Margaret Engel

THE HEART SELLERS and More Join Austin Playhouse 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 27, 2025

Austin Playhouse has expanded its 2025-26 Season lineup with three additional shows, including The Heart Sellers. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.

ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END Comes to Des Moines Performing Arts
by Stephi Wild - Nov 18, 2024

Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End comes to Des Moines Performing Arts next month. Performances run in December at Temple Theater. Learn more about the production here!

Review: RED, HOT, PATRIOT - THE KICK-ASS WIT OF MOLLY IVINS at Austin Playhouse
by Joni Lorraine - Oct 14, 2024

What did our critic think of RED, HOT, PATRIOT - THE KICK-ASS WIT OF MOLLY IVINS at Austin Playhouse?

Review: Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End is Filled with Lost Opportunities at DCPA
by Jon Bee - Sep 17, 2024

The Silent Generation, born between 1928 and 1945, grew up during times of economic hardship and war, leading to a reputation for resilience, loyalty, and a preference for stability over revolution. They were shaped by events like the Great Depression and World War II, and many became hardworking, civic-minded adults.

Tickets to RED HOT PATRIOT at Austin Playhouse on Sale Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 8, 2024

Austin Playhouse will present Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins by Margaret Engel and Allison Engel starring Austin Playhouse company member Cyndi Williams. Learn how to purchase tickets.

SOME LIKE IT HOT And More Announced for Denver Center for the Performing Arts 2024/25 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 5, 2024

Get the latest updates on DCPA Broadway's 2024/25 subscription season and newly added attractions. Stay tuned for exciting performances and theatrical experiences coming your way.

Players Theatre Announces Week Three Winner Of LUV 2024 Short Play Festival 
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 1, 2024

Discover the winner of week three at the Players Theatre LUV 2024 Short Play Festival, where audiences enjoyed a selection of original 15-minute plays celebrating love.

Theatre Tuscaloosa Presents ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 13, 2023

Theatre Tuscaloosa opens the 2023-24 Season: A Season of Change with Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End, a one-woman show by Margaret Engel and Allison Engel, October 4 - 8, 2023, in the Alabama Power Recital Hall on the Martin Campus of Shelton State Community College (9500 Old Greensboro Rd).

ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END Comes to Tuscaloosa in October
by Stephi Wild - Aug 28, 2023

Second Stage presents: Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End. Performances run October 4-8, 2023 at Alabama Power Recital Hall at SSCC. The production is by Margaret Engel and Allison Engel and directed by Tina Turley.

Review: ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END at Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - Aug 10, 2023

What did our critic think of ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END at CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE?

Photos: ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END At Cleveland Play House
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 1, 2023

CPH partners with Suburban Outlaw® Productions to bring humorist and nationally syndicated columnist Erma Bombeck to life on stage this summer in the hit solo play, ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END by Allison and Margaret Engel. See photos from the production. 

ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END is Coming to Cleveland Play House This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 22, 2023

Cleveland Play House will present the Suburban Outlaw production of Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End, a quick-witted, uplifting story recounting the life of America columnist and humorist, Erma Bombeck.

Cleveland Play House to Present THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG, AMADEUS, and More in 108th Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 3, 2023

Check out the lineup for Cleveland Play House's 108th Season here!

Triangle Productions Presents ERMA BOMBECK This December
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 10, 2022

Triangle Productions presents Erma Bombeck by Margaret Engel and  Allison Engel, December 1 – 17th.

Austin Playhouse to Present Three Live Performances of RED HOT PATRIOT: THE KICK-ASS WIT OF MOLLY IVINS in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 8, 2022

Austin Playhouse will present Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins by Margaret Engel and Allison Engel starring Austin Playhouse company member Cyndi Williams as the notorious journalist for three performances October 14–16, 2022.

MRT Reschedules ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END Pauses Production Due to Omicron
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 12, 2022

Due to the surge in Covid-19 infection rates, Merrimack Repertory Theatre announced today that its upcoming production of Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End will pause after the completion of rehearsals next week, and the comedy will restart with both live and video performances on February 24. This move will cause the theatre to shift Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie to June.

Greenville Theatre Rings In 2022 With ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 5, 2022

Greenville Theatre will ring in the new year with our first show of 2022, Erma Bombeck: At Wit's End!

Merrimack Repertory Theatre to Present ERMA BOMBECK: AT WIT'S END
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 21, 2021

Gales of laughter will boost spirits in Lowell this winter when Merrimack Repertory Theatre celebrates America’s funniest Mom ever with Erma Bombeck: At Wit’s End by Allison Engel and Margaret Engel, featuring Karen MacDonald, from January 19 to February 6, according to Artistic Director Courtney Sale and Executive Director Bonnie J. Butkas.

MRT Debuts World Premiere Commission: THE RISE AND FALL OF HOLLY FUDGE By Trista Baldwin
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 28, 2021

For the first time in 21 months, Merrimack Repertory Theatre will return to The Nancy L. Donahue Theatre for indoor performances when it presents a world premiere holiday comedy, The Rise and Fall of Holly Fudge by Trista Baldwin, from November 26 to December 12, according to Artistic Director Courtney Sale and Executive Director Bonnie J. Butkas.

MRT Continues Season September 17 with WILD HORSES by Allison Gregory
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 25, 2021

Merrimack Repertory Theatre will continue its 2021-22 Season with Allison Gregory's Wild Horses, a woman's hilarious account of one wild summer in her youth, from September 17 through October 3 at various alternative locations and via video on demand, according to Nancy L. Donahue Artistic Director Courtney Sale and Executive Director Bonnie J. Butkas.