A. Roberts News

The set designed by Steven McLean for I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti at Players Circle Theater is that good. Exposed brick walls, stainless steel appliances, artsy posters. And, as the lady sitting next to me observed, a clean up crew that comes in at intermission.

Arena Stage has revealed the cast and creative team for The Motion, by Obie Award winner Christopher Chen. Directed by Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif, this production will run in Arena’s in-the-round Fichandler Stage. 

Lyric Arts has announced the cast for its upcoming production of MAMMA MIA!, a musical woven with ABBA's hits, set to stage in 2026.

Collaboraction Theatre Company opened Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till on February 6 — check out photos from the production, running through March 1.

Collaboraction Theatre Company has revealed the cast and design team for Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till, the inaugural production at Chicago’s newest live theater space, Collaboraction’s new House of Belonging in Humboldt Park.

Hartford Stage has revealed the cast and crew who will bring Sandy Rustin’s The Cottage to life this winter. Secrets unravel when lovers, spouses, and strangers converge in a countryside cottage in sunny 1920s England. 

What did our critic think of THE ADDAMS FAMILY at The Forum? The production was a graveyard smash, the kind that makes you laugh, tap your toes, and maybe even snap your fingers twice. 

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis announced two dynamic plays to round out its 59th anniversary season, along with the directors and creative teams.

This spring, History Theatre will present the world premiere of Whoa, Nellie! Outlaw King of the Wild Middle West. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Check out photos of Arena Stage's new production of The Age of Innocence, running through March 30, 2025, directed by Arena Stage Artistic Director Hana S. Sharif. 

In a new clip from Countdown to the Oscars with Robin Roberts: A Special Edition of 20/20, Wicked star Cynthia Erivo receives a special video message from a former theater teacher who taught the performer as a teenager. Watch the clip here!

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has revealed the cast and creative team for The Age of Innocence. See who is starring in the production and learn how to purchase tickets.

Producers Eric Krebs and Judith Manocherian have announced industry presentations of “London Swings,” a new musical with book, music, and lyrics by Michael Roberts (Golf: The Musical, Goldstein) and co-book writer Shannon Hunt, directed by Christopher Scott.

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater will open Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile this week. Check out photos of the cast and learn more here!

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater revealed the cast and creative team for Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Netflix has released a new trailer for Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story from writer and executive producer Ryan Murphy. Watch it now!

Following the massive success of DAHMER, the true-crime anthology series returns, this time chronicling the case of the real-life brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez. Watch the teaser now!

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is Kurt Vonnegut’s fifth novel and was published in 1965. Its Post-Modern Satire context paved way for Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, arguably his most well-known work. In the novel, Vonnegut highlights the life and times of the consciously-bound multi-millionaire Eliot Rosewater.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis’ Imaginary Theatre Company will present theater for young people and their families with performances of an adaptation of the classic children’s fairy tale Puss in Boots.

Swimming in Jerusalem: A Modern Musical Parable will be presented in a concert format for five free public performances at off-Broadway's Theater555. Learn how to purchase tickets.