Jessalyn News

Tony-nominee Keala Settle has joined the upcoming Disney+ series Big Shot in a recurring role.

MTH Theater at Crown Center has made the bold decision to re-invent its entire summer camp program to be distributed virtually. Wanting to make sure its summer curriculum was designed specifically for this moment, programming has been re-invented specifically for digital engagement.

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the Actors Fund, the national human services organization for everyone in performing arts and entertainment, has teamed with SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and his husband, producer James Wesley, to produce a daily mini-online show, entitled Stars in The House, featuring stars of stage and screen.

Deadline reports that Jessalyn Gilsig has replaced Shiri Appleby in upcoming Disney Plus series 'Big Shot.'

MTH Theater at Crown Center has announced the cast and creative team for Forever Plaid, the first show of its 2020 season. Written by Stuart Ross and widely considered the original jukebox musical, Forever Plaid is one of the most popular and successful musicals ever written. This deliciously fun revue is full of classic harmonies, pitch-perfect melodies, and 1950s nostalgia.

Heart Street Theater Company will present acclaimed Australian play 'Truck Stop' by Lachlan Philpott for two nights only on August 1st and 2nd, 2019.

The annual ORIGINKC Festival of new plays presented by the Kansas City Repertory Theatre kicked off Friday, May 3 with a baffling yet engrossing piece titled 'Unreliable' by playwright Dipka Guha. 'Unreliable' explores the characters and relationships between three individuals who are initially presented as a female attorney, a man held without formal charge as an enemy combatant, and the attorney's Mother.

Entering Musical Theater Heritage at Crown Center for BIG BANDS ARE BETTER, is like stepping out of a time machine and into the Copacabana of the 1930s and '40s. The scenery, costumes, and the musical arrangements by Brad Cox take the audience back to when Swing was king, a time known as the Big Band Era and a unique program that should not be missed.

The MTH Theater at Crown Center has announced casting and additional details about its first show of the 2019 season, BIG BANDS ARE BETTER. The original revue, highlighting the evolution of the Big Band Era, will be directed by Jessalyn Kincaid and feature music supervision and big band arrangements by Brad Cox.

The world premiere of "Quack" by Eliza Clark will open at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre on Sunday, October 28 at 6:30 p.m. Directed by Neel Keller, "Quack" is currently in previews and continues through November 18, 2018.

Rehearsals have begun for the world premiere of "Quack" by Eliza Clark. Directed by Center Theatre Group Associate Artistic Director Neel Keller, the production will begin previews October 21, open October 28 and continue through November 18, 2018, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

Center Theatre Group has announced the cast for the world premiere of "Quack" by Eliza Clark. Directed by Center Theatre Group Associate Artistic Director Neel Keller, the production will begin previews October 21, open October 28 and continue through November 18, 2018, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.

The time is approximately 1670 and women are now officially allowed to perform on the English stage. Playhouse Creatures is based on the real lives of women actors from that era as derived from the extant writings that still survive. Despite this opportunity, these women still have few life choices and almost no control over the terms of their employment. Seemingly at every turn, the odds of success are not in their favor and men are not their only threat. Women who are not of the theatre are still harshly critical of course, but even their own peer group has its own pecking order. Given the current political climate, Playhouse Creatures is a natural choice for City Theatre to produce.

It's 1482 Paris and life is dark and difficult. The gypsies who occupy the edges of society are in a constant struggle with city officials and the soldiers charged with protecting the citizenry. Thus begins The Hunchback of Notre Dame, an epic tale set to a sweeping musical score, to be presented by The Pennington Players at Mercer County Community College's (MCCC's) Kelsey Theatre. Dates and show times are Todays, Oct. 20 and 27 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Oct. 21 and 28 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Oct. 22 and 29 at 2 p.m.

It's 1482 Paris and life is dark and difficult. The gypsies who occupy the edges of society are in a constant struggle with city officials and the soldiers charged with protecting the citizenry. Thus begins The Hunchback of Notre Dame, an epic tale set to a sweeping musical score, to be presented by The Pennington Players at Mercer County Community College's (MCCC's) Kelsey Theatre. Dates and show times are Fridays, Oct. 20 and 27 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Oct. 21 and 28 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Oct. 22 and 29 at 2 p.m.

The MTH Theater at Crown Center has announced casting for the October installment of its critically acclaimed Musical Monday & Tuesday series. The show is scheduled for Monday October 2 and Tuesday October 3 and will be headlined and hosted by Julie Shaw, fresh off her performance in Kansas City Repertory Theatre's world premiere musical, BETWEEN THE LINES.

The MTH Theater at Crown Center has announced casting for the October installment of its critically acclaimed Musical Monday & Tuesday series. The show is scheduled for Monday October 2 and Tuesday October 3 and will be headlined and hosted by Julie Shaw, fresh off her performance in Kansas City Repertory Theatre's world premiere musical, BETWEEN THE LINES.

Kicking off the Unicorn Theatre's 44th season is 'Men on Boats' by Jaclyn Bauhaus (in cooperation with the UMKC advanced MFA program). 'Men on Boats' is an interesting and mostly accurate exploration of John Wesley Powell's 1869 exploration of the Colorado River north of and into the Grand Canyon.

Harvard University's ART Institute, the university's graduate-level theater program within the American Repertory Theater, recently announced a three-year admissions suspensions while administrators implement a strategic plan to stabilize the troubled program. On July 30, the A.R.T. Institute Alumni Association sent a letter to the leaders of the Institute criticizing Diane Paulus's 'little respect or interest in the program' and 'negligence in her duty to the Institute.'

Several hours spent with Kent Barnhart and friends at Quality Hill Playhouse are never time wasted if you love the great American songbook. The current sold out program features two hours of music celebrating tunes music of Carole King, James Taylor, and a few others of similar genre from the 1960s and 1970s.