Charles Dickens News

Synetic Theater will host a Pride Night in partnership with Freddie's Beach Bar at 555 23RD St. in Crystal City. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a pre-show reception and will continue at Synetic Theater with the 8 p.m. performance of Everett Quinton's Obie Award-Winning play A Tale of Two Cities, directed by Serge Seiden and starring Company Member Alex Mills.

  Centenary Stage Company brings a diversely eclectic and exciting array of productions to the Lackland Center for their 2015-16 season.  Now in their 6th season at the David and Carol Lackland Center, CSC is offering award winning plays, cutting edge dramas, family favorites and new developmental works sure to satisfy even the most discerning of audiences.  From young to old, experienced theater goer to never having stepped foot in a theater before, there's something for everyone at CSC this season.

The Lakewood Playhouse presents the final show of its 76th season: DROOD - THE MUSICAL (Based on Unfinished Novel THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD by CHARLES DICKENS), adapted by Rupert Holmes. This Unique Musical is never the same twice as the Audience gets to Choose The Ending Every Show! Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

Abingdon Theatre Company -- which has produced 85 new plays since 1994 -- concludes its 22nd Season with the world premiere of MALLORCA by two-time Emmy nominee Sheldon Bull ('Newhart'), with previews set to begin tonight, May 29, prior to an official press opening on June 7, in Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex's Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (312 West 36th Street). Donald Brenner (March Madness) directs this award-winning comedy set in New York City and Spain.

On June 17th New York's 'Best Story Hour' (The Village Voice Best of NY) steps out of the dollhouse and onto the stage with LIVING DOLLS! Join your favorite naked readers for an evening of stories, histories, memoirs and more about the transcendent toys and personified playthings that become 'real.' From the mundane to the macabre, from sweet to sinister, from childhood innocence to adult fetish: Naked Girls Reading celebrates the literature of the doll.  

The summer of 2015 is looking to be the best summer yet! This year's Summer lineup of theater is stellar! Take a look at my top 5 picks of Summer Theater that you should check out as you relax under the heat and soak up the sun!

The A TALE OF TWO CITIES songwriter is working on a new musical, IT HAPPENED IN KEY WEST, a dark love story based on the true account of Carl Von Cosel, an X-ray technician who attempted to cure a young Cuban patient and in the process fell in love with her, but after she died, he could not let go.

New York's 'Best Story Hour' (The Village Voice Best of NY) honors an iconic actor, dancer and songwriter with P.S. WE LOVE YOU: A Naked Girls Reading tribute to Patrick Swayze. Join your favorite naked readers for a literary celebration of this beloved 80's heartthrob with the novels that inspired his films; the philosophers that inspired his life; his memoirs, biographies, song lyrics and much much more!

Charles Dickens may not have completed his final novel, but theatre patrons in South Florida will soon have the chance to finish it themselves when Sol Children Theatre presents The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the Tony Award-winning musical, at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton from June 12 through June 28.

Overall, there's much to like about this production. The acting alone is worth the ticket price.

KRIS KRINGLE The Musical is a new Broadway-bound production being developed in Cleveland by New York's Angel Polar Bear LLC in association with Broadway's Creative Licensing Group, one of the producers of the Tony Award-nominated musical Little Women.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) celebrates the transformative power of Shakespeare with GALA 2015 on Monday, June 8 at the Theater's home on Navy Pier.

Beck Center Youth Theater closes its 66th season with Oliver! today, May 15 - 24, 2015 on the Mackey Main Stage.

The Lakewood Playhouse will present the FINAL SHOW of our 76th SEASON: DROOD - THE MUSICAL (Based on Unfinished Novel THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD by CHARLES DICKENS) Adapted by Rupert Holmes.   This Unique Musical is never the same twice as the Audience gets to Choose The Ending Every Show!!

Northlight Theatre, under the direction of Artistic Director BJ Jones and Executive Director Timothy J. Evans, announces the cast for the World Premiere of Bruce Graham's Funnyman, kicking off Northlight's 41st Season. The cast includes George Wendt, Tim Kazurinsky, Amanda Drinkall, Steve Haggard, Rob Lindley and an additional role to be announced. Funnyman, directed by BJ Jones and developed through Northlight's Interplay series, runs September 11-October 18, 2015 at Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd in Skokie.

The Classical Theatre Company (CTC) is proud to announce the lineup for its 2015-2016 Mainstage Season. As the only professional theatre company in the State of Texas that solely produces classical drama on a year-round basis, CTC only produces plays that are 100 or more years old.

Synetic Theater will produce Everett Quinton's Obie Award-Winning play A Tale of Two Cities tonight, May 13 through June 21, 2015, directed by Studio Theatre's Producing Director Serge Seiden. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

Synetic Theater will produce Everett Quinton's Obie Award-Winning play A Tale of Two Cities May 13 through June 21, 2015, directed by Studio Theatre's Producing Director Serge Seiden. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

Director Alfonso Cuarón (Y tu mamà también, Children of Men, Gravity) will chair the International Jury for the Competition of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival (2-12 September 2015), which will award the Golden Lion for Best Film and the other official prizes.