Barbara Robins News

The Des Moines Community Playhouse has an outrageous, terrific, enchanting, legendary season. The theatre's 96th season includes four iconic musicals, plus dramas, comedies, and family shows.

Reedy Point Players, LTD. will present The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, written by Barbara Robinson, directed by Marge Ventura, produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

What happens when the worst kids in the world join the annual Christmas pageant? Will they ruin everything? Or will this year's pageant be the best one ever? Duke City Repertory Theatre invites you to experience the hysterical and heart-warming story of Barbara Robinson's The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, where the infamous Herdman kids may not only bully, cheat, lie, and steal their way into the annual Christmas Pageant, but into our hearts as well.

The Windham Theatre Guild presents a SecondStage Special Event…The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson. This unique holiday event combines the annual WTG Youth Chorus featuring music of the season with this ever popular play. Many of the kids in the Youth Chorus will perform in the play and others will be featured as the Angel Choir in the story.

'Shazaaaam!' When the Angel of the Lord speaks, people listen! Especially when that angel is Gladys Herdman, the youngest, meanest and bitey-est of the whole Herdman crew. The first play that SteppingStone Theatre produced is back again for the 22nd time! Revel in yuletide chaos and hilarity as baby angels, church ladies, firefighters, the Bradleys, and even the Herdmans, discover the true meaning of Christmas. This popular classic returns to SteppingStone¹s stage for the 22nd time, re-imagined, but as funny and touching as ever. (Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.)

Pearland Theatre Guild will present, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, based on the award winning book by Barbara Robinson. Performances will be held at The Pearl Theater December 12 thru December 22, 2013.

Reedy Point Players, LTD. will present The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, written by Barbara Robinson, directed by Marge Ventura, produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

This December, Seattle Public Theater (SPT) has partnered with four Seattle charities-Treehouse, FamilyWorks, Path With Art, and Gilda's Club - to distribute a house's worth of tickets to people in need. Foster children, cancer patients, and those families living on the edge can enjoy a performance at the Bathhouse of Barbara Robinson's The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! To revitalize the tradition of an end-of-year appeal for charitable giving, Seattle Public Theater is asking our community to give the gift of theater to people who need it most this holiday season. Donations are being solicited to cover the cost of providing these tickets to clients of Seattle Public Theater's partner charities.

'Shazaaaam!' When the Angel of the Lord speaks, people listen! Especially when that angel is Gladys Herdman, the youngest, meanest and bitey-est of the whole Herdman crew. The first play that SteppingStone Theatre produced is back again for the 22nd time! Revel in yuletide chaos and hilarity as baby angels, church ladies, firefighters, the Bradleys, and even the Herdmans, discover the true meaning of Christmas. This popular classic returns to SteppingStone¹s stage for the 22nd time, re-imagined, but as funny and touching as ever. (Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.)

Duke City Repertory Theatre presents: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, written by Barbara Robinson and directed by Katie Becker Colon.

The wild and woolly Herdman children are back! Based on the charming book by Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever will play Saturdays, November 16 - December 21 at 1:00pm and 4:00pm with 1 Friday performance the day after Thanksgiving at 10am. Performances will be held at Main Street Theater-Chelsea Market, 4617 Montrose Boulevard in the Museum District. Ticket prices for public performances are $13 - $17. Tickets are on sale in person at the Main Street Theater Box Office at 2540 Times Blvd. in Rice Village, via phone at 713.524.6706 or online at mainstreettheater.com. Group rates are available.

As the Christmas holidays approach, local theaters are gearing up to present the classic seasonal plays and musicals: Miracle on 34th St., White Christmas, and of course A Christmas Carol, A Christmas Story, etc., etc. But if you've seen enough of these (or the Grinch, or The Gift of the Magi) you may want to attend the ADOBE Theater in December for 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,' for something different.

Coming off of a very successful 25th Anniversary Season, which had record-breaking ticket sales and new versions of SteppingStone Theatre¹s most popular and exciting plays, SteppingStone Theatre will be continuing that momentum into the new season with ground-breaking new productions, including four SteppingStone Theatre Originals.

Community Theatre of Little Rock continues its 58 Season with its Holiday Classic 'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson. Show dates are November 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 28th at 7:30 pm and November 17th and 24th at 2pm, to be held at the PUBLIC Theatre, located at 616 Center Street, next to Horn's Men's Store in downtown Little Rock.

Fountain Hills Theater presents its 2013-14 seasons for its three venues, Mainstage, Mainstage Too and Youth Theater.

Novato Theater Company opens its new season in its brand-new venue with a smashing historical drama, James Goldman's The Lion in Winter, a play full of plots, counterplots and unforgettable characters. Lion is directed by award-winning director Kris Neely and features Craig Christiansen as King Henry II of England and Maxine Sattizahn as Eleanor of Aquitaine. Assistant Director is Michael Walraven. NTC Executive Producer is Janelle Ponte.

Founded in 1975, Main Street Theater is a fully professional theater which operates out of 2 spaces: the Times Blvd. location in Rice Village and the Chelsea Market space on Montrose.