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TERRIFIC NEW THEATRE

PO Box 130368, Birmingham, AL 35213
Birmingham, 35213

Ripcord
Ripcord
12/4 - 12/21/2025


David Lindsay-Abaire’s  Ripcord  is an often slapstick, always surprising comedy, an enemies-to-friends story for a pair of excellently well-rounded, mature women. Stars Debbie Smith and ...

The Recipe Box
The Recipe Box
2/5 - 2/22/2026


Del Shore's latest play will have its world premiere at Terrific New Theatre in February 2026.It is an emotionally layered Southern dramedy about heartbreak, healing, ...



First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards; ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Terrific New Theatre Reveals 2025/2026 Programming


by A.A. Cristi - July 28, 2025

“The Book Club Play” will be the first production of Terrific New Theatre's 2025/2026 season in its new theatrical space. It will open August 14, as the premiere offering in what is being referred to as “2025/2026: The Full Return of TNT.” The title references TNT's mini-season of 2024/2025, which c...

THE MINUTES By Tracy Letts To Be Presented At Terrific New Theatre


by A.A. Cristi - May 19, 2025

Award-winning playwright Tracy Letts' newest play “The Minutes” will close Terrific New Theatre's 2024/25 abbreviated season (“2024-25 Mini-Season: The Return of TNT”). The production will open on June 12 and run Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m. until June 2...

TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS Begins At Terrific New Theatre In April


by A.A. Cristi - March 27, 2025

Terrific New Theatre will continue its 2024/25 abbreviated season (“2024-25 Mini-Season: The Return of TNT”) with “Tiny Beautiful Things” based on the bestselling book by Cheryl Strayed and adapted for the stage by Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Nia Vardalos of the “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”...

Del Shores Foundation Writers Festival is Coming to Out Front Theatre Company


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 06, 2025

The Del Shores Foundation will present its third weekend-long Del Shores Foundation Writers Festival at Out Front Theatre Company in Atlanta. Learn more and see how to attend. ...

Terrific New Theatre To Host DEL SHORES WRITERS FESTIVAL


by A.A. Cristi - March 05, 2025

The Del Shores Foundation will present its third annual Del Shores Foundation Writers Festival March 14-16 at Terrific New Theatre (TNT) in Birmingham. The festival will feature live stage readings of all three winning scripts from the Del Shores Foundation Writers Search along with panels featuring...

POTUS to Launch Terrific New Theatre 2025 Season


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 03, 2025

Terrific New Theatre, will continue its 2024/25 abbreviated season branded as “2024-25 Mini-Season: The Return of TNT” with the political comedy “POTUS”. Learn how to purchase tickets....

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE To Open Terrific New Theatre 2024/25 Mini-Season


by A.A. Cristi - November 12, 2024

Terrific New Theatre announced its 2024/25 mini-season will open with a Stephen Sondheim masterpiece, Sunday in the Park with George....

Past Shows

The Spitfire Grill
The Spitfire Grill
10/9 - 10/26/2025


The musical depicts  the journey of a young woman just released from prison, who decides to start her life anew in a rural town in ...

The Book Club Play
The Book Club Play
8/22 - 8/31/2025


Running through August 31, Karen Zacarias’ “The Book Club Play” will be directed by Bethe Ensey (last season’s director of “POTUS”). Seven actors, six who ...

Circle Mirror Transformation


There is so much that could be said about this play, these characters, the playwright, and the TNT team that is putting it together. Keep ...

THE S*** STIRRER


TNT is jumping back on the scene THIS NOVEMBER as Del Shores, and his producing partner Emerson Collins, come to Birmingham for TWO EXCITING events ...

SORDID LIVES (the movie)


TNT is jumping back on the scene THIS NOVEMBER as Del Shores, and his producing partner Emerson Collins, come to Birmingham for TWO EXCITING events ...

PRETTY FIRE
PRETTY FIRE
3/12 - 3/14/2021


ARE YOU READY for a terrific collaboration?Tam DeBolt, at Terrific New Theatre, and Marc Raby, from Encore Theatre and Gallery, are teaming up for this ...

Throw Me On The Burnpile and Light Me Up


In TNT's third offering of its "WRITTEN IN THE SOUTH" series, you'll hear about a lecherous goat, Pentecostals on the radio, a clutter of in-bred ...

The Devil On The Wall or, That Time I Got Kidnapped


Jamie Campbell relives the time he was kidnapped as a child in this solo performance that is part comedy, part storytelling, and 100% true. Travel ...

Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine
6/7 - 6/30/2018


It’s been 30 years since Willy Russell introduced audiences to Shirley Valentine, the put-upon Liverpool housewife who rediscovers her zest for life on a surreptitious ...

Six Character in Search of a Play


MAY 18 SHOW IS SOLD OUT. Del has agreed to come into town EARLY and do a show on MAY 17th, too!!! ******************* Sordid Lives ...

SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF A PLAY


Texas-born writer, director, producer and actor Del Shores will once again bring his own brand of Southern humor to town when his new one-man show ...

Pump Boys and Dinettes
Pump Boys and Dinettes
4/19 - 5/6/2018


The "Pump Boys" sell high octane on HWY 57. The "Dinettes" run the Double Cupp dinner next door. Together they fashion an evening of county ...

NUNSENSE
NUNSENSE
1/18 - 2/10/2018


Come and enjoy the crazy antics of five nuns from the Little Sisters of Hoboken convent. When their cook accidentally serves up some tainted soup, ...

SPLIT IN THREE
SPLIT IN THREE
12/7 - 12/17/2017


TNT is thrilled to announce this ALABAMA Premiere, a play by Atlanta-based playwright Daryl Lisa Fazio. SPLIT IN THREE is set in the Mississippi Delta, ...

THE BIG MEAL
THE BIG MEAL
11/2 - 11/18/2017


Winner! 2010 New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award 2012 Lucille Lortel Award Nomination - Outstanding Play Somewhere in America, in a typical suburban restaurant on ...

THE TRIBUTE ARTIST
THE TRIBUTE ARTIST
9/14 - 10/7/2017


This show, directed by the talented Bethe Ensey, is a wonderfully frantic farce about the insane, illegal, and frequently criminal measures that desperate people will ...

CHARLES BUSCH: That Girl/That Boy (one night only)


One night only: "Charles Busch; That Girl/That Boy" - September 23, 2017 The inimitable Charles Busch, two-time MAC Award winner, Tony nominee, and drag legend, ...

An Act Of God
An Act Of God
4/27 - 5/20/2017


God is coming to Birmingham!! In whose form does he appear? Why, OF COURSE - it’s improv comic and local funny man, Nick Crawford!! TNT ...

The Mystery of Love & Sex
The Mystery of Love & Sex
3/9 - 3/25/2017


When it comes to love & sex, there are secrets galore. Deep in the American South, Charlotte and Jonny have been best friends since they ...

GRAND CONCOURSE
GRAND CONCOURSE
10/27 - 11/19/2016


Grand Concourse (by Heidi Schreck) Director: Bethe Ensey Set & Light Design: Greg Patterson and Kevin Thomas ?A soup kitchen where even the staff is ...

Daddy's Dyin',,,Who's Got The Will?


When family is involved, nothing is easy. In Lowake, Texas, the Turnovers put the “fun” in dysfunctional. Buford, “Daddy”, is near death, so the four ...

SEARCH PARTY!
SEARCH PARTY!
7/7 - 7/30/2016


SPECIAL EVENT at Terrific New Theatre..."Search Party!" Dolores Hydock is back, one more time, before Carl Stewart retires on July 30. Thirty years of TNT ...

SOPHIE TUCKER: Last of the Red Hot Mamas


She's BAAAACK...the Queen of the double entendre, Sophie Tucker. She will make you laugh in her fun-loving way...with a wink, a song, a joke, and ...

A Life in the Theatre
A Life in the Theatre
11/6 - 11/21/2015


behind-the-scenes peek at the challenge of two actors battling to share both a dressing room and the spotlight. From rehearsals to reprisals, from ego trips ...

Videos


& JULIET in Birmingham & JULIET
BJCC Concert Hall (5/19 - 5/24)
BEEHIVE The 60's Musical in Birmingham BEEHIVE The 60's Musical
Stage West (6/26 - 8/30)
Ripcord in Birmingham Ripcord
Terrific New Theatre (12/4 - 12/21)
& Juliet in Birmingham & Juliet
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex [Concert Hall] (5/19 - 5/24)
Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley in Birmingham Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley
The Cloverdale Playhouse (12/11 - 12/21)
The Recipe Box in Birmingham The Recipe Box
Terrific New Theatre (2/5 - 2/22)
& Juliet in Birmingham & Juliet
Von Braun Center [Concert Hall] (2/24 - 3/1)
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