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Congratulations to Laura Jones for winning the Archibald Prize (Australia's top prize for portraiture) 🏆

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Protesters dressed as William Shakespeare?!? Why???

The Musicians Union is protesting the use of prerecorded music for future Northern Ballet performances... but how does Shakespeare play into this? 🤔⬇️

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Empire: The Musical is coming to NYC! 🏙️🎭
Are you grabbing a ticket?

#nyctheatre #newmusical #musicaltheatre #offbroadway #theatrenews #newworldstages

@EmpireMusical @newworldstages

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What do the arts contribute to the UK’s economy? Quite a lot…
Read all about it!⬇️

#thearts #artnews #creativeindustry #lowrytheater #lowrygallery
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Experimental choreographer, Florentina Holzinger, will be integrating some WILD ideas into an upcoming performance of the opera "Sancta Susanna" 🛼

#opera #artnews #choreographer #sancta

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Get excited, NYC! Theater for the New City has shared the schedule for the annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts THIS WEEKEND!
Make sure to check out the details in our article ASAP, you don’t want to miss this FREE event 🎭⬇️

@TNCinNYC #NYCtheatre
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Remember the 1988 romantic comedy ‘Mystic Pizza’? (ft. Julia Roberts, if that helps)
It will be taking the stage as a musical in 2025 for a nationwide tour.

Learn more about this version of the jukebox musical⬇️

Will you be buying a ticket for the show?

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Would you ever hide your boat… behind a painting of your boat?

Read the story and share whether you think this California boat-owner is skirting the law or just clever 🛥️⬇️

#BoatSeason #painting #sillynews #weirdlaws

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The British Museum expected to recover very few of the 1,500 objects stolen following a theft last August.
They’ve made surprising headway at recovering the stolen pieces… ⬇️

#ArtTheft #ArtHeist #BritishMuseum #ArtHistory #Museum #history

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New news on the Mona Lisa in 2024?!?
UK art history expert Ann Pizzorusso has allegedly cracked one of the longest-standing mysteries in art history…
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#MonaLisa #ArtHistory #ArtNews #MysterySolved

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Peter Brosius, Artistic Director of the Children’s Theatre Company, attempts to answer the age-old question: “what can we do to increase young people’s interest in theatre?”

Read the full story⬇️

#Theatre #Broadway #OffBroadway #🎭

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"Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin" actress, Maia Reficco, is about to take the stage as Hadestown’s next Eurydice 🎭

The Broadway news⬇️

#Hadestown #Broadway #NYCTheatre #MaiaReficco

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Many have spent a pretty penny on The Boy Who Lived merch but would you spend over half a mil on a piece of “Harry Potter” memorabilia?

Original book cover art is estimated to sell for $600K at an upcoming auction

More info on this magical artifact ⬇️⚡
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Get your head on straight because the Sound Mind Music Festival for Mental Health is making its return to Brooklyn THIS Saturday (May 18)!

Peep the setlist and let us know who you are most excited to hear play 🎶

@soundmind_live #MusicFestival #NYCMusic

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After a four-year hiatus, fans Old Crow Medicine Show can get excited about the return of a familiar face… 👀

No need to guess who, just read the article for this exciting update! ⬇️

#OldCrowMedicineShow #MusicNews #IndieFolk #FolkMusic #IndieMusic

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Danielle SeeWalker’s art is too controversial for the Town of Vail.
The Indiegenous artist’s upcoming residency was cancelled due a piece of Pro-Palestine art SeeWalker created.
SeeWalker believes she is being silenced; the Town of Vail disagrees...

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Robert Downey Jr. will be making his Broadway debut this coming fall! He is set to star in Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Ayad Akhtar's new play: "McNeal."

Get the deets ⬇️

#Broadway #RobertDowneyJr #AyadAkhtar #NYCTheatre #BroadwayNews

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To some of us, going by ourselves to a concert may sound ~crazy~
But a new study found that 39% of music fans are planning to attend live shows alone this summer! 😮
Read the full story⬇️

Would you go to a concert alone??

#musicfestival #concert

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Are you ready for Mother’s Day?

Consider tuning in to WLIW broadcast to honor mothers featuring famed Broadway performers Lea Salonga, Patti Lupone, Rita Moreno, and more!

Get more details in the full article! 🎭

#broadway #MothersDay #pattilupone

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The one Broadway’s iconic venues, the Palace Theatre will reopen later this month!

The theatre has been shut down since 2018, but will reopen for performances this May 28th 🎭

More details in the article ⬇️

#Broadway #PalaceTheatre #NYCTheatre #Theatre

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