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Review: THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at Beck Center For The Arts
by Roy Berko - Dec 9, 2025

When I reviewed it on Broadway, several year ago, my capsule judgment stated: SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS THE BROADWAY MUSICAL is a wonder of neon psychedelic delight starring a character-perfect lead surrounded by a fun-centered cast which should delight adults and children of all ages!” 

THE OUTSIDERS Comes to Theatre Tulsa
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2025

The North American tour of The Outsiders will tech and launch at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre in Buffalo, NY, before its official opening in Tulsa, OK, on Wednesday, October 8 at Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

Casting & Cities Announced For THE OUTSIDERS North American Tour
by Joshua Wright - Jul 25, 2025

Casting and cities has been announces for the North American tour of The Outsiders, the Tony Award® winning Best Musical. The tour will tech and launch at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre in Buffalo, NY, before its official opening in Tulsa, OK, on Wednesday, October 8 at Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

Photos: Inside the 2024 Tony Awards Ceremony
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 17, 2024

Last night, the curtain was raised on the 77th Annual Tony Awards! Take a look inside the CBS broadcasts and Pluto TV pre-show below, including photos of the casts of The Outsiders, Suffs, Hell's Kitchen, The Who's Tommy, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, and more.

Review: THE WIZ (THE TOURING COMPANY) at Connor Palace
by Roy Berko - Oct 8, 2023

What did our critic think of THE WIZ (THE TOURING COMPANY) at Connor Palace?

Angelina Jolie Joins Producing Team of Broadway- Bound THE OUTSIDERS
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 9, 2023

Academy Award-winning actress, filmmaker, and producer Angelina Jolie has joined as a lead producer on the Broadway-bound new musical The Outsiders, based on the seminal novel by S.E. Hinton & Francis Ford Coppola’s landmark motion picture. Jolie joins the producing team alongside The Araca Group, American Zoetrope, Olympus Theatricals and Sue Gilad & Larry Rogowsky.

Photo Coverage: Inside Barrington Stage Company Benefit Honoring John Rando!
by Stephen Sorokoff - Nov 28, 2018

Over the past hundred years the theater community has celebrated some of the most notable events in Broadway's history at the Friars Club.   Last night the Barrington Stage Co. the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, Ma. under the leadership of Artistic Director Julianne Boyd held their New York City Benefit in the legendary building where so many legends of the theater community have socialized and entertained each other.   John Rando the famed director was celebrated for his extraordinary talent and his contributions to BSC.  John has directed two of the most popular musicals in BSC history, The Pirates of Penzance and On the Town, which transferred to Broadway and received four Tony Award nominations, including Best Director.  At BSC John also directed The Royal Family of Broadway and Guys and Dolls and on Broadway, he won a Tony Award for his direction of Urinetown, The Musical.  

BWW Review: Touring Wonderful WICKED Wows Yet Again at State
by Roy Berko - Nov 13, 2017

Okay, I'm a 'Wicked' junky. I've seen the show five times, including seeing it in its first week of the New York run.

Michael Barra to Lead The Araca Group's Media & Entertainment Division
by BWW News Desk - Oct 20, 2017

Leading Broadway producing company The Araca Group (Urinetown, SpongeBob SquarePants) has today announced they they've extended their arrangement with producer Michael Barra to lead their Media & Entertainment division.