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Terrific New Theatre (TNT), a local nonprofit dedicated to high-quality, cutting-edge theater, has announced that after three years of searching, it has acquired a downtown building to house its performance space and administrative operations. This achievement marks a significant milestone for the organization, which previously leased properties throughout its 37-year history in the Magic City. 

This summer Theatre Tuscaloosa will relocate its summer musical, Sister Act, to the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa (600 Greensboro Ave).

Rising Mexican-American conductor Robert Treviño is to return to Leipzig on 21st May at the helm of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, to conduct Mahler's Tenth Symphony at the city's highly prestigious Mahler Festival.

Alabama Shakespeare Festival presents the Tony Award-nominated comedy Clyde's, opening May 12 and running through May 28 on the Octagon Stage in partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative and Arkansas Repertory Theatre.

Described as “a story-telling phenomenon,” Listen to Your Mother debuted in 2010 and has been performed in more than 60 cities. This edition is presented by Tilley Perryman’s Joy’s Jubilations LLC, a new performing arts organization she founded to provide educational theater experiences for young people in the Gadsden area, with the goal of brining professional theater to the region within the next few years.

The inaugural Alabama International Fringe Festival takes place May 12th-14th, 2023 in the River Region of Alabama. With live theatrical performances, pop-up performances, a film festival, live stories and even a digital fringe, the AIFF strives to provide a space to showcase unique theatrical experiences from anywhere in the world in the vibrant arts scene of the Alabama River Region.

Theatre Tuscaloosa presents The Hallelujah Girls, a comedy by Jones, Hope, and Wooten, May 26 - June 4, 2023, in the Bean Brown Theatre on the Martin Campus of Shelton State Community College (9500 Old Greensboro Rd).

Theatre Tuscaloosa will hold open auditions for Sister Act, a musical comedy, April 29 and 30 at 1:30 p.m. in the Wilson Carr Rehearsal Hall on the Martin Campus of Shelton State Community College (9500 Old Greensboro Road, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405).

 In the first-ever play commissioned by the Alabama Center for the Arts, acclaimed NYC playwright, Crystal Skillman explores the German Rocket Team that was instrumental in the development of the US Space Program turning the small farming community of Huntsville, Alabama into 'Rocket City, USA'.

Theatre Tuscaloosa will present The Hallelujah Girls, a comedy by Jones, Hope, Wooten, May 26 - June 4, 2023, in the Bean-Brown Theatre on the Martin Campus of Shelton State Community College.

Hangout Music Festival has announced the updated soundtrack and schedule to your quintessential beach vacation on the majestic white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama, May 19-21.

Project Broadway takes actors a step beyond a traditional musical theatre camp, encouraging each student to discover their own voice, connect, collaborate, and make a new Broadway-style performance project through the collective creative process.

In Eden Falls, Georgia, five best gal-pals set out to start a new life by renovating an old church into their dream beauty parlor – the SPA-DEE-DAH! When their arch-rival announces she will stop at nothing to shut them down, the ladies band together to keep their dream alive.

The American Theatre Guild has announced its 23–24 Season for the BJCC Concert Hall. The BROADWAY IN BIRMINGHAM SERIES will include the following Broadway touring productions: MEAN GIRLS, Harper Lee's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Disney's ALADDIN, HADESTOWN, and PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL. 

The University of Montevallo College of Fine Arts-Theatre Department will present a unique iteration of the classic French theatre piece Tartuffe by Molière directed by Associate Professor Marcus Lane.

Join Theatre Tuscaloosa this summer as they take audiences to heaven with Sister Act the musical, July 14-23, 2023, in the Bean-Brown Theatre on the Martin Campus of Shelton State Community College.

Best of Enemies comes to Theatre Tuscaloosa this month. Performances run February 16-26.

Theatre Tuscaloosa will present the return of Project Broadway, a summer intensive workshop for teens in which theatre professionals work side-by-side with participants to craft a unique Broadway-style musical that they write, rehearse, and perform in just one week.

The premiere night of “Ten Blocks on the Camino Real” comes to the Allen Bales Theatre on February 15 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm.

MURDER BALLAD comes to the Allen Bales Theatre this month. Performances run January 30- February 5, 2023. The production is directed by Ashley White.

The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

Alabama Shakespeare Festival will present Jubilee written by Tazewell Thompson with composer and lyricist Dianne Adams McDowell, Jan. 5 - 29 on the Festival Stage.

A digital lottery has been announced for HAMILTON in Birmingham at the BJCC Concert Hall. A limited number of tickets will be available for every performance for $10 each. The lottery will first open at 10 a.m. Friday, January 13 and will close at 12 p.m. Thursday, January 19 for tickets to performances January 24–29. 

MURDER BALLAD comes to the Allen Bales Theatre this month. Performances run January 30- February 5, 2023. The production is directed by Ashley White.

Hangout Music Festival has announced the soundtrack to your quintessential beach vacation on the majestic white sand beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama, May 19-21. Learn more about the lineup here!