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Review Roundup: THE WIZ Returns To Broadway! Photo Review Roundup: THE WIZ Returns To Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - April 17, 2024

Did critics think The Wiz was wonderful? Read the reviews as the newest Broadway revival of the classic musical opens on Broadway!...
OCDIVA Returns To Sydney This April At Chippen St Theatre Photo OCDIVA Returns To Sydney This April At Chippen St Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2024

The acclaimed opera, OCDIVA, returns to Sydney's Chippen St Theatre this April. ...
Tyler Henry, The Hollywood Medium, Comes to Thousand Oaks in September Photo Tyler Henry, The Hollywood Medium, Comes to Thousand Oaks in September
by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2024

With a wait list of over 600,000, Tyler Henry, better known to some as The Hollywood Medium, will come to Bank of America Performing Arts Center for “An Evening of Hope and Healing,” Saturday, September 28 at 8pm in the Kavli Theatre....
THE HERRING BARREL REVUE Brings the Marx Brothers' Back To Times Square Photo THE HERRING BARREL REVUE Brings the Marx Brothers' Back To Times Square
by A.A. Cristi - April 16, 2024

Celebrate the centennial of the Marx Brothers' Broadway debut with THE HERRING BARREL REVUE, an evening of Marx-inspired shenanigans in Times Square. This event is the brainchild of Marx Brothers fanatics NOAH DIAMOND, TRAV SD, and JONNY PORKPIE....
SESAME STREET THE MUSICAL Comes To Center For Puppetry Arts Photo SESAME STREET THE MUSICAL Comes To Center For Puppetry Arts
by A.A. Cristi - April 16, 2024

Experience the magic of SESAME STREET THE MUSICAL at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, GA. Join your favorite characters for a show filled with music, laughter, and learning....
Staind Releases New Song 'Better Days' Featuring Dorothy Photo Staind Releases New Song 'Better Days' Featuring Dorothy
by Josh Sharpe - April 19, 2024

Multi-platinum rock band, Staind has released a new song, “Better Days” featuring Dorothy, from their latest album, Confessions of the Fallen. “Better Days,” an emotionally charged power ballad that is classic Staind, marks the first time the band has a featured artist on a song. Singer and namesake...
Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Broadway Dallas Photo Review: GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Broadway Dallas
by Sam Lisman - April 19, 2024

Girl from the North Country fails to deliver on the promise of a Bob Dylan-Conor McPherson collaboration. Dylan famously asked, how does it feel? In this play, not so good....
Interview: Varla Jean Merman STANDs BY Her DRAG For One-Nighter @ Catalina Jazz Club Photo Interview: Varla Jean Merman STANDs BY Her DRAG For One-Nighter @ Catalina Jazz Club
by Gil Kaan - April 21, 2024

Drag icon Varla Jean Merman brings her latest one-woman show Stand By Your Drag to the Catalina Jazz Club for one night only April 23, 2024. Varla Jean found time after her Palm Springs engagement to answer a few of my queries. ...
Unexpected Productions to Present Mother's Day Improv Comedy Show Photo Unexpected Productions to Present Mother's Day Improv Comedy Show
by Blair Ingenthron - April 20, 2024

Looking for something to do for Mother's Day? How about creating a special improv show for Mother's Day? And the best part? It will be performed by real mothers who are part of Unexpected Productions' resident ensemble. ...
Review: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, Royal Shakespeare Theatre Photo Review: LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - April 21, 2024

Spring brings renewed energy into the year. There isn’t a better moment for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s recently appointed Co-Artistic Directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey to launch their vision for the organisation. Led by a big name that will attract new audiences who are probably younger ...
Review: FRIENDS. THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY at The Kujawsko-Pomorski Music Theat Photo Review: FRIENDS. THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY at The Kujawsko-Pomorski Music Theatre, Torun
by Natalia Jarczynska - April 22, 2024

What did our critic think of FRIENDS. THE UNAUTHORIZED MUSICAL PARODY at The Kujawsko-Pomorski Music Theatre, Torun?...
Illumination Light Art Festival to Return to Lower Manhattan Photo Illumination Light Art Festival to Return to Lower Manhattan
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 19, 2024

Illumination Light Art Festival, a free, public event for all ages produced by IlluminationNYC, is returning for its Spring showcase in 2024. Learn more!...
Rachel Chinouriri Shares New Single 'It Is What It Is' Photo Rachel Chinouriri Shares New Single 'It Is What It Is'
by Josh Sharpe - April 19, 2024

Hotly tipped alternative indie pop artist Rachel Chinouriri has shared her new single “It Is What It Is,” the final preview of her long-awaited debut album What A Devastating Turn Of Events, out May 3rd via Elektra. “It Is What It Is” channels Rachel’s frustrations about being messed around by a pot...
Review: ROCK OF AGES at The Studio Theatre Photo Review: ROCK OF AGES at The Studio Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - April 22, 2024

