Eric Simonson News

Steppenwolf Theatre Names Laura D. Glenn Newest Ensemble Member

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 21, 2026

Steppenwolf Theatre Company will welcome veteran Production Stage Manager Laura D.

Review: SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE, Southwark Playhouse

by Cindy Marcolina — June 6, 2026

Kurt Vonnegut’s anti-war sci-fi is probably one of the most censored novels of the 20th century.

SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE Will Come to Southwark Playhouse Borough This June

by Stephi Wild — April 10, 2026

So It Goes Theatre's double Offie Award-winning adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE transfers to Southwark Playhouse Borough for a five-week run from 3 June to 4 July 2026, following its sell-out premiere at Brockley Jack Theatre in 2024.

Milwaukee Rep Commissions New Play by Pulitzer Prize-Winner Ayad Akhtar

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 5, 2026

Milwaukee Repertory Theater has revealed a major new commission: Evicted, a stage adaptation by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Ayad Akhtar and Maya Moverman.

Milwaukee Rep Unveils World Premieres And Commissions Expanding New Play Development Program

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 22, 2026

Milwaukee Repertory Theater will introduce a series of new commissions and premieres as part of its expanded John D.

Manhattan Theatre Club Reveals 2025 Ted Snowdon Reading Series Lineup

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 13, 2025

Manhattan Theatre Club has revealed the lineup for the 2025 Ted Snowdon Reading Series.

J. Smith-Cameron & Joe Morton Join MasterVoices' THE GRAPES OF WRATH At Carnegie Hall

by A.A. Cristi — April 3, 2024

Join actors J.

Playwrights' Arena Honors Denise Blasor, Gregg Daniel, And C. Raul Espinoza At Annual Brunch Gala At LA LGBT Center

by A.A. Cristi — March 28, 2024

Join Playwrights' Arena for their Annual Gala on April 28, 2024.

Nathan Gunn, Bryonha Marie & More to Star in THE GRAPES OF WRATH at Carnegie Hall

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 4, 2024

MasterVoices will close its 2023-24 season on April 17 at Carnegie Hall with a revised concert version of The Grapes of Wrath by composer Ricky Ian Gordon and librettist Michael Korie based on the epic novel of the same name by Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck.

Manhattan Theatre Club Announces Lineup For 2024 Ted Snowdon Reading Series

by A.A. Cristi — February 8, 2024

Manhattan Theatre Club has announced the lineup for the 2024 Ted Snowdon Reading Series.

Westport Country Playhouse Kicks Off 2024 Script In Hand Playreading Series With Tale Of Sports Legend LOMBARDI

by A.A. Cristi — January 25, 2024

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of “Lombardi,” a Broadway hit about the legendary football coach Vince Lombardi and his family, on and off the playing field, on Monday, February 5, at 7 p.

Manhattan Theatre Club Reveals New Sloan Playwrighting Commissions & Evening of Excerpts at the American Museum of Natural History

by Stephi Wild — September 27, 2023

The latest recipients have been announced for the Alfred P.

Review: World Premiere True Crime Musical RUN BAMBI RUN Rocks the MILWAUKEE REP

by Kelsey Lawler — September 25, 2023

True crime connoisseurs, lovers of local lore, fans of the Violent Femmes: the Milwaukee Rep has a world premiere rock musical with your name written all over it.

Feature: A SHINING East Coast Premiere in Atlanta for Moravec and Campbell's Operatic Re-Telling of the Stephen King Novel

by Richard Sasanow — September 14, 2023

Nearly a decade ago, when composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell started work on an operatic version of Stephen King’s novel “The Shining” for the Minnesota Opera they were dealing with one of the most popular psychological thrillers of the 20th century—as well as one of the scar