James A. Rocco News

Theater Resources Unlimited will host a Community Gathering via Zoom focused on licensing, featuring James Rocco and C. Michael Perry discussing legal rights, royalties, and how producers can navigate the licensing landscape.

Lakeshore Players Theatre will present CHART TOPPERS & SHOW STOPPERS in White Bear Lake. The Broadway jukebox concert will feature a cast of local performers and a live band.

Cinnabar Theater will close out the year with The Holiday Songbook, a heartwarming, high-energy celebration of timeless holiday music and traditions. Created by Broadway and recording veterans James A. Rocco and Albert Evans, the family-friendly musical event will run December 19–21, 2025, at Warren Theater at Sonoma State University.

The complete cast and creative team has been revealed for the exclusive developmental industry reading of The Keeners, a new play with music by Barbara Grecki. Learn more!

Cinnabar Theater will close out 2025 with The Holiday Songbook, a joyful, high-energy celebration of holiday music and traditions. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

 534 Productions, in association with Thirty Saints Productions, will present an exclusive developmental industry reading of The Keeners, a play with music by Barbara Grecki.

Thirty Saints Productions has announced the licensing release of Empress Mei Li Lotus Blossom, the critically acclaimed comedy by Tony and Obie-honored playwright Christine Toy Johnson.

THE MOTHERS, a sharp, hilarious new comedy by Chris Sherman, is coming to NYC for an Industry reading in the 4th Annual CreateTheater New Works Festival. Learn more!

Following a critically acclaimed run at the El Portal Theatre and overwhelming audience enthusiasm, Thirty Saints Productions has announced that OY! To The World ~ Christmas With a Twist! is now available for worldwide licensing.

Thirty Saints Productions has announced the worldwide licensing release of The Holiday Songbook, the first installment of the company's highly acclaimed Songbook Series.

Thirty Saints Productions has introduced the newest addition to its theatrical licensing catalog, The Secret Wisdom of Trees by award-winning playwright Christine Toy Johnson.

Astro Lab Productions will present a new musical, SIGNS OF LIFE, with book, music, and lyrics by Christopher DeLair, directed by James A. Rocco. Signs Of Life explores a young man's magical return to his chaotic childhood on Long Island. Learn more about the new musical.

On Wednesday at the Green Room 42, writer and composer Christopher DeLair was joined by Maria Wirries, Diana Huey, George Dvorsky, Vishal Vaidya, Julie Reiber, Cayman Ilika, Stavros Koumbaros, Alexa Greene, Sabrina Shah, Elaine Romanelli, Rachel Stern, Taylor Pardell, Chrissy Pardo and musicians f Chris Ranney (piano), Adam Wolfe (drums), Alan Stevens Hewitt (bass), Kiwon Nahm (violin) for DeLair's NYC club debut, a show titled Life in the Air: The Music of Christopher DeLair. See photos from the show.

The next month promises to be one of the busiest and most exciting in writer and composer Christopher DeLair’s career. On Wednesday, September 11th he makes his New York City club debut at The Green Room 42.

Stories include the opening of nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards and the donation from Ken Ludwig to save Hall’s Croft. Financial difficulties are impacting institutions like the University of the Arts and Seattle’s theater scene, prompting a rethinking of models and operations.

Christopher DeLair's NYC club debut at The Green Room 42 features Life In The Air, an evening of original theatrical and contemporary pop music with nearly a dozen musicians.

Astro Lab Productions has announced its inaugural project, SIGNS OF LIFE, an astrology-inspired musical by Christopher DeLair, directed by James A Rocco, with an upcoming industry workshop in NYC.

This February, love takes center stage at Park Square Theatre with the announcement of the complete cast for Broadway Songbook: Broadway in Love. an exhilarating journey through the most cherished Broadway love songs, featuring a star-studded lineup of talent.

Watch Phillip Attmore, Taryn Darr, and the cast of Irving Berlin's White Christmas at The 5th Avenue Theatre bring down the house with this tap number here!

Watch Cayman Ilika perform 'Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me' from Irving Berlin's White Christmas at The 5th Avenue Theatre here!