Eric Thompson News

Indiana University Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance will continue their 2023/2024 theatrical season directed entirely by women with their production of Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau beginning February 29th!

Listen to Kelli O’Hara as the 200th guest on this week’s episode of the theatre and entertainment podcast DRAMA.

The Center for Learning Unlimited, a non-public, WASC- accredited day school in Torrance, California, proudly celebrates the second graduating class of its animation career training program for neurodiverse adults.

The Charlotte Symphony welcomes a talented and  diverse array of guest conductors and artists in 2022–23, a season that celebrates the  Symphony’s greatest strengths and reaffirms its core commitments: serving the community with  increased access to live symphonic music and educational opportunity, and presenting world class performances of the greatest works, ranging from standards of the repertoire to music by  today’s most talented composers. 

The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra announced  today that it will launch a new Youth Ensemble, serving musicians around the ages of 8–16, starting in February 2022 at First Baptist Church-West. Led by Eric Thompson, the Charlotte  Symphony Youth Ensemble will introduce young musicians to the experience of performing  within an ensemble while receiving personalized training from CSO conducting staff and  musicians at each rehearsal. 

Walnut Street Theatre (WST) continues its 213th season with Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID. Directed by Glenn Casale and choreographed by John MacInnis, the production begins previews on November 16, 2021, opens November 24, and continues through January 2, 2022 on the Walnut’s Mainstage.

Walnut Street Theatre will continue its 213th season with the breathtaking Broadway hit for all ages, Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID. Directed by Glenn Casale and choreographed by John MacInnis, the production begins previews on November 16, 2021, opens November 24, and continues through January 2, 2022 on the Walnut’s Mainstage.

Ann Harada (Avenue Q, “Smash”), Jennifer Ashley Tepper (The Untold Stories of Broadway, Feinstein’s/54 Below), and more are the latest guests to appear on theatre and entertainment podcast DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell.

Telly Leung (Allegiance, Rent), Constantine Rousouli (Cruel Intentions, “Charmed”), and Anthony Lee Medina (Hamilton, Spring Awakening) are the latest stars to appear on theatre and entertainment podcast DRAMA. with Connor & Dylan MacDowell.

Drama Desk nominee Aaron Lazar (Les Misérables, 'Filthy Rich' on FOX), Jackie Cox ('RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 12), and Deedee Magno Hall ('Steven Universe,' Wicked, If/Then), and are the latest Broadway favorites to appear with Connor & Dylan MacDowell on their podcast DRAMA.

Ana Villafañe (On Your Feet!, New Amsterdam), Colton Ryan (Dear Evan Hansen, Girl From The North Country), Tony® nominee Jeff Calhoun (Newsies, Bonnie & Clyde, Grease), and Shereen Pimentel (West Side Story 2020 revival), are the latest Broadway favorites to appear with Connor & Dylan MacDowell on their podcast DRAMA.

Tony Award® winner Alice Ripley (Next to Normal, Side Show), Tony® nominee Sarah Stiles (Newsies, Wicked), and American Theater Hall of Fame honoree Nick Adams (Falsettos, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert), are the latest Broadway favorites to appear with Connor & Dylan MacDowell on their podcast DRAMA.

Kara Lindsay (Newsies, Wicked), Larry Owens (A Strange Loop), and Jenny DiNoia (Wicked) are the latest stars to chat with Connor & Dylan MacDowell on their podcast DRAMA.

Lucille Lortel Award winner George Salazar (Be More Chill, The Lightning Thief), Austin Scott (Girl From the North Country, Hamilton), and James Brown III (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) are the latest stars to chat with Connor & Dylan MacDowell on their podcast DRAMA.

Tony nominee Caitlin Kinnunen (The Prom), Tony nominee Rory O'Malley (Book of Mormon, Hamilton), and Jordan Luke Gage (& Juliet) are the latest stars to chat with Connor & Dylan MacDowell on their podcast DRAMA.

This perfectly-timed holiday revival will feature British actors, performing an iconic British play!

Wright State University Theatre continues its 54th season in the Festival Playhouse with the family-friendly musical comedy, The Addams Family, running from October 31st a?' November 17th. Toronto Post City proclaimed: a?oeIt will entertain you to death!a?? This Broadway musical inspired by Charles Addams's well-known cartoons is sure to delight audiences of all ages a?' bringing to the stage the beloved, ghoulish American family living in a haunted house with an affinity for all things macabre, featuring an original story: it's every father's nightmare.

Tony and Olivier Award winning playwright Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular returns to New York this Christmas.

It's the last week to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.

There's just two weeks left to vote for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Readers are already setting records as they vote for their favorites. Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included in the awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors set the categories, our readers submitted their nominees, and now you get to vote for your favorites! Voting will continue through December 31st, 2018.