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If you study any of the arts, whether it be fine art or the performing arts, somewhere along the line you will probably encounter The Classics.

A new play featuring elements of a Shakespearian classic is coming to South Simcoe this week.

Community Players' black-tie gala was no ordinary fundraiser for the troupe, who turned out dressed to the nines for a roaring ‘20s-themed evening of dining, drinking and dancing to celebrate the theater’s centennial. But this party was not only about looking backward at the 100-year history of Community Players. It also was about the future.

 La Jolla Playhouse has announced the first five productions of its 2023/2024 season, including the world-premiere musical The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical, music and lyrics by Joe Iconis, book by Joe Iconis and Gregory S. Moss, directed by Tony Award winner Christopher Ashley.

The creative team adapting F. Scott Fitzgerald’s landmark novel The Great Gatsby into a Broadway-bound stage musical has been announced. It will feature music & lyrics by Tony Award nominees Nathan Tysen & Jason Howland, and a book by Jonathan Larson Grant winner Kait Kerrigan, helmed by award-winning director Marc Bruni.

Country star Walker Hayes’ national tour stops in Everett on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Mukilteo Community Orchestra’s first concert of its 25th season will be Sunday.

South Simcoe Theatre presents a Canadian comedy about a chili cook-off and the honour it brings.

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When Churchyards Yawn, a fast-paced, witty, and deeply felt 'divine comedy,' is the story of all the dead Hamlet characters' travails in Purgatory. The reading is free and takes place on July 16, 2022, at the Desert View High School black box theatre.

Mr. Bayes was a longtime collaborator of Jerome Robbins, known for his influence on the legacy of Fiddler on the Roof .