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MURDER GIRL to Close Season at Peninsula Players Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 3, 2026

Peninsula Players Theatre will conclude its 91st season with MURDER GIRL, Heidi Armbruster's Wisconsin whodunnit set at a Northwoods supper club, directed by Mallory Metoxen.

Single Tickets On Sale for Westport Country Playhouse's 2026-27 Season
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 31, 2026

Single tickets for Westport Country Playhouse’s 2026-27 Season will go on sale beginning Tuesday, September 1, at 1 p.m. EDT. They may be purchased by phone at 203-227-4177; in person at 25 Powers Court, Westport, between 1 and 5 p.m.; or online at: https://www.westportplayhouse.org/2026-2027-season/. Single tickets for the new season’s six mainstage productions start at $50 each, with discounts available for students, senior citizens, educators, military, first responders, Indigenous peoples, professional playwrights, and groups, as well as options for pay-what-you-will and library passes.

Interview: Mark Shanahan of Westport Country Playhouse
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Jul 6, 2026

The Westport Country Playhouse’s upcoming season is going to be epic with two world premieres, comedy, drama, mystery, and music along with its signature Script in Hand play readings and concerts.

MURDER FOR TWO, World Premieres and More Set For Westport Country Playhouse 2026-27 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2026

Westport Country Playhouse announced its 2026-27 season featuring six productions, including two world premieres, under artistic director Mark Shanahan, with works by Ken Ludwig and Charlotte Booker and a cast including Judith Ivey.

Marsha Mason and James Naughton Join THE PANCAKE CLUB Reading at Westport Country Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2026

Golden Globe winner Marsha Mason and Tony Award winner James Naughton will join previously announced Tony Award winner Judith Ivey in Westport Country Playhouse's Script in Hand playreading of 'The Pancake Club'.

Judith Ivey to Star in THE PANCAKE CLUB Reading at Westport Country Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 30, 2025

Westport Country Playhouse will present two-time Tony Award winner Judith Ivey in a Script in Hand playreading of “The Pancake Club'. The new comedy is written by Charlotte Booker and directed by Mark Shanahan, Playhouse artistic director.

Spotlight: ELSA LANCHESTER: SHE'S ALIVE! at Venus Cabaret Theater
by BWW Special Offer - Oct 8, 2024

The Bride of Frankenstein Invades Chicago!

Cast Announced for RIPCORD at Peninsula Players Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2022

Peninsula Players Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for David Lindsay-Abaire’s comedy, 'Ripcord.' “Ripcord,” which contains some adult language, runs July 27 through August 14 at the theater-in-a-garden and is generously sponsored by Tim & Jackie Danis.  

Meet The Cast Of WRITE ME A MURDER At Peninsula Players Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 29, 2022

Peninsula Players Theatre, America's oldest professional resident summer theater and Door County's theatrical icon, is thrilled to announce the cast and creative team for the suspense-filled 'Write Me a Murder' by Frederick Knott.

Pittsburgh Public Theater's PlayTime Presents THE CAKE
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2020

Pittsburgh Public Theater is proud to present its season-closer, The Cake, as part of the online PlayTime series. Directed by Pamela Berlin, this deliciously complex comedy was written by Bekah Brunstetter, best known as a writer/producer for the TV hit 'This Is Us.' In The Cake, Della lives in Winston, North Carolina where her bakery is filled with the sweetest treats.

THE CLINIC To Be Presented Across The United States In Readings To Raise Funds For Reproductive Rights
by A.A. Cristi - May 17, 2019

THE CLINIC, a Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference Semi-Finalist written by Will Brumley, will be staged in cities across the United States as part of a fundraising effort for awareness, attention, and access. In reaction to the recent abortion bans in Georgia and Alabama, Brumley put out a call on Facebook, offering the script free of royalty to anyone who wanted to put up a benefit reading, house party, or gathering. 'All you need are some tablets, a group of friends willing to donate to the Yellowhammer Fund, ACLU, the Center for Reproductive Rights or independent clinics in need.' The post can be seen here: https://bit.ly/2JJqRPm

FIREFLIES Light Up The Stage At The Public Theatre May 3 – 12
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 22, 2019

From the author of the play Enchanted April, comes a humorous and heartwarming love story for feisty women featuring a cast of Broadway veterans, directed by two-time Tony Award winner, Judith Ivey.

BWW Review: MILLER, MISSISSIPPI at Long Wharf
by Sherry Shameer Cohen - Feb 3, 2019

Keep Miller, Mississippi on your theatre radar.

Photo Flash: Long Wharf Theatre Presents MILLER, MISSISSIPPI
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2019

Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Jacob G. Padron and Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, presents Miller, Mississippi, by Boo Killebrew, directed by Lee Sunday Evans, from January 9 through February 2, 2019.

Long Wharf Theatre Presents Boo Killebrew's MILLER, MISSISSIPPI
by BWW News Desk - Jan 9, 2019

Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Jacob G. Padron and Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, presents Miller, Mississippi, by Boo Killebrew, directed by Lee Sunday Evans, from January 9 through February 2, 2019.

Long Wharf Theatre Presents Boo Killebrew's MILLER, MISSISSIPPI
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 20, 2018

Long Wharf Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Jacob G. Padron and Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, presents Miller, Mississippi, by Boo Killebrew, directed by Lee Sunday Evans, from January 9 through February 2, 2019.

Judith Ivey Enjoyably Gives Us CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF As A Love Story at Center Stage
by Jack L. B. Gohn - Sep 22, 2018

Because Williams has so successfully gotten us cheering for Maggie, we in the audience would very much like to see Maggie triumphantly dragging Brick into bed in the final frame, and an interpretation like director Judith Ivey's, which all but promises that, is bound to be a crowd-pleaser. But if a director chooses to make that easy initial choice, that will be about the last easy thing the director will find in this play.

Baltimore Center Stage Announces Cast and Creative for CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
by Julie Musbach - Aug 15, 2018

Baltimore Center Stage is pleased to announce the cast and artistic team for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof directed by Judith Ivey. The sultry American classic opens Baltimore Center Stage's 56th season.

Regional Roundup: Top New Features This Week Around Our BroadwayWorld 11/24 - EVITA, ANNIE, AIDA, and More!
by BWW Special - Nov 24, 2017

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 ...

BWW Review: THE HUMANS Gets Weird on Multiple Levels at Pittsburgh Public
by Greg Kerestan - Nov 20, 2017

If you want to discuss mystery, and I think we need to at this point, there are two essential tropes that must be considered. First, we have Chekhov's gun- if a seemingly important thing is brought up, even casually, near the beginning, it will prove to be important by the end. (Case in point: Chekhov introduces a gun early in Hedda Gabler, and somebody gets shot by the end of the evening.) Second, we have the opposite of Chekhov's gun, the red herring- sometimes, a seemingly important thing is brought up, even casually, to divert attention and create misdirection from what is truly important. (Case in point, Sigmund Freud stated that anything longer than it is wide represented a phallic icon, but justified his own smoking by stating 'sometimes, a cigar can be just a cigar,' not emblematic of anything else.)