Roadside Attractions Acquires Bill Pohlad's Music-Inspired Drama DREAMIN' WILD starring Casey Affleck, Noah Jupe and Zooey Deschanel
by Michael Major - March 30, 2023 Featuring original music by Donnie Emerson, the film stars Academy Award® Winner Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea, Gone Baby Gone) Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place II, Honey Boy), Emmy®-nominated Zooey Deschanel (New Girl, 500 Days of Summer), Emmy®-nominated Walton Goggins (Justified, The Hateful Eight...
Oakland Theater Project Presents the Bay Area Premiere of IS GOD IS
by Stephi Wild - March 08, 2023 A smash hit Off-Broadway in 2018 and a runaway success in London's West End, Aleshea Harris' multi-award-winning play, Is God Is, is finally making its Bay Area debut in an all-new production at Oakland Theater Project. ...
Cast Announced for Third Season of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Tour; First Look!
by Stephi Wild - September 12, 2023 The complete cast has been announced for the third touring season of the First National Tour of tTo Kill a Mockingbird. Learn more about the cast and check out all new photos here!...
Review: CABARET at Barrington Stage Company
by Marc Savitt - June 19, 2023 The season opening CABARET on the Boyd-Quinson Stage, should leave little doubt that Alan Paul doesn’t play around; intends to carry on in the style and tradition that Berkshire audiences have come to both anticipate, and appreciate; and Julie’s words were justified....
Joe Mantello, Laurie Metcalf & More to be Featured in Steppenwolf Theatre Company 2023/24 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 12, 2023 Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced its 2023/24 Season, featuring three world premieres and three Chicago premieres. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets!...
Aaron Creigh Releases His Second EP 'Delightfully Lost'
by Michael Major - March 30, 2023 Creigh plays all instruments and performs all songs on the EP and produced all songs in his home studio. Creigh worked with Andy Mak from Native Tongue Music Publishing and The Groove Studios in Sydney for mixing the record and final additional production touches. The record was mastered by Joe Carr...
Review: RENT IN CONCERT at The Kennedy Center
by David Friscic - July 29, 2023 What did our critic think of RENT IN CONCERT at The Kennedy Center?...
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT Comes to Dramaten This Week
by Stephi Wild - December 19, 2022 Perhaps Europe's most talked about and provocative director, Oliver Frljić, stages one of the most important novels in modern literary history....
Review: KEN DEDES'S Spectacular Showmanship Outshines Its Revenge Narrative
by Rakaputra Paputungan - March 22, 2023 KEN DEDES is an original musical by EKI DANCE COMPANY and CIPUTRA ARTPRENEUR, loosely based on a well-known legend surrounding the founding of the medieval kingdom Singosari. The script is written by industry veteran Titien Wattimena alongside EKI's script writing team and brought to life by directo...
Glyndebourne Announces it is Unable to Tour in 2023
by Aliya Al-Hassan - January 09, 2023 Opera company Glyndebourne has announced that it has cancelled its touring programme for 2023, after cuts to its public funding....
How Rob Marshall's Theatre Background Brought THE LITTLE MERMAID to Life
by Michael Major - May 23, 2023 Ahead of the release of The Little Mermaid, find out how director Rob Marshall's background in theater brought the film together. Hear from Marshall, Alan Menken, Noma Dumezweni, Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, John DeLuce, Jonah Hauer-King, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, and more about how the director...
The Colony Theatre Brings Back The Latinx Production Of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK After Sell Out Engagement
by A.A. Cristi - March 06, 2023 Due to overwhelming response to January's limited run, Burbank's Colony Theatre is bringing back the critically acclaimed 2018 LA production of The Diary of Anne Frank. ...
Why Aren't There More Digital Captures of Broadway Shows?
by Bonnie Comley - March 14, 2023 The recent release of digital captures like Mr. Saturday Night on BroadwayHD, Hamilton on Disney+, Come From Away on Apple Tv+, etc., has many theater fans asking, “Why aren’t there more digital offerings of Broadway shows like these?” As the founder of BroadwayHD, an on demand streaming service of...
Cast Announced for Third Season of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Tour; First Look!
by Stephi Wild - September 12, 2023 The complete cast has been announced for the third touring season of the First National Tour of tTo Kill a Mockingbird. Learn more about the cast and check out all new photos here!...
Review: JULIUS CAESAR at Independent Shakespeare Company in Griffith Park
by Evan Henerson - July 23, 2023 Atmosphere, this CAESAR has aplenty. What David Melville’s production does not have this time is particularly strong acting. Players in several key roles felt miscast, out of synch with their own characters, with fellow players or, in some cases, both. As a result, the production is not great at mak...
Video: Apple TV+ Shares SILO Series Trailer With Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Robbins, Common & More
by Michael Major - April 06, 2023 The ensemble cast starring alongside Ferguson includes Common (“The Chi”), Emmy nominee Harriet Walter (“Succession”), Chinaza Uche (“Dickinson”), Avi Nash (“The Walking Dead”), Critics Choice Award and NAACP winner David Oyelowo (“Selma”), Rebecca Ferguson (“Dune,” “Mission: Impossible” films), and...
Review Roundup: The World Premiere Of ELYRIA Opens At Atlantic Theater Company
by A.A. Cristi - February 27, 2023 Atlantic Theater Company is presenting the world premiere production of Elyria, written by Deepa Purohit (Off-Broadway playwriting debut), and directed by Awoye Timpo (The Homecoming Queen). Read reviews for the production! ...
Interview: Penny Paul of THIRD at Nutley Little Theatre
by Gina Sarno - October 21, 2022 Nutley Little Theatre Veteran Penny Paul has returned to the stage as Professor Laurie Jameson in Wendy Wasserstein's THIRD, directed by Brendan Stackhouse. I had the pleasure of interviewing her....
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT is Now Playing at Dramaten
by Stephi Wild - December 28, 2022 Perhaps Europe's most talked about and provocative director, Oliver Frljić, stages one of the most important novels in modern literary history. Performances run through 11 March....
Forgotten Lore Theatre Brings TITUS ANDRONICUS: A WILDERNESS OF TIGERS to Philly Fringe
by Stephi Wild - August 16, 2023 As part of this year’s 2023 Philly Fringe Arts Festival, Forgotten Lore Theatre presents Titus Andronicus: A Wilderness of Tigers, an immersive production of William Shakespeare’s earliest play. Staged at the Fallser Club in the East Falls section of Philadelphia, the show runs from September 11-17...
Review: BEETLEJUICE at Gammage Auditorium
by Tim Shawver - August 24, 2023 What did our critic think of BEETLEJUICE at Gammage Auditorium?...
16 Local Artists View Artifacts With A Contemporary Gaze In New Halo Arts Project Exhibit 'Justified + Ancient'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 14, 2022 Halo Arts Project and MARA Art Studio + Gallery present a compelling new exhibit, Justified + Ancient, which pairs 16 accomplished contemporary artists with 16 ancient artifacts from a range of 3000 BC to the 19th century, challenging artists to redesign and reimagine the works through their own rep...
Atlantic Theater Extends CORNELIA STREET Starring George Abud, Norbert Leo Butz, Mary Beth Peil, and More
by Blair Ingenthron - January 18, 2023 Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) has announced an extension for the world premiere musical Cornelia Street. The production, which will begin performances this Friday, January 20th and open on Tuesday, February 14th, will now play through Sund...
HERE LIES LOVE Releases New Statement on Negotiations With the Local 802 Musicians' Union
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 07, 2023 The producers of Here Lies Love have released a statement to reiterate and clarify where they stand in the ongoing negotiations with the Local 802 Musicians’ Union....
Actor Erik Fellows Signs With Astra Media Artists
by Stephi Wild - January 27, 2023 Actor Erik Fellows, most known as a series regular in the long-running award-winning series 'Days of Our Lives' as Troy Winston and the award-winning series 'The Bay' as Damian Blackwell, has signed with Astra Media Artists. Erika McFadden is his new manager.... |