Andy Smith News

Dallas Theater Center's annual fundraiser, CENTERSTAGE 42, will feature Michael Urie and honor Larry Angelilli at the Wyly Theatre on May 2, 2026.

​Dallas Theater Center has appointed Jaime Castañeda as its Enloe/Rose Artistic Director. Castañeda is the sixth artistic director in the theater's more than sixty-year history and will present his inaugural season at DTC in 2026-27. 

Here & Now will return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 with a programme of the best dance, installation, integrated performance, movement and theatre being created in England right now.

The Young Vic Theatre and Francesca Moody Productions have announced more guest artist names to be featured in Tim Crouch's An Oak Tree. Learn more here!

The Young Vic Theatre has announced an extension to Tim Crouch's An Oak Tree, now playing from 6 - 24 May 2025. Tickets are on sale now. Learn more about the show here!

The Young Vic Theatre has announced that Francesca Moody Productions will present Tim Crouch's An Oak Tree, in association with the Young Vic in May. Learn more here!

Camden People’s Theatre has announced the return of The State We’re In – a three-week festival exploring UK democracy, politics and the public realm, which will run from October 22nd - November 10th 2024. The festival will be the centrepiece of CPT’s Autumn Season and 30th anniversary programme. 

Featuring new gig theatre, new plays, immersive theatre experiences, dance, comedy, and physical performance The Lowry, Salford has announced its Contemporary Season for Spring 2024. 

Francesca Moody Productions has announced the return of Tim Crouch's landmark production An Oak Tree. The acclaimed play will run at Wickham Theatre Bristol from 8 – 10 June, Festival d'Avignon 6 – 11 July and The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh from 4 – 27 August. 

Following an Award winning engagement at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival (Scotsman Fringe First Award Winner, 2022), Truth's a Dog Must to Kennel, written and performed by Tim Crouch, will play SoHo Playhouse (15 Vandam Street) as part of the Fringe Encore Series.

Following an Award winning engagement at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Truth’s A Dog Must to Kennel, written and performed by Tim Crouch, will play SoHo Playhouse as part of the Fringe Encore Series.

Jersey Boys has announced that its run at London's Trafalgar Theatre has been extended, and is now booking until 1st October 2023. This musical extravaganza goes behind the music and inside the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons in the multi award-winning, true-life phenomenon, Jersey Boys.

Available now to pre-order in Deluxe 2-LP, 2-CD, and digital formats, the 20-track Exploding Head (13th Anniversary Edition) features newly remastered audio by Ackermann and ten bonus tracks (including rarities, unreleased material, and three blistering covers of tracks by Love and Rockets, The 13th Floor Elevators, and David Bowie).

Luke Suri, who is currently playing alternate Frankie Valli on the UK and Ireland tour, will make his West End debut as Frankie Valli in the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning smash hit musical JERSEY BOYS on 27 July 2022.  The show is now booking to 30 April 2023. 

Dallas Black Dance Theatre has announced its 2021-2022 CATALYST Supporters as it celebrates its 45th season as the largest and oldest professional dance company in Dallas. Dallas Black Dance Theatre is the fourth-largest Black dance company in the nation, the ninth-largest contemporary modern dance company in the U.S., and is considered 42nd among the nation's leading ballet companies.

A new booking period has been announced for the West End production of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning smash hit musical JERSEY BOYS.  Patrons will be able to book performances through to 2 October 2022. Tickets are now on sale.

Learn more about the production and how to buy tickets. The production opens at the Trafalgar Theatre on 10 August 2021, following previews from 28 July.

Dallas Summer Musicals announced today it has been awarded a three-year, $375,000 grant from the Texas Instruments Foundation to support the nonprofit's mission to bring the best of Broadway to North Texas and expand the impact of live theater into all corners of the community.

The Desert City Ramblers' self-titled debut EP is set to hit tomorrow, Friday, June 5, and the band will celebrate by performing a live release party on the Heartland Network's Facebook page at noon Central that day. The lunchtime concert will include performances of all five songs on the EP and stories behind the writing and recording of each song

In light of current health concerns, and out of an abundance of caution regarding public travel, The Desert City Ramblers and Crane Kick Records have decided to take the band's radio promo tour in a new and unique direction. The Ramblers and their management team have started taking steps to “visit” programmers via a virtual radio tour. This virtual tour will replace the original promotion tour, which was set to launch later this month.