Briana Butler News

I’ve seen a lot of extraordinary theatre at Shaking the Tree. This spine-tingling production just might be the best so far.

With the roster still building, Theater for the New City has currently scheduled over 200 performing arts organizations, independent artists, poets, puppeteers and film makers for its 29th annual Lower East Side Festival of the Arts, which will be mounted May 24 to 26 in and around Theater for the New City.

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG as performed at Center Stage Theatre, in Shelton, CT, has the most spectacular set I have ever seen!  Director Betsy Kelso helps bring out the best in this amazing cast!  It is clear that the entire cast is having as wonderful a time performing their roles as the audience is having watching them perform!

The Capitol Theatre Port Hope has revealed the cast for the summer production of A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Theatre NOVA will present the Michigan Premiere of “Death of a Driver” by Will Snider. The production runs from May 17 to June 9, 2024. 

The Educational Theatre Association has announced the election of two new directors and the appointment of one new director to its board, each beginning their term July 1, 2024.

ArtsBridge Foundation has revealed the nominees for the “Sweet 16” 16th Annual Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards for the 2023-2024 school year. See the full list of nominees!

Learn more about the national tour of AMM(I)GONE from Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, in association with Kelly Strayhorn Theater.

Theatre NOVA will present the Michigan Premiere of “the ripple, the wave that carried me home” by Christina Anderson. Check out all new photos here!

From April 4 to 21, Theater for the New City will present the world premiere of 'Issue #9,' an original musical written and directed by Briana Bartenieff, composed by J.H. Greenwell. 

Join the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey for the Positive Space Spring Gala, a premier event presented by Chubb and Risk Strategies, taking place at Canoe Brook Country Club on April 27, 2024.

When a friend called me and invited me to join her for a middle school production of SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS:THE MUSICAL last week, I think it fair to say it wasn’t high on this reviewer’s list of things to do on a free Saturday night.

“BMF” season three stars Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr. (“Euphoria”) as “Demetrius Flenory,” Da'Vinchi (“All American,” “Grown-ish”) as “Terry Flenory,” Russell Hornsby (Fences, The Hate U Give) as “Charles Flenory,” Michole Briana White (“Dead to Me,” She Hate Me) as “Lucille Flenory,” and more.

Beginning March 15, Cumberland County Playhouse will present Beehive: The 60’s Musical! Performances run through May 5.

Massey Theatre will present the world premiere of Over the Ridge on Saturday, April 13 at 4:00pm and 8:00pm.

The new season will include Maci and Taylor McKinney, Catelynn and Tyler Baltierra, Jade Cline and Sean Austin, Cory Wharton and Taylor Selfridge, Cheyenne and Zach Davis, Kayla Sessler and Ryan Leigh, Mackenzie McKee and Khesanio Hall, Briana Dejesus, Leah Messer, and Kiaya Elliot. Watch the video preview now!

The CM Performing Arts Center is presenting Evita, running on the Main Stage in the Noel S. Ruiz Theatre from February 10 - February 24. Check out a first look at the show here!

The Sudbury Savoyards present Princess Ida, a stage production of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic. Directed by Rebecca Graber and featuring music direction by Stephanie Beatrice-Gonzalez. Learn more about the show here!

“BMF” season three stars returning actors Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr. (“Euphoria”) as “Demetrius Flenory,” Da'Vinchi (“All American,” “Grown-ish”) as “Terry Flenory,” Russell Hornsby (Fences, The Hate U Give) as “Charles Flenory,” Michole Briana White (“Dead to Me,” She Hate Me) as “Lucille Flenory,” and more. Watch the video now!

From Afros to braids, weddings, and funerals, falling in love to grieving a loss, these stories serve as a powerful reminder that for Black women in particular, hair is both deeply personal and political. These heartbreaking, heartwarming, and hilarious stories are presented by Muskegon Civic Theatre in The Glorious World of Crowns, Kinks, and Curls.