Joanna Johnson News

Woodstock Arts will present MAMMA MIA!, featuring Erin North as Sophie and Amy Coenen as Donna, directed by Zach Stolz with choreography by Alex Self and music direction by Katie Berger.

Marietta Theatre Company (MTC) will open its 2025–26 season with the hit musical comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, running November 6–15, 2025, at Theatre in the Square, located at 11 Whitlock Avenue in Marietta. 

 The Ooley Theatre will present Radium Girls by D. W. Gregory as its first production for the 2024/25 Season to Remember in association with Award winning EMH Productions & The Artist’s Collective.

ELF THE MUSICAL on Hale Centre Theatre’s Centre Stage in Sandy is a “sparklejollytwinklejingley” celebration of the joys of Christmas. 

Freeform is setting the table for a month of spicy premieres with the debut of the new unscripted series “Chrissy & Dave Dine Out” and the return of “Good Trouble” season five. New episodes will be on Hulu the next day. Watch new teaser videos now!

Synchronicity Theatre, a non-profit theatre dedicated to uplifting marginalized voices, will present a four-night-only cabaret from April 20th-23rd.

While many of the well-meaning narrative tweaks and modernized additions do seem slightly forced and somewhat at odds with the story's original innocence, for the most part, this revised CINDERELLA is a genuinely entertaining, effectively escapist musical filled with joy and magic. MTW's production continues through December 18 in Long Beach.

 Award winning EMH Productions/The Artist’s Collective presents a night of drama and comedy featuring 2 local writers and the talents of Brandon Leake with Brooklynn T. Solomon both in person and live streaming at The Ooley Theatre.

Musical Theatre West has announced the cast of its final production of the season, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella. With an enchanting ensemble that boasts talent seen on Broadway, National Tours, stage and screen, the updated take on this favorite fairytale will set the scene of holiday magic for the whole family.

The upcoming third and final season of 'Motherland: Fort Salem,' which will premiere on June 21 at 10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT. In addition, 'Good Trouble' will be back for the second half of season 4 on July 7 at 10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT, and Emmy®-nominated 'grown-ish' will return for season 5 on July 20 at 10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT.

Freeform’s series “Good Trouble,” which had its season three summer finale in September, has set a premiere date for season four. Priscilla Quintana, Bryan Craig, and Booboo Stewart join Maia Mitchell, Cierra Ramirez, Tommy Martinez, Emma Hunton, Sherry Cola, Zuri Adele, Beau Mirchoff, and Josh Pence as recurring characters in the series.

BroadwayWorld has just learned that Liisi LaFontaine will be seen recurring, season long, in ABC Freeform’s ‘Good Trouble’. She will be playing TAYNA who is in a polyamorous relationship and discusses her lifestyle openly.

When I started writing for BroadwayWorld, never did I think that I would be an audience of one.  Then 2020 happened and here I am, the lone spectator, reviewing a one-act play-the first live performance I've seen in over a year.  Maybe fittingly, it is a play about death.  More specifically, it's about coming to terms with the feelings that arise from unresolved issues we have with those about to transition. I'm sure most of us have thought about death a great deal over the past year.  Have we, though, thought about exploring our relationships in order to reach a place where we are at peace should the unthinkable happen?  

Freeforma??s highly anticipated limited series a?oeLove in the Time of Coronaa?? will premiere as a special two-night limited event, beginning SATURDAY, AUG. 22, at 8 p.m. EST/PST and continuing SUNDAY, AUG. 23, at 8 p.m. EST/PST. The episodes will also be available on Hulu the following day. 

Freeform’s limited series “Love in the Time of Corona” will premiere as a special two-night limited event, beginning SATURDAY, AUG. 22, at 8 p.m. EST/PST and continuing SUNDAY, AUG. 23, at 8 p.m. EST/PST. The episodes will also be available on Hulu the following day. 

Freeform's highly anticipated limited series Love in the Time of Corona will premiere as a special two-night limited event, beginning Saturday, August 22, at 8 p.m. EST/PST and continuing Sunday, August 23, at 8 p.m. EST/PST

The Actors Fund has announced a special one-night-only streaming event reuniting the cast of Freeform's 'The Fosters' on Thursday, July 16 at 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT.

Today, Freeform announced the cast of the limited series event, a?oeLove in the Time of Corona,a?? including Tony® and GRAMMY Award winner Leslie Odom Jr. (a?oeHamiltona??), Nicolette Robinson (a?oeThe Affaira??)

In advance of the Disney Advertising Sales Virtual Roadshow presentation, Freeform highlighted its commitment to bold and boundary-pushing young adult content with the pickups of both “Everything's Gonna be Okay“ and “Motherland: Fort Salem,” as well as the recently announced scripted romantic-comedy series “Love in the Time of Corona'

Freeform has ordered the limited scripted series “Love in the Time of Corona,” from executive producers Joanna Johnson (“Good Trouble,” “The Fosters,” “Hope & Faith”), Christine Sacani (“Good Trouble,” “The Fosters”) and Anonymous Content's Robyn Meisinger.