Andrew Lippa News

 Dramatists Guild Foundation has announced that acclaimed, Award-winning playwrights David Henry Hwang and James Ijames join the Board of Directors to help shape and guide the organization’s mission to support theater writers at all stages of their careers.

Jaxx Theatricals has announced writer-performer Kelsey Harper's one-woman finger-puppet show Something Like...Musical on Thursday Oct. 26 at 7:30pm on the Main Stage at the Jaxx Theater in Hollywood.

TEMPLE THEATERS presents BIG FISH, a musical based on the award-winning novel and Tim Burton film. Explore family, fabulism, and the power of storytelling. Don't miss this captivating production in Philadelphia.

Join Blackfriars Theatre (795 East Main Street) for John & Jen, running October 26th through November 5th. Andrew Lippa and Tom Greenwald's two-person musical offers a look at the complexities of familial relationships, loss, and forgiveness.  Learn more about the musical here!

 Education @ the Warner’s Creative Crew will present The Addams Family, Saturday, December 2 at 2 pm and 7 pm and Sunday, December 3 at 2 pm in the Nancy Marine Studio Theatre. Learn more about the musical here!

Get ready for an unforgettable night as theater icons Patti LuPone, Deborah Cox, Eric McCormack, and more take the stage at the Dramatists Guild Foundation 2023 Gala. Join in for a star-studded evening of performances and support a great cause. Save the date and be a part of this must-attend event for theater lovers and supporters.

El próximo 27 de octubre regresa a Barcelona después de cinco años JOHN & JEN, el musical del Off-Broadway con música de Andrew Lippa, que podrá verse en el Teatre Gaudí hasta el 26 de noviembre.

Valley Youth Theatre has something for every ghoul and little pumpkin this October as it celebrates spooky season with two different musicals: The Addams Family and Spookley the Square Pumpkin: The Musical. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!

The Addams Family is the current production at the Metropolis Performing Arts Center in Arlington Heights and runs through October 8. The musical, written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, is the first time the familiar characters created by Charles Addams appeared on stage.

Make sure to catch this spirited seasonal offering while you can, since much like pumpkin spice there is a limited run. Firehouse’s The Addams Family delivers much heart and haunted humor for a ghoulish good time.

Jaxx Theatricals will present a limited engagement October run of Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY and special 1920's Themed Magic Show leading up to Halloween. Experience the steamy prohibition tale with a pulse-racing score and high-energy dance numbers. Don't miss this Off-Broadway gem!

Houses on The Moon Theater Company has announced the lineup of performers and special guests headlining their AMPLIFY 2023 Gala Celebration on Monday, October 2, 2023 at 6:30 PM. Learn more about the event here!

Get ready for the Australian Theatre Festival NYC 2023 Fundraising Gala, honoring Broadway and West-End icon Caroline O'Connor and Producer Neil Gooding. Join in for an evening of performances and celebrations, showcasing Australian stories and artists in NYC. Tickets and tables are still available for purchase.

Congratulations to Kristin Chenoweth and her new husband Josh Bryant, who celebrated their love in a pink wedding ceremony over Labor Day weekend.

The Austin Gay Men's Chorus will take the stage for It's About Time: An AGMC Benefit Event on Saturday, Sep. 23 at 8 p.m. at The Ground Floor Theater, 979 Springdale Rd. Tickets are available here. 

Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA is offering a special opportunity for New York City area theatre lovers to see its acclaimed production of “The Bridges of Madison County” starring Kate Baldwin (“Finnian's Rainbow,” “Hello, Dolly!') and Nicholas Rodriquez (“Tarzan,” “The Sound of Music” national tour) with a new, bus and theater package.

The Hudson Valley's newest Professional Theatre Company, Core Theatre Group (CTG), founded by Broadway vets and Warwick locals Jessica McRoberts, Pat McRoberts, Paul Loesel and Chuck Ragsdale, announce their first production following company launch with inaugural cabaret fundraiser on Friday, July 14, 2023. 

Los Altos Stage Company will present Significant Other as the first production of its 2023-2024 (29th) Season of plays and musicals, continuing its proud tradition of presenting bold, entertaining, and thought-provoking theatre.

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, the nationally acclaimed theatre company founded in Palo Alto in 1970, has announced the devastating after-effects of the COVID pandemic have put its continuation at serious risk.

Big Fish is one of two shows presented by students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. The musical is an adaptation of the 1998 Daniel Wallace novel and 2003 Tim Burton film of the same name. The screenwriter John August then worked with composer-lyricist Andrew Lippa to adapt the piece for the stage in 2012, with this version directed by Tom Cooper.