PRETTY FIRE By Charlayne Woodard Will Be Performed by Sankofa African American Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2021
On an almost bare stage, the lyrical, lifting words of Charlayne Woodard begin weaving stories of two young sisters through three generations of African American family love, struggle and triumph in their small world of Albany, New York, and the hilltop black town of Rosignol Hill, Georgia where they experience the ironic “pretty fire” of the title.
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2021
On an almost bare stage, the lyrical, lifting words of Charlayne Woodard begin weaving stories of two young sisters through three generations of African American family love, struggle and triumph in their small world of Albany, New York, and the hilltop black town of Rosignol Hill, Georgia where they experience the ironic “pretty fire” of the title.
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE Will Be Performed at Hershey Theatre in December
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2021
As lights dim and music plays, a fantastical cast of holiday storybook characters come to life presenting an elaborate wonderland, invoking the stories behind a child's eye as they dream on the most magical of nights. Ballerinas, nutcrackers, snowmen, penguins, reindeer, ethereal aerialists, gingerbread people, carolers and colossal ornaments fly, balance, juggle and stretch imaginations.
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2021
As lights dim and music plays, a fantastical cast of holiday storybook characters come to life presenting an elaborate wonderland, invoking the stories behind a child's eye as they dream on the most magical of nights. Ballerinas, nutcrackers, snowmen, penguins, reindeer, ethereal aerialists, gingerbread people, carolers and colossal ornaments fly, balance, juggle and stretch imaginations.
BWW Review: SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD at Oyster Mill Playhouse
by Andrea Stephenson - July 11, 2021
This show is a wonderful reminder that, even in times when we feel isolated and alone in our struggles, we all face times of uncertainty and difficult decisions. This show will bring audience a feeling of strength and hope that is sorely needed these days.
by Andrea Stephenson - July 11, 2021
This show is a wonderful reminder that, even in times when we feel isolated and alone in our struggles, we all face times of uncertainty and difficult decisions. This show will bring audience a feeling of strength and hope that is sorely needed these days.
BWW Review: CAROLE KING'S TAPESTRY LIVE at Open Stage
by Andrea Stephenson - July 10, 2021
Open Stage opens their 36th season “Breaking Through” with Carole King’s Tapestry Live. Performers Rachel Landon, Carly Lafferty, and Stacey Werner, with director Stuart Landon and music director Nicholas Werner, take on the songs of Tapestry in a nostalgic, high-energy, emotional show that will have audiences feeling the earth move under their feet.
by Andrea Stephenson - July 10, 2021
Open Stage opens their 36th season “Breaking Through” with Carole King’s Tapestry Live. Performers Rachel Landon, Carly Lafferty, and Stacey Werner, with director Stuart Landon and music director Nicholas Werner, take on the songs of Tapestry in a nostalgic, high-energy, emotional show that will have audiences feeling the earth move under their feet.
BWW Review: TOGETHER, WE CELEBRATE at Fulton Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - July 09, 2021
The Fulton Theatre dips their toe back into the water of live theater with their current production, Together, We Celebrate. The musical concert serves as an appetizer for what is sure to come in the months ahead. We look forward to a time when audiences feel more comfortable attending and theaters regain the resources for producing pre-pandemic caliber shows.
by Rich Mehrenberg - July 09, 2021
The Fulton Theatre dips their toe back into the water of live theater with their current production, Together, We Celebrate. The musical concert serves as an appetizer for what is sure to come in the months ahead. We look forward to a time when audiences feel more comfortable attending and theaters regain the resources for producing pre-pandemic caliber shows.
Marilu Henner Comes to Bucks County Playhouse, July 29 - August 15
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2021
Stage and screen star, Marilu Henner, brings a memorable evening of song, dance and stories when she returns to Bucks County Playhouse with her all-new club act, “The Marilu Henner Show,” July 29 – August 15.
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2021
Stage and screen star, Marilu Henner, brings a memorable evening of song, dance and stories when she returns to Bucks County Playhouse with her all-new club act, “The Marilu Henner Show,” July 29 – August 15.
YOURS, SINCERELY, A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY Announced at Millbrook Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2021
Turn back the clock to 1942 with a dynamic new musical that captures the spirit of a bygone era when radio was king, the world was at war, and popular music was really good music.
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2021
Turn back the clock to 1942 with a dynamic new musical that captures the spirit of a bygone era when radio was king, the world was at war, and popular music was really good music.
Carole King's TAPESTRY LIVE Will Run at Open Stage This Week
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2021
Performers Carly Lafferty, Stacey Werner and Rachel Landon will bring the magic of King's seminal work to Harrisburg for a concert featuring the song lineup of Tapestry from beginning to end, while backed by a four piece rock band headed by Musical Director Nicholas Werner.