What did our critic think of ROCK OF AGES at The Studio Theatre?...
THE WINTER'S TALE & A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM to Kick Off Theatricum's Outdoor Summer Photo THE WINTER'S TALE & A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM to Kick Off Theatricum's Outdoor Summer Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 16, 2024

Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum will open its 2024 summer repertory season with two productions by the Bard. Learn how to purchase tickets....
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL Raises $750,000 For Parkinson's Foundatio Photo A BEAUTIFUL NOISE, THE NEIL DIAMOND MUSICAL Raises $750,000 For Parkinson's Foundation
by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2024

​​​​​​​ The producing team behind A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, has raised $750,000 in honor of singer, songwriter, and performer Neil Diamond and the one million people in the U.S. living with Parkinson's disease....
TheatreWorks Reveals Lineup For 2024-25 Season of World and Regional Premieres, Commi Photo TheatreWorks Reveals Lineup For 2024-25 Season of World and Regional Premieres, Commissions, and More
by Stephi Wild - April 16, 2024

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has announced its 54th season—a lineup of works to be presented October 2024 through July 2025. Learn more about the full lineup here!...
Interview: NEW PLAY READING FESTIVAL at The Growing Stage Photo Interview: NEW PLAY READING FESTIVAL at The Growing Stage
by Marina Kennedy - April 19, 2024

The Growing Stage, The Children’s Theatre of New Jersey, located in the Historic Palace Theatre on Route 183 in Netcong, New Jersey is thrilled to present the four finalists for our New Play-Reading Festival. We had the opportunity to interview the playwrights and learn a bit about each of them....
Hideki Noda and Noda Map Return to the UK With LOVE IN ACTION Photo Hideki Noda and Noda Map Return to the UK With LOVE IN ACTION
by Stephi Wild - April 18, 2024

Acclaimed Japanese theatre maker Hideki Noda and his production company NODA MAP will return to London this October with another re-telling of a literary masterpiece following their take on Romeo & Juliet set to the songs of Queen two years ago. ...
ALL THINGS EQUAL Comes to Westport Country Playhouse in May Photo ALL THINGS EQUAL Comes to Westport Country Playhouse in May
by Stephi Wild - April 17, 2024

Westport Country Playhouse will present “All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg,” a one-woman play written by Tony Award-winning playwright Rupert Holmes and directed by Laley Lippard, for three performances, Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, May 5, at 3 p...
Jason Alexander to Star in Lonny Price-Helmed FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at La Mirada Photo Jason Alexander to Star in Lonny Price-Helmed FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at La Mirada
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 18, 2024

Jason Alexander and more will be starring in Fiddler on the Roof at La Mirada Theatre. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets....
Review: THE CHER SHOW at THEATRE UNDER THE STARS Photo Review: THE CHER SHOW at THEATRE UNDER THE STARS
by Brett Cullum - April 18, 2024

I am unsure if I know of any other music diva who needs three different actresses to play her, but Cher seems to have required that. We have not one, not two, but three Chers in this show. And do they trot on, do their part of life, and leave? Heck no! They all talk to each other, advise each other,...
Interview: Theatre Life with Katherine Goforth Photo Interview: Theatre Life with Katherine Goforth
by Elliot Lanes - April 19, 2024

Today’s subject Katherine Goforth is someone who can definitely be called a breakthrough artist to be sure. She is the inaugural recipient of Washington National Opera’s True Voice Award for transgender and non-binary singers. She will be making her Kennedy Center debut on May first at 6:00pm with a...
Student Blog: Playing Unhappy People: A Reflection on POCATELLO Photo Student Blog: Playing Unhappy People: A Reflection on POCATELLO
by Student Blogger: MJ Kirsche - April 15, 2024

Pocatello was indefinitely the hardest piece I’ve ever worked on, spending a near four months taking a slow Meisner focused process, dropping myself into the lonely world of a small town in Idaho during the 2010s. Our genius director, Andrew Gallant– founder of Green Shirt Studio in Chicago, spent g...
Review: AUTUMN IN NEW YORK: VERNON DUKE'S BROADWAY Is a Crowd-Pleaser at Chelsea Tabl Photo Review: AUTUMN IN NEW YORK: VERNON DUKE'S BROADWAY Is a Crowd-Pleaser at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Rob Lester - April 21, 2024

At Chelsea Table + Stage, Klea Blackhurst 'Box Set' shows are continuing to draw crowds and bring smiles. Songs of Vernon Duke were on the bill in April, and May 5 will find her saluting Jerry Herman....




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