Alice Childress News

The Stratford Festival's 2023 Production of WEDDING BAND to Stream This Month

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 5, 2025

The Stratford Festival is sharing the 2023 production of Alice Childress's Wedding Band by making it available for streaming worldwide, directed by Sam White.

Grantham Coleman, Lakisha Michelle May & More Join WINE IN THE WILDERNESS At CSC

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 29, 2025

Classic Stage Company has revealed the full cast for Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress and directed by Tony Award winner LaChanze in her New York directorial debut.

40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards Sets Dates and Reveals Special Award Recipients

by Stephi Wild — January 16, 2025

The date has been set for the 40th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards, celebrating four decades of recognizing Off-Broadway excellence.

GOODBYE, MY FANCY to be Present as Final Installment for CSC's Rediscovery Readings

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 14, 2025

Classic Stage Company revealed that Goodbye, My Fancy will be the final reading in The Rediscovery Readings series, which features plays by female playwrights who shaped American theater.

Casting Complete For Pittsburgh Premiere Of TROUBLE IN MIND

by Stephi Wild — January 8, 2025

The Public announced the full company of Trouble in Mind by legendary playwright Alice Childress, a cutting satire and backstage drama that finally premiered on Broadway to critical acclaim in 2021.

Stratfest@Home To Begin Streaming CYMBELINE And More

by A.A. Cristi — December 10, 2024

Stratfest@Home will begin streaming the 2024 production of Shakespeare's Cymbeline and the 2023 production of Alice Childress's Wedding Band.

April Matthis, Crystal Finn & More Join THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING at CSC

by Chloe Rabinowitz — November 21, 2024

Classic Stage Company has revealed the cas for the next play in The Rediscovery Readings series, The Member of the Wedding, by Carson McCullers.

Video: LaChanze Takes On 'Heaven on Their Minds' at Miscast

by Nicole Rosky — November 18, 2024

Tony winner LaChanze appears in the latest flashback performance from MCC Theater's MISCAST23! Watch as she sings 'Heaven on Their Minds' from Jesus Christ Superstar in this video.

Olivia Washington & Tramell Tillman Join WINE IN THE WILDERNESS at Classic Stage Company

by Chloe Rabinowitz — October 30, 2024

Olivia Washington and Tramell Tillman have joined the cast of WINE IN THE WILDERNESS by Alice Childress at Classic Stage Company, adding depth to this compelling production.

Additional Cast Members & Programming Revealed for REDISCOVERY READINGS at CSC

by Chloe Rabinowitz — October 15, 2024

Classic Stage Company has revealed casting and future programming for The Rediscovery Readings series, featuring plays by female playwrights who shaped American theater.

TROUBLE IN MIND Will Open Actors Co-op's 2024-2025 Season

by Stephi Wild — September 26, 2024

The award-winning Actors Co-op Theatre Company will present TROUBLE IN MIND written by Alice Childress, directed by Kimberly Hébert Gregory and produced by Crystal Yvonne Jackson.

CSC to Present REDISCOVERY READINGS Featuring Plays By Zona Gale, Susan Glaspell, And More

by Chloe Rabinowitz — September 12, 2024

Classic Stage Company will present REDISCOVERY READINGS series, featuring plays by Zona Gale, Susan Glaspell, and others.

See Santino Fontana, WRITE OUT LOUD & More Next Week At 54

by Chloe Rabinowitz — September 6, 2024

54 Below announced next week's lineup featuring performances by Broadway stars, including a tribute to Stephen Sondheim and a night with Tony Award winner Alice Ripley.

Theatre For A New Audience Founder Jeffrey Horowitz To Retire

by Stephi Wild — September 4, 2024

Jeffrey Horowitz, Founder of Theatre for a New Audience, having led and grown the not-for-profit organization since 1979, will retire on August 31, 2025, at the end of TFANA's just-announced season of Shakespeare alongside plays by classical and contemporary playwrights.

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