James Hindman News

 Act II Playhouse has announced its slate of 2026-2027 productions.  The season will kick off with “Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground” by Richard Hellesen. Learn more here!

Occasional Drawl will present the U.S. premiere of EBKM’s (Eleanor Bishop & Karin McCracken) Heartbreak Hotel and the Off-Broadway premiere of James Hindman’s The Exhibitionist.

Little Red Light Theatre is presenting the Off Broadway premiere of Fixing Frankie, a new musical conceived by Joe Langworth and Steve Marzullo, with book and lyrics by Mr. Langworth, music by Mr. Marzullo, and co-directed by Michael Blatt and Mr. Langworth. Check out photos from the opening night celebration!

Florida Repertory Theatre has added an additional week of performances to its season opener, “The Rat Pack Lounge'. Learn more about the nostalgic music tribute and see how to purchase tickets!

The concept recording of the new musical Mystic Pizza is now available in digital and streaming formats. Listen here and learn more about Mystic Pizza!

James Hindman’s farcical comedy tour-de-force Popcorn Falls premiered at Theatre NOVA on January 20, 2017. The show’s next production took place in 2018 at the Riverbank Theatre, under the Direction of Christian Borle. Finally, in October of the very same year, James Hindman’s “little play that could...” finally made its Off-Broadway transfer to the Davenport Theatre, also directed by Borle.

Florida Repertory Theatre will present “The Rat Pack Lounge,” this fall in the intimate ArtStage Studio Theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

The concept recording of the new musical Mystic Pizza will be released in digital and streaming formats on Friday, August 29. Learn more about the upcoming album here!

The new musical Mystic Pizza will record a concept album. The recording is set for May 2025 with a release date to be announced. Learn more about the show here!

The Rat Pack Lounge, by James Hindman and Ray Roderick and musical arrangements by John Glaudini, runs at Meadow Brook Theatre on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester Hills. 

The TADA Theatre will bring Nebraska audiences the regional premiere of the musical comedy Pete 'n' Keely, following its latest incarnation at Carnegie Hall. Learn more!

Jennifer Simard & Christopher Sieber play the titular characters in the spoofy, goofy, satirical miracle of mirth. The DEATH BECOMES HER co-stars have great chemistry. PETE 'N' KEELY is full of side-splitting comedy with a musical punch.

Florida Repertory Theatre has reveaaled its 28th season in the Historic Arcade and ArtStage Studio Theatres which open to previews on September 30, 2025. See the lineup of performances and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Winter Park Playhouse, Central Florida's professional musical theatre, announced their 2025-2026 Mainstage Series of Musicals! This new line up of productions includes a variety of Off-Broadway hits and regional premieres for the Central Florida area and marks the 23rd season for the beloved theatre.

Krystina Alabado is taking over our Instagram today! Follow along here as she takes us inside Mystic Pizza at Paper Mill Playhouse. Alabado is joined in the production by Alaina Anderson, Deánna Giulietti, and more.

'Mystic Pizza,' the marvelous new musical, is now being performed at Paper Mill Playhouse (PMP). It is based on the fan-favorite 1988 Metro Goldwyn Mayer rom-com by the same name with story and characters by Amy Holden Jones. 

The reviews are rolling in for Mystic Pizza, which opened on Sunday at Paper Mill Playhouse. The show continues through Sunday, February 23. Based on the classic 1988 movie starring Julia Roberts, Mystic Pizza is a new musical about three working-class girls who navigate the complexities of life, love and family in a small-town pizza joint.

Get a first look at footage and opening night photos of Mystic Pizza at Paper Mill Playhouse. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

Get a first look at the pizza shop! Production photos for the new musical Mystic Pizza, which opened last night at Paper Mill Playhouse are now available. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Watch Lorna Jordan from Paper Mill Playhouse's education department discuss the third production of their 86th season, Mystic Pizza, a new musical based on the 1988 rom-com that starred Julia Roberts, in the video here!