Studio Theatre News

David Sedaris' snarky holiday comedy, The Santaland Diaries, is back for a 5th season at Florida Rep, playing Dec. 18-29 in the new ArtStage Studio Theatre.

Many would hesitate at the thought of spending an entire day at the theater. Yet Studio Theatre's production of The Apple Family Plays leaves you begging for more at the end. The Apple Family Plays not only meets the standard of great theater, but exceeds it in every way with this not-to-be-missed theatrical event. If art is a reflection of life, then The Apple Family Plays at Studio Theatre are intelligent reflections of the ongoing civic debates in society and foreshadow the likely situations, characters and conversations many of us will encounter.

New Hampshire Theatre Project's 25th anniversary season continues with an original adaptation of Antoine de Saint Exupery's beloved classic The Little Prince. Created by Genevieve Aichele, CJ Lewis and Shay Willard, Finding the Prince follows three soldiers and one journalist who have crashed in the desert during a nameless war. As they struggle to survive, they begin to read a tattered novel given to one of them by a dying soldier. Each character begins a journey towards coming to terms with their own 'little prince,' the deepest, sweetest part of us who knows that 'what is most important is unseen.'

Florida Studio Theatre presents the regional premiere of THURGOOD, by George Stevens, Jr. It will open in Florida Studio Theatre's Keating Theatre on Friday, December 13, 2013.

Any production of The Belle of Amherst certainly has its share of hurdles to overcome, and Austin Shakespeare's production tackles the issues head on. This isn't a one woman show or even a show about Emily Dickinson. It's an experience, and an incredible one at that.

An extraordinary crocodile that can tap dance, perform household chores, and rescue cats from burning buildings will star in the musical Lyle the Crocodile at Imagination Stage. Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer and adapted by humorist Kevin Kling, this production featuring music by Richard Gray is wonderfully warm and witty and will win the hearts of young people this holiday season. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

One day after it was announced that the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) may have a new boss in the shape and form of Robert McBride, Anele Rusi's play ISYSTEM lifted the lid on this important section of our police system when the play opened at the Artscape Arena.

Following two previous much-acclaimed seasons of American drama, the Ustinov presents The American Season 2014: three UK premieres, Dan LeFranc's The Big Meal, directed by Michael Boyd; Keith Huff's gritty two-hander, A Steady Rain, directed by David Grindley; and Lynn Nottage's multi award-winning Intimate Apparel, directed by Laurence Boswell. Casting will be announced in early 2014.

The Bark & The Tree is Vivian Nesbitt's one-woman play about connection and transformation. Directed by Lee Kitts, the play is set in Ireland, where Nesbitt travels to research her great-great grandmother, the poet Eva O'Doherty, known as 'Eva of the Nation.'

The award-winning Vital Theatre Company is pleased to announce its long-running family hit Pinkalicious The Musical will move to the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Theater for performances today, November 23rd, 2013 through Sunday, January 5th, 2014 with a special performance Friday, November 29th at 1:00 PM.

11th Hour Theatre Company continues its Next Step Concert Series with LIZZIE this weekend, November 23-25 at the Caplan Studio Theatre at the University of the Arts (211 South Broad Street).

Going Public has been sold out for the United Solo Show and has been given an additional date. It plays tonight, November 23rd 4PM (sold out) at the Studio Theatre on Theatre Row 410 West 42nd Street, NYC.

The Martha Graham Dance Company performed an intimate performance this week as part of the Company's “Graham Deconstructed” Series and Performa 13. The evening, entitled “Surreal Graham,” consisted of two pieces that exemplify the aura of surrealism, which sought to resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality through uncensored, unfiltered, and unconscious expression. Graham is perhaps the ultimate surrealist choreographer in that her work was ridden with shocking, sexual, and even violent undertones, themes that were popular amongst surrealist artists such as Salvador Dalí and René Magritte.

Milwaukee Chamber Theatre (MCT) presents the Milwaukee premiere of THINGS BEING WHAT THEY ARE by Wendy MacLeod, November 20 - December 15, 2013. Michael Cotey makes his MCT main stage directing debut with this "BROmantic" comedy featuring Dan Katula and Ryan Schabach. THINGS BEING WHAT THEY ARE performs in the Broadway Theatre Center's Studio Theatre in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward. Check out a first look below!

Island Music's popular Writers' Night songwriter series is returning to the King Center for the Performing Arts! Some of the best songwriters of Florida's Space Coast and beyond will be in concert to showcase their tunes and talents in the intimate setting of the Studio Theatre.

Walnut Street Theatre's 2013-2014 Independence Studio on 3 season opens with a bang as the 'first broad' of American Theatre takes the stage in Sophie Tucker: The Last of the Red Hot Mamas. Directed by Richard Hopkins, who is a co-creator of the show, the production opens tonight, November 21st and continues through December 29th in the Walnut's Independence Studio on 3. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the show below!

The Huntington Theatre Company announces the following special events in conjunction with its production of A.R. Gurney's The Cocktail Hour (now - December 15, 2013 at the Avenue of the Arts / BU Theatre):