Theatre 12 News

MAHMOUD DARWISH & KONOUZ ENSEMBLE are coming to El Gomhouria Theatre on Dec. 13 at 8 p.m.

The Moscow Art Theatre presents THE AMAZING JOURNEY OF THE RABBIT EDWARD, running Dec. 31 to Jan. 3.

The Brass Project will bring a spirited program of traditional holiday favorites and winter season pops to the Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 7:30PM.  A reception for ticket holders, beginning at 6:00PM, will include the opportunity to visit the Museum's dynamic exhibition, Trumpets, Weird and Wonderful: Treasures from the National Music Museum.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is a wonderful show about joy amidst harsh circumstances, the importance of family and community. It's also about Tradition! It's nice to see familiar things updated but not bastardized. The cast is consistently wonderful with harmonious singing and excellent dancing throughout the show, with visually striking staging of sequences that don't technically qualify as dances.

Champagne Problems Productions presents A Holiday Comedy ShitSH*W, directed and produced by Jackie Learmond and Megan James.  This will be the second production from a diverse cast of men and women. The first one was the sold out sketch comedy 'Lady Bits'(April 2018).  A Holiday Comedy ShitSH*W will open December 4 - 12, 2018, with 8-performances (two each evening), at The Complex Theatre in Hollywood.

Atlantic recording artist Gucci Mane will wrap up another incredible year with a "Gucci Mane & Friends" holiday homecoming event, featuring a stacked lineup of special guests and set for December 27 at Atlanta's Fox Theatre. 

A potent and theatrical adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic horror novel that is strongly faithful to the original, Centenary Stage Company opens the 2018 - 19 mainstage theatrical season with Bram Stoker's Dracula adapted and directed by Charles Morey.

This one is certainly more than elementary, dear Watson. Sir Charles Baskerville has died with a look of horror on his face and the footprints of a gigantic hound are found near his body. To find their ingenious killer, Holmes and Watson must not only brave the desolate moors before a family curse dooms its newest heir, but also navigate their way though the mayhem of confusion, silly accents and disguises.

Producers, Michael Harrison and David Ian are delighted to announce that Alexandra Burke will return to the starring role of 'Rachel Marron' in the forthcoming tour of the international smash hit production of the award-winning musical THE BODYGUARD opening at Glasgow Theatre Royal on Monday 3 December 2018 where it plays until Saturday 29 December 2018 before visiting Hull New Theatre(8 - 19 January 2019), Southend Cliff's Pavilion (22 January - 2 February 2019), Grand Opera House Belfast (6 - 16 February 2019) Liverpool Empire (26 February - 9 March 2019), Milton Keynes Theatre (12 - 23 March 2019), Bristol Hippodrome (26 March - 6 April 2019), Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff (16 - 27 April 2019), Norwich Theatre Royal (30 April - 11 May 2019) and Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury (14 - 25 May 2019).

Following its growing success over the last four years, the popular Belgrade Mela returns for summer 2018 with another vibrant celebration of South Asian culture and cuisine.

Advance Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2018 AGE Equity Grants. $15,000 was awarded to Shaking the Tree Theatre, $12,000 to PassinArt: A Theatre Company, $8,000 to Artists Repertory Theatre, and $5,000 to Boom Arts at the 35th Drammy Awards on Monday, June 25, 2018 at Portland Center Stage at The Armory.

Following its growing success over the last four years, the popular Belgrade Mela returns for summer 2018 with another vibrant celebration of South Asian culture and cuisine.

Louise Coulthard began writing Cockamamy while she was living with her grandmother, Alice, who had dementia. The play revolves around Alice and her granddaughter Rosie, and is an examination of the disease and the relationship between a grandparent and grandchild.

The Boch Center, Steve Litman Presents and Larry Magid Entertainment announced that the iconic holiday stage spectacular Cirque Dreams Holidaze will light up Boston this holiday season with nine performances at the Boch Center Shubert Theatre from Tuesday, December 4 - Sunday, December 9, 2018. This critically acclaimed holiday stage extravaganza is a Broadway musical, new Cirque adventure and family show wrapped in one! Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 4 at 10:00AM.

ALL OR NOTHING - THE MOD MUSICAL, will close at the Ambassadors Theatre in London on Saturday 12 May 2018. The show, with book by Carol Harrison and music and lyrics by the Small Faces, opened at the Ambassadors Theatre on 28 March, following a sell-out season at the Arts Theatre. Before its London run, ALL OR NOTHING had enjoyed two years of success on tour around the UK.

The Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum has announced the cast for the New Jersey premiere of the musical comedy A Dog Story. A hit in its Off-Broadway run in late 2016, the play will be directed by Bickford Theatre Producing Artistic Director Eric Hafen. A Dog Story will be performed from April 12 - 22, 2018. The book of the show was written by Eric H. Weinberger with music and lyrics by Gayla D. Morgan.

As part of the New Jersey Theater Alliances Stages Festival, Centenary Stage Company will be offering a free workshop in the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue Hackettstown, NJ.  On Saturday, March 31 Centenary Stage Company will offer a 'Stage Combat' workshop, beginning at 10 am. This workshops was rescheduled due to inclement weather from its original March 3 date.

Dan Looney, Adam Paulden, Jason Haigh-Ellery and Selladoor Worldwide are delighted to announce further dates for the UK tour of the award-winning smash-hit musical "ROCK OF AGES" opening at The Churchill Theatre, Bromley on 20 September 2018.

The Grand Theatre is thrilled to announce a first-time collaboration with the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.), bringing A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS to the Spriet Stage. This acclaimed stage adaptation, based on the award-winning novel by Khaled Hosseini, had its world premiere in San Francisco in July 2016 and became the bestselling production in A.C.T.'s history. The Grand's production will premiere an all new, all Canadian cast with original staging by A.C.T. Artistic Director Carey Perloff. The Title Sponsor for A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS is London's Selectpath. 

As part of the New Jersey Theater Alliances Stages Festival, Centenary Stage Company will be offering two free workshop events in the Lackland Performing Arts Center at 715 Grand Avenue Hackettstown, NJ.  On Saturday, March 3 Centenary Stage Company will offer a 'Stage Combat' workshop and on Saturday, March 10 CSC will offer a 'Musical Theatre' workshop.  Both workshops begin at 10 am.