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Further Casting Announced For THE SOUTHBURY CHILD at Chichester Festival Theatre Photo Further Casting Announced For THE SOUTHBURY CHILD at Chichester Festival Theatre
by Stephi Wild - March 03, 2022

Joining the previously announced Alex Jennings in Stephen Beresford's The Southbury Child are Holly Atkins, Josh Finan, Jack Greenlees, Jo Herbert, Phoebe Nicholls, Racheal Ofori and Sarah Twomey. Final casting will be announced shortly. ...
RISE To Present An All-New Musical Version Of A CHRISTMAS CAROL! Photo RISE To Present An All-New Musical Version Of A CHRISTMAS CAROL!
by A.A. Cristi - October 27, 2022

RISE has announced this ambitious, immersive production - a CHRISTMAS CAROL like no other! This magical new adaptation by RISE Artistic Director Christian O'Neill presents a fresh and lively take on the familiar, integrating bountiful English folk music into the story to create a “found-music musica...
Ben Platt, Norm Lewis, and More Set For The Ravinia Festival's 2024 Summer Lineup Photo Ben Platt, Norm Lewis, and More Set For The Ravinia Festival's 2024 Summer Lineup
by Stephi Wild - March 14, 2024

The Ravinia Festival has revealed its complete 2024 summer lineup. Among this year's Broadway names taking the stage at The Ravinia Festival are Ben Platt, Jessie Mueller, Norm Lewis, Michael Feinstein, and more! Learn more about the full lineup here!...
BWW Interview: Maddie Tisdel, Director of HEAD OVER HEELS at Proud Mary Theatre Compa Photo BWW Interview: Maddie Tisdel, Director of HEAD OVER HEELS at Proud Mary Theatre Company
by Neil Shurley - June 26, 2022

Expect cross dressing, deceit, and general campy comedic hijinks....
Nofun!'s Garrett Gloom and Louie Lambo New Single 'Plain Jane' Photo Nofun!'s Garrett Gloom and Louie Lambo New Single 'Plain Jane'
by Michael Major - June 01, 2023

NOFUN! has been making noise in the underground L.A. event scene since its start in late 2021. Consisting of nine unlikely members (Garett Gloom, Motherwata, Zoodeville, Levi Evans, Louie Lambo, Wade08, David Coresh, Huebline, and Swann) with birthplaces ranging from South Central, California to Fra...
League of Chicago Theatres to Release Holiday Theatre Guide Featuring Goodman Theatre Photo League of Chicago Theatres to Release Holiday Theatre Guide Featuring Goodman Theatre, Drury Lane Theatre & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 08, 2022

 Chicago theatres will present a wide variety of festive plays, musicals, dance, and comedy offerings this Holiday season. In support, the League of Chicago Theatres will create a comprehensive Holiday Theatre Guide that will be available for distribution in mid-November....
Flux Theatre Ensemble Presents The World Premiere of OUR OPTIONS HAVE CHANGED, An Int Photo Flux Theatre Ensemble Presents The World Premiere of OUR OPTIONS HAVE CHANGED, An Interactive Audio Experience On Your Phone
by Stephi Wild - June 02, 2022

On June 14, 2022, Flux Theatre Ensemble will launch Our Options Have Changed, an interactive audio experience, created by lead artists Corey Allen, Emily Hartford, and Will Lowry, based on an idea they developed with Jason Tseng. Our Options Have Changed is accessed by cell phone and available 24/7....
2022 Drama League Directors Project Recipients Announced Photo 2022 Drama League Directors Project Recipients Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 06, 2022

The stage directors receiving the fellowships, assistantships and residencies of the 2022 Drama League Directors Project: NJ Agwuna, Jean Carlo Yunén Aróstegui, Jennifer Chang, Andrew Coopman, Justin Emeka, Nadia Guevara, Emily Hartford, Susanna Jaramillo, Ibi Owolabi, Logan Gabrielle Schulman, Noam...
Now Onsale: THE CROWN JEWELS, Starring Al Murray and Carrie Hope Fletcher Photo Now Onsale: THE CROWN JEWELS, Starring Al Murray and Carrie Hope Fletcher
by Aliya Al-Hassan - April 04, 2023

This is the royal event of the year. The Crown Jewels is a riotous new comedy based on the most unbelievable royal caper in British history....
Photos: On the Red Carpet of SOME LIKE IT HOT Opening Night Photo Photos: On the Red Carpet of SOME LIKE IT HOT Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - December 12, 2022

See photos from the opening night red carpet of Some Like It Hot, now playing at the Shubert Theatre....
Alison Fraser to Reprise Role in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Off-Broadway; Complete Cast An Photo Alison Fraser to Reprise Role in CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF Off-Broadway; Complete Cast Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 25, 2023

Ruth Stage has announced that two-time Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser (The Secret Garden) will reprise her role as ‘Big Mama’, as well as announcing the complete casting for their provocative and controversial modern staging of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof....
Photos: New Adaptation of JANE EYRE Runs at the Stephen Joseph Theatre Photo Photos: New Adaptation of JANE EYRE Runs at the Stephen Joseph Theatre
by Marissa Tomeo - April 11, 2022

