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Comedian and Actor Billy Gardell Comes to TOArts
by Stephi Wild - Sep 23, 2025

Comedy star Billy Gardell, known for his roles in Mike & Molly and Bob Hearts Abishola is returning to standup comedy after a three-year hiatus. Learn more about the show here!

Review: WHEN ELVIS MET THE BEATLES at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Dan Marois - Sep 9, 2025

Photos: HEARTBREAK HOTEL at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 5, 2025

Put on those blue suede shoes and head to Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre for Heartbreak Hotel! Now on stage, this official Elvis Presley biomusical celebrates both his life and music.

Review: HEARTBREAK HOTEL at Theatre By The Sea
by Jay Pateakos - Aug 24, 2025

Theatre By The Sea wrapped up its 92nd season with the hip-swaying, leg-lunging Elvis bio-musical Heartbreak Hotel that had the near sell-out crowd dancing and strutting down their own memory lane of the King of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley.

Nikki Snelson Will Direct Theatre By The Sea's HEARTBREAK HOTEL
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 16, 2025

 In celebration of 92 years of Theatre By The Sea, owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to present Heartbreak Hotel, the stage musical which celebrates the life and music of Elvis Presley. Heartbreak Hotel will be presented from August 20 – September 14, 2025.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Cast and Creatives Revealed at Austin Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2025

Austin Playhouse has announced the cast and creatives for Oscar Wilde's brilliantly witty masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest. Directed by Producing Artistic Director Lara Toner Haddock.

Review: ELVIS EVOLUTION, Immerse LDN
by Franco Milazzo - Jul 19, 2025

So, finally, Elvis Evolution has entered the building. 

HEARTBREAK HOTEL Comes to Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2025

Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse will present the Elvis Presley salute HEARTBREAK HOTEL. Running through May 3, this tune-filled production is now being brought to life by a first-rate team of professional talents.

Photos: HEARTBREAK HOTEL at The John W. Engeman Theater
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2025

The John W. Engeman Theater is now presenting HEARTBREAK HOTEL. Performances began on Thursday, January 16, 2025, and run through Sunday, March 2, 2025. Check out photos here!

Photos: HEARTBREAK HOTEL Opens at The John W. Engeman Theater
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Jan 19, 2025

The John W. Engeman Theater is presenting HEARTBREAK HOTEL, now playing through Sunday, March 2, 2025. Check out photos from opening night and learn more about the show here!

CELEBRITY WEAKEST LINK Lineup Announced At Barn Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 6, 2025

Chief Executive and Artistic Director Iwan Lewis, Executive Director Liam McMullan, and the whole team at the Barn Theatre has announced the celebrity line up for their charity event, The Weakest Link with Anne Robinson, on Saturday 18 January. 

Cast Set for HEARTBREAK HOTEL at The John W. Engeman Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 2, 2025

The John W. Engeman Theater has revealed the cast and creative team of HEARTBREAK HOTEL. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets to the production.

Billy Gardell to Perform at Comedy Works South at the Landmark This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 16, 2024

Billy Gardell will perform at Comedy Works Landmark this month. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Billy Gardell Comes To Comedy Works Landmark Village In September
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 16, 2024

Comedy Works has announced that Billy Gardell will perform at Comedy Works South at the Landmark, September 19 - 21.

Production that Tells the Story of the Rock Legend, ELVIS �" A MUSICAL REVOLUTION Opens in São Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - Jul 31, 2024

Get your pelvises and your blue suede shoes ready: in 2024, Brazil will enter the international circuit of Elvis: A Musical Revolution, the fictionalized biography recreated in musical form to tell the story of one of the greatest icons of world music, which will open in São Paulo in August.

REALLY BIG SHOW Opens at MUSE/IQUE This Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2024

MUSE/IQUE’s next show in their 2024 season, themed Make Some Noise: Music and Stories of American Defiance and Hope, is Really Big Show: How Ed Sullivan Changed America Every Sunday Night.

Conceived, Produced, Written and Starring Award-Winning Actor and Singer Beto Sargentelli in the Role of Elvis Presley, THE KING OF ROCK - THE MUSICAL Opens in São Paulo
by Claudio Erlichman - Mar 13, 2024

Conceived and starring the award-winning actor and singer Beto Sargentelli as Elvis Presley, the show is a tribute to one of the greatest world music icons. Unreleased and originally Brazilian, O Rei do Rock - O Musical delves into Elvis' fascinating trajectory, from his first album recording, at the age of 18, until his premature death at 42.

Interview: THE MANAGER's Kevin Bailey Effortlessly Managing His Multiple Roles
by Gil Kaan - Nov 8, 2023

The musical workshop of The Manager world premieres at The Bourbon Room November 13th and 14th. The real-life story of the six degrees of separation between Elvis, Colonel Tom Parker, Ricky Nelson and Louis Jay Pearlman is told through the original songs by Ben Susskind. Steve Josephson directs the cast of Kevin Baily, Ted Barton, Steve Josephson, Payson Lewis, Douglas Nottage, Marguerite MacIntyre, Jesse Corbin, Travis Nesbitt, Jesse JP Johnson, Christopher Messin, Cecily Gish and Melanie Au-Yeung. Kevin, who wears two hats in this production as producer and as Colonel Parker, managed to carve out some time to answer a few of my queries between his producing and rehearsing obligations for The Manager and his current stint as John Boehner role in 44.

Review: ELVIS: A MUSICAL REVOLUTION at North Shore Music Theatre
by R. Scott Reedy - Nov 4, 2023

What did our critic think of ELVIS: A MUSICAL REVOLUTION at North Shore Music Theatre?

Elvis With An Alternate Focus Proves Popular In New And Future Cinema
by Michael Major - Nov 2, 2023

Elvis with an Alternate Focus Proves Popular in New and Future Cinema. Sophia Coppola's 'Priscilla' and Rikki Lee Travolta's 'The Elvis Conspiracy' are captivating audiences with their unique takes on the iconic singer's life. Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' also showcases the rising popularity of alternate history films.