Christopher News

The 1/52 Project, the financial grant program founded by Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, has selected the second round of seven early-career designer recipients to benefit from $88,000 in grants. Learn more about this year's recipients here!

Count on the Festival to get the conversation started with Social Impact Films and Q&As including: Environmental Sustainability, Fighting Government Oppression, Individuals with Disabilities and Inclusion, PTSD in the Military,  Native American Issues, LGBTQAI+ Rights, Opioid Crisis and other topics affecting our world and our communities.

Penguin Rep Theatre presents the New York premiere of Let There Be Love by Kwame Kwei-Armah. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!

The York Theatre Company has opened its production of The Lieutenant, with book, music and lyrics by Chuck Strand, Eugene Curty, and Nitra McAuliffe. Check out photos from opening night here!

Check out production photos from Performance Now Theatre Company's Suessical, running now through September 24!

Arden Theatre Company will open their 2023/24 season with the TONY Award-winning musical, ASSASSINS, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Philadelphia writer, composer, and educator, Charles J. Gilbert, Jr. Get more information here!

Fells Point Corner Theatre (FPCT) has announced its 2023/24 season, a mix of exciting Baltimore premiere productions, as well as FPCT's signature community events, like The Corner Carol, the monologue slam, and even a brand new Salon Series celebrating new local works. 

KC Rep's 'Cyrano' is noseless in more ways than one.

This time, the reader question was: which actors have done multiple Broadway shows together?

PLENTY OF FISH IN THE SEA Conceived and directed by Emily Ayoub and Madeline Bathurst, they perform the show along with Christopher Samuel Carroll. This absurdist comic and engaging production is finely tuned with fine art visuals and a surreal sensibility.

Check out production photos of Joe Iconis's THE UNTITLED UNAUTHORIZED HUNTER S. THOMPSON MUSICAL at La Jolla Playhouse, featuring Gabriel Ebert, George Salazar, George Abud, Marcy Harriell, and more here!

TILTED AXES: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars will celebrate the beginning of autumn with music & movement as part of the NYC Indonesian Street Festival in a performance of their latest spectacle EQUINOX. Get all of the performance information here!

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. Check out the full lineup here!

The Winter Park Playhouse will continue its 21st season as Central Florida's professional musical theatre with the hit Off-Broadway musical comedy - Ruthless! The Musical!

See BroadwayWorld's red carpet footage of the final event at the Delacorte Theater, A Brief Intermission!

Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of Thomas Schumacher, and Broadway in Indianapolis announced today that tickets for the long-awaited production of Disney's Frozen will go on sale to the public on Friday, September 8 at 10 am. From the producer of The Lion King and Aladdin, Frozen, the Tony-nominated Best Musical, will play a 2-week premiere engagement at Old National Centre.

Julia Morizawa's compelling animated short film DRAGONFLY will screen as part of Shorts by the Sea Volume 5, September 15 - 21,daily at 1PM at Laemmle's Monica Film Center.

McCarter Theatre Center Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen and Executive Director Martin Miller today announced a new addition to the 2023/24 Theatre Series—the Tony Award-winning, Motown-infused musical, Dreamgirls, in co-production with Goodspeed Musicals.

Discover the incredible lineup of shows at the 2023 Rochester Fringe Festival presented by Geva Theatre. From powerful emerging artists to international performers, this festival promises a unique and diverse experience. Get your tickets now!

In BroadwayWorld's exclusive interview, Joe Iconis shares insights into The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical, from his personal connection to Hunter S. Thompson's work to the themes explored in the show, giving audiences a deeper understanding of this exciting new production.