mother, Geraldine Page, in association with Yale University’s Beinecke Library which holds the Geraldine Page Papers. Learn about upcoming events.

Casa Romantica has revealed its November and December schedule, featuring a variety of cultural events, including concerts, art exhibits, and educational programs, offering enriching experiences for all ages. Learn more!

The national tour of PETER PAN, currently playing at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City, is a refreshingly refreshed iteration of a beloved musical that can sometimes feel a bit stodgy in its original form.  Set in modern America with a male teenager playing the title role and more agency for the Indigenous characters, the show has been revitalized for a new generation.

Dua Lipa’s Service95 Book Club has revealed details about November’s Monthly Read: “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” by Ocean Vuong. The Service95 Book Club will offer exclusive content from Dua and Ocean throughout the month.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR has launched its Australian tour at the Capitol Theatre, showcasing a modern retelling of the iconic rock opera. The production promises a fresh take on the classic story.

Theatre Three in Dallas will present the Tony Award-winning thriller SLEUTH by Anthony Schaffer. Directed by Emily Scott Banks, this psychological mystery explores rivalry and deception.

Local theater companies in Los Angeles have been awarded grants to produce new plays, focusing on compelling stories that aim to shape the future of theater. Learn more about the grants!

Real Housewives of Salt Lake City audiences know Britani Bateman for her on and off relationship with Jared Osmond and feud with Mary Cosby, but not her musical theatre past. Watch videos of her singing Sondheim, Miss Saigon, and more!

Two tales by Edwardian scholar and mediaevalist MR James will come to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre next month. The stories will be performed by candlelight at the theatre by Robert Lloyd Parry.

'Cuentos Del Árbol' or 'Tree Tales' is a bi-lingual musical drawn from Spanish and Latin American folklore. The play is designed to bring Spanish to 'life' for students studying the language; and to make theatre accessible for students, parents, and grandparents for whom English is a second language.

In collaboration with two innovative young companies from Ireland, Dublin’s Murmuration and Galway’s Brú Theatre, we have a vision of the future of theatre which takes the new technologies of sound and film in stride. The results are pieces that occur right next to you, enveloping you in a warmth you won’t find outside of that snug in your favorite pub.

Netflix has renewed the fan-favorite drama Outer Banks for a fifth and final season, ahead of its Season 4 Part 2 premiere on November 7. Writing for the final season is currently underway.

Pianist and conductor Ian Hobson will continue his celebrated Robert Schumann Cycle with a solo piano recital on Friday evening, November 15, 2024, 7 p.m. Learn more about the full program here!

The Tank has announced the 2024-2025 fellows for The Tank Producers Cohort, funded generously by a grant from the Mellon Foundation. Learn more about the fellows here!

Unlike what seems like the entire population of the UK, I didn’t know anything about Abigail’s Party when I began working on it with Jack Bradfield in May this year. I was, however, a big fan of Mike Leigh’s films because of his eccentric yet totally believable characters. I love his use of banal and repressed dialogue and there’s such an incredible combination of brutality and compassion in his work.

TITANIQUE, a Segal Centre and David and Hannah Mirvish co-production, officially opened at Montreal’s Segal Centre on Thursday evening, and Broadway World had the opportunity to attend its third and final preview the night before. Full disclosure, this Reviewer has seen the off-Broadway production of TITANIQUE multiple times. I have been a cheerleader for this show from early on, so when it comes to objectivity, I’m about as impartial to TITANIQUE as Ruth is to Cal’s OnlyFans content. After anticipating this Canadian production for months and being eager to see how this Canadian company would make the show their own, I was not disappointed! 

The Latinx Theatre Commons (LTC) has awarded the 2024 Diane Rodriguez Teatrista Award to Miranda Gonzalez. “The Diane” is the LTC's award dedicated to an individual working in the theatre field who is committed to increasing Latinx representation across disciplines.

What did our critic think of SNOW IN MIDSUMMER at National Arts Centre?