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Standup Comedy Icon Lisa Lampanelli to Teach FINDING YOUR FUNNY VOICE Workshop at Playhouse on Park


Playhouse Theatre Academy will welcome standup comedy icon Lisa Lampanelli to teach a one-day Comedy Workshop. FINDING YOUR FUNNY VOICE will be offered at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford on Saturday, March 30th, 2024 from 11am to 5pm.

The Spire Center for Performing Arts Announces New Shows


The Spire Center for Performing Arts in Plymouth, MA, has announced four new shows. Due to popular demand, Magical Mystery Doors have added a second show on November 4 at 6:00 pm.

Feature: Renovations of Historic Academy Playhouse


A current renovation project aims to extend the life of one of the Cape's historic theaters, the Academy Playhouse. It's an example of one of the ways theater companies up and down the Cape are working with town officials to ensure that theaters retain their historical integrity, while continuing to house the groups that make up the unique Cape theater world.

Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards


The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards; Wheelock Family Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards; at Wheelock Family Theatre Leads Best Ensemble Performance!


The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards; Wheelock Family Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Boston Awards; Company Theatre of Norwell's HAIR Leads Best Musical


The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

In-School Performances Are Now Booking For Playhouse On Park's Touring Production Of POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL


Playhouse on Park will present their first ever touring production, POLKADOTS: THE COOL KIDS MUSICAL. They are taking this show on the road and bringing it to schools through Playhouse Theatre Academy's LITERATURE ALIVE Field Trip Program.

Playhouse On Park Is Now Accepting Summer Internship Applications


Playhouse Theatre Group, Inc is currently accepting applications for their 2021 Summer Internship Program.

17 Cape Code and Islands Organizations Chosen to Receive Grants


17 Cape Cod and Islands organizations were chosen for just over $1 million, or about 10%, of the $9,960,600 state Cultural Organization Economic Recovery Grant Program.

Winners Announced For The 2020 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards! Academy Playhouse, Moonbox Productions, Punctuate4 Productions & More Take Home Prizes!


Winners have been announced for the 2020 BroadwayWorld Boston Awards - which were back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theatre of the past decade!

ShawChicago Theater Company Presents THE ARMS AND THE MAN


ShawChicago Theater Company presents George Bernard Shaw's ARMS AND THE MAN from February 2, 2019 through February 25, 2019 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60610.

ShawChicago Theater Company Presents THE ARMS AND THE MAN


ShawChicago Theater Company presents George Bernard Shaw's ARMS AND THE MAN from February 2, 2019 through February 25, 2019 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60610.

Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 4/6 - THE COLOR PURPLE, WAITRESS, WICKED and More!


BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature THE COLOR PURPLE, WAITRESS, WICKED and more!

Cast and Creative Announced for Lyric Stage's ROAD SHOW


On his continuing journey through the works of Stephen Sondheim, director Spiro Veloudos brings us Sondheim's latest work,Road Show, the true boom-and-bust story of two of the most colorful and outrageous fortune-seekers in American history. From the Alaskan Gold Rush to the Florida real estate boom in the 1930s, entrepreneur Addison Mizner and his fast-talking brother Wilson were proof positive that the road to the American Dream is often a seductive, treacherous tightrope walk.

Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our Broadway World - 2/10; THE WHO'S TOMMY in Connecticut, THE BOOK OF MORMON in Melbourne and More!


BroadwayWorld presents a comprehensive weekly roundup of regional stories around our Broadway World, which include videos, editor spotlights, regional reviews and more. This week, we feature THE WHO'S TOMMY in Connecticut, HAND TO GOD in Columbus, THE BOOK OF MORMON in Melbourne and more. Check out our top features below!

Upcoming Non-Equity Auditions Sunday, Aug. 21


Updated this week! Check out upcoming Non-Equity Auditions from Sunday, August 21, 2016 for productions in your area and around the country.

BWW Review: GREASE Plays it Cool at The Academy Playhouse


Right on the heels of A Chorus Line's final performance last weekend, Grease continues a wonderful summer season at the Playhouse by bringing youthful energy and pizazz to a show that is on almost everyone's list of favorite musicals. This production brings together a rather large cast whose energy and eagerness to present what they have all been working so hard on is evident in the characters they play in the midst of all the hullaballoo and teenage angst that Grease already is.

BWW Review: Join the Parade that is THE MUSIC MAN at Cape Playhouse


Meredith Willson's six-time, Tony Award-winning musical The Music Man has arrived at the Cape Playhouse, a wonderful professional theater one can visit to see Broadway-quality productions right in the heart of Dennis, and has invited each and every one of us to join this miraculous parade that is considered "America's favorite family musical."

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