Cecelia News

Austin Shakespeare’s teen company Young Shakespeare will present the exciting historical tragedy RICHARD III at 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, June 20 to June 30, at the Curtain Theater, which is a unique outdoor replica of Shakespeare’s stage.

IN SERIES OPERA's 2024-25 season, titled 'Illicit Opera,' will feature four productions exploring themes of forbidden love, power, and societal norms.

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY will come to the Herberger Theatre Center on May 25th and 26, 2024. 

Wipe your feet, help yourself to a bowl of macaroni and gravy, and watch out for the maloiks! Blue Moon Theatre will host the hilarious misadventures of the loud, proud, and Italian Scamorza family from South Philly in 'La Famiglia' by Lorraine Ranalli.

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

What did our critic think of BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Theatre Memphis? According to Executive Producer Debbie Litch, Theatre Memphis is in the midst of its most successful season since being founded in 1920! Can you even fathom what that means? It means more people are lining up to see what TM has to offer than ever before.

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Ramin Karimloo's operatic debut in Washington National Opera's Songbird opposite Isabel Leonard, one of America’s leading mezzo-sopranos. Songbird is a new adaptation of Jacques Offenbach’s operetta La Périchole. 

Written by O. Henry (William Sydney Porter 1862-1910) and adapted for stage by Ann Ciccolella, Austin Shakespeare’s O. HENRY STORIES is an evening of delight, laughter, and surprise.

 The Theater Alliance Board of Directors has announced that Shanara Gabrielle has been selected as the next Producing Artistic Director of the company, succeeding Raymond O. Caldwell, who has served in the position since 2019. 

Community Arts Music Association (CAMA) of Santa Barbara will conclude its 2023-24 Masterseries at the Lobero Theatre on March 15 with a special performance by the acclaimed Sphinx Virtuosi.

What did our critic think of AMERICAN OPERA INITIATIVE: THREE 20-MINUTE OPERAS at Kennedy Center?

Washington National Opera will present the 11th season of American Opera Initiative (AOI), an acclaimed initiative to commission and present new American operas, on January 19, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. T

Playwrights Project will present its 39th annual Plays by Young Writers Festival showcasing new scripts written by youth across California. This year's Festival will be presented to school groups and the public at the Salvation Army's Joan B. Kroc Theatre.

Washington National Opera will present the 11th season of American Opera Initiative featuring three world premieres of 20-minute chamber operas.

Speakeasy is a good modern dramatization that reminds me of the days of Blaxploitation fiims and African American sitcoms.

Sphinx Organization announces SphinxConnect: Amplify and 27th Annual Sphinx Competition happening from January 24-27, 2024 in Detroit.

The Contemporary Theater Company is all set to jingle some bells and deck the halls with a quirky twist on a beloved classic! Brace yourselves for an uproarious rollercoaster ride through the holiday season with their latest production, Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge, a long-time audience favorite, running December 1 - 23.

Washington National Opera will present 'The Lion, the Unicorn, and Me,' a family opera retelling the Nativity story. Don't miss this enchanting production at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater from December 8-10.

A gutsy director leads a gutsy young cast in telling this classic true-life story.

Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson will light up the Next Stage at Theatre Memphis November 3 – 18, 2023.