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Catch CHRISTMAS BELLES, The Hilarious Holiday Southern Comedy Hit, at City Theatre Austin
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 15, 2023

Get ready for a hilarious holiday comedy with 'CHRISTMAS BELLES' at City Theatre Austin. When a church Christmas program goes awry, expect plenty of laughs in this southern comedy by Jones Hope Wooten.

THE TAVERN Opens Next Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 11, 2023

Different Stages will continue its 2022-2023 season with The Tavern by George M Cohan a co-production with Austin Scottish Rite Theater running March 17th through April 2nd.

Review: A SHERLOCK HOLMES CHRISTMAS at The Archive Theatre
by Joni Lorraine - Dec 2, 2022

This charming show brings on the holiday CHEER without screaming IT'S CHRISTMAS!!! did our critic think of A SHERLOCK HOLMES CHRISTMAS at The Archive Theatre?

Drive In to the Opening Night Films from Method Fest
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 18, 2020

Don Franken, Founder of The Method Fest Independent Film Festival, a unique event showcasing the art and craft of acting for cinema, today announced the opening night films to be showcased as Drive-In movie experiences atop the Westfield Fashion Square here this Friday, August 21. They are BEAUTIFUL DREAMER, THE JONESTOWN DEFENSE, h0us3 and OUR LADY OF THE NILE. The Method Fest runs 8/21-23 and 8/26-30.

Eccentric Theater Company Presents SPIKE HEELS
by Julie Musbach - Apr 2, 2019

Eccentric Theater Company announces the upcoming production of Spike Heels by Theresa Rebeck. Performances will take place on Friday, April 12 at 8pm; Saturday, April 13 at 8pm; and Sunday, April 14 at 7pm at The Loft at The Union County Performing Arts Center (1601 Irving St, Rahway, NJ).

BWW Review: GREAT EXPECTATIONS Delivers Great Charm
by Frank Benge - Dec 1, 2018

GREAT EXPECTATIONS is Charles Dickens' thirteenth novel and depicts the personal growth and development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens's second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person. The novel was first published as a serial in Dickens's weekly periodical All the Year Round, from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. In October 1861, Chapman and Hall published the novel in three volumes. It has been adapted into a multitude of films, television programs and stage productions. The adaptation by Barbara Field is currently on stage at The Vortex as produced by Different Stages.

Tom Hanks to Portray Walt Disney in SAVING MR. BANKS?
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 4, 2018

The Huffington Post reports that Tom Hanks is in talks to play famed animator Walt Disney in the upcoming true-life story SAVING MR. BANKS. The film follows Disney's quest to make a full length feature film based on P.L. Travers' children's book, 'Mary Poppins'. John Lee Hancock (The Bling Side) is set to direct.

Trusty Sidekick Theater Company Presents WE ARE ALL TOURISTS
by BWW News Desk - Sep 23, 2017

Trusty Sidekick Theater Company (TSTC) will premiere We Are All Tourists, an outdoor promenade theatrical 'tour' for children and families in New York City on Governors Island this September.

Trusty Sidekick Theater Company Presents WE ARE ALL TOURISTS
by BWW News Desk - Sep 16, 2017

Trusty Sidekick Theater Company (TSTC) will premiere We Are All Tourists, an outdoor promenade theatrical 'tour' for children and families in New York City on Governors Island this September.

Trusty Sidekick Theater Company Presents WE ARE ALL TOURISTS
by BWW News Desk - Aug 21, 2017

Trusty Sidekick Theater Company (TSTC) will premiere We Are All Tourists, an outdoor promenade theatrical 'tour' for children and families in New York City on Governors Island this September.

Jill Eikenberry Rehearses with NYC Gay Men's Chorus for Feinstein's/54 Below Debut
by BWW News Desk - Jan 10, 2017

As previously announced, Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, will present Golden Globe Award-winner Jill Eikenberry today, January 10th, 2017 at 7:00pm.

Jill Eikenberry Rehearses with NYC Gay Men's Chorus for Feinstein's/54 Below Debut
by BWW News Desk - Dec 8, 2016

As previously announced, Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, will present Golden Globe Award-winner Jill Eikenberry on Tuesday, January 10th, 2017 at 7:00pm.

Julie Andrews Reacts to MARY POPPINS RETURNS Casting
by Ashlee Latimer - Aug 27, 2016

Emily Blunt can officially add the approval of the original Mary Poppins herself to a growing list of accolades. According to Entertainment Weekly, when Rob Marshall, the director of the upcoming film, first told Julie Andrews the top-secret news that Emily Blunt would be playing the titular character in the highly-anticipated sequel, her reaction was, 'Oh, wonderful!'

BLOSSOM at Dixon Place Begins 9/9
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2016

Dixon Place is proud to present the new commission, BLOSSOM, created and directed by award-winning puppeteer and Jim Henson resident artist, Spencer Lott.

Breaking News: Meryl Streep in Talks to Join Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt in Disney's MARY POPPINS RETURNS
by Robert Diamond - Jul 29, 2016

According to Variety, Oscar-winner Meryl Streep is in talks to join Lin-Manuel Miranda and Emily Blunt in the upcoming MARY POPPINS RETURNS coming from Disney in 2018. According to the publication, 'Streep is said to play the role of Poppins' cousin, Topsy, a supporting role that wasn't in the 1964 classic. Streep would also sing for the part, much like she did in "Into the Woods," which earned her a record 19th Oscar nomination.'

BWW Review: Consider DEATH AND THE MAIDEN
by Joni Lorraine - Jun 7, 2016

Consider any country in Latin America wherein a dictatorship has preceded a democracy. Consider a woman has been held captive as political prisoner and tortured and raped by her captors in this country. Consider then, the effect that such trauma can have at every level. Consider then, DEATH AND THE MAIDEN.

BWW Review: ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM - A Thrilling Mystery
by Lynn Beaver - May 3, 2016

ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM directed by Kevin Gates and currently playing City Theatre is a fascinating piece of historical drama.

VTA Sets 2016 Cool Films Series
by Tyler Peterson - Mar 31, 2016

Victoria Theatre Association's annual Summer Cool Films Series continues 2016's celebration of Victoria Theatre's 150th Anniversary with a special line up of films celebrating the time when generations of Daytonians came to the "Victory" to see the latest movie release. The Summer Cool Films Series runs July 8-August 28 and includes Reel Late at the Vic late night movies and daytime Family Films!  Beginning July 8, VTA will set out the popular FREE popcorn and FREE soda plus some FREE nostalgia at the historic Victoria Theatre. Passbooks for the series are on sale now at Ticket Center Stage.  Call (937) 228-3630, toll free (888) 228-3630 or purchase online at www.ticketcenterstage.com.

BWW Review: BUS STOP an American Classic Done Right
by Frank Benge - Mar 28, 2016

Coming from Kansas and receiving my education there, I have more than a passing familiarity with playwright William Inge. Being born in the small town of Independence, Inge attributed his understanding of human behavior to growing up in a small town environment. The influence of that Kansas childhood is evident in many of his works, which tend to revolve around characters that are clearly the products of places like Independence. I remember the head of my college theatre department dismissing Inge's plays as "domestic dramas", which I thought was an unfair assessment both then and now. While Inge may not have the poetic lyricism of a Tennessee Williams or the overarching high moral message of an Arthur Miller; he did have an understanding of the concerns of average Middle Americans. It was because of this understanding that Inge became labeled the 'Playwright of the Midwest'.

Disney Pursuing Emily Blunt for Rob Marshall-Helmed MARY POPPINS Sequel
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 18, 2016

INTO THE WOODS star Emily Blunt may re-team with Disney once more.