Review: KINKY BOOTS at Capital One Hall
by David Friscic - February 04, 2026
“Get your freak/kink on” and show your tolerance for all---seems to be the message of the eternally popular musical plea for acceptance and inclusivity that constitutes the musical Kinky Boots....
Review: PURITANI Is Bel Canto Bliss with Oropesa and Brownlee under Armiliato's Baton
by Richard Sasanow - January 07, 2026
The Met’s new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s I PURITANI made its debut on New Year’s Eve, but I caught up with it at its third performance on January 6. I was glad I did--because it offered a cast with staggering singing abilities in four major roles that offered major demands, along with at...
PRISM Makes Debut By Montreal-Based Company Tentacle Tribe
by Stephi Wild - August 07, 2025
Breakin' Convention will present the UK premiere of PRISM by Montreal-based company Tentacle Tribe at Sadler's Wells East in Stratford from Wednesday 8 – Saturday 11 October 2025....
AND IN THIS CORNER … CASSIUS CLAY to be Presented at The Theater Project in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 30, 2025
The premier New Jersey production of And in This Corner … Cassius Clay, Idris Goodwin's drama about the rise of the boxer who became Muhammad Ali, will mark the final round of The Theater Project's 2025 summer season. Learn how to purchase tickets!...
Jeff Daniels Appears Onstage at The Purple Rose For First Time
by Stephi Wild - January 29, 2025
A few lucky, unsuspecting audiences were surprised with a special treat last month when Jeff Daniels, appeared onstage in The Purple Rose Theatre Company (PRTC)'s production of “OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY GRINCH IN FIGHT WITH RUDOLPH POLICE CALLED.”...
Japan Society Presents National Bunraku Theater This October
by A.A. Cristi - September 10, 2024
Japan Society has announced the National Bunraku Theater will perform in NYC from Oct 3-5, showcasing traditional Japanese puppet theater....
Westport Country Playhouse Kicks Off 2024 Script In Hand Playreading Series With Tale Of Sports Legend LOMBARDI
by A.A. Cristi - January 25, 2024
Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of “Lombardi,” a Broadway hit about the legendary football coach Vince Lombardi and his family, on and off the playing field, on Monday, February 5, at 7 p.m. ...
VIDEO: Director James Robinson on Blanchard's CHAMPION
by Joshua Wright - January 09, 2024
Learn about the world champion boxer and see how his story inspired Grammy Award-winning composer Terence Blanchard's first foray into opera in this interview with director James Robinson in an all-new video. ...
Director Jon Royal Selected As The SDCF 2023 Lloyd Richards New Futures Resident Artist At St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - January 04, 2024
Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation (SDCF) announces that Jon Royal, a director, teaching artist, and facilitator from Nashville, TN, has been selected as the 2023 Lloyd Richards New Futures Resident Artist at St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre, where he will work with Founder and Producing...
Oceanside Theatre Company Unveils 2024 Main Stage Season Featuring a West Coast Premiere, a New Play & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 22, 2023
Oceanside Theatre Company (OTC) announces its 2024 Main Stage Season at the Brooks Theater in downtown Oceanside. The season includes a West Coast Premiere, a Southern California Premiere, and a brand new play. Season Subscriptions available starting December 21. Single Tickets available starting Ja...
What You Need to Know About Blanchard and Cristofer's CHAMPION at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 14, 2023
Lyric Opera of Chicago is presenting the Lyric premiere of Grammy Award-winning composer Terence Blanchard and Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning librettist Michael Cristofer’s knockout opera Champion. Learn more about this opera!...
Milwaukee's First Stage to Present World Premiere Production THE FORGOTTEN GIRL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 12, 2023
First Stage will open THE FORGOTTEN GIRL, a world premiere based on the award-winning book by India Hill Brownand adapted for the stage by accomplished playwright Idris Goodwin. Learn how to purchase tickets!...
Milwaukee Repertory Theater to Present the World Premiere of PARENTAL ADVISORY: A BREAKBEAT PLAY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 11, 2023
Milwaukee Rep, now celebrating its 70th Anniversary Season, will present the World Premiere of Parental Advisory: a breakbeat play by award-winning playwright Idris Goodwin (HBO’s Def Poetry Jam)....
