Joe DiPietro News

Well, Hockadoo! Memphis at the Actors' Playhouse was FANTASTICAL! Memphis was so fantastical that you can 'stick it in your gas tank and it will make your car run…you can rub it all over your head and watch your hair grow back… it's so good your nagging wife will shut up; your kids will stop screaming…' You catch my drift? It's one hell of a production. I remember watching Once the musical at Actors' Playhouse last year thinking that it was magic and I had those same feelings watching Memphis last night. The moment the curtains rose the tangible energy rippling off the stage was exciting.

The 31st Annual Colleagues Spring Luncheon and Oscar de la Renta will present award-winning actress Marlo Thomas with The Colleagues Champion of Children Award, which honors those who have made a lasting impact on the lives of children.

The new Broadway-bound musical, DIANA, celebrated its official opening this past weekend at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego! Let's see what the critics had to say!

Actors' Playhouse presents its production of Broadway's smash hit musical Memphis starring Eddie Egan as Huey and Gabrielle Graham as Felicia, and featuring Chaz Rose as Delray, Margot Moreland as Mama, David Berry as Gator and Jerrial T. Young as Bobby (Bobby, Broadway National Tour of Memphis). Get a first look at photos of the principal cast below!

CLEVER LITTLE LIES by Joe DiPietro at Square One Theatre in Stratford, CT is a diverting little entertainment that is funny in an old-fashioned sense, bound to appeal to those of a certain age who are familiar with light television comedies and those who have reached certain milestones in their lives.

Playwright Kara Lee Corthron is the recipient of the 2019 William Inge Theatre Festival's Otis Guernsey New Voices in the American Theatre Award, which recognizes substantial early contributions to the contemporary American stage.

The Village Players of Birmingham chases away the winter blues with the smart comedy, Over the River and Through the Woods, running three weekends March 8-24, 2019 at the Village Players of Birmingham.

CIBUS, Latin Fusion has joined the ranks of others restaurants offering 'dining specials' for all Square One Theatre subscribers and ticket holders during the engagement of CLEVER LITTLE LIES by Joe DiPietro on Thursday, February 28 ONLY plus Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through March 17. Other Stratford restaurants include Acapulco's Mexican Family Restaurant & Cantina, Blue Sky Diner, Kama Sushi, and Stationhouse Wine Bar & Grill.

Actors' Playhouse announces the complete cast for its production of Broadway's smash hit musical Memphis playing March 13 - April 7, 2019 at the Miracle Theatre. The company will feature an impressive ensemble of South Florida and New York's finest triple-threat performers, regional theatre favorites from across the country and a member of the Broadway National Tour of Memphis.

Due to incredible popular demand, La Jolla Playhouse announces a second week-long extension for its world premiere musical Diana, from the Tony Award-winning Memphis creative team of Joe DiPietro (librettist/lyricist), David Bryan (composer/ lyricist) and Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley (director), along with Tony Award nominee Kelly Devine (choreographer) and Ian Eisendrath (music supervisor).

Clever Little Lies, the outrageous comedy of sex, love and secrets by playwright Joe DiPietro, is the next stage production of Square One Theatre Company in Stratford, Connecticut opening Thursday, February 28 (2019) and continues on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Sunday, March 17.

According to most fairy tales, it is when the beautiful, young maiden is married to her Price Charming that their 'Happily Ever After' can begin. DIANA, the world premiere musical at the La Jolla Playhouse explores what happens after the pomp and circumstance of the royal wedding?

The American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University's School of Communication will present workshop performances of three new music theater works as the 2018-2019 season continues.

Theatre enthusiasts packed the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts last night to hear Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley and Executive Director Phil Santora of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley reveal the lineup for the company's 50th season, which launches this summer. Kelley's 50th and final season as Artistic Director of TheatreWorks Silicon Valley includes triumphant returns of TheatreWorks favorites, bold premieres developed at the company's annual New Works Festival, and celebrated works from the nation's leading playwrights.

In time for Black History Month, BroadwayHD, the premiere streaming service for live theater in the US and countries across the globe, has pulled together a special playlist that honors African Americans on the stage. From Audra McDonald as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill, to Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies, and the galvanizing drama Pipeline, by award-winning playwright Dominique Morriseau, BroadwayHD presents this month hours of exciting theater celebrating the writing, performances, and music of some of the most talented individuals to ever appear on the stage.

Riverside Theatre, led by Producing Artistic Director/CEO Allen D. Cornell and Managing Director/COO Jon R. Moses along with Riverside Theatre's Patron Producers Group, presents Joe DiPietro's romantic comedy, The Last Romance performing on the Stark Stage from February 5-24, 2019.  

This season, Blank Canvas will welcome four female directors to its staff! Blank Canvas theater is committed to fostering a diverse and equitable theater community.

THE GREEN ROOM 42 Broadway's newest intimate concert venue will present a special evening of original music from composer and lyricist Steven Jamail on Monday, January 28 at 7:00 PM.

La Jolla Playhouse has announced the complete cast and creative team for its upcoming world-premiere musical Diana, from the Tony Award-winning Memphis creative team of Joe DiPietro (librettist/lyricist), David Bryan (composer/lyricist) and Playhouse Artistic Director Christopher Ashley (director), along with Tony Award nominee Kelly Devine (choreographer) and Ian Eisendrath (music supervisor).

Chicago Theatre Workshop (CTW) with permission from authors, Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts will present a one-night only LGBTQ performance of their long running off-Broadway hit musical, "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" as a benefit for the company.