Christopher Ashley News

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 26, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Christopher Ashley, 17-year Artistic Director of La Jolla Playhouse, will be the new Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company, to begin his tenure in July 2026 with the 2027-28 season.

Tickets for the acclaimed musical COME FROM AWAY at Bass Concert Hall on January 4-5 will be available starting Friday. Don't miss this opportunity to experience the remarkable story live on stage.

Performances of Come From Away at the historic Royal Alexandra Theatre have been extended. Come From Away takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Harris Center for The Arts will present back-to-back shows to wrap up October: OUR PLANET LIVE – LIFE ON OUR PLANET with Dan Tapster, a Netflix Original Documentary Series on Sunday, October 20 at 7:30pm, followed by a “Best Musical” winner all across North America, COME FROM AWAY, performing eight times, October 22-27, with Tuesday-Saturday evening performances at 7:30pm, and Friday-Sunday matinees at 2:00pm.

The Canadian production of Come From Away will make its triumphant return home to the historic Royal Alexandra Theatre this fall. Get a first look at footage from the production!

Christopher Ashley was announced as the recipient of the prestigious Mr. Abbott Award by the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the theater industry.

Get a first look at rehearsal photos from Shakespeare Theatre Company's second show of 24/25 Season, Babbitt. Based on Sinclair Lewis’s classic satirical novel, the play was adapted from the book by Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro and directed by Tony Award-winner Christopher Ashely, who together developed the world premiere production of the play last season at La Jolla Playhouse, alongside star Matthew Broderick. Babbitt runs at STC’s Harman Hall from October 1 to November 3.

The full cast has been revealed for the 2024-2025 touring production of COME FROM AWAY! See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Dramatists Guild Foundation has announced that it will honor orchestrator, and arranger Tom Kitt, the Tony, Emmy, Grammy, and Pulitzer Prize Award-winning Composer, Orchestrator, and Arranger; and producer Mindy Rich, Chairman at Rich Holdings Inc., Executive Chair at Rich Entertainment Group (REG), and Producing Partner at Grove Entertainment.

Now playing a sell-out engagement at the National Arts Centre English Theatre in Ottawa, the Canadian production of the multi-award-winning global sensation Come From Away will make its return home to the historic Royal Alexandra Theatre next month. See photos from the production!

La Jolla Playhouse has revealed the cast and creative team for its west coast premiere of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Primary Trust. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

At the Château De Karreveld, the Bruxellons! Festival presents the first French-language adaptation of the Tony-winning musical Come From Away.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that a musical version of Working Girl is getting an industry presentation this week in New York City. Check out who is starring in the workshop here!

UTA has named Patrick Herold and Rachel Viola co-heads of the agency’s theatre practice. Read more.

The National Tour of COME FROM AWAY, a Tony-award-winning musical, will make stops at three military installations this August, which marks the first time in modern American history that the national tour of a Broadway show will perform an exclusive live concert version for the military community at U.S. military installations.

La Jolla Playhouse's 2025 Without Walls (WOW) Festival of immersive and site-inspired work will return to the UC San Diego campus. Learn more about programming!

A new block of tickets has been released today for the Tony Award-winning Best Musical The Outsiders, based on the seminal novel by S.E. Hinton and Francis Ford Coppola's landmark motion picture, for performances through July 6, 2025. Find out how to get tickets here!

La Jolla Playhouse has revealed the initial cast for its upcoming world-premiere musical 3 Summers of Lincoln. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Come From Away will play The King's in Glasgow from 24-28 September 2024. Winner of four Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical in London and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical on Broadway, Come From Away is a smash-hit feelgood show based on an incredible true story.