A new adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel Jane Eyre has opened at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre. The show, a co-production with the New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme, can be seen at the SJT throughout April, and at the New Vic in May and we've got the first photos. ...
Ucross Announces Fall 2023 Artists, Celebrates 40th Anniversary Photo Ucross Announces Fall 2023 Artists, Celebrates 40th Anniversary
by A.A. Cristi - August 09, 2023

This week, artists from across the nation traveled to Ucross for the start of Fall 2023 session, which marks the 40th anniversary of the acclaimed artist residency program. ...
SOME LIKE IT HOT Announces Broadway Closing Date Photo SOME LIKE IT HOT Announces Broadway Closing Date
by Joshua Wright - September 28, 2023

The most award-winning musical of the 2022-2023 season, SOME LIKE IT HOT has announced a closing date at Broadway’s Shubert Theatre before it launches a national tour and West End production. ...
THE REVOLUTIONISTS Comes to Wellfleet This Month Photo THE REVOLUTIONISTS Comes to Wellfleet This Month
by Stephi Wild - August 17, 2022

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater proudly presents The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson, directed by Megan Nussle. Performances are Tuesdays through Sundays, August 27 - September 17 on the Julie Harris Stage. Performances are at 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. Preview performances at 7:3...
Harmonica Virtuoso Mike Stevens to Release 'Breathe in the World, Breathe Out Music' Photo Harmonica Virtuoso Mike Stevens to Release 'Breathe in the World, Breathe Out Music' Album
by Marissa Tomeo - April 01, 2022

Award-winning Canadian harmonica ace Mike Stevens is set to Breathe In The World, Breathe Out Music with the announcement of his new album — available May 20, 2022 via Stony Plain Records. Known for his genre-bending, rules-eschewing approach to the harp, Breathe In The World, Breathe Out Music spot...
 THE LADY WAS A GENTLEMAN is Fabulous Fun at Strand Theater in Baltimore Photo THE LADY WAS A GENTLEMAN is Fabulous Fun at Strand Theater in Baltimore
by Cybele Pomeroy - May 09, 2023

The year is 1858. Charlotte Cushman, renowned performer in the US and abroad, plays male roles onstage as often as female roles, and prefers them. Strand Theater Company produces Barbara Kahn's script, which is built for humor, and spotlights an underappreciated American heroine. This female-centric...
Review: TOM, DICK AND HARRY at Milnerton Playhouse Is Filled to the Brim with Hilario Photo Review: TOM, DICK AND HARRY at Milnerton Playhouse Is Filled to the Brim with Hilarious Tomfoolery
by Jaime Uranovsky - March 21, 2023

Milnerton Playhouse’s most recent offering is the hilarious TOM, DICK AND HARRY – a farce that takes place over the course of one day in a London home. The play opens in the home of Tom (Anton Schäfer) and Linda (Grace Brain), a married couple, who are frantically preparing for the arrival of the he...
A.R.T. Announces 1776-Related Programming Photo A.R.T. Announces 1776-Related Programming
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2022

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University announced today additional programming associated with its upcoming production of 1776 directed by Jeffrey L. Page and A.R.T. Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus....
Review: EK/FORSYTHE/QUAGEBEUR, Sadler's Wells Photo Review: EK/FORSYTHE/QUAGEBEUR, Sadler's Wells
by Vikki Jane Vile - November 12, 2022

Time for the annual treat that is an ENB mixed bill at Sadler’s Wells, on this occasion featuring a couple of lockdown greatest hits, and a bold new production of The Rite of Spring. ...
RIDE THE CYCLONE World Premiere Cast Recording to be Released on CD in December Photo RIDE THE CYCLONE World Premiere Cast Recording to be Released on CD in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 15, 2021

GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS has announced that Ride the Cyclone: World Premiere Cast Recording – based on the critically acclaimed musical that has sold out hit productions across the US and Canada – will be available on CD online and in stores on Friday, December 3 and is now available for pre-order....
BWW Review: SIX National Tour Presented By Broadway In Chicago Photo BWW Review: SIX National Tour Presented By Broadway In Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - April 13, 2022

All hail! The pop queens of SIX are back in Chicago for an epic royal homecoming in their national tour debut. Read our critic's review. ...
Sing-A-Long SOUND OF MUSIC & More Lead Los Angeles' September 2023 Theater Top Picks Photo Sing-A-Long SOUND OF MUSIC & More Lead Los Angeles' September 2023 Theater Top Picks
by BWW Staff - September 14, 2023

Los Angeles is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. This month's top picks include the Hollywood Bowl's Sound of Music sing-a-long, and more!...
Village Theatre Presents MISS STEP This Month Photo Village Theatre Presents MISS STEP This Month
by Stephi Wild - February 02, 2023

Village Theatre today announced its latest Village Originals Beta Production MISS STEP, a fun new musical comedy by Kit Yan and Melissa Li, the creative minds behind the musical Interstate. Set in the rollicking 80s, this heartfelt story follows Pam Carter, an unremarkable trans woman working as a t...
Sydney Festival Unleashes 2022 Program Photo Sydney Festival Unleashes 2022 Program
by Stephi Wild - November 17, 2021

Forget what you knew. With a bold ambition to reimagine how we experience and interact with the city itself, Sydney Festival's 2022 line-up – the first helmed by artistic director Olivia Ansell – is set to explode onto (and into) the city's parks, pools, streets, stages and screens this summer....




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