Ira Gershwin News

What did our critic think of WHO COULD ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE at Blossom Music Center? About ten minutes before the Blossom music complex was to be filled by glorious music, an announcement asked all attendees who were sitting on the lawn to come into the pavilion as bad weather was moving into the area.

The Cape Playhouse, the longest-running professional summer theatre in the country, is excited to present an encore production of the four-time Tony Award winning musical, An American in Paris. Performances begin on July 26th.

Discover the immersive theater experience of A GAGA GUIDE TO THE LOWER EAST SIDE, where history and celebrity culture collide. Explore Lady Gaga's Lower East Side and uncover hidden gems in this unique journey through time.

Georgetown Palace Theatre brings to life the timeless musical comedy, Crazy for You, written by Ken Ludwig and featuring the beloved songs of George and Ira Gershwin. With its rich history and enchanting plot, this production proves to be a delightful and entertaining experience for theatergoers of all ages.

Executive Artistic Director Adam Karsten has announced CVRep’s 2023-2024 Season: five sensational productions new to CVRep, World and West Coast premieres, and multi-Tony®Award winning shows. 

COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY has revealed its 2023-2024 Season: five sensational productions new to CVRep, World and West Coast premieres, and multi-Tony® Award winning shows. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Concord Theatricals Recordings has digitally re-released the fourth wave of albums from the former Fynsworth Alleytheatrical recorded music catalog, including 12 titles that have not previously been available to stream or download.

From the acclaimed PASTICHENYC, who recently brought audiences Jane Austen's Persuasion Song Cycle and Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth Song Cycle comes the World Premiere of sparkling 8-part comedic, musical, radio drama series, original and unique, GRACE UNDER PRESSURE follows the simple story of a woman alone in New York in the '90s, an age of diminished expectations.

Spin Cycle continues the World Premiere of A GAGA GUIDE TO THE LOWER EAST SIDE, a unique immersive theater experience that blends actual historical walking tour, theatrical character monologue and current celebrity worship culture. Performances, which began on Lady Gaga's birthday (March 28) will continue through July 30.

The Library of Congress has acquired the music manuscripts and papers of contemporary American composer, conductor and writer John Adams.

As Judy Garland’s centennial year draws to a close on June 10, the Great American Songbook Foundation is celebrating the iconic performer’s induction into the Songbook Hall of Fame.

Concord Theatricals has secured exclusive worldwide English language stage licensing rights to Amy Herzog’s 2023 Tony Award-nominated adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House for its Samuel French imprint.

SKANK SINATRA is Jens Radda’s latest queer cabaret creation, blending their personal story with a compilation of ‘Ol’ Blue Eyes’ well known standards.

Michael Feinstein is about to once again burnish his long-held reputation as a leading interpreter of the music of the iconic composer and his lyricist brother – the team responsible for songs like “Fascinating Rhythm,” “They Can’t Take That Away from Me,” “The Man I Love,” and many more – when he brings “Two Pianos: Who Could Ask for Anything More?” to Boston’s Symphony Hall, May 31–June 1, and Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts, on July 18.

Ballet Tech’s Kids Dance will return to The Joyce Theater June 8-11 following an acclaimed production last year.

North Coast Repertory Theatre’s Artistic Director David Ellenstein, and Managing Director Bill Kerlin, have been named Laguna Playhouse’s new Artistic and Managing Directors respectively, effective immediately.

PASTICHENYC and The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home, will present a special event which includes the complete series of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth Song Cycle, written and directed by Emily King plus a talkback 'Wharton, Rosedale, and Anti-Semitism' with King and Wharton Scholar Lev Raphael.

Spin Cycle has announced an extension of the World Premiere of A GAGA GUIDE TO THE LOWER EAST SIDE, a unique immersive theater experience that blends actual historical walking tour, theatrical character monologue and current celebrity worship culture.

MasterVoices has announced details of the celebrated chorus’ 82nd season, celebrating the power of the human voice to unite, inspire and connect since 1941.

Concord Theatricals and The Dramatists Guild of America are relaunching their Playwrights Welcome program.