Review: FREE YOUR MIND, Aviva Studios
by Franco Milazzo - Oct 20, 2023
Few venue openings have been as much-anticipated as that of Aviva Studios. With around £100m of public funding and £35m just from the naming rights, its opening production from Factory International was announced over a year ago: Free Your Mind would be “a large-scale immersive performance based on The Matrix films” with a world-class creative team including director Danny Boyle and set designer Es Devlin.
Video: Meet BOOP!'s Betty, Jasmine Amy Rogers!
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 27, 2023
Boop has found a Betty in Jasmine Amy Rogers! The newcomer will star as Betty Boop! in BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical at Broadway In Chicago’s CIBC Theatre. Watch videos of her past performances here!
Cast Set For ANNE FRANK, A MUSICAL Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Sep 11, 2023
After a sold out debut in 2019 (at the Center for Jewish History), Anne Frank, a Musical, returns Off-Broadway at the Actors Temple Theatre. Learn more about the cast, and how to get tickets here!
Wayne McGregor's WOOLF WORKS Will Make North American Premiere at Segerstrom Center For The Arts
by Stephi Wild - Aug 24, 2023
American Ballet Theatre presents the North American Premiere of Wayne McGregor's Woolf Works at Segerstrom Center for the Arts from April 11 to 14, 2024. Inspired by the writings of 20th century modernist author Virginia Woolf, Woolf Works marks American Ballet Theatre's first full-length production by McGregor, featuring a luminous original score by Max Richter.
THE BASH at City Theatre Takes Over the South Side Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 16, 2023
City Theatre Company, Pittsburgh’s home for contemporary plays, has announced its annual fundraiser, THE BASH. On Saturday, September 9, 2023, Co-Chairs Holly & Evan Frazier and Cori & J. Dax Parise kick off City Theatre’s 49th season of bold, new work with a street party cookout.
Review: NEIL SIMON'S THE DINNER PARTY Explores Relationships at Cockpit In Court
by Cybele Pomeroy - Aug 7, 2023
Cockpit In Court at CCBC presents THE DINNER PARTY, by Neil Simon. With 30+ Neil Simon plays to consider, THE DINNER PARTY is an unconventional choice. It’s not funny-funny, as one who is only passingly familiar with Neil Simon’s work, might expect, so it’s less often produced; consider it an opportunity to see something one hasn’t seen before.
Sara Bareilles Sets New Concerts at Rockwood Music Hall
by Michael Major - Jul 26, 2023
Sara Bareilles has announced an expansion to the initiative to help benefit the employees and artists of Rockwood Music Hall. The #PreserveRockwood benefit concert series began last month with artists like Bareilles, Elle King and Ingrid Michaelson, who are joining together to help save the iconic independent New York City musical institution.
MOIPEI, Liz Callaway, and More to Play 54 Below Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 8, 2023
Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work.
PrideArts Announces Three-Show 2023-24 Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 2, 2023
The season will open with the Chicago premiere of the hilarious romantic musical GAY CARD, return to the British tradition of holiday pantomimes with Tom Whalley's very adult SLEEPING WITH BEAUTY, and close with Joe Calarco's all-male present-day re-imagining of ROMEO AND JULIET, SHAKESPEARE'S R & J.