Matthew Barber News

MAINSTAGE IRVING-LAS COLINAS REVEALS UPCOMING 2021-2022 “THE GREAT ESCAPE” SEASON  The New Season Includes Three Plays, Two Musicals, and the Annual Holiday Revue! 

MainStage Irving-Las Colinas is thrilled to announce their 2021-2022 season to be produced and performed in the Dupree Theatre of the Irving Arts Center.

To round out the 2021-2022 season, marking its return to live performances, Pioneer Theatre Company has announced the Utah Premiere of FIREFLIES by MATTHEW BARBER. The remaining title to complete the previously announced schedule, Fireflies is a drama adapted from the novel 'Eleanor & Abel' by Annette Sanford.

Fresh off a record-setting run of A Chorus Line last fall, MainStage Irving-Las Colinas announces its 2020-2021 Irving Arts Center series to be produced in the Dupree Theatre (3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving TX).

Due to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) is exercising apt caution by postponing both its April 18th Gala and its April 28th unveiling ceremony honoring Governor Thomas H. Kean.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey (STNJ) announces its 58th season lineup a?" an electrifying selection of plays in celebration of Artistic Director Bonnie J. Monte's 30th anniversary with STNJ. The company will return to a six-show format on its Main Stage at the F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre and one summer production on the Outdoor Stage - the Greek amphitheater on the campus of the College of Saint Elizabeth in Florham Park. The 2020 season will include quite a few works by Shakespeare, but will also include several modern classics never before seen on the STNJ stage.

Grand Horizons is now in previews on Broadway!  Grand Horizons will play a strictly limited 10-week engagement, and officially open on January 23, 2020 at The Hayes Theater (240 West 44th Street).

Second Stage Theater (Carole Rothman, President and Artistic Director; Casey Reitz, Executive Director) has announced Ben McKenzie (Ben) will complete the cast of Bess Wohl's GRAND HORIZONS. The production will mark his Broadway debut.

Far out in the Milky Way, a?oeBeaconsa?? serve as lighthouses for warping ships around the galaxy. When a U.S. Space Force ship explodes near Beacon 44.AR.90, its Operator finds herself alone in deep space with only her ship's A.I. for companionship. That is, until a persistent canvasser calls, desperate to convince her to vote absentee in the 2088 election.

Vintage Theatre Productions announces 12 shows for the 2020 season. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St. in Aurora. Early bird season tickets are currently on sale. Single ticket will go on sale October 1. Call 303-856-7830 or purchase online at www.vintagetheatre.org.

The Little Theatre of Manchester (LTM) announced its 2020 season today, which marks the organization's 60th year of producing theatre.

Curtain Players has announced its 2019-2020 season and has opened sales for season subscriptions, flex passes, and individual tickets for six productions.

Richmond's Professional Theatre with a Community Heart is excited to announce its 56th season - "We're Still Here!" 

Richmond's Professional Theatre with a Community Heart is excited to announce its 56th season - "We're Still Here!"

The Burlington Performing Arts Centre (BPAC) has announced their diverse and dynamic season for 2018/2019. Lead by Executive Director Tammy Fox, BPAC will bring a vast selection of professional music, dance, theatre, comedy and family entertainment to their Main Theatre and Community Studio Theatre spaces.

Bask in the warmth and enchantment of Italy without leaving Maine during Theater at Monmouth's production of Enchanted April. Elizabeth Von Arnim's resplendent 1920s novel comes to life on stage in this Tony Award-nominated play by Matthew Barber. Enchanted April runs from Thursday July 19th, at 7:30 p.m. throughout the season including matinee and evening performances on both weekdays and weekends.

The Weird Sisters Theatre Project, a professional theatre company founded in 2012 and committed to creating theatre by women, for everyone, announced their 2018 season today. The Weird Sisters are bringing a season of magic to Atlanta, with exciting new venues, designers and artists featuring in a strong season that builds on the energy and innovation of last summer.

'For those who appreciate Wisteria and Sunshine' If that sounds like you, join City Theater in Biddeford April 4 -20th as they present Enchanted April, the romantic comedy by Mathew Barber. It is the story of 4 very ordinary women who find themselves bewitched and restored by a magical month among 'The wisteria and sunshine'. See why critics have called it, 'a comical, restorative journey of discovery that leaves the audience positively glowing.'

It's Elementary! The Theatre Fellowship of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church is presenting Ken Ludwig's farcical mystery-comedy 'The Game's Afoot,' winner of the 2012 Edgar Award for Best Mystery Play of 2012. The production, directed by Doug Paulson and produced by Lucy Cabrera, opens on Friday, April 20 (after a April 19 preview) at 7 pm in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church's Jones Auditorium, 7 W. 55th St., third floor, New York, NY. Performances run through Sunday, April 29.

New Century Players Community Theatre presents ENCHANTED APRIL (Staged Reading), by Matthew Barber, from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim.