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& JULIET Will Play Broadway In Birmingham Series at BJCC Concert Hall This May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 8, 2026

& JULIET will play the Broadway in Birmingham series at BJCC Concert Hall. The North American tour features songs by Max Martin. The musical reimagines Juliet’s story.

& JULIET National Tour Starring Joey Fatone is Coming to The Bushnell
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2026

Pop music superstar Joey Fatone is joining the North American Tour company of & Juliet, reprising the role of ‘Lance’ following his recent Broadway run. Fatone will join the touring cast for an engagement when the show plays The Bushnell in Hartford.

Review: &JULIET REWRITES THE NARRATIVE at STRAZ CENTER
by Drew Eberhard - Feb 14, 2026

&Juliet is a 2019 jukebox musical, featuring a book by David West Read and music by Max Martin, a Swedish Pop songwriter. On the surface, its story is fairly simple when laid out, but the adventures of its characters and how they traverse the narrative is whatreally get to the heart of the story.

Video: *NSYNC's Joey Fatone Sings Backstreet Boys at & JULIET National Tour Soundcheck in Orlando
by Gillian Blum - Jan 10, 2026

*NSYNC's Joey Fatone, currently playing Lance in the & Juliet national tour's Orlando stop, sings a Backstreet Boys song at the show's soundcheck in a new video.

Video: Joey Fatone Earns 20-Second Ovation On First Entrance In & JULIET National Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2026

Pop icon Joey Fatone received a 20-second ovation on his first entrance after joining the North American tour of & JULIET, reprising the role of Lance following his recent Broadway run. Watch the video of his first entrace below!

Joey Fatone to Join & JULIET North American Tour for Limited Engagement
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 19, 2025

Joey Fatone will join the North American Tour company of & Juliet, reprising the role of ‘Lance’ following his recent Broadway run. Fatone will join the touring cast for an exclusive engagement in his hometown when the show plays Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, FL.

& JULIET Kicks Off Broadway Series at the Stranahan
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2025

New principal casting for the North American tour of Broadway’s hit musical, & JULIET, has been announced. This production will kick off the 25–26 BROADWAY IN TOLEDO Series.

& JULIET Unveils Full Cast for Second Year of North American Tour
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 22, 2025

The full cast has been revealed for the second year of & Juliet's North American Tour. Learn more about the production and see if it's coming to a city near you!

Photos: IN THE BAR OF A TOKYO HOTEL at the Hudson Backstage Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 11, 2025

Dance On Productions will present West Coast premiere of Tennessee Williams’ In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood. Check out photos here!

Tennessee Williams' IN THE BAR OF A TOKYO HOTEL Comes To The Hudson Backstage Theatre In April
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2025

Dance On Productions has announced the West Coast premiere of Tennessee Williams' In the Bar of a Tokyo Hotel at the Hudson Backstage Theatre in Hollywood. Learn more here!

Interview: John Douglas Thompson On Providing a More Thorough Perspective of William Jennings Bryan in INHERIT THE WIND
by Gil Kaan - Nov 24, 2023

A re-imagined production of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s Inherit the Wind is currently playing on the Pasadena Playhouse stage, just extended through December 3, 2023. Michael Michetti directs the cast, led by Alfred Molina & John Douglas Thompson as the battling lawyers in a trial inspired by the Scopes Monkey trials in 1925. Rounding out the talented company: Chris Perfetti, Abubakr Al, David Aaron Baker, Rachel Hilson, Jared, Brian Calì, Marlene Forte, Matt Gomez Hidaka, Thomas Hobson, Michael Kostroff, John W. Lawson, Philip J. Lewis, Gabriella Pizzigoni, Rene Rivera and Pam Trotter. After the whirlwind of opening night and unexpected COVID cancellations, John Douglas graciously found some time to chat with me on the phone.

Photos: See Alfred Molina, John Douglas Thompson & Chris Perfetti in INHERIT THE WIND at Pasadena Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 6, 2023

Get a first look at photos of Inherit the Wind at Pasadena Playhouse!

Alfred Molina & John Douglas Thompson To Lead Pasadena Playhouse's INHERIT THE WIND
by Joshua Wright - Sep 28, 2023

Pasadena Playhouse announces the cast for the upcoming production of INHERIT THE WIND. Get all the details on this fresh take on a classic play.

Broadway HD To Celebrate Shakespeare Month This April
by Macon Prickett - Mar 27, 2018

April is Shakespeare month! Marking both his birthday and passing on April 23rd, BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming platform for live theater, is highlighting its definitive collection of Shakespeare's productions.

Photo Flash: First Look at Range of Light's TWO FISTED LOVE
by Julie Musbach - Feb 8, 2018

Range of Light presents the world premiere of David Sessions' dark comedy Two Fisted Love, directed by Los Angeles stage veteran Jules Aaron, in a visiting production at the Odyssey Theatre. Opens February 10.

Serena Scott Thomas Stars in Dark Comedy TWO FISTED LOVE Directed By Jules Aaron
by Julie Musbach - Feb 2, 2018

Range of Light presents the world premiere of David Sessions' dark comedy Two Fisted Love, directed by Los Angeles stage veteran Jules Aaron, in a visiting production at the Odyssey Theatre. Opens February 10.

Range of Light Productions Presents World Premiere of TWO FISTED LOVE
by Julie Musbach - Jan 2, 2018

Range of Light presents the world premiere of David Sessions' dark comedy Two Fisted Love, a visiting production at the Odyssey Theatre. Opens February 3.

BWW Interview: Greenway Arts Alliance's Whitney Weston & Pierson Blaetz Talk Flea Markets, Teaching Kids & Loving LUCY
by Gil Kaan - Oct 3, 2017

Greenway Arts Alliance has been in the business of entertaining, educating, and giving back in L.A.'s Fairfax district for going on 20 years now. Their very effective, artistic three-prong mechanism of choice include: Greenway's Melrose Trading Post, Greenway Court Theatre and Greenway's Institute for the Arts. We had the opportunity to chat with the two co-founders and current co-artistic directors of GAA, Whitney Weston and Pierson Blaetz.

'Pro99' Actors' Equity Members Send Open Letter to AEA President
by Tyler Peterson - Aug 27, 2015

Members of the 'Pro99' movement of Actors' Equity Association have issued an open letter to AEA's newly elected president, Kate Shindle, in response to her victory and to her inaugural address as president of the national union for actors and stage managers. The open letter is signed by over 400 Equity members (listed below), including such notable names as Ed Asner, Francis Fisher, Sally Kirkland and Alfred Molina. The 'Pro99' movement formed in late 2014 in opposition to AEA's rollout of a new plan that will effectively force 'intimate theaters' in Los Angeles to pay Equity actors minimum wage, go 'non-union' or even close - despite an overwhelming vote against the plan by 66% of the Los Angeles membership on an advisory referendum. 'Pro99' members around the nation, who take their name from the current AEA '99 Seat Plan' that allows members to volunteer in smaller venues, oppose AEA's new promulgated plan. They are requesting that Equity leadership put a moratorium on the plan until local members' voices can be heard, and that the union work with its members to develop an alternative plan that will more realistically address the needs of the Los Angeles theater community.

MNM's SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM Moves to Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Aug 13, 2015

MNM Productions recently announced that its current production of the award-winning musical SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM is moving to the Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse in West Palm Beach for five performances (tonight, August 13-16) following a successful 10-show run at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts.