Charles Dickens News

Riverdale Rising Stars presents THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, the interactive musical comedy whodunit in which the audience decides who did it!

According to Variety, Cara Delevingne and Dan Stevens have joined the forthcoming film HER SMELL. The join the previously announced Elizabeth Moss, Amber Heard, Ashley Benson, Agyness Deyn, and Gayle Rankin. Alex Ross Perry wrote the film, and will also direct. Read more about it from Variety here!

Musical Theatre West (MTW) returns for its 66th season with a line-up of West Coast regional premieres, Tony Award-winning classics, and family favorites, opening with Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's bluegrass musical, Bright Star (October 19 - November 24, 2018).

Riverdale Rising Stars presents THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, the interactive musical comedy whodunit in which the audience decides who did it! The Tony Award-winning musical comedy will run for six performances only.

What do you do when an author dies before his work is finished? You make it into a 'choose your own adventure' musical of course! Audience goers get the rare experience of choosing not only the murderer, but also which lovers end up together and who plays the detective in the Actors Theatre of Indiana's production of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Charles Dickens never had the chance to let readers know how he would've wrapped up the novel, but now we can all try our hand at solving the mystery.

Since 1984, more than five million children, students, and families have been inspired and delighted by the live theater performances of Dallas Children's Theater (DCT). To celebrate 35 years of unmatched service to North Texas and beyond, DCT is announcing a season lineup comprised of large-scale world premieres and timeless throwbacks.  The season opens with a new and reimagined telling of Treasure Island on September 23. Produced in collaboration with three other towering Dallas based companies in their respective fields of expertise, the new telling is expected to draw all ages into the popular pirate world.

The Liverpool Playhouse has announced an alternative take on Charles Dickens' festive ghost story A Christmas Carol as their Christmas production for 2018.

The Saint Sebastian Players (SSP) announce the company's 38th season: a musical mystery with multiple endings, a world premiere romance and a comic yet bittersweet look at women's relationships and wardrobes. Performances take place at SSP's home in the lower level of St. Bonaventure, 1625 W. Diversey (entrance on Marshfield), Chicago. Starting this season, SSP is changing its evening performance times to 7:30 p.m.

Hale Centre Theatre's new 2019 Season of Shows to be performed in the new Mountain America Performing Arts Centre in Sandy is packed with exciting regional premieres of Broadway favorites including A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder and the breathtaking classic, An American in Paris.

Bestselling books will burst from page to stage this summer as part of a hugely varied literary line-up at the Belgrade Theatre. With Monday 23 April marking World Book Night, here's a look ahead at some of the Belgrade's best bibliophile-friendly shows running from May-June 2018.

Swift Creek Mill Theatre has announced its 2018 - 2019 Season. Season ticket packages are on sale now starting at $95. Individual tickets go on sale June 1st. See the full schedule below!

Central Square Theater, the home of The Nora Theatre Company and Underground Railway Theater, celebrates its 10tt anniversary season of producing award-winning theater in Central Square, Cambridge.

The composer who had three shows running simultaneously on Broadway was on stage at The Broadway at Birdland concert series last night and of course Broadwayworld was also there for the special evening.

Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce its 2018-2019 Season, which begins the company's third decade of producing nationally-recognized, professional theatre in the Fort Myers River District. Set to open Sept. 21 and run to May 5 in the Historic Arcade Theatre and ArtStage Studio Theatre, the nine-show season includes two musicals, multiple comedies, a modern American classic, a southeastern United States premiere, and a world-premiere adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol."

Mad Cow Theatre's Season 22 will continue the theatre's tradition of producing plays that both captivate and challenge the Central Florida audience.

Curtain Players announced its 2018-19 production line-up on Thursday April 12 at a special 'big reveal' event at The Wine Bistro in Westerville. Six titles are on the marquee.

Primary Stages (Casey Childs, Founder & Executive Producer; Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Shane D. Hudson, Executive Director) announced today that the Primary Stages 2018 Spring Fling will benefit their Free Student Matinee Program on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 6:00 pm.

Led by co-producing artistic directors Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott, A Noise Within (ANW) is excited to announce its 2018-2019 season, themed "Let Me In."

Hartford Stage Artistic Director Darko Tresnjakand Managing Director Michael Stotts present the world premiere of The Age of Innocence.

PRIMARY STAGES (Andrew Leynse, Artistic Director; Shane D. Hudson, Executive Director; Casey Childs, Founder) is proud to announce a special talkback for FEEDING THE DRAGON with guest Colman Domingo following the performance on Sunday, April 15, 2018.