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Review: CARRIE: THE MUSICAL at The Community Players

The Community Players kicks off its 104th season with a thrilling, impressive production of “Carrie: The Musical,” based on Stephen King’s classic horror novel and the 1976 film adaptation starring Sissy Spacek.

CARRIE THE MUSICAL Comes to Spinning Tree Theatre

Spinning Tree Theatre will present CARRIE: The Musical. Based on the novel by Stephen King, CARRIE boasts music by Michael Gore, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and a book by Lawrence D. Cohen.

Barry Manilow Sets 2026 Farewell Performances in Nine Cities

GRAMMY®, TONY®, and EMMY® Award-winning music icon, Barry Manilow, has announced U.S. tour dates for January 2026, bringing his concert to nine major cities, including Orlando, Tampa, Charleston, Greensboro, and Columbus.

Lakewood Playhouse Announces 2025/2026 Season, Including CARRIE, PIPELINE and More

Lakewood Playhouse has just announced it's 87th season, FINDING YOUR VOICE. The five plays in the upcoming season answer the call of Season 86’s theme to build through theatre.  Each play tells a story of finding and using our individual voices to uplift, serve our community and speak truth to power. 

Review: Can't Stand Still: FOOTLOOSE Explodes Onto MSMT Stage

Bursting with energy and pulsating with a heartwarming story of forgiveness and family, Maine State Music Theatre’s new production of FOOTLOOSE serves up both a genuinely poignant tale and a dance extravaganza.  The new production, directed by E. Faye Butler and choreographed by Tyler Hanes, the first revival since 2014 of the 2008 musical by Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford, and Walter Bobbei, offers a new deeper, more probing and more compelling take on this timeless story of teen rebellion, generational conflict, and a journey to forgiveness.

Review: Hale Centre Theatre’s FOOTLOOSE is Heart-Pumping Yet Soft-Hearted

FOOTLOOSE on Hale Centre Theatre’s Centre Stage in Sandy is a heart-pumping, yet soft-hearted depiction of healing in a small town. The production is seamlessly calibrated to balance the disparate elements of the show in a touching, entertaining, and nostalgic presentation.

Cast Set for FOOTLOOSE at NTPA Repertory Theatre

NTPA Repertory Theatre has revealed the cast of its upcoming summer production of Footloose, opening August 1st in the Rodenbaugh Theatre at the Willow Bend Center of the Arts.

Review: FOOTLOOSE at Keystone Theatrics

Footloose is adapted from the 1984 film of the same name, first premiering in 1998. The music is by Tom Snow, Eric Carmen, Sammy Hagar, Kenny Loggins and Jim Steinman, lyrics by Dean Pitchford and adapted to stage by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie. This show celebrates the exhilaration of youth, the wisdom of listening to one another and the power of forgiveness.

Video: HCT Drops FOOTLOOSE Rehearsal Trailer

Cut loose with us this summer! Go behind the scenes with exclusive rehearsal footage from Footloose the Musical, bursting in to the Hale Centre Theatre! Watch the video now.

Cast Set For FOOTLOOSE in Melbourne

Footloose: The Musical is now playing at the Athenaeum Theatre with most of the initial May-June season already sold out.

Review: CARRIE THE MUSICAL at The Weekend Theater

If CARRIE THE MUSICAL at The Weekend Theater in Little Rock isn’t sold out yet, I will be surprised! With a powerful cast and haunting score, this production grabs hold of your spine and doesn’t let go. Running through Sunday, May 18, this weekend is your last chance to catch this chilling and deeply moving show. Don’t miss it! 

CARRIE: THE MUSICAL Comes to Centenary Stage

Centenary Stage Company’s NEXTStage Repertory will end their 2025 season with Carrie: The Musical. Performances will take place in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus.

FOOTLOOSE Will Be Performed as Part of Vanguard University's Department Of Theatre Arts

New York-based distribution company Cinema Guild has announced the North American theatrical release of You Burn Me (Tú me abrasas), the latest work from Matías Piñeiro.Vanguard University’s Theatre Arts Department will present Footloose written by Dean Pitchford, adapted by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie, and music by Tom Snow.

FOOTLOOSE Comes To Meadow Brook Theatre

FOOTLOOSE will explode on the Meadow Brook Theatre stage running January 8 through February 2, 2025, at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester.

Review: CARRIE THE MUSICAL at Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre

Carrie: The Musical is an ambitious adaptation of Stephen King’s 1974 novel, blending horror, psychological tension, and music in a hauntingly memorable way. With a book by Lawrence D. Cohen, lyrics by Dean Pitchford, and music by Michael Gore, the musical captures the intensity of King’s story through emotionally charged performances and gripping songs.


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