John Chapman News

Photo Flash: Dutch Treat Honors New Yorker Editor David Remnick with Gold Medal for Achievement in the Arts

by BWW News Desk — May 26, 2017

Earlier this month at The Harvard Club, the New Yorker editor David Remnick was feted by The Dutch Treat Club.

Announcing the 2017 Dazzle Awards Recipients

by A.A. Cristi — May 23, 2017

With the aim of inspiring performance and recognizing the importance of musical theater and arts education in Northeast Ohio high schools, Playhouse Square proudly held its second annual Dazzle Awards ceremony on Saturday, May 20.

Okoboji Summer Theater Announces 60th Anniversary Season

by BWW News Desk — May 11, 2017

Musicals by Kander & Ebb and Rodgers & Hammerstein, plus a classic Neil Simon comedy are among the shows being performed at the Okoboji Summer Theatre owned by Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri.

Rover Dramawerks Presents British Farce MOVE OVER MRS. MARKHAM

by BWW News Desk — April 25, 2017

Rover Dramawerks continues their 17th Season with the hilarious British farce, Move Over Mrs.

Photo Flash: New Line Theatre presents ZORBA

by A.A. Cristi — February 15, 2017

It's 1924, on the Greek island of Crete, and you're about to go on a wild, whirlwind tour of the lusty passions of the human heart.

Last Time Down the Aisle for DAA' GAAT DIE BRUID! at Atterbury Theatre

by David Fick — January 23, 2017

Farce king Frans Swart's Afrikaans translation of Ray Cooney and John Chapman's runaway hit, DAA' GAAT DIE BRUID! is on stage for the last time at the Atterbury Theatre in Pretoria this January.

Rover Dramawerks Announces 17th Season

by Rebecca Russo — September 2, 2016

Rover Dramawerks is pleased to announce their 17th Season of plays "off the beaten path.

Lefra Produksies to Visit Kimberley's Gariep Arts Festival with Two Top Productions!

by Ashlee Latimer — August 28, 2016

Lefra Produksies bring twee top produksies na die Gariep Kunstefees op Kimberley op 2 en 3 September vanjaar! Kom skaterlag vir Lefra Produksies se skreeusnaakse klug Daa' Gaat die Bruid! op Saterdag, 3 September om 11:00, 15:00 en 18:00.

New Line Sets Full 26th Season; Casting Announced

by Tyler Peterson — June 30, 2016

New Line Theatre, 'the bad boy of musical theatre,' announces its 26th season of adult, alternative musical theatre, including the world premiere of a new revised version of the wild, 1969 adult jazz-rock musical CELEBRATION, by the creators of The Fantasticks, running Sept.

Lefra Productions Brings DAA' GAAT DIE BRUID! to CARNIVAL CITY in June

by David Fick — May 31, 2016

Lefra Productions's Afrikaans adaptation of Ray Cooney and John Chapman's acclaimed West End farce, THERE GOES THE BRIDE, will be staged at Carnival City's Mardi Gras Theatre this July.

Lefra Productions to Host Mini-Festival at Roodeport Theatre

by BWW News Desk — April 4, 2016

Lefra Productions will host a mini-festival at the Roodepoort Theatre with four top productions on stage from 12 April - 7 May.

Sold Out DAA' GAAT DIE BRUID! at KKNK Adds Extra Performance on 28 March

by Louisa Brady — March 27, 2016

Lefra Productions is already known for their laugh-out-loud farces that have been entertaining audiences nationwide since 2012.

Lefra Produksies Opens Brand New Farce DAA' GAAT DIE BRUID! at KKNK

by Louisa Brady — March 20, 2016

Lefra Productions is already well-known for its productions of hilarious farces, which have been entertaining audiences in South Africa since 2012.

Baroque Theatre Company to Launch KINDLY LEAVE THE STAGE UK Tour

by Tyler Peterson — February 17, 2016

?Norwich based Baroque Theatre Company announce their 2016 tour of John Chapman's farce Kindly Leave the Stage.

BrightSide Theatre to Present NOT NOW, DARLING

by Tyler Peterson — January 15, 2016

BrightSide Theatre, Naperville's only professional theatre performing in the historic downtown district, continues its celebration of our fifth anniversary with a season of farce.

BWW Interview: Internationally Renown British Actor/ Playwright RAY COONEY Talks About son Michael Cooney's CASH ON DELIVERY at the El Portal

by Don Grigware — November 19, 2015

World renown British actor/playwright Ray Cooney will be performing the zany farce Cash on Delivery, written by his son Michael Cooney, on the mainstage of the El Portal in Noho December 3-20.

BWW Cooks: Welcome to Apple Harvest Season

by Marakay Rogers — October 8, 2015

There are dozens of varieties of apples, and you probably haven't met half of them.

NOT NOW, DARLING to Play Morris Museum's Bickford Theatre

by Tyler Peterson — September 16, 2015

The Morris Museum is proud to announce that it will open the 2015-2016 season at the Bickford Theatre with a production of 'Not Now, Darling' by English playwrights Ray Cooney and John Chapman.

Bickford Theatre at the Morris Museum Reveals 2015-16 Season

by Tyler Peterson — June 4, 2015

The Morris Museum has announced the lineup for the 2015-2016 season at the Bickford Theatre, featuring two exceptional comedies (including one world premier), and a nail-biting thriller.

BrightSide Theatre's 2015-16 Season to Feature NOISES OFF, SPAMALOT

by Tyler Peterson — May 19, 2015

Artistic Director Jeffrey Cass and Executive Director Julie Ann Kornak are proud to announce BrightSide Theatre's 2015-2016 5th Anniversary Season - 'Season Five - Season of Farce!' - Noises Off; Not Now, Darling; and the smash hit musical comedy Monty Python's Spamalot.