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WHAT A GLORIOUS FEELING! to Open at freeFall Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2026

freeFall Theatre Company will present a play about the making of Singin' in the Rain, imagining the behind-the-scenes drama between Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen and Debbie Reynolds.

Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Paper Mill Playhouse-A Stellar Production
by Marina Kennedy - Jun 3, 2026

The story is a modern reimaging of the tale, Romeo and Juliet.  Set in 1957 on the West Side of New York City in the last days of summer, there’s trouble on the streets between rival gangs, the Jets and the Sharks.

Photos: Inside Opening Night of WEST SIDE STORY at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 1, 2026

You can now get a first look at opening night photos of West Side Story at Paper Mill Playhouse.  Directed by Paper Mill Producing Artistic Director Mark S. Hoebee, West Side Story is led by Noah Henry as Tony, Sarah-Anne Martinez as Maria, and more.

Photos: Get a First Look at WEST SIDE STORY at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2026

Paper Mill Playhouse is now in performances for West Side Story, marking the final production of Paper Mill’s current season. Get a first look at production photos!

Photos: Inside Rehearsal for WEST SIDE STORY at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2026

Paper Mill Playhouse began rehearsals this week for West Side Story, the final production of Paper Mill’s 2025-2026 season. Get a first look at the cast and creative team in rehearsals here!

Noah Henry, Sarah-Anne Martinez and More to Star in WEST SIDE STORY at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2026

Paper Mill Playhouse has revealed the complete cast and the creative team for West Side Story, the final production of Paper Mill’s 2025-2026 season, including Noah Henry, Sarah-Anne Martinez making their Paper Mill debuts.

Adam Bashian, Abby C. Smith & More to Join Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 11, 2024

Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre presents CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY from July 19-28, featuring music from HAIRSPRAY songwriters and classic film hits. Join Charlie and friends on a magical adventure.

Jimmy Buffett's ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE Comes to The Lyceum With Broadway's Sydney Jones and Don Richard
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2024

The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre debut of Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville opens this month. Show dates are June 28-July 7.

Broadway's Jeremy Benton directs a star-studded cast in 42ND STREET at The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2024

Broadway talents Jeremy Benton, Sydney Jones, Erick Pinnick, Joel Newsome, Don Richard, and Joseph Ryan Harrington join THE LYCEUM for 42ND STREET. See performance dates and learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: FOREVER PLAID at 42nd Street Moon
by Steve Murray - Apr 26, 2024

Stuart Ross’ 1989 jukebox homage to boy bands of the 1950’s is a pleasant whiff of nostalgia sure to remove you from the stress of today’s less naïve and chaotic present. Forever Plaid follows The Plaids, a youthful quartet with stardom in their eyes killed in a car accident in 1964. Like the baseball players in Field of Dreams, they return to perform one final concert and we’re here to bear witness.

Photos: Get A First Look At The WEST SIDE STORY International Tour
by Joshua Wright - Jan 5, 2024

BroadwayWorld has a first look at the International Tour of West Side Story, directed by Lonny Price. The production recently finished a run in France which was attended by 138,385 audience members playing to 98% capacity over 85 performances.

Ring in 2024 With Tiny Dynamite's HAPPY (EARLY BIRD) NEW YEAR
by Stephi Wild - Dec 7, 2023

If you like your theatrical experiences effervescent, and your New Year's Eve celebrations wrapped up before the ball drops at midnight, Tiny Dynamite's newest offering is the ideal way to ring in 2024.

MONARCH: A MEXICAN AMERICAN MUSICAL Comes to Creative Cauldron
by Stephi Wild - Sep 8, 2023

Monarch: A Mexican American Musical written by Alexandria, VA writer, Mayu Molina Lehmann and award-winning Mexican composer, Alfonso Molina, comes to Creative Cauldron in October. Learn more about the musical and how to purchase tickets here!

PlayGround Announces 29th Season Of New Plays & Playwrights
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 15, 2022

PlayGround, California's leading playwright incubator and theatre community hub, has announced its 29th season, including the return of the celebrated Monday Night PlayGround staged reading series on third Mondays,* October - March, in-person this year at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage and live simulcast.

One Singular Sensation: A CHORUS LINE Opens At Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 17, 2022

Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival opens the iconic Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Chorus Line. The show previews June 22 & 23, opens June 24 and will run through July 10 at the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of DeSales University.

VIDEO: 'You Will See Me' From I SPY A SPY Pays Tribute to NY Deliverymen
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 13, 2020

SoHee Youn and Jamie Jackson wrote 'You Will See Me' as part of their original musical, I Spy a Spy, which appeared off-Broadway in 2019. The main character, Jose, is a immigrant deliveryman in New York City who is desperate to be seen.

Theatre Rhinoceros Presents Virtual Staged Reading Of STEAM By Michael Ivor Fowkes
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 13, 2020

Theatre Rhinoceros presents a FREE presentation: STEAM:  A Free Staged Reading on ZOOM (Register for free access at www.therhino.org) Written by Williams Ivor Fowkes, Directed by Joe Tally.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre Celebrates its 60th Birthday with BROADWAY INSIDE OUT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2020

Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT) celebrates its 60th birthday on Saturday, February 8 at 8 pm with Broadway Inside Out, a thrilling evening of gender-swapped songs from Broadway musicals directed by Executive Artistic Director Marilyn Langbehn, with music direction by Sheela Ramesh, and choreography by Allison Paraiso-Silicani. Tickets for Broadway Inside Out are $50 each; all proceeds benefit CCCT's Main Stage and summer drama camp programming. To purchase or for more information visit www.ccct.org or call 510-524-9012.

VIDEO: In Rehearsal with 42nd Street Moon's TITANIC
by Julie Musbach - Aug 28, 2019

San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon presents TITANIC, showcasing 70 of the Bay Area's best singers and musicians.

42nd Street Moon Presents TITANIC The Musical - In Concert
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 6, 2019

San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon announces the cast and creative team for the upcoming concert presentation of the Tony Award-winning TITANIC, showcasing 70 of the Bay Area's best singers and musicians. TITANIC has a story and book by Peter Stone with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston.