Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest"

Who says you have to be a success to go out with a bang?
Sydney is a 27 year old failing musical theatre actress, and she is ready to quit for good! Not without a little attention first.. But when an unexpected visitor from her past interrupts her show, could it help her see things differently?
Deemed “Everything Fringe theatre should be- funny, poignant, sincere.” At it’s premiere at the Lambeth Fringe in London (U.K.) this musical comedy which brings new twists to musical theatre clichés is not a show you will want to miss!

At 26, Lily Librach was living her dream—until a virus attacked her vocal cords and left her unable to speak, let alone sing. Suddenly, she was forced to confront a question she never expected: Who am I when the thing that defines me is taken away?
I Belong Here: Reclaiming My Voice is a heartfelt and inspiring one-woman musical about identity, resilience, and the lifelong search for belonging. Through personal stories, humour, and music spanning folk, pop, musical theatre, and classical genres, Lily takes audiences on a behind-the-scenes journey from childhood to the present, tracing how she discovered her voice at age six, lost it, and is now learning what it truly means to reclaim it.
Featuring an original song by acclaimed composer Jack Lenz, this moving and uplifting show explores what it means to lose your voice, find your way back to yourself, and discover that your true voice was there all along.
If you've ever questioned where you belong, struggled with perfectionism, or had to rebuild after life took an unexpected turn, this story is for you.

Best known for her acclaimed Tony-nominated portrayal of Janis Joplin in Broadway's A Night With Janis Joplin, Davies has become one of the foremost interpreters of classic rock and soul music on stage today. She will headline this special one-night-only concert celebrating the legendary women whose voices helped define generations of music, including Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette, Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow, Chrissie Hynde, and more.

The evening will also feature a special tribute to legendary songwriter and producer Jerry Ragovoy, whose iconic songs—including "Piece of My Heart," "Cry Baby," and "Get It While You Can"—became synonymous with Janis Joplin and helped shape the sound of rock and soul music. Ragovoy is set to be posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2026

Event Details:
Women Who Rock You™ – Songs From Janis to Alanis & More
Monday, June 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM
City Winery New York
25 11th Avenue, New York, NY

Are you old enough for fairy tales? Inspired by the words of Oscar Wilde, The Wounds of Love and Other Gifts, created by award-winning theatre artist Bruce Dow, is an intimate music-theatre meditation on love, sacrifice, and the cost of giving. This haunting, radiant new work reframes fairy stories as moral encounters, inviting audiences to reflect on truth, beauty, and what we are willing to give of ourselves.Website

A musical retelling of the iconic 1925 novella reimagines Virginia Woolf's characters for the stage, putting Clarissa and Sally's love story at the center. With an eclectic chamber-pop score and a heartfelt book, this refreshing musical brings golden-age romance to the 21st century.Website

UNSUNG features catchy tunes and sharp wit that comically reimagines different historical events and the famous figures who inadvertently caused some of the world’s greatest disasters. From the teen tasked with putting all the lifeboats on the Titanic to the animal-loving guard who let in the Trojan Horse. An unforgettable blend of humour and history!

STEVIE HOLLAND – the award-winning jazz vocalist and songwriter – has announced the release of the vinyl edition of her acclaimed new album Talk to Your Tomatoes, which is available today, Friday, April 17. This summer, she will celebrate the album with a special New York concert at 54 Below on Tuesday, July 28 at 7:00 PM. Tickets are available HERE. To order the vinyl edition, visit Amazon HERE.

A 2026 Jazz Times feature calls Holland, “a thoroughly modern singer and cosmopolitan music-maker,” who “never wants for poise, poignancy and passion is its nuanced delivery.” Reviewing Talk to Your Tomatoes, Jazz Weekly raved that Holland “exudes warmth, class and confidence with seemingly effortless aplomb and inbred swing.” Jersey Jazz said, “She has a deft knack for bringing the words to life in a way that is uniquely hers.”

Talk to Your Tomatoes, also available on CD and in digital and streaming platforms, is an accomplished collection of gems and classics from the pop, jazz and American Songbook catalogs. It also features sophisticated original songs penned by Holland and her longtime collaborator and arranger, award-winning composer Gary William Friedman, who did the arrangements for this album and also re-imagined his original Broadway arrangement of the song “How I Feel” from The Me Nobody Knows. The instrumentation for this album includes a wide variety of orchestrations that include string orchestra, horn combo and guitar along with the trio on several tracks. Stream or download the album at orcd.co/ttytsh.

Holland is featured in a new music video for “Talk to Your Tomatoes,” the title track written by Holland and Gary William Friedman. The song and video are a swinging, zany, and veggie-gardening loving trip that will make even the most broccoli-averse music lover smile. Watch the video on YouTube HERE.

The album features Holland’s gifted trio, which features Matthew Sheens on piano, Matt Aranoff on bass, and Jeff Davis on drums. Lauded guitarist Ben Monder guests on three tracks including an intimate vocal/guitar duo on “‘Round Midnight,” and the horn combo is led by Chet Doxas, named in 2022 and 2023 in Downbeat Magazine‘s “Rising Star” Critic’s Poll for his saxophone and clarinet work.

The 10-track set begins with Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner’s “On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever),” set to a fresh and swinging groove with strings and horns. The journey continues with “Help Me” (Joni Mitchell), “When These Two Hearts Collide” (Friedman/Holland), “How I Feel” (from the musical The Me Nobody Knows, Friedman/Will Holt), “Blossom” (James Taylor), “Talk to Your Tomatoes” (Friedman/Holland), “‘Round Midnight” (Cootie Williams/Thelonius Monk/Bernie Hanighen), “You Pull Through” (Friedman/Holland), “Pure Imagination” (Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley), and “East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)” (Brooks Bowman).

TCDSB Staff Arts presents

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatJune 12 to 20th 2026

Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts

Toronto, ON, Canada

In the new musical On This Side of the World, a woman flies from Manila to New York City with a one-way ticket and a suitcase full of stories collected from immigrants who came before her.

Over the 17-hour flight, she shares these stories with fellow immigrants-to-be — and each story comes to life, with a cast of six actors performing over 40 roles, including young lovers, gossipy church ladies, millennial princesses, contract workers and undocumented immigrants.

Through a lush, eclectic score that is both intimate and sweeping, On This Side of the World captures multiple snapshots of the immigrant experience, and shows us how stories bring us together and embolden us to face unknown futures.

Abandoned at birth and raised by humans, Punch grows up between two worlds, never fully fitting into either. When, at the tender age of 6 months, he is released into a troop of 60 monkeys, he faces a world as unfamiliar as it is unforgiving.Through loneliness, hope, rejection, and love, Punch searches for where he belongs, and the courage to believe he is worthy of it.