Micki Grant, the first woman to write the book, lyrics, and score for a musical, and the first woman to win a Grammy award for a Broadway cast recording, had died at the age of 80.

The music of Islander​, available to listen on the BBC,​ is incredibly unique. A mixture of Scottish folk music, traditional acapella, and modern live looping, the entire score is created by Kirsty Findlay and Bethany Tennick in the moment, with various loop pedals at their disposal to layer their voices to create waves of sound.

Broadway legend and dance icon Ann Reinking has passed away. She was 71.

“Jeremy O. Harris, the actor and playwright behind SLAVE PLAY, the most Tony-nominated play in history, has partnered with Books and Crannies, a Black woman-owned independent bookstore, to create The Golden Collection - 15 plays by Black authors that are critical to expanding the “classic play canon” taught to theatre students across the country.”