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The tightly produced, crisply presented piece directed by Schoolhouse Producing Director Bram Lewis stars Wali Jamal in a thoroughly engaging and formidable performance that also profiles Mr. Armstrong’s lifelong manager Mr. Joe Glaser and another deity straight from the Mount Olympus of jazz, Mr. Miles Davis. Mr. Jamal skillfully presents the three as distinct personalities without overdoing it. He represents them rather than impersonates them, which is a wise choice because there only is one sun in this universe and it is the one and only Satchmo.

Last night, Director Tracey Flye’s production of DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS opened at the Stratford Festival’s Avon Theatre. One of two musicals mounted at the Festival this season, this production is paired well with its counterpart, ANNIE. As musical comedies go, they simply could not be more different from one another tonally. Patrons who are seeking something edgier or who perhaps have a more cynical outlook on life than optimistic Annie, will enjoy the hijinks of Lawrence and Freddy. I personally suggest seeing both musicals though. After all, as is evidenced in this production, we all contain multitudes.

Filmmaker and star of stage and screen Graham Phillips will join the cast of Little Shop of Horrors as Seymour. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets!

Theater makers have a “show must go on” spirit. So it is no surprise that the vast majority of the over forty artistic leaders I spoke to in the last two weeks believed they would find a way to survive even without promised National Endowment for the Arts funding. But it won’t be easy.

NBC will broadcast an encore presentation of the highly rated and critically acclaimed “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” on Sunday, June 8 at 7:30-11 p.m. ET/PT.

Desert Ensemble Theatre has revealed its 15th Anniversary Season—a landmark year that also marks the company’s final bow. See the full season and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Underpants, written by Steve Martin and directed by Tanner Sroufe, will open at the Adobe Theatre on June 13. The show will run through June 29. See here for more details!

Carmen opened the show with two back-to-back songs from Steve Martin & Edie Brickell’s Bright Star. The musical where she made her Broadway debut in 2016 after many years in the industry.

Boundless Theater and producer Tommaso Cartia will present BOY MEETS GIRL - The Trials & Tribulations Of A Queer Man Living Under A Curse - written by Chetan Rao and Nalini Sharma and directed by David James Parr as part of the 2025 Queerly Festival.

Coming to Theatre Raleigh to perform in concert this Saturday night is Carmen Cusack. She returns returns to the area after starring as Annie in last season's Bull Durham: The Musical.

Only bluegrass in the building as The Barn Theatre concludes its 97th Season with Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s Tony-nominated musical Bright Star, directed by Joe Elefante of Pompton Plains, NJ.

Laura Benanti: Nobody Cares is a one-woman comedy show from the mind of Tony Award-winner Laura Benanti. In this show, Benanti blends side-splitting storytelling with original songs.

Vagabond Players will close out the 109th season with a comedy of cosmic proportions - PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE by legendary comedian, actor, and writer Steve Martin's.

Vagabond Players will close out the 109th season with a comedy of cosmic proportions - PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE by legendary comedian, actor, and writer Steve Martin.

ABC's popular game show Match Game is set to return with a brand-new host: Tony-winning performer Martin Short. Since its debut in 1962, the show has taken various forms over the years, most recently hosted by Alec Baldwin from 2016 to 2021.

Netflix has shared the trailer for Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, a special celebrating O'Brien as the recipient of the prestigious award. Watch it now!

Beanie Feldstein has been cast in a recurring role in the upcoming fifth season of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building, now in production in New York.

Brian Regan is coming to Boise this Fall. The performance is set for Idaho Central Arena in September. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

Milo Manheim, Elizabeth Gilles, and the cast of off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors took the TODAY stage on Friday morning to perform a medley of songs from the hit musical. Watch the performance now!

Elizabeth Gillies and Milo Manheim will extend their runs as Audrey and Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors through Sunday, June 1, 2025, due to popular demand.