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Bang on a Can announces the launch of LONG PLAY, a new, three-day destination music festival. Originally scheduled for May of 2020, Long Play will be presented for the first time from Friday, April 29 through Sunday, May 1, 2022.

The five track EP is a manic, genre-fluid collection of songs; a pure sonic bombast, driven by spontaneity and teeming with the twin joys of creation and friendship, with “WE CAN BE ALWAYS ft. Lupin” being a shining example of this. Lupin is Jake Luppen of the band Hippo Campus. Listen to the new single now!

In life, Dear Readers, there are, if you’re lucky, moments of excitement and unbridled fun. If you’re really lucky, there are moments when you’re at a show at the Can Can with even more excitement and unbridled fun. And then there was last night when the audience was beyond lucky to witness an all-new production from the Can Can, “Ooh La La!”, that pushed that excitement and unbridled fun beyond the limits.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has announced casting for a new version of the Tony-nominated musical comedy Catch Me If You Can.

Did you know that the arts sector employs 5.2 million workers and contributing 4.1% to pre-pandemic GDP? Unfortunately, the industry experienced some of the harshest effects from COVID. During the pandemic’s peak, 63% of creative workers experienced unemployment, and 95% lost creative income.

On Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 7:30pm, Bang on a Can presents the 2022 Bang on a Can People's Commissioning Fund concert, one of the most anticipated and reliable launching pads for composers in New York and beyond. The performance is co-presented by Kaufman Music Center as part of the annual Ecstatic Music Series at Merkin Hall (Kaufman Music Center, 129 W. 67th St.) and is a New Sounds Live co-presentation with host John Schaefer.

On A Clear Day You Can See Forever was written for Broadway and adapted into a 1970s film starring Barbra Streisand. This all-new take is adapted from Alan Jay Lerner’s original by Jay James-Moody (The Dismissal, Herringbone) who teams up with the legendary Kelley Abbey to co-direct this hilarious and heart-warming comedy of errors, exploring modern themes of sexuality, gender, and ethics in a fast-paced, joyous and musical delight featuring all-new arrangements of Lerner and Burton Lane’s wonderful songs. 

Disney has released the music video for 'What Else Can I Do?' from Encanto. Diane Guerrero and Stephanie Beatriz voice the characters in the clip from the high-charting track from Lin-Manuel Miranda's new soundtrack. The film also features the voices of John Leguizamo, Jessica Darrow, Wilmer Valderrama, and more. Watch the new music video now!

Jodi Carter, CPA, has spent decades helping individuals, couples, and families-from all different financial levels and circumstances-make countless choices. This unique view sparked her desire to teach people how to live their best lives. Jodi tells us more about Financial Insight Training and how artists can take hold of their finances in the new year.

Alex Young will to star in a new London production of  a new London production of Arthur Laurents' and Stephen Sondheim's 1964 musical 'Anyone Can Whistle'.

The band debuted the first single 'How Can I Help Falling In Love?' off their upcoming debut album 'Shake Your Faith' at Austin Town Hall. Shake Your Faith blasts the listener with a guitar rock that will sound quite inviting to fans of groups such as Superchunk, Sugar, and Jawbreaker. Listen to the new single now!

The Arkansas Repertory Theatre is excited to announce additional nights for “Pay-What-You-Can” preview performances for the Spring '22 Season, including Designing Women, School Girls, and Into The Woods. Patrons are invited to the first Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday preview performances by paying any amount they wish for tickets.

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Dallas legend Patrick Duffy (The Man from Atlantis; Step by Step) and Linda Purl (Happy Days; Homeland) fly in from Hollywood to star alongside Gray O' Brien (Peak Practice; Coronation Street), leading the cast in this new production of the classic Broadway thriller. Find out the full schedule and how to get tickets.

Shumka will once again offer their popular classes for adults, Shumka's Silver Swans and Seniors Can Shumka. Registration is now open. 

Help Make a Difference! New Jersey’s Jesse Walker, host of the online celebrity show “The Jesse Walker Show,” in support of Project ALS, will join 2-time Tony Award winner Judy Kaye for a special benefit virtual performance of the Broadway musical Nice Work If You Can Get It to honor the love and memory of the late Rebecca Luker.

Seattle’s Can Can brings back it’s holiday festival of magic and pasties with their dazzling “Wonderland”. But they’ve also brought back some blasts from the past with the return of favorite performers, Jordan Taylor and Madison Oliver, making this an evening with both old and new surprises.

“Chang Can Dunk” follows Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American high school student in the marching band, who bets the school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads the 5’ 8' Chang on a quest to find the hops he needs to dunk in order to impress his crush, Kristy, and gain the respect and attention of his high school peers.

Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday have come and gone. While you're focused on finding the perfect holiday gifts for your loved ones, consider giving back a little this year. #GivingTuesday is an international day of global generosity, and there's no better time to think about how you can do good.

Just last week, Seoul welcomed theatre makers and investors for the first annual K-Musical Market- a new event that showcased Korean musicals to a larger audience. Broadway producer Cody Lassen (Thoughts of a Colored Man) was in attendance at the big event and shared that he believes Korean musicals could make a global impact.

BroadwayWorld talks to Giovanna Sardelli, the irrepressible director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley's 'It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play' running December 1 to 26 at the Lucie Stern Theatre in Palo Alto.

This Giving Tuesday, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is giving back, with a goal of providing 80,000 healthy meals for people who do not have enough to eat this winter. You can help by making a donation tomorrow. Donations will be matched dollar for dollar by generous donors Jodi and Howard Tenenbaum and Elizabeth Armstrong, if $100,000 is raised by the end of the day.

Over the past 50 years, Stirling's cultural hub Macrobert Arts Centre has been integral to Forth Valley communities, providing a diverse programme of activity and events and making the arts accessible by providing local people with a variety of opportunities to engage and experience the arts. 

The upcoming docudrama CAN WE TALK?: What The Pandemic And WWII Have In Common, will make its premiere December 2nd and run for two weekends at The Kraine Theatre, located at 85 East 4th street. It will also be streaming online.

Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott have created a new edition of fan favorite political satire, THE WHARF REVUE: CAN OF WORMS.