The Texas Repertory Theatre celebrates Easter weekend with its upcoming performance of God's Megaphone: A Visit with CS Lewis in the historic Houston Heights. This performance will take place on Thursday, April 18th at The Church at 1548 Heights, which has joined the growing list of faith communities who have hosted this inspiring and thought-provoking new production.
C.S. Lewis News
by Stephi Wild -
Liz White will make her Chichester debut as Joy Gresham, opposite Hugh Bonneville as C.S. Lewis, in William Nicholson's award-winning play Shadowlands, directed in the Festival Theatre by Rachel Kavanaugh and running from 26 April - 26 May (press night: 2 May). They are joined by Sally Cheng, Giles Coram, Emilio Doorgasingh, Lauren Hall, Andrew Havill, Beruce Khan and Timothy Watson, with Ruari Finnegan and Eddie Martin sharing the role of Joy Gresham's young son.
by Alan Henry -
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce its next season will feature the Pre-Broadway world premiere ONCE UPON A ONE MORE TIME, OSLO, MEAN GIRLS, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND, SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL and Disney's FROZEN. The off-season specials will include: AN EVENING WITH C.S. LEWIS STARRING DAVID PAYNE, IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Current subscribers can now renew by visiting BroadwayInChicago.com or calling (312) 977-1717.
by Stephi Wild -
The Texas Repertory Theatre celebrates Easter weekend with its upcoming performance of God's Megaphone: A Visit with CS Lewis in the historic Houston Heights. This performance will take place on Thursday, April 18th at The Church at 1548, which has joined the growing list of churches who have hosted this inspiring and thought-provoking production.
by A.A. Cristi -
Theatrical Outfit will enter a new era when Artistic Director Tom Key exits his longstanding position in June of 2020. The Theatre's Board of Directors announced Key's plans to retire along with the announcement of the launch of a nationwide search to name his successor by the opening of the 2019-2020 season.
by Alan Henry -
After his hit production of King Charles III, David Muse returns to Shakespeare Theatre Company to direct Shakespeare's Richard the Third, a mesmerizing chronicle of the megalomaniac's rampage to the throne. The production will play at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) from February 5-March 10, 2019.
by Alan Henry -
After his hit production of King Charles III, David Muse returns to Shakespeare Theatre Company to direct Shakespeare's Richard the Third, a mesmerizing chronicle of the megalomaniac's rampage to the throne. The production will play at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) from February 5-March 10, 2019.
by Vicki Trask -
The new season includes a world premiere, two hot-button dramas, a classic children's fantasy, a rock concert/music-theatre mash-up, and a party you won't want to miss. Alberta Theatre Projects announced their 48th season line-up that will run from September 2019 to May 2020. With a return to a six-play season and longer show runs, the season is the first programmed by ATP's Executive and Artistic Director Darcy Evans.
by Alan Henry -
After his hit production of King Charles III, David Muse returns to Shakespeare Theatre Company to direct Shakespeare's Richard the Third, a mesmerizing chronicle of the megalomaniac's rampage to the throne. The production will play at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) from February 5-March 10, 2019.
by Julie Musbach -
Granbury Theatre Company announced its 2019 Broadway on the Brazos season at the historic Granbury Opera House in Downtown Granbury.
by A.A. Cristi -
Renowned actor David Payne will portray author C.S. Lewis in 'An Evening with C.S. Lewis,' presented by the Montalvo Arts Center as part of its ongoing Carriage House Concert Series. In this delightful evening, the novelist, poet, essayist, academic, literary critic, and broadcaster has agreed to host a group of curious Americans in his simple house outside Oxford. What ensues is an enthralling performance that has captivated audiences worldwide. Full of humor, this dramatic solo shows offers a fascinating and highly entertaining insight into the man who penned more than 30 works including The Screwtape Letters, The Space Trilogy, and The Chronicles of Narnia. This performance will offer special resonance to attendees of the Bruce Munro at Montalvo: Stories in Light exhibit, which was inspired by Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia. 'An Evening with C.S. Lewis' will be presented 7:30pm, Thursday, March 14 at the Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Rd., Saratoga. For tickets ($40 Reserved, $45 Premier) or more information, the public may visit www.montalvoarts.org or call 408-961-5858.
by Stephi Wild -
Fellowship for Performing Arts' revival of Robert Bolt's Tony Award-winning play, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, a Machiavellian political-religious drama ripped from today's headlines, begins previews tonight, January 11, 2019, at The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row (410 W. 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036). A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS will officially open on January 23 for a limited run through February 24, 2019.
by A.A. Cristi -
Montalvo Arts Center continues its 2018-2019 Carriage House Concert Series with four unique performances in March.
by Julie Musbach -
After his hit production of King Charles III, David Muse returns to Shakespeare Theatre Company to direct Shakespeare's Richard the Third, a mesmerizing chronicle of the megalomaniac's rampage to the throne. The production will play at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW) from February 5-March 10, 2019.
by A.A. Cristi -
Lantern Theater Company is thrilled to announce the world premiere of an original adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, commissioned and developed through the Lantern's New Play Program and co-created by Philadelphia-based artists Anthony Lawton, Christopher Colucci, and Thom Weaver. In this wonderfully clear and direct telling of Dickens' beloved novella, Lawton will bring the story boldly to life as only live theater can. Just in time for the holiday season, audiences of all ages are invited to come rediscover this story of a miser's miraculous redemption from a life of bitterness, greed, and isolation. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol runs Thursday, December 13, 2018, through Sunday, January 6, 2019, in the Black Box Theater at Drexel University's URBN Center Annex; a full schedule of performances is included in the fact sheet below.
by Jerri Shafer -
Join us in Narnia for Worthington Community Theatre's December production of CS Lewis' The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. Performances are December 7, 8, and 9th, 2018 at the Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, 777 Evening St., Worthington, Ohio. For tickets and more information, visit http://www.mcconnellarts.org/worthington-community-theatre-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe/
by A.A. Cristi -
The beloved books of acclaimed author C.S. Lewis will be brought to life in "The Chronicles of Narnia," from December 6-9, 2018, in Howard Community College's Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center. This production by Howard Community College's (HCC) Arts Collective and the Howard County Poetry and Literature Society (HoCoPoLitSo) is based on the first two books in the Narnia series, "The Magician's Nephew" and "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe."
by Stephi Wild -
Pittsburgh CLO is proud to announce casting for the 27th annual production of A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CAROL, December 7-23 at the Byham Theater. This year's production will feature lavish costumes and thrilling effects made possible by the support received from the Next Generation Capital Campaign. TV veteran and Broadway star Richard Thomas makes his Pittsburgh CLO debut leading the cast as Ebenezer Scrooge. Tickets are now available by calling 412-456-6666, online at pittsburghCLO.org or at the Theater Square Box Office.
by Julie Musbach -
Fellowship for Performing Arts announced today its productions for late 2018 and early 2019, marking the company's fourth full season in New York. The season will be headlined by the return of FPA's signature production of C.S. LEWIS' THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS and a revival of Robert Bolt's Tony Award-winning play, A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, a Machiavellian political-religious drama ripped from today's headlines. All productions and a reading series will take place at The Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row
by Rebecca Russo -
How do we make our world magical? Aslan is on the move - and on the Pacific Theatre stage in Ron Reed's acclaimed adaptation of The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe. Artistic Director Reed's two-actor adaptation of C.S. Lewis' beloved tale has become something of a signature piece for Pacific Theatre, newly imagined this year by director Sarah Rodgers and actors Rebecca DeBoer and John Voth.
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