Christopher News

The opening night performance was a big hit with the audience.

Production photos have been released for MACBETH starring Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma, currently playing at The Depot, Liverpool until 20 December 2023, before heading on tour to Edinburgh, London and Washington, D.C.

Revolutionising musical theatre when it first premiered in 1963, Joan Littlewood’s Oh What A Lovely War found humour in expressing its anti-war sentiments to songs popular for the period, even garnering a film adaptation directed by Richard Attenborough.

Producers Playful Productions has announced the full cast for the West End return of Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ record breaking collaboration The Unfriend. Rehearsals are underway ahead of performances beginning at the Wyndhams’ Theatre on 16 December.

FULL CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR WISE CHILDREN’S NEW CO-PRODUCTION OF BLUE BEARD - WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY EMMA RICE. The full cast for the world premiere of Blue Beard, written and directed by Emma Rice, includes Isabel Adomakoh Young, Stu Barker, Mirabelle Gremaud, Stephanie Hockley, Patrycja Kujawska, Adam Mirsky, Katy Owen, and Tristan Sturrock. The production opens at Theatre Royal Bath on 8 February and embarks on a UK tour.

'MJ' was a slick production with an extremely talented cast who executed some elite singing and dancing, and I know that the show is a crowd-favorite currently with numerous Tony Awards under its belt. Still, it did not strike me as significantly better or even different than any of the other bio-jukebox musicals that have been coming out.

Spring 2024 will see four world premieres, one UK premiere, and one English language premiere by acclaimed writers including April De Angelis, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Christopher Hampton and Richard Nelson alongside rising playwrights Sarah Power and Richard Molloy.

The Grammy Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir will present a special screening of the Bradley Cooper biographical drama Maestro, about Leonard Bernstein, with a guest appearance by Jamie Bernstein, Leonard’s daughter.

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW al TEATRO OLIMPICO CON LE PARTECIPAZIONE SPECIALE DI GREG NEL RUOLO DEL NARRATORE, E' ARRIVATO A ROMA IL PARTY PER FESTEGGIARE I 50 ANNI DEL TRASGRESSIVO MUSICAL

Stranger Things: The First Shadow, the eagerly-awaited stage adaptation of the hit Netflix series, is set to open on 16 December at the Phoenix Theatre. The show is set in Hawkins, Indiana in 1959, following characters like Jim Hopper, Bob Newby and Joyce Maldonado “before the world turned upside down.” 

See photos from opening night of The Gardens of Anuncia at Lincoln Center Theater!

BroadwayWorld presents Karen Mason in the return of her beloved holiday show, 'CHRISTMAS! CHRISTMAS! CHRISTMAS!' at Birdland Jazz Club. Don't miss this acclaimed Broadway, recording, and concert star.

Get ready for the holidays among a sea of Broadway's hottest stars! Summit Health Cares is proud to present Broadway Rocks Cancer, a live benefit performance raising funds to help provide comfort to patients and their families fighting cancer. This year's event is on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023 at 7 pm and will be hosted by Christopher J. Hanke.

“Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show” is back at The Old Globe, bringing laughter and holiday celebration through December 24th.  If you are someone who enjoys it when those pranky spirits from “Nightmare Before Christmas” take over the Haunted Mansion, or the zany comedy of“The Muppet Christmas Carol,” then this fast-paced, funny, and lovingly irreverent show may be a perfect holiday fit.

This production of Fiddler - a fresh take on a beloved musical - is thought provoking, and perfectly pitched. Guaranteed to delight viewers of all ages!

Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the casting for The Nutcracker, Toronto's most joyful holiday experience. 

Thirdwing in association with Out of the Box Theatrics presents the World Premiere of UNITED NATIONS: THE OTHER WEST. See photos from the production. 

GRAMMY Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs to inaugurate Schoenstein Opus 183 Organ with solo recital at St. Michael's Abbey, Silverado, CA on December 2, 2023. Program includes works by Franck, Mozart, Messiaen, Bach, and Liszt. Tickets available on St. Michael's Abbey's website.

Grammy Award nominee Caissie Levy will reunite with Jack Wolfe, her acclaimed co-star of London’s Next to Normal, for the launch of Out of the Box Theatrics’ Broadway at the 154 Cabaret Series.

Broadway's current Glinda, McKenzie Kurtz, and the Wicked film's Glinda, Ariana Grande, visited Broadway last night! The pair had a 'Glindas' night out' at Spamalot on Broadway.