Review: KINKY BOOTS at The Grandel
by James Lindhorst - August 19, 2023
This production of KINKY BOOTS by is a show with a lot of heart and a few too many technical glitches, especially related to the mics and sound design. Director Taylor Gruenloh, his cast, and crew get a lot right with this production. Good performances, fun choreography, and some inventive staging m...
Review: HONKY TONK LAUNDRY at The Winter Park Playhouse
by Joseph Harrison - August 15, 2023
The Winter Park Playhouse, a staple in the Orlando arts community has opened its 21st season of professional musical theatre with HONKY TONK LAUNDRY, a jukebox musical featuring music from some of the most popular women of country music including Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, and Tammy Wynette. Th...
Review Roundup: Terence Blanchard's CHAMPION at the Metropolitan Opera
by Alan Henry - April 13, 2023
Following its Metropolitan Opera premiere on April 10th, Terence Blanchard's opera Champion, based on the true story of the troubled former middleweight boxing champion Emile Griffith, continues with nine performances running through May 13. ...
Review: In This Corner – Terence Blanchard's CHAMPION Arrives at the Met with Ryan Speedo Green
by Richard Sasanow - April 13, 2023
In search of new audiences, the Met has followed Terence Blanchard’s FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES with the jazz musician/composer’s first opera, CHAMPION, the story of closeted boxer Emile Griffith’s rise and fall from grace. Honestly, never have I heard people whose usual venues are Madison Squar...
Review: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING at A Noise Within
Kelley Curran, Ben Horner, Elizabeth Stahlmann & More to Star in THE MISANTHROPE Reading at The Acting Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 24, 2023
The Acting Company has announced the cast for their reading of The Misanthrope. Molière's classic play is translated by Neil Bartlett and directed by The Acting Company's Producing Director Devin Brain....
by Stephi Wild - November 15, 2022
East London-based planting designer Alexa Ryan-Mills is creating a garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023 inspired by Sadler’s Wells East, Sadler’s Wells’ fourth venue due to open at Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park at the end of 2023....
New Works by Keith Bunin, Idris Goodwin & More to be Presented in La Jolla Playhouse's 2022 DNA New Work Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 01, 2022
La Jolla Playhouse has announced the dates and projects for its 2022 DNA New Work Series, running December 1 – 12 in the Playhouse’s Rao and Padma Makineni Play Development Center....
Theater Works Brings Fresh New Look and Feel to A CHRISTMAS CAROL This December
by Stephi Wild - October 25, 2022
New costumes, new stage magic effects, redesigned ghosts and a brand new set bring a fresh look and feel to Theater Works' holiday tradition of Ebenezer Scrooge's haunting story of redemption, compassion and ultimately kindness. One fact remains unchanged: A Christmas Carol is still the best Chris...
BWW Review: AIN'T MISBEHAVIN at Black Theatre Troupe
by Nathaniel Jones - April 04, 2022
It is spectacular to see performers execute an iconic show steeped in its history. It’s even more spectacular when you reach those moments that allow you to feel like you were there based on the way the performers connect to the music and transport you to when it began. This production pulled out ...
Joe Morton Stars in the Wallis Center's Radical Reinvention of Shakespeare's KING LEAR
by Stephi Wild - April 01, 2022
The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents a radical reinvention of Shakespeare's KING LEAR, starring Emmy Award and NAACP Image Award winner Joe Morton (ABC's “Scandal,” the legendary Brother from Another Planet, Netflix's “The Politician,” Justice League) and directed by ...
MRT UML Partnership Presents Free Reading of Comedy EFFECTIVE MAGIC by Kirk Lynn
by A.A. Cristi - March 14, 2022
Merrimack Repertory Theatre relaunches its partnership with UMass Lowell with a free reading of the comedy Effective Magic, directed by MRT Artist-in-Residence Malika Oyetimein, at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 1, at the O'Leary Library Mezzanine....
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