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Cast Set For MAMMA MIA! at Lyric Arts
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2026

Lyric Arts has announced the cast for its upcoming production of MAMMA MIA!, a musical woven with ABBA's hits, set to stage in 2026.

Photos: Collaboraction's TRIAL IN THE DELTA: THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL
by Gillian Blum - Feb 7, 2026

Collaboraction Theatre Company opened Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till on February 6 — check out photos from the production, running through March 1.

Cast and Design Team Revealed for DELTA: THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL at Collaboraction
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 3, 2026

Collaboraction Theatre Company has revealed the cast and design team for Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till, the inaugural production at Chicago’s newest live theater space, Collaboraction’s new House of Belonging in Humboldt Park.

Mary Cavett, Craig Wesley Divino and More to Star in THE COTTAGE at Hartford Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 9, 2025

Hartford Stage has revealed the cast and crew who will bring Sandy Rustin’s The Cottage to life this winter. Secrets unravel when lovers, spouses, and strangers converge in a countryside cottage in sunny 1920s England. 

Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY at The Forum Theater in Jonesboro
by Theresa Bertram - Oct 14, 2025

What did our critic think of THE ADDAMS FAMILY at The Forum? The production was a graveyard smash, the kind that makes you laugh, tap your toes, and maybe even snap your fingers twice. 

THE BROTHERS' SIZE and THE UGLY DUCKLING Join The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Season
by Stephi Wild - Jul 24, 2025

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis announced two dynamic plays to round out its 59th anniversary season, along with the directors and creative teams.

Cast Set for WOAH, NELLIE! Outlaw King Of The Wild Middle West at History Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2025

This spring, History Theatre will present the world premiere of Whoa, Nellie! Outlaw King of the Wild Middle West. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Photos: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE At Arena Stage
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 8, 2025

Check out photos of Arena Stage's new production of The Age of Innocence, running through March 30, 2025, directed by Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif. 

Video: Watch Cynthia Erivo React to Message From Former Theater Teacher
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 28, 2025

In a new clip from Countdown to the Oscars with Robin Roberts: A Special Edition of 20/20, Wicked star Cynthia Erivo receives a special video message from a former theater teacher who taught the performer as a teenager. Watch the clip here!

Cast and Creative Team Set for THE AGE OF INNOCENCE at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 30, 2025

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for The Age of Innocence. See who is starring in the production and learn how to purchase tickets.

LONDON SWINGS! A New Musical To Have Industry Presentations In December
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 5, 2024

Producers Eric Krebs and Judith Manocherian have announced industry presentations of “London Swings,” a new musical with book, music, and lyrics by Michael Roberts (Golf: The Musical, Goldstein) and co-book writer Shannon Hunt, directed by Christopher Scott.

Photos: First Look at the Cast of Agatha Christie's DEATH ON THE NILE at Arena Stage
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2024

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will open Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile this week. Check out photos of the cast and learn more here!

Felicia Curry, Nancy Robinette & More to Star in DEATH ON THE NILE at Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 25, 2024

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater revealed the cast and creative team for Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Video: MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY Trailer
by Josh Sharpe - Sep 10, 2024

Netflix has released a new trailer for Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story from writer and executive producer Ryan Murphy. Watch it now!

Video: Netflix Releases MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY Teaser
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 20, 2024

Following the massive success of DAHMER, the true-crime anthology series returns, this time chronicling the case of the real-life brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez. Watch the teaser now!

Review: Societal Consciousness in A Political Era With GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER at freeFall Theatre
by Drew Eberhard - Mar 4, 2024

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is Kurt Vonnegut’s fifth novel and was published in 1965. Its Post-Modern Satire context paved way for Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, arguably his most well-known work. In the novel, Vonnegut highlights the life and times of the consciously-bound multi-millionaire Eliot Rosewater.

PUSS IN BOOTS Comes to The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis in April
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2024

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ Imaginary Theatre Company will present theater for young people and their families with performances of an adaptation of the classic children’s fairy tale Puss in Boots.

Complete Cast Set for SWIMMING IN JERUSALEM: A MODERN MUSICAL PARABLE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 5, 2024

Swimming in Jerusalem: A Modern Musical Parable will be presented in a concert format for five free public performances at off-Broadway's Theater555. Learn how to purchase tickets.

CLUE and INTO THE WOODS Lead the St. Louis Theatre Circle Awards with 11 Nominations Each
by James Lindhorst - Feb 2, 2024

The St. Louis Theatre Circle announced their 2024 Nominations on Friday. STAGES St. Louis’ production of CLUE and New Jewish Theatre’s production of INTO THE WOODS lead all productions with 11 nominations each. Twenty-four different companies and 55 unique productions were represented among 165 nominations in 33 categories. Awards will be handed out on Monday, March 25th, 2024, at The Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts on the Webster University campus.  

SWIMMING IN JERUSALEM: A Modern Musical Parable to Have Free Public Performances at Theater555
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2024

Swimming in Jerusalem: A Modern Musical Parable, exploring relationships among citizens of Israel as presented through the complex experiences of teenage swimmers in a YMCA swim club in Jerusalem, will be presented in a concert format for five free public performances at off-Broadway's Theater555.