ABC Picks Up New Unscripted Comedy Series THE PRANK PANEL
by Michael Major - November 01, 2022 Johnny Knoxville, Eric Andre and Gabourey Sidibe form the all-star panel of “pranxperts,” taking viewers behind the scenes as they help to plot and plan elaborate and diabolical schemes. The Panelists serve as mentors and saboteurs, with celebrity guests sometimes joining the fun. ...
Guest Blog: Chinonyerem Odimba On BLACK LOVE at the Kiln Theatre
by Guest Author - April 01, 2022 Black Love is... This play. It is a play borne out of my own love for telling stories but also telling stories that allow Black Love to be seen on stages....
Photos: ANNE BEING FRANK Opens Off-Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - September 14, 2023 Anne Being Frank by Australian playwright Ron Elisha opened Off - Broadway on Tuesday, September 12. The World premiere production runs until October 29 at 28th Street Theatre in New York City....
New Fortune Theatre Announces West Coast Premiere Of PUBLIC ENEMY
by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2023 New Fortune Theatre announces Tthe West Coast premiere Of Henrik Ibsen's 'Public Enemy' in a version by David Harrower directed by Richard Baird....
ANNE BEING FRANK To Have Off-Broadway World Premiere At 28th Street Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - August 31, 2023 Anne Being Frank by Australian playwright Ron Elisha will have an Off -Broadway World Premiere at 28th Street Theatre in September. The 8 week engagement will play September 5 - October 29 with opening night scheduled for Tuesday, September 12 at 7pm....
Pat Carroll, Stage and Screen Star and Voice of Ursula in THE LITTLE MERMAID, Dies at 95
by Stephi Wild - August 01, 2022 While she may be best known for her work on television and film, Carroll also had a stage career that included Broadway credits such as Catch a Star! (1955 - Tony Nomination), Dancing in the End Zone (1985), The Show Off (1992), and Electra (1998)....
The Den Announces Comedian Ron Funches, Friday, August 5
by A.A. Cristi - April 18, 2022 The Den Theatre has announced comedian Ron Funches for one night only on Friday, August 5 at 7:30 pm on The Heath Mainstage, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood....
TROUBLE IN MIND Opens This Month at The Citadel Theatre
by Stephi Wild - March 07, 2023 A play within a play that gives a glimpse into the world of theatre for a Black actress in the late 1950s....
REASONABLE DOUBT to Make Broadcast Television Premiere
by Michael Major - November 03, 2022 The drama series - from writer and executive producer Raamla Mohamed, and executive producer and director Kerry Washington - is produced by ABC Signature and streams exclusively on Hulu in the U.S. Mohamed leads an all-Black writing staff on the series. “Reasonable Doubt” stars Emayatzy Corinealdi, ...
Review: VILLAIN, INTERRUPTED, VAULT Festival
by Kat Mokrynski - March 20, 2023 Villain, Interrupted is a fun show that gives the “villains” a chance to shine while also looking at the psychology in a world in which those who have powers are feared, separating the world into “us versus them”....
Comedian Ron Funches Comes To The Den Theatre, September 15-16
by A.A. Cristi - June 05, 2023 The Den Theatre has announced comedian Ron Funches, featuring three stand-up performances on Friday September 15 at 7:15 p.m. and Saturday September 16, 2023 at 7:15 and 9:30 p.m. on The Heath Mainstage....
Review: CHOIR BOY at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - June 27, 2022 What did our critic think?With direction by Kent Gash, Steppenwolf’s staging of CHOIR BOY hits all the right notes. Steppenwolf ensemble member Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play is is a heartwrenching and tuneful story about Pharus— a young gay Black man who relishes nothing more than his role as the cho...
Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN, King's Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - February 27, 2025 Meet Evan: an anxious high school kid who wants nothing more than to fit in. The thing is, on his way to fitting in, he didn’t tell the whole truth. And now must give up on a life he never dreamt he’d have. As events spiral and the truth comes out, Evan faces a reckoning with himself and everyone ar...
Photos: Dante Fuoco In BLUE SEAL, BLUE SEA (or, Gay Boy Grieves Death Of Gay-hating Dad)
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 07, 2025 You can now get a first look at the world premiere of Dante Fuoco’s bold solo work Blue Seal Blue Sea (or, gay boy grieves death of gay-hating dad), blending queer grief, family reckoning, and retro multimedia spectacle. ...
Mary Trump Will Tour Australia in June 2023
by Stephi Wild - November 28, 2022 American psychologist and author Mary L. Trump, niece of former US president Donald Trump, will tour Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in June next year. In MARY TRUMP: LIVE ON STAGE, hosted by Ray Martin, Trump will delve into her life at the centre of world events. ...
Photos: First Look at THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS At 1812 Productions
by A.A. Cristi - April 28, 2022 1812 Productions, Philadelphia’s all comedy theatre company, is pleased to announce the return of live performances for their popular political satire, THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS. A celebrated part of the Philadelphia theatre season for the past 16 years, the show delivers sharp satire and content t...
Jeannette Bayardelle, Fred Inkley & More Star in METRA Audio Drama
by Josh Sharpe - December 09, 2025 New York theatremakers Ned and Emily Hartford have expanded their climate justice musical into an audio drama series, now live on all podcast platforms....
Janelle James to Host ABC'S THE FINAL STRAW Competition Series
by Michael Major - May 23, 2022 The stakes are high as four teams of colorful contestants face off to combat tremendous tipping towers. Each life-sized themed tower is chock full of various objects ranging from basketballs to small kitchen appliances as contestants try to successfully pull items from the stack without tipping it o...
Tanya Tucker to Bring SWEET WESTERN SOUND Tour to the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 13, 2023 Tanya Tucker brings her Sweet Western Sound Tour to Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. Learn how to purchase tickets! ...
THE DELICATE TEARS OF THE WANING MOON Comes to Instituto Cervantes
by Stephi Wild - August 30, 2024 Water People Theater has announced its upcoming production in collaboration with its host institution. The play, titled 'The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon' ('Las delicadas lágrimas de la luna menguante'), is penned by Rebeca Alemán and directed by Iraida Tapias....
PEACE BE WITH YOU To Open At The Wayward Artist
by A.A. Cristi - August 20, 2024 The Wayward Artist, Santa Ana's own ensemble theatre company, will present Peace Be With You from September 13th through the 22nd at its exclusive theater venue at the Grand Central Art Center in Downtown Santa Ana. ...
Review: PERFECT WEDDING at The Off Broadway Palm Theatre
by Elizabeth James - May 09, 2024 What did our critic think of PERFECT WEDDING at The Off Broadway Palm Theatre?...
Playful Substance Presents the World Premiere of CANARY by Donald Wollner
by Stephi Wild - November 29, 2023 Canary by Donald Wollner will be the first full production mounted by Playful Substance since Raphael Perahia's oddly prophetic Shelter in Place in the fall of 2019. ...
PITY + FEAR Opens in May at Grapefruit Lab
by Stephi Wild - May 02, 2022 Pity+Fear (a travesty), the latest original show from Grapefruit Lab, is an intimate and darkly-comic modern Greek tragedy, exploring what it means to be alive, to tell the truth, and to change over time. Written and performed by Miriam Suzanne (JANE/EYRE, 10 Myths on the Proper Application of Beaut...
1812 Productions' Sketch Satire THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS to Return in December
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 31, 2022 1812 Productions, Philadelphia's all comedy theatre company, will kick off their 2022-23 season with the return of their popular political satire, THIS IS THE WEEK THAT IS. This year's production will run December 1 through December 31 at Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey Place, Philadelphia.... |