Bailey News

Emmanuel Kojo has departed the touring production of Beauty and the Beast and is no longer represented by his agent.

Children’s Theatre Company presents its much-anticipated production of Annie. Directed by Peter Rothstein, Annie runs November 7, 2021 through January 9, 2022, opening the first live CTC theatrical season post-pandemic.

The North American tour of CATS will stop in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre December 21 - January 2.

The cast of season one of Painted With Raven has been revealed! The competition series is in search of the next makeup superstar that will premiere exclusively on WOW Presents Plus. The series will be hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race legend and Emmy-Award winning makeup artist Raven.

RuPaul has been announced as executive producer of the new drag singing competition series, 'Queen of the World'. Vanessa Williams, Leona Lewis, Trixie Mattel, and Michelle Visage were previously announced to judge the competition

It's Christmas Eve 1946 as the team from WBFR Radio Station bring Frank Capra's celebrated holiday film 'It's A Wonderful Life' to being before a live studio audience. With the help of an ensemble that brings these memorable characters to the stage, the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds as he considers ending his life one fateful Christmas Eve.

Bristol Old Vic are seeking a young male to play the lead role in the world premiere production of Ross Willis' Wonder Boy which opens at Bristol Old Vic next spring (5-26 Mar). The lead character has a stammer and director Sally Cookson's ambition is to cast someone who is currently experiencing, or has previously lived with, a speech impediment or has close proximity to members of that community.

Bates and Naomi Rubin join an all-star cast, including Jason Sudeikis, Jean Smart, Rosario Dawson, Mark Hamill, Martin Sheen, Lou Diamond Phillips, Ron Funches, Mandy Patinkin, Phil LaMarr, Ed Harris, George Wendt, Ben Mankiewicz and host Tom Bergeron for the live online table read.

 On February 10, 2022 New York City’s Obie Award-winning The Fire This Time Festival will release an anthology entitled 25 Plays from The Fire This Time Festival: A Decade of Recognition, Resistance, Resilience, Rebirth and Black Theatre.

Stratford Arts Trust, which ran Stratford Circus Arts Centre from 2012 to 2020, enters its last month of operating. It has announced the three charities who will receive a total of £125,000 in legacy funding to ensure its impact on local communities continues via the delivery of three key projects after it winds up on 30 November 2021.

Yippee Ki-Yay, puppet lovers! For over five years, this sold-out, live-puppet-theater, extravaganza is back! And what do you get when you cross the definitive holiday action movie with All Puppet Players' brand of dirty jokes, pop-culture references and snarky commentary? You get an instant holiday classic! 

Twelfth Night Productions has announced the return of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Show with an original short by John Ruoff, The Case of the Missing Snowman. Both are playing together this December at Kenyon Hall.

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is based on the classic holiday movie presented with a twist: the story is staged as a live radio broadcast for an added layer of nostalgia. Actors portray numerous characters, and sound effects are created live on stage.

From November 8 to 12, one fellow per day will be featured on the Academy’s YouTube channel, in content including conversations with filmmakers Destin Daniel Cretton, Phil Lord, Our Lady J, Rawson Marshall Thurber and Olivia Wilde. Watch a preview of the conversations now!

THE BOOK OF MORMON returned to Broadway with a Free Fan Performance on Thursday, November 4 at 8:00 pm at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre (230 West 49th Street). Regular performances resumed Friday, November 5, 2021. 

Following its critically acclaimed sell-out at Liverpool Theatre Festival and Northern tour, Swan Song, a revised comedy by acclaimed playwright Jonathan Harvey, is heading to London this month for one week only.  

With a sophisticated and amusing production, Barnum has been standing out as the great theatrical success in the city of Sao Paulo, in the post-pandemic. It was between one and another well-attended session that Barchilon kindly granted us this exclusive interview talking about influences, beginning of his career, Barnum and future projects.

Ophelia's Jump Productions, the non-profit professional theatre company based in Claremont and Upland, announces its show for the holiday season: It's a Wonderful Life (the big tent podcast) 2021. The family-friendly, Covid-safe entertainment will be performed outdoors under a big tent in the parking lot of St. Ambrose Church in Claremont.

=Scenic City Shakespeare announced that they will be joining over 2,500 theatrical organizations from all 50 states and over 40 countries in producing their own local production of Music Theatre International's All Together Now!: A Global Event Celebrating Local Theatre. Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International (MTI) created this revue for theatres across the globe to use as a local fundraising event performed over the same weekend of November 12, 2021.

Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical has broken the box office record at the Lyric Theatre for the highest grossing week last week.