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THE MUSIC MAN & More Lead Dallas's Summer 2026 Top Theatre Shows
by Team BWW - Jun 10, 2026

Dallas Picks for June 2026 IncludeDallas 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. Selections for summer 2026 include The Musical Man and more.

St. Louis Based Theater Artist JOAN LIPKIN is Awarded The Margo Jones Medal
by James Lindhorst - Apr 27, 2026

In ceremonies held Sunday at the Missouri History Museum, artist, theater creator, and social activist Joan Lipkin was presented with the Margo Jones Medal.

Video: Watch the Final Curtain Call for INHERIT THE WIND at the Arena Stage
by Gillian Blum - Apr 5, 2026

The Arena Stage's production of Inherit the Wind had its final performance on Sunday, May 5, and you can watch a video of the show's final curtain call on the Fichandler Stage here.

Video: INHERIT THE WIND at Arena Stage
by Joshua Wright - Mar 24, 2026

Watch a first look video of INHERIT THE WIND at Arena Stage, running February 27–April 5, 2026. Based on the real-life Scopes Monkey Trial, the play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee explores a legal battle over science, religion, and intellectual freedom as a small-town case becomes a national debate.

Arena Stage to Present ACLU PANEL: SCOPES TRIAL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2026

Arena Stage will present ACLU Panel: Scopes Trial. The event is a pre-show panel discussion that connects the historic ACLU Scopes Trial to today’s ongoing First Amendment debates.

Review: INHERIT THE WIND at Arena Stage
by Roger Catlin - Mar 8, 2026

The sign of a good play is that it can ring out its truth through different eras and still seem utterly relevant to the moment. 

Arena Stage Reveals Cast and Creative Team For INHERIT THE WIND
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2026

Rooted in the real-life Scopes “Monkey” Trial, this courtroom drama by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee chronicles a legal battle over science, religion, and the right to think freely, as the small-town case is thrust into the national spotlight.

TLC Musical CRAZYSEXYCOOL, New Adaptations of DAMN YANKEES and PAL JOEY Will Play Arena Stage
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 14, 2025

Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif and Executive Producer Edgar Dobie have just announced the company’s diamond anniversary season. We have all of the details here!

Review: BOBBY AND THE CHIMPS at Abbey Theater Of Dublin
by Paul Batterson - Apr 8, 2025

The play, BOBBY AND THE CHIMPS, made its world premiere on April 3 and runs through April 12 at the Abbey Theater of Dublin (5600 Post Road in Dublin). In some ways, Phillips’ version of the debate of teaching evolution vs. creation is truer to life than its forerunner.

Review: INHERIT THE WIND at Theatre Memphis
by Kevin Shaw - Jan 24, 2025

During the 2023-2024 school year, more than 10,000 books were banned in public schools across the United States-a nearly 200% increase from the previous year. This was the highest number of book bans in a single school year. What was banned? Books about mental health, suicide, substance abuse, sexual well-being, and puberty were axed.

INHERIT THE WIND to be Presented at Theatre Memphis This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 19, 2024

Inherit the Wind, a dramatic and inspired explosive legal drama by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, will hold court in the Next Stage at Theatre Memphis. Learn how to purchase tickets.

INHERIT THE WIND Announced At North Coast Repertory Theatre Reading Series
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 11, 2024

Experience the gripping courtroom drama INHERIT THE WIND at North Coast Repertory Theatre on November 18, 2024.

INHERIT THE WIND Reading Comes to North Coast Repertory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 11, 2024

Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee is a gripping courtroom drama that brings history to life with a powerful clash of ideas. Based on the famous Scopes 'Monkey' Trial, this play pits science against faith in a battle over the teaching of evolution in schools.

Shakespeare & Company Brings Its Weekend Acting Intensive To Chicago
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2024

Shakespeare & Company's Center for Actor Training will host its Weekend Intensive for professional actors and theater students at The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago from Friday, Nov. 15 through Sunday, Nov. 17.

Review: INHERIT THE WIND at Goodman Theatre
by Rachel Weinberg - Sep 24, 2024

Goodman Theatre’s season-opening production of INHERIT THE WIND centers on a fictionalized version of the 1925 “Scopes Monkey” trial — at its heart, a debate on creationism vs. evolutionism. Though playwrights Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee make it clear they’re on the side of evolution, it’s still a treat to watch this production’s Matthew Harrison Brady (Alexander Gemignani) and Henry Drummond (Harry Lennix) go head-to-head in a verbal spar.

Photos/Video: INHERIT THE WIND Extended At Goodman Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 23, 2024

The jury of its peers finds Inherit the Wind at Goodman Theatre worthy of a one-week extension, adding six more performances of Henry Godinez’s major revival of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s 1955 classic courtroom drama. See photos and video highlights from the production.

Video: Cast & Creative Team Talk INHERIT THE WIND at Goodman Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Sep 18, 2024

Watch as the cast and creative team of INHERIT THE WIND go under oath to explore the truth about this play's impact on artists and audiences alike. Check out the video!

INHERIT THE WIND Begins Performances at the Goodman Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 13, 2024

Previews begin this weekend for Goodman Theatre’s 99th season’s opening production—a major revival of Inherit the Wind,directed by Henry Godinez.

Complete Casts Set for INHERIT THE WIND and PRIMARY TRUST at Goodman Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 7, 2024

This fall, Goodman Theatre will draw nationally acclaimed actors and local rising stars to its 2024/2025 Season opening productions. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Linda Purl to Star in MAME: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL IN CONCERT at the Florida Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2024

Florida Theatre and Theatre Jacksonville will present MAME: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL IN CONCERT starring Linda Purl. Learn how to purchase tickets.