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OPERA America Awards $165,000 In Next Stage Grants by BWW News Desk
- November 17, 2025 OPERA America has given grants totaling $165,000 to seven opera companies through its Next Stage Grants program. Next Stage Grants support subsequent productions of existing, under-performed North American works that deserve additional attention.
AN EVENING OF HOLIDAY RADIO PLAYS is Coming to Rosedale Community Players by BWW News Desk
- November 17, 2025 Rosedale Community Players is inviting audiences to experience the magic of the season with An Evening of Holiday Radio Plays, a nostalgic, heartwarming night that brings classic storytelling to life.
Creede Repertory Theatre Hires Mallory Piece as Director by BWW News Desk
- November 17, 2025 Creede Repertory Theatre (CRT) has announced Mallory Pierce as the theatre’s new Director of Development. She is a seasoned nonprofit leader with more than 30 years of experience in fundraising, marketing, and audience development.
Photos: Tokyo Drama Awards Reveal 2025 Winners by Ayaka Ozaki
- November 16, 2025 The Tokyo Drama Award honor not only the artistic quality of television productions, but also their marketability and commercial appeal. Under the concept of “Japanese dramas we want to showcase to the world,” the awards recognize outstanding works with strong potential to succeed internationally and meet global standards.
Review: ANNIE at Fairfield Center Stage by Sean Fallon
- November 16, 2025 On Sunday, November 16th, I had the pleasure of seeing yet another first-rate production put on by Fairfield Center Stage, ANNIE! The venue is at Wakeman Hall inside First Church Congregational of Fairfield, a location that has become common for Fairfield Center Stage productions.
Review Roundup: CHESS Revival Officially Opens on Broadway by Stephi Wild
- November 16, 2025 The Broadway revival of Chess, starring Aaron Tveit, Lea Michele, and Nicholas Christopher, is now officially open at the Imperial Theatre. Find out what the critics had to say about the show here!
Video: Watch Highlights from CHESS on Broadway by Gillian Blum
- November 16, 2025 CHESS opens on Broadway Sunday night, and ahead of its first official performance, the production released official photos and video to give audiences a sneak peek at the star-studded revival.
Video: Sadie Sink Joins Lorde For 'Green Light' Concert Performance by Michael Major
- November 16, 2025 Lorde brought out recent John Proctor Is the Villain star Sadie Sink during her 'Ultrasound' concert in London for 'Green Light.' The Stranger Things star danced on stage while Lorde performed the hit song off of 'Melodrama.' Watch the video!
Lea Salonga's Son Joins Philippines SPRING AWAKENING by Gillian Blum
- November 16, 2025 The Sandbox Collective announced the cast for its production of Spring Awakening in the Philippines, including Lea Salonga's son Nic Chien as Moritz, with Omar Uddin as his alternate.
Review: MARY POPPINS at Broadway On Main Theatre Company by Sean Fallon
- November 16, 2025 On Saturday, November 15, at 7:00 P.M., I had the pleasure of my very first experience with the Broadway on Main Theatre Company in East Haven, Connecticut, to see a phenomenal production of MARY POPPINS! This theater features scenery projections on the back of the stage wall and on the side house walls, to immerse the audience into the show, with a constant 270 degree visual experience! Sometimes the projections include motion, even moving images of some of the characters in the show! This is a unique concept, brilliantly applied, enhancing the quality of the production! This is a highly memorable show, wonderful for the whole family!
Photos: The 38th Annual Tokyo International Film Festival Red Carpet by Ayaka Ozaki
- November 16, 2025 Hibiya was filled with excitement as the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival opened on October 27, illuminating Tokyo Midtown Hibiya with its signature glamour.
This year’s edition welcomed leading Japanese actors and filmmakers alongside prominent international guests, once again reaffirming the festival’s role as a global hub for cinematic exchange.
The 162-meter (531-foot) red carpet set the stage for an impressive lineup, beginning with Sayuri Yoshinaga, Non, and director Junji Sakamoto from the opening film “Climbing for Life.” They were followed by Keiko Kitagawa, Kyoko Yoshine, Kaito Takahashi, Ko Shibasaki, Hikari Mitsushima, Elaiza Ikeda, Riho Yoshioka, Masaya Sano, Takanori Iwata, and other distinguished artists, along with renowned directors and guests from overseas.
A total of 263 guests from Japan and abroad graced the carpet, greeted by enthusiastic cheers from fans gathered along the avenue.
This feature presents a visual record of the many stars who illuminated the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet.
Review: THE SEARCH FOR SIGNS OF INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE at St. Louis Actors’ Studio by James Lindhorst
- November 16, 2025 The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe is a one actor play examining life, relationships, and art on Earth. The play opens with an introduction to Trudy, a kooky bag lady who serves as a medium for extra-terrestrials attempting to understand life on earth. Trudy attempts to explain the complexities of human life to the aliens through a series of vignettes. The audience and the aliens are introduced to eight other women, all portrayed by the same actor.
Review: CHRISTMAS BELLES at The Wimberley Playhouse by Victoria Schwarz
- November 16, 2025 From November 24 to December 7, The Wimberley Players present Jones Hope Wooten’s CHRISTMAS BELLES at The Wimberley Playhouse as part of their 2025 season.
Review: FAHRENHEIT 451 at Bay Street Theater by Sam Desmond
- November 16, 2025 Ray Bradbury’s prescient, Cold War classic, “Fahrenheit 451” was brought to the stage at Bay Street Theater with even more urgency and relevance to our increasingly curated, aesthetic, and good vibes based lives in 2025.
Review: HADESTOWN - TEEN EDITION at Oak Grove Theatre Arts by Brian Michaels
- November 16, 2025 This weekend, Oak Grove Theatre Arts delivered a vibrant and emotionally charged production of Hadestown Teen Edition, transforming the familiar myth of Orpheus and Eurydice into an evening full of pulse, personality, and musical electricity.
Review: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER at Childsplay by Herbert Paine
- November 16, 2025 Guest contributor David Appleford gives a grateful glowing green light to Childsplay’s production of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER.
Review: TABLE 17 at Geffen Playhouse by Evan Henerson
- November 16, 2025 The fervor of a given audience – kind of its own character in this play - probably helps distract from the fact that, its sweet vibes aside, there’s not a lot of there in Lyons’ play. It’s a good time, but it’s light as a spritz of air freshener.