Berger News

Quintessence Theatre Group, a professional theatre company located in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, is proud to announce that it has extended their critically acclaimed production of Clifford Odets' classic drama AWAKE AND SING! Performances will now play until February 24 at The Sedgwick Theatre (7137 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia).

Lorena, a four-part Prime Original documentary series executive produced by Jordan Peele, will premiere on Friday, February 15, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, following the world premiere at The Sundance Film Festival on Tuesday, January 29th.

The brevity of political satire's shelf life tends to rival that of a tray of supermarket eggs, but it seems one of the quips penned by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse for the book of their smash hit 1950 musical Call Me Madam is breathing in new life in the 21st Century.

Red Bull Theater today announced details for two upcoming Off-Broadway productions at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (121 Christopher Street between Bleecker & Hudson Streets). Tickets are now on sale.

The Mountain Play - Casting is complete for the Mountain Play's production of GREASE which will inject the San Francisco Bay Area with a dose of good old rock 'n' roll.

The Paley Center for Media today announced the initial group of talent who will be participating in PaleyFest LA 2019, which takes place March 15-24, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. PaleyFest LA gives fans access to special screenings, exclusive conversations, and behind-the-scenes scoops and breaking news from the stars and creative minds behind their favorite shows.

NBC's next live musical 'Hair Live!,' has been pulled from the schedule of the network's upcoming projects.

It wasn't so long ago that countertenors were still considered an oddity; today, you can't turn around without tripping over one, or more. Last year, for instance, when the English Concert did Handel's RINALDO at Carnegie Hall there were, indeed, three countertenors. One of them was the young Polish singer--he's 28--Jakub Jozef Orlinski, who just made his New York debut at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall to what I can only describe as a rapturous reception. I totally agreed.

QV Melbourne has announced a new Flick / Fest outdoor cinema season from 14 February- 24 March, with free live music and comedy, filmmaker intros and themed $10 cocktails* from The Prosecco Van**. For the first time, every single screening is dog friendly.

ShawChicago Theater Company presents George Bernard Shaw's ARMS AND THE MAN from February 2, 2019 through February 25, 2019 at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60610.

Grab your beach umbrella, icy beverage, and boogie board and get ready to ride the wave! MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical that's taken the world by storm, will hit the beach on Chanhassen Dinner Theatres' Main Stage in just a few weeks. MAMMA MIA! preview performances run from March 1-7, with official opening night festivities taking place on Friday, March 8.

International powerhouse and Israeli pop maverick and 2018 Eurovision winner Netta unveils her brand-new single “Bassa Sababa” today.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Happy Friday! Help get yourself through this final day of the week before your weekend, by catching up on the latest Broadway news!

Jordan Jaffe along with Rebecca Crigler officially opened the world premiere of Jaffe's new eco-comedy Whirlwind on January 28, following previews that began January 23.

“The Simpsons” producer David Mirkin is creating a sci-fi drama-comedy series for YouTube Premium, according to Variety. 

The Shakespeare Theatre Association (STA) annual conference came to Prague this year. It has an extensive performance program, crafted by host Guy Roberts and Prague Shakespeare Company, that was open to the public as well as conference attendees. The conference was all about bringing the focus back to the artistic sides of things, as theatre tries to compete in a world filled with on-demand entertainment.

Chloë Grace Moretz will star the action-horror Shadow In The Cloud, according to Deadline.

The Jewish Plays Project announces the Top 7+ Finalists for the 8th Jewish Playwriting Contest.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces Seeing Red by Joey Mazzarino and Aron Accurso, starring Kerry Butler and Directed by Jenn Thompson and presented by Laura Kriete-Bain as part of the 2019 TRU Voices New Musicals Reading Series on February 4, 2019 at 7pm at the Actors Temple, 339 West 47th Street, NYC. The reading is free but reservations are required: please email name and number of tickets requested to TRUVoicesSeries@gmail.com, or use the bright red ticketing box at https://truonline.org/events/seeing-red/.

Quintessence Theatre Group, a professional theatre company located in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, has comprised an ensemble of all-star performers to star in their upcoming production of Clifford Odets' classic drama AWAKE AND SING!