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2021
Performers Carly Lafferty, Stacey Werner and Rachel Landon will bring the magic of King's seminal work to Harrisburg for a concert featuring the song lineup of Tapestry from beginning to end, while backed by a four piece rock band headed by Musical Director Nicholas Werner.
VIDEO: First Look at HELLO, DOLLY! at Shawnee Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2021
This Golden Age Musical follows the story of Dolly Levi, a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to find a match for the miserly 'well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire' Horace Vandergelder.
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2021
This Golden Age Musical follows the story of Dolly Levi, a strong-willed matchmaker who travels to Yonkers, New York in order to find a match for the miserly 'well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire' Horace Vandergelder.
WORKING The Musical Will Be Performed at Gettysburg Community Theatre This Week
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2021
Based on Studs Terkel's 1970's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, WORKING paints a vivid portrait of the men and women the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the waitress, the millworker, the mason, and the housewife, just to name a few.
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2021
Based on Studs Terkel's 1970's best-selling book of interviews with American workers, WORKING paints a vivid portrait of the men and women the world so often takes for granted: the schoolteacher, the waitress, the millworker, the mason, and the housewife, just to name a few.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, STEEL MAGNOLIAS and More to Reopen The Belmont Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2021
The Belmont Theatre, located in York, PA, has re-opened their doors after being closed since March of 2020.
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2021
The Belmont Theatre, located in York, PA, has re-opened their doors after being closed since March of 2020.
The Fulton Theatre Announces Schedule and Creative Teams for STORIES OF DIVERISTY Playwriting Festival
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2021
The Fulton Theatre has announced the schedule of its inaugural in person playwriting festival. “Stories of Diversity,” July 16 – July 18, 2021. The festival will feature three distinct and diverse plays that will engage the Lancaster community in much needed conversation.
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2021
The Fulton Theatre has announced the schedule of its inaugural in person playwriting festival. “Stories of Diversity,” July 16 – July 18, 2021. The festival will feature three distinct and diverse plays that will engage the Lancaster community in much needed conversation.
Reading Theater Project Announces In Nature's Studio: Live Performance
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2021
The benches throughout the Arboretum will become micro-stages where actors, dancers, and musicians will simultaneously perform new work, some spanning the 90 minutes of the performance event and shorter pieces being performed multiple times. All performances use the park setting as inspiration and are appropriate for all audiences.
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2021
The benches throughout the Arboretum will become micro-stages where actors, dancers, and musicians will simultaneously perform new work, some spanning the 90 minutes of the performance event and shorter pieces being performed multiple times. All performances use the park setting as inspiration and are appropriate for all audiences.
ROCK OF AGES Will Come To The Hershey Area Playhouse This Summer
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2021
With a 100 percent volunteer cast and production team, this show features an extraordinary cast of 20 talented performers ranging in age from 18 to nearly 60, who are thrilled to be performing live once again. Rehearsals blended digital vocal and characterizations rehearsals in 2020 with live rehearsals in 2021.
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2021
With a 100 percent volunteer cast and production team, this show features an extraordinary cast of 20 talented performers ranging in age from 18 to nearly 60, who are thrilled to be performing live once again. Rehearsals blended digital vocal and characterizations rehearsals in 2020 with live rehearsals in 2021.
BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Rich Mehrenberg - June 27, 2021
While it might not yet be quite Broadway-ready, Dutch Apple’s production is still a good time.
by Rich Mehrenberg - June 27, 2021
While it might not yet be quite Broadway-ready, Dutch Apple’s production is still a good time.
BWW Review: THE VIRTUAL FAMILY at TAFE-Theatre Arts For Everyone
by Andrea Stephenson - June 26, 2021
Throughout the performance, the cast brings out the complex relationship between people and technology—our dependence on it, our frustrations with it, and our need to sometimes separate ourselves from it. This family friendly show will have audiences laughing out-loud in their own living rooms.
by Andrea Stephenson - June 26, 2021
Throughout the performance, the cast brings out the complex relationship between people and technology—our dependence on it, our frustrations with it, and our need to sometimes separate ourselves from it. This family friendly show will have audiences laughing out-loud in their own living rooms.
The Fulton Announces STORIES OF DIVERSITY Schedule
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2021
The nationally regarded Fulton Theatre announces the schedule of its inaugural in person playwriting festival. “Stories of Diversity,” July 16 – July 18, 2021.
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2021
The nationally regarded Fulton Theatre announces the schedule of its inaugural in person playwriting festival. “Stories of Diversity,” July 16 – July 18, 2021.
