Charles Dickens News

New Stephen Schwartz musical, The Queen of Versailles, starring Kristin Chenoweth, will have its pre-Broadway run in Boston this summer! Learn more about this new musical and find out when you can catch it here!

New York City Children’s Theater will present the world premiere of PINOCCHIO, a dance/theater production at Theatre Row. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Eddie Izzard’s solo Hamlet is opening on February 11th at the Greenwich House Theater. See photos!

According to an SWR interview with Walter Feucht, an entrepreneur and cultural organizer from Ulm, Switzerland, Frank Wildhorn's new rock musical about the life of Albert Einstein is scheduled to premiere on March 1, 2025 at Theater Sankt Gallen in Switzerland.

Eddie Izzard's one-person production of Hamlet begins performances tomorrow, January 25th, at Off-Broadway's Greenwich House Theater.

Eddie Izzard is getting ready to take the New York stage this winter for six weeks only, playing 23 characters in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Check out photos as Eddie readies the new production!

Ensemble Theatre Company is now registering students for acting classes during its spring sessions. Limited financial assistance is available.

The Alliance Theatre has announced the cast of its upcoming world premiere, A TALE OF TWO CITIES. 

Of all the films on IMDB's list of the 1000 highest-grossing movies of all time, 31 have been adapted into Broadway musicals. Check out a guide to each those musicals below, along with musicals that are in development or ones that have not yet made their way to Broadway.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for the world premiere of Tempestuous Elements, playwright Kia Corthron’s new work exploring the trailblazing career of visionary Black feminist and educational luminary Anna Julia Cooper.

Lantern Theater Company continues its 30th anniversary season with Brian Friel's masterpiece play, Faith Healer. Directed by Peter DeLaurier and featuring Anthony Lawton, Ian Merrill Peakes, and Geneviève Perrier, Faith Healer explores memory, belief, and the stories we tell ourselves.

Ten actors and nine puppets (created by Laura Stearns) took Palm Springs by storm last night when Revolution Stage Company opened Avenue Q. The buzz is strong with this one and it’s all true.

Ford's Theatre Society announced that audiences, cast, crew and staff raised $66,403.18 on behalf of Hope and a Home during performances of this season's production of A Christmas Carol.

Entre los días 26 y 30 de diciembre podrá verse en el Teatro Soho Club de Madrid el musical SELFIE DE NAVIDAD, una reinvención moderna del clásico de Dickens Cuento de Navidad.

What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at TheatreSquared?

Mark Shanahan comblines a crowd pleasing show with sophistication that will delight people of all ages.

Get into the Christmas spirit with the release of 'Humbug, the Scrooge Musical' studio cast album. Listen to the album on NYSO Records website and enjoy the holiday airplay.

The New York premiere of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, performed by Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson (Broadway's The Shark is Broken), and adapted and directed by Nick Hennegan, opens tonight at SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam St.) and runs through December 30.

Westport Country Playhouse’s production of “A Sherlock Carol,” a family-friendly holiday show, is running from Tuesday, December 19 through Saturday, December 23. See photos of the production!

What did our critic think of SCROOGE IN ROUGE at Open Eye Theatre?