Florence Foster News

Oldcastle Theatre Company has announced its 50th season of professional theatre. Learn more about the four shows coming soon to the stage!

Diana returns to Broadway and we've got all you need to know about the cast of the production. Learn more about them here!

On this day, we're celebrating the reigning Queen of Acting, the great Meryl Streep!

Based on a notoriously deranged German children's book, it's a theatrical marvel...but will audiences get it?

This Week's New Classified Listings on BroadwayWorld for 5/20/2021 include new jobs for those looking to work in the theatre industry.

Shoreditch Town Hall today announces the appointment of Beth Byrne as the new Chief Executive Officer. Byrne has over twenty years producing work for the stage in both the subsidised and commercial sectors.

Virtuoso pianist, actor and writer Hershey Felder certainly knows how to handle any curveballs life throws him. Stuck in Florence, Italy (poor guy!) for the duration of Covid, he is using his Tuscan surroundings to enrich his new show about native son Giacomo Puccini. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley and Opera San José are coming together to offer viewers the world premiere livestream of Hershey Felder, PUCCINI, a new work by and starring Felder, along with guest stars from the opera world - baritone Nathan Gunn, sopranos Gianna Corbisiero and Ekaterina Siurina, and tenor Charles Castronovo. Presented by Hershey Felder Presents Live from Florence, Hershey Felder, PUCCINI tells the story of a young musician captivated by the world of opera, particularly by Puccini’s eternally popular works La Bohème, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly. Sumptuously filmed and performed on location in Lucca, Italy in the very home where Giacomo Puccini was born, Hershey Felder, PUCCINI combines theatre, music and film to create a uniquely moving experience for audiences. The show will be streamed live at 5pm PST on Sunday, March 14, 2021 (with streaming on-demand access through March 21). To buy tickets or find more information, visit TheatreWorks.org or Operasj.org. Ticket sales directly benefit the arts organization through which they are purchased. BroadwayWorld spoke with Felder earlier this week from his home in Florence while he was in the midst of making final tweaks to the show. He is super fascinating and just plain fun to talk to. His knowledge of, and love for, the arts runs so deep that that I always come away from any conversation with him having learned something, having been entertained and having been moved. Much like the experience of seeing one of his shows, in fact. Underscoring everything is his irrepressible sense of humor and musical way with words.

Oster Regent Theatre is planning its return to the stage this summer with an all-new lineup of productions announced. The season will kick off with Mamma Mia! in June and continue with shows such as Bring It On, the Hallelujah Girls, and more.

Theatre Memphis announces the pre-sale of a unique Valentine's Day offering, Love Notes. Designed to be the complete package for a special Valentine gift, a treat-filled basket comes with a digital link to specially performed audio (songs and the spoken word) by local theatre artists to benefit Theatre Memphis.

An enjoyable show in less-than-ideal circumstances (thanks to the pandemic).

After a court battle, writer and opera singer Julia Kogan will now be credited as a co-writer on the Oscar nominated film Florence Foster Jenkins. The case had been running since 2015, where Kogan claimed to have been left out of the film’s credits despite making contributions to the screenplay.

Act II Playhouse in Ambler, PA announces their holiday theatre season. “We’re excited that we are able to continue our 2020/21 season - albeit virtually,” said Tony Braithwaite, Artistic Director. “We expected that we would not be able to perform live yet, so we’re working hard to find ways to bring Playhouse experiences to our patrons.” 

Act II Playhouse in Ambler, PA has announced their holiday theatre season. 'We're excited that we are able to continue our 2020/21 season - albeit virtually,' said Tony Braithwaite, Artistic Director. 'We expected that we would not be able to perform live yet, so we're working hard to find ways to bring Playhouse experiences to our patrons.'

Grant, who plays Nicole Kidman’s husband in the new HBO drama “The Undoing,” talks parenting in the pandemic.

In the wake of cancelling the Missoula Community Theatre's production of Matilda, MCT has found a true gem to bring to the stage that can be produced while following health and safety protocols.

Adam McKay's upcoming film 'Don't Look Up' has assembled an all-star cast.

In the wake of cancelling the Missoula Community Theatre's production of Matilda, MCT has found a true gem to bring to the stage that can be produced while following health and safety protocols.

AMC Networks’ RLJE Films features the DVD/Blu-ray debut of AMC Studio’s acclaimed three-part miniseries QUIZ on October 20, 2020. 

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is one of the first theatres in the DC Metro area to welcome their patrons back to live theatre with the hilarious, over-the-top production of Stephen Temperley’s Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins.

Riverside Center for the Performing Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia is delighted to be one of the first theatres in the DC Metro area to welcome their patrons back to live theatre with the hilarious, over-the-top production of Stephen Temperley's Souvenir: A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins.