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To close out their 2023-2024 Series, Segerstrom Center welcomed theater aficionado Seth Rudetsky to serve as an interviewer/pianist for Tony Award winner Lillias White for three shows May 16-18, 2024 in one of the most incredibly wonderful, fan-favoring shows that the OC arts campus has ever hosted at the intimate Samueli Theater in Costa Mesa, CA.

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre in the month of June.

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The Full Monty, adapted from the 1997 British film, features a score by David Yazbek and book by Terrence McNally. The show introduces the audience to six unemployed steelworkers who come up with a seemingly crazy way to raise some money—performing a Chippendales-style act. The Full Monty, which first opened on Broadway in 2000, follows these characters and their families as they work to overcome both external and internal struggles. Actor Craig Smith takes the stage as Jerry in The Full Monty at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre.

The track delves into the theme of a toxic relationship, depicting how one might endure it by numbing themselves with alcohol, while also exploring the journey towards summoning the courage to break free from the toxicity. Listen to the single now!

This time, the reader question was: How often do shows like The Wiz start on tour before coming to Broadway?

In celebration of Disney on Broadway’s 30th anniversary, original stars James Monroe Iglehart (2014 Tony winner for Aladdin), Kara Lindsay (Newsies), Patti Murin (Frozen) and Josh Strickland (Tarzan) invite you to ‘Be Their Guest’ in a sing-along featuring fan favorite numbers from Disney on Broadway’s nine Broadway musicals, including 'Hakuna Matata,' 'Poor Unfortunate Souls,' 'Whole New World' and 'Let It Go.'

From May 30 to June 16, Theater for the New City (TNC) will present 'Party Clown of the Rich & Famous and The Hungry Mind Buffet,' a two-part evening of short plays.

Seattle’s venerable post-hardcore five piece The Blood Brothers are celebrating two decades of their seminal album ‘Crimes’ with a limited vinyl reissue out on October 4th and the announcement of their first shows in ten years. Reuniting for the first time since 2014, The Blood Brothers are heading off on a surprise anniversary tour slated for Fall/Winter 2024. It starts on November 2nd with back-to-back nights in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, NYC & Chicago.

Last week, The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced the 34 winners elected to represent the most compelling and empowering stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2023. See the full list here!

Experience the world premiere of GARUDA’S WING, a groundbreaking performance brought to you by MAGIC THEATRE and CAMPO SANTO. Catch the latest in innovative theatre in San Francisco.

Infinite Refrain, Music of Love’s Refuge', a new album that is the first of its kind, features passionate duets and arias that explore the nuances of gay love in the 17th century in Venice. Though often concealed or suppressed, the connection, doubts, joy, misery, laughter, longing, and elation of same-sex admiration existed, nonetheless.  Conceived as the journey of two men in love, told through 17th-century music, this album draws back the curtain of religious absolutism that has obscured stories of gay romance for hundreds of years.

Experience the soulful rhythms at the return of the Lowcountry Jazz Festival at the Charleston Gaillard Center. Don't miss out on this vibrant celebration of jazz music.

Crow's Theatre has announced its 41st season, the largest and most ambitious season in the company's history. Learn more about the season here!

Summertime is the best time to transport yourself into a nostalgic world as Freeform celebrates “30 Days of Disney” with legendary Disney films starting June 1. The programming event will feature the world television premiere of Disney-Pixar’s animated film “Lightyear.” Other Freeform premieres include Disney-Pixar’s “Soul” and Disney Animation’s “Fantasia” (1940 and 2000). See the full lineup here!

The 2024 Tribeca Festival has unveiled its lineup of talks with iconic artists, critically acclaimed directors, and multi-hyphenate entertainers, as well as reunions and retrospectives of venerable and lauded films and TV series. See the full lineup here!

In April, Double Edge Theatre began the celebrations of its 30th Anniversary since moving to Ashfield, MA. Learn more about the celebration plans here!

The North American tour of Disney's The Lion King will celebrate its 22nd anniversary on Saturday, April 27 in Minneapolis. The Lion King has returned to Minneapolis' historic Orpheum Theatre, where the Tony Award-winning Best Musical played its pre-Broadway run in 1997, and where the touring production is currently entertaining capacity houses through Sunday, April 28. 

Tony Award winner Celia Keenan-Bolger, Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award winner Jessica Lange, and Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award winner Jim Parsons return to Broadway in the Second Stage's production of Mother Play. Read the reviews!

The North American tour of Disney's The Lion King will celebrate its 22nd anniversary on Saturday, April 27 in Minneapolis. Learn more about the show!

This time, the reader question was: Have a lot of shows this season had a long time between their first productions and Broadway premieres?