Road To Reopening: How The Shawnee Playhouse Embraced Virtual Theatre During The Pandemic
by Alan Henry - June 25, 2021
BroadwayWorld is checking in with theaters around the country as they prepare to reopen this summer. Next in our series we check in with Midge McClosky, the executive director of the Shawnee Playhouse!
by Alan Henry - June 25, 2021
BroadwayWorld is checking in with theaters around the country as they prepare to reopen this summer. Next in our series we check in with Midge McClosky, the executive director of the Shawnee Playhouse!
BWW Review: THE GREAT DUBOIS at Gretna Theatre
by Jason Davis - June 25, 2021
Is it a circus, vaudeville act, dance show, or stand-up comedy? Whatever you want to call it, The Great DuBois performance at Gretna Theatre is highly entertaining and wonderful for the whole family.
by Jason Davis - June 25, 2021
Is it a circus, vaudeville act, dance show, or stand-up comedy? Whatever you want to call it, The Great DuBois performance at Gretna Theatre is highly entertaining and wonderful for the whole family.
Photo Flash: HELLO, DOLLY! Opens Tonight at the Shawnee Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2021
Hello, Dolly is set to open tonight, June 25th at the Shawnee Playhouse!
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2021
Hello, Dolly is set to open tonight, June 25th at the Shawnee Playhouse!
Pocono Mountains Music Festival Announces 2021 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2021
Artistic Director, Scott Coulter, has announced that the Pocono Mountains Music Festival will bring music back to the Pocono Mountains this summer, with performances July 23rd through July 31st. Performances will be held at venues across the Poconos - Buck Hill Falls, Skytop Lodge, Pocono Mountains East High School, and the Sherman Theater.
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2021
Artistic Director, Scott Coulter, has announced that the Pocono Mountains Music Festival will bring music back to the Pocono Mountains this summer, with performances July 23rd through July 31st. Performances will be held at venues across the Poconos - Buck Hill Falls, Skytop Lodge, Pocono Mountains East High School, and the Sherman Theater.
Gettysburg Community Theatre Announces Summer Children's Programming
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2021
Gettysburg Community Theatre reopened in April for in-person public performances after being shuttered for a year. Now in its 13th season, GCT continues to offer educational, performance, and volunteer opportunities for all ages and abilities year-round.
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2021
Gettysburg Community Theatre reopened in April for in-person public performances after being shuttered for a year. Now in its 13th season, GCT continues to offer educational, performance, and volunteer opportunities for all ages and abilities year-round.
The State Theatre Center for the Arts Announces 2021-2022 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2021
The State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton, PA, has announced its 2021-2022 Season, the 95th season at the historic venue. Tickets for the new season will go on sale to State Theatre Members on Monday, August 2nd, and to the general public on Monday, August 9th.
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2021
The State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton, PA, has announced its 2021-2022 Season, the 95th season at the historic venue. Tickets for the new season will go on sale to State Theatre Members on Monday, August 2nd, and to the general public on Monday, August 9th.
Bill Maher To Return To Hershey Theatre This November
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2021
Bill Maher will bring his hard-hitting, side-splitting, stand-up comedy to Hershey Theatre on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at 7 p.m. For more than twenty years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television.
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2021
Bill Maher will bring his hard-hitting, side-splitting, stand-up comedy to Hershey Theatre on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at 7 p.m. For more than twenty years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television.
PARALLEL LIVES Will Be Performed at the Gettysburg Community Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2021
Parallel Lives explores the lives of a number of characters in a variety of (mostly) comic situations. It is a script that flows seamlessly from laugh-out-loud comedy to thoughtful reverie. Parallel Lives is one of those pieces that draws us in with laughter, then sits us down in a grown-up chair and asks us hard questions. One of those questions is, “what does it mean to be women in the modern age?
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2021
Parallel Lives explores the lives of a number of characters in a variety of (mostly) comic situations. It is a script that flows seamlessly from laugh-out-loud comedy to thoughtful reverie. Parallel Lives is one of those pieces that draws us in with laughter, then sits us down in a grown-up chair and asks us hard questions. One of those questions is, “what does it mean to be women in the modern age?
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Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Non-Equity)
Hershey Theatre (3/24 - 3/29) | |
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Ned & Nancy See America
Bird-in-Hand Stage (4/2 - 7/25) | |
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Rhinoceros
Act 1 DeSales University (2/19 - 3/1) | |
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The Underpants
The Belmont Theatre (3/20 - 3/29) | |
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Carmina burana
Appell Center for the Performing Arts (5/16 - 5/16) | |
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Holiday Inn
Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre (11/7 - 12/28) | |
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Big Fish, The Musical
The Belmont Theatre (2/20 - 3/1) | |
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