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Media Theatre Announces 1776 As 2015-2016 Season Closer

To close the 2015-16 season, The Media Theatre has a musical to lead Philadelphia into the time frame of the upcoming 2016 Democratic Convention which will be hosted by the City of Brotherly Love. 

People's Light Sets 2016-17 Season

People's Light is pleased to announce an ALL-AMERICAN SEASON with a collection of world premieres, musical events, timeless classics, and outrageous comedies by leading American artists that each illuminate different aspects of our national identity.

Nikki Renee Daniels, Andre De Shields, John Larroquette & More Will Lead Starry Cast of Encores! 1776

Encores! Artistic Director Jack Viertel today announced casting for the Encores! production of 1776, the classic Tony Award-winning musical about how the founding fathers drafted the Declaration of Independence and gave birth to a new nation. 1776 will star Terence Archie, John Behlmann, Larry Bull, Nikki Renee Daniels, Andre De Shields, Macintyre Dixon, Santino Fontana, Alexander Gemignani, John Hickok, John Hillner, John Larroquette, Kevin Ligon, John-Michael Lyles, Laird Mackintosh, Michael McCormick, Michael Medeiros, Christiane Noll, Bryce Pinkham, Wayne Pretlow, Tom Alan Robbins, Robert Sella, Ric Stoneback, Jubilant Sykes, Vishal Vaidya, Nicholas Ward, and Jacob Keith Watson. 

BWW Review: Ocean State Theatre Tells a Timely Story of Politics and History with 1776

Some events in history cry out to be made into a movie or a book or a stage play. Others don't seem like such an obvious choice at first glance. One might guess it would be quite difficult to pull off creating a musical out of the writing of the Declaration of Independence, of all things. But, as Ocean State Theatre Company proves with its current production, 1776 is both fascinating and fun, both engaging and entertaining, as it tells the story of the Declaration's creation and our country's birth.

BWW Review: Superlative Reading of Adams' Love Letters at THEATRE 40 with RICHARD BENJAMIN and PAULA PRENTISS

Only one more night tonight Monday February 15 to catch celebrated stars of stage, screen and television Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss in Dearest Friend, a reading of the actual love letters of second U.S. President John Adams and his First Lady, Abigail Adams. These powerful and moving letters, written as our nation was being formed, by one of America's founders and his wife are extraordinary, moving and deeply insightful into their love for each other and for our great country.

FIRST LOOK: Richard Benajmin and Paula Prentiss Celebrate Valentine's Day with DEAREST FRIEND

Celebrated stars of stage, screen and television Richard Benjamin and Paula Prentiss star in Dearest Friend, as the famed couple perform a reading of the actual love letters of second U.S. President John Adams and his First Lady, Abigail Adams. These powerful and moving letters, written as our nation was being formed, by one of America's founders and his wife are extraordinary, moving and deeply insightful into their love for each other and for our great country.

McLean Community Players to Stage Tony-Winning Musical 1776

?The McLean Community Players' production of the musical 1776, based on the events surrounding the drafting and signing of the Declaration of Independence, opens Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, and runs weekends through Feb. 21 at McLean's Alden Theatre.  With music by Sherman Edwards and a book by Peter Stone, 1776 became an improbable hit and won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical in 1969.  Director Annie O'Neill Galvin leads an award-winning cast and crew for this production.

Candace O'Donnell's MARY TODD LINCOLN Returns to The Ware Center Tonight

Candace O'Donnell returns with her one-woman 'tour de force' show, 'Mary Todd Lincoln: Much Madness Is Divinest Sense,' to the Steinman Hall stage at the Ware Center tonight, November 21, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.  The Ware Center is located at 42 N. Prince Street, Lancaster.

Candace O'Donnell's MARY TODD LINCOLN to Return to The Ware Center, 11/21

Candace O'Donnell returns with her one-woman 'tour de force' show, 'Mary Todd Lincoln: Much Madness Is Divinest Sense,' to the Steinman Hall stage at the Ware Center on Saturday, November 21, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.  The Ware Center is located at 42 N. Prince Street, Lancaster.

Peninsula Players Theatre's NUNSENSE Opens Tonight

Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theater and Door County's theatrical icon, continues its 80th season with the hilarious musical comedy 'Nunsense,' with book, music and lyrics by Dan Goggin. The lighthearted musical has a six-week run starting tonight, Sept. 9, through Oct. 18. 'Nunsense' received the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Music and Best Off-Broadway Musical.

Peninsula Players Theatre's NUNSENSE Opens 9/9

Peninsula Players Theatre, America's Oldest Professional Resident Summer Theater and Door County's theatrical icon, continues its 80th season with the hilarious musical comedy "Nunsense," with book, music and lyrics by Dan Goggin.    The lighthearted musical has a six-week run starting Sept. 9 through Oct. 18.  "Nunsense" received the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Music and Best Off-Broadway Musical. 

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Opening Tonight at Cortland Rep

Cortland Repertory Theatre's third production in their 44th annual summer season is the regional theatre premiere of the 'creepy, kooky and all together ookie' musical 'The Addams Family', based on the iconic characters of TV, movies, and New Yorker cartoons drawn by Charles Addams. A recent show on Broadway, this new musical has a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. Performances of CRT's production will run from tonight, July 8, through July 25, 2015. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below!

Cortland Rep Presents THE ADDAMS FAMILY

Cortland Repertory Theatre's third production in their 44th annual summer season is the regional theatre premiere of the "creepy, kooky and all together ookie" musical "The Addams Family", based on the iconic characters of TV, movies, and New Yorker cartoons drawn by Charles Addams.

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