Joe DiPietro News

Ernest Shackleton Loves Me creates an entertaining fantasy love affair set to music in 90 minutes. The production is brilliantly assembled.

Long Island's oldest community theater, Bellport Playcrafters, will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, directed by Julie Lorson, at Christ Episcopal Church in Bellport, NY.

Florida Studio Theatre has revealed its 2026 Summer Season in Sarasota, featuring three Mainstage productions, a Cabaret Series, and FST Improv performances. Subscriptions start at $59.

COACHELLA VALLEY REPERTORY presents the WEST COAST PREMIERE of one of the most inventive and stylish shows to come along in years: ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME, April 22-May 10. It’s an imaginative musical romance that charms audiences with its original score and delightful wit. It won the 2017 Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Musical and was nominated for two Lortel Awards: Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Projection Design.

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Olivier Award winner Jenna Russell joins the full cast of SINATRA THE MUSICAL, set to begin performances June 3, 2026 at London's Aldwych Theatre, featuring over 20 Sinatra hits.

Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre has announced the five productions that will make up its 2026-27 Mainstage Season at the newly dedicated Dr. Lawrence and Barbara Stein Center for the Performing Arts.

Con un elenco que logra explotar al máximo toda la comedia inherente en el musical de Off-Broadway, Te Amo, Eres Perfectx, pero ¡Cambia! es un verdadero deleite para quienes desean reír con un montaje que nos recuerda que no hay nada más ridículo y maravilloso que el amor de pareja.

Hardscrabble Theater invites audiences to experience edge-of-your-seat suspense with its upcoming production of Night Watch, the gripping mystery thriller by celebrated playwright Lucille Fletcher.

Guilford High School Theatre Arts will present its spring musical, ALL SHOOK UP, on the final two weekends of March at the Guilford High School Performing Arts Center.

The Company Theatre Group has announced its long-awaited return to the stage with Joe DiPietro's heartfelt and hilarious comedy Over the River and Through the Woods, performing March 7, 8, 14, and 15.

Pushcart Players Artistic Director Paul Whelihan will appear in OVER THE RIVER AND THROUGH THE WOODS with The Company Theatre Group at Hackensack Performing Arts Center. The Joe DiPietro comedy runs March 7–15 in New Jersey.

Florida Repertory Theatre has revealed its 29th season in the Historic Arcade and ArtStage Studio Theatres. The nine-show season features new and classic comedies, a fresh take on a classic thriller, and more musicals than ever.

International City Theatre will present I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE in Long Beach. The Off-Broadway musical comedy revue features book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts. See photos of the production.

I spoke with Director Barry Pearl about taking on I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, his vision for the production, and how he plans to direct only four actors into 40 characters.

Joel Harper-Jackson will play Frank Sinatra in Sinatra The Musical – the West End premiere of the new musical based on the life and career of the legendary artist and cultural icon.

Sinatra The Musical, a new musical based on the life and career of the legendary artist and cultural icon, will open in London in 2026. The Broadway-aimed musical will begin performances at Aldwych Theatre, London on Wednesday 3 June 2026.

Star of the Day in Emmaus, PA, is now accepting enrollments for their Winter Spotlight Academy, featuring the musical All Shook Up at Young@Part. All Shook Up is a hilarious and heartfelt musical with an original book by Joe DiPietro.

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change will bring Its delightful comedy and music to Sutter Street Theatre. This smart, fast-moving musical explores the realities of love through a series of short scenes that mirror how relationships actually unfold.

International City Theatre will launch its 41st season with I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, the popular musical comedy revue, featuring book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts.