BWW News Desk - Page 475

Gareth Gates will be baring all when he pays a steamy visit to Parr Hall next year. The singer, actor and heart-throb will be starring in Boyband in the Buff – a throwback to some of the biggest hits of the 90s and 00s with a naughty twist.

Presenter, stylist and actor Gok Wan will make a special cameo appearance as ‘Principal Strickland' to celebrate Back to the Future Day at the Adelphi Theatre on Monday 20 October.

ROAM, a new musical directed by Rupert Hands (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Evita, London Palladium) with choreography by Olivier Award winner James Cousins  will perform a special one-night only concert.

DIRTY DANCING will be touring the UK and Ireland, returning to Wolverhampton Grand Theatre in 2027. The stage production inspired by the hit film will once again come to life before your eyes.

Beverly Hills Playhouse will present the timely drama about friendship in YEARS TO THE DAY by playwright and director Allen Barton. Learn more about the production here!

Coal Creek Theater of Louisville will present Time Stands Still next month at the Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant Avenue, Louisville, CO  80027. 

Buffalo Theatre Ensemble will present “Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley” by Lauren Gunderson and Margot Melcon, directed by BTE Ensemble Member and Managing Artistic Director Emerita Connie Canaday Howard.

The Seymour Centre at the University of Sydney has announced the appointment of Joanne Kee as the new Artistic Director of the Seymour Centre, commencing in October 2025.

A celebration of Stephen Sondheim's greatest work, Putting It Together, is coming to Sydney's Foundry Theatre in January. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

City Theater Company (CTC), now in its 32nd season, will give adiences “the “old razzle-dazzle” this December with Chicago, one of the most popular American musicals of all time. 

An evening of glamour and entertainment awaits as the Hollywood Art and Culture Center presents “The Art of Drag” fundraiser next month, at Aquaplex Fort Lauderdale.

The Fertile Ground Festival of New Work has announced the expansion of its Partnership Venue Program, adding two new spaces - Portland State University's Boiler Room Theatre and The House Studio  - to its lineup.

Skylight Music Theatre has announced the cast and creative team behind the dazzling spectacle, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Learn more here!

TheatreSquared has announced that the world premiere of Malcolm X & Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy's Chicken Shack in Harlem will extend its run through November 2.

Great Canadian Theatre Company will open its 25-26 Season with Abraham Lincoln Goes to the Theatre - from award-winning French-Canadian Playwright Larry Tremblay, in translation by Chantal Bilodeau.

Art House Productions will present The Ethereal Realms of Mythology: Past & Present by Cheryl Gross. The exhibition will be on view at the Art House Gallery.

Producers Gary Grossman, Bronco Billy Partners, and Yellow Sound Label have announced the upcoming release of Bronco Billy – The Musical (Live Original London Cast Recording), captured during its acclaimed 2024 run at London’s Charing Cross Theatre.

Alameda Civic Ballet has announced that Yoshiko Kamikusa and Luzemberg Santana, principal dancers of the Indianapolis Ballet, will appear as guest artists in the company’s 2025 production of The Nutcracker.

Cinnabar Theater will close out the year with The Holiday Songbook, a heartwarming, high-energy celebration of timeless holiday music and traditions. Created by Broadway and recording veterans James A. Rocco and Albert Evans, the family-friendly musical event will run December 19–21, 2025, at Warren Theater at Sonoma State University.

The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced a transition in board leadership, with Sylvia Neil, current Chair of the Board of Directors, set to conclude her term in May 2026.