Kentucky Performing Arts Will Appoint Rayshawn Payton-Kilgore To Foundation Board by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 Kentucky Performing Arts has announced the appointment of RayShawn Payton-Kilgore to its Foundation Board of Directors. Payton-Kilgore brings experience in data systems, consulting, and community engagement to the role.
GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! Will Play Playhouse On Park In West Hartford by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! will be presented at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford, Connecticut. Directed by Sasha Brätt, the production features music direction by Miles Messier and book, lyrics, and music by Anthony King and Scott Brown.
The Rep Will Present MRS. KRISHNAN’S PARTY In The Steve Woolf Studio Series by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis will present Mrs. Krishnan’s Party as part of its Steve Woolf Studio Series. Created by Indian Ink Theatre Company, the immersive production invites audiences into an interactive performance space where food, music, and storytelling unfold together.
Frist Art Museum To Present SISTAH GRIOT: THE ICONOCLASTIC ART OF BARBARA BULLOCK by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 The Frist Art Museum will present Sistah Griot: The Iconoclastic Art of Barbara Bullock, an exhibition that showcases the incisive and still-timely work of Nashville-based artist Barbara Bullock (1949−1996).
National Center For Choreography–Akron Hosts Making Moves Panel Event In Houston by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 The National Center for Choreography–Akron will present Making Moves: Houston, a free panel discussion at Brazos Bookstore. The program is part of a national NCCAkron series inspired by ARTISTS ON CREATIVE ADMINISTRATION.
Photos: First Look At Canterbury’s Malthouse Theatre Pantomime SLEEPING BEAUTY by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 Production photos have been released for SLEEPING BEAUTY, now playing as the annual pantomime at the Malthouse Theatre in Canterbury. The production celebrates five years of pantomime at the venue and continues the theatre’s festive-season programming.
ROMERO & JULIET World Premiere Opens At The Greer Cabaret Theatre In February by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 Matt Kontur and Makayla Wynn will star as the titular characters in the world premiere of the new zombie rock musical ROMERO & JULIET. The show will open at The Greer Cabaret Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in February on Friday the 13th and conclude its limited engagement with two additional shows on Valentine's Day
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS to be Presented at Birmingham Village Players by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 The musical comedy Once Upon A Mattress will be presented at Birmingham Village Players. Once Upon A Mattress is a re-telling of the fable of 'The Princess and the Pea.' When the show opened in 1959, it made a star out of Carol Burnett.
Video: A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CAROL at Pittsburgh CLO by Joshua Wright
- December 17, 2025 Get a first look at Pittsburgh CLO's 33rd annual staging of A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CAROL from December 13–23, 2025, at the Byham Theater.
Emma Rice's A CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES to Have Digital Release by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 Emma Rice Company's stage adaptation of Dylan Thomas' A Child's Christmas in Wales will be filmed and released digitally this Christmas, adapted and directed by Rice, with music by Ian Ross.
POMP, SNOW & CIRQUEumstance Names Winner Of Student Costume Design Contest by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 POMP, SNOW & CIRQUEumstance (PSC)'s collaborative student costume design contest with Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) has named Winter Park High School Junior, Sophia Vitrella, as the winner of the 2025 Design Your Own Costume Contest.
American Mural Project Launches WORKS FOR ME Free Admission Program by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 Free admission to see the world's largest indoor collaborative work of art? Works For Me! With this new initiative, American Mural Project is celebrating the people who keep our world moving—one month at a time.
Exeter Northcott Theatre to Present DAPHNE World Premiere by Rosie Race by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 Exeter Northcott Theatre will stage the world premiere of 'Daphne' by South-West writer, Rosie Race. The theatre's new in-house production explores the hidden secrets of one of Britain's most celebrated authors Daphne du Maurier/
Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center by Jeffrey Kare
- December 17, 2025 Based on Sara Gruen’s 2006 novel of the same name. Water for Elephants follows Jacob Jankowski, a Polish-American college student who during the Great Depression, loses both of his parents in a car accident. As a result, he jumps on a moving train unsure of where the road will take him. Yet, he finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life, and love, beyond his wildest dreams.
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Will Embark on 2026 UK Tour by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 Academy Award winning film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the first in the Spider-Verse series, is set to be presented live in concert, on tour across the UK.
Review: THE OUTSIDERS at Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts by Albert Gutierrez
- December 17, 2025 One of the most effective things the musical gains by moving from page to screen to stage is permission to reframe the story without betraying it. By leaning harder into the Curtis brothers as the emotional spine, the musical clarifies a distinction that’s always been present in the text but rarely foregrounded this explicitly: Darry, Soda, and Ponyboy are family by blood, bound by obligation and grief; while the Greasers are family by choice, bound by loyalty and survival.
Review: THE WIZ at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis by Jared Fessler
- December 17, 2025 The national tour of The Wiz is a high-energy, visually stunning experience that’s taking Minneapolis by storm at the Orpheum Theatre. Running from December 16 to 21, 2025, this revival of the Tony Award-winning musical brings new life to the classic story, with a fresh take that feels as relevant and exciting today as it did when it first hit Broadway. D
SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA Comes to Hoxton Hall in March by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 Border Crossings will return to the stage this spring with SUPPLIANTS OF SYRIA, a dynamic multimedia performance, in which Syrian women on screen interact with live performers.
Carlos Acosta's NUTCRACKER IN HAVANA Comes to the Storyhouse by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 Carlos Acosta's new production Nutcracker in Havana will come to the Storyhouse stage next month. The new adaptation transports Tchaikovsky's classic to the Cuban capital in a celebration of joy, life, love and family.
Full Cast Set For UK Tour of Dante Or Die's I DO by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 Full casting has been announced for Dante or Die's successful immersive hit I Do, which returns in 2026 for a brand-new tour across the UK. Learn more here!
DARKIE ARMO GIRL Extends at the Finborough Theatre by BWW News Desk
- December 17, 2025 Darkie Armo Girl, written and performed by Karine Bedrossian, has extended its run for an additional three weeks beginning on Tuesday, 20 January 2026 at the Finborough Theatre.