Katori Hall News

As the depiction of a chance encounter between two very different people, THE MOUNTAINTOP has some interesting observations to make. But the second the stakes change and Camae proves to be something other than who she first presented herself to be, the play springs a leak and stumbles to its hagiographic and predictable conclusion.

Tickets for TINA- THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL national tour will go on sale at Keller Auditorium, June 26. This inspiring and uplifting show will play Keller Auditorium from September 5 – 10! 

THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL opened in May to rave reviews and standing ovations and is currently playing at Theatre Royal Sydney.  The producers have announced a new release of tickets through to 24th December 2023, will go on sale on Thursday 22nd June.  

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation has revealed the recipients of the 2022-2023 Professional Development Program Cycle 2 opportunities.

The hit West End production TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL which is based on the life of legendary artist Tina Turner and was produced in association with Tina Turner herself, announces new cast members joining the musical, which has been running in the West End for 5 years. 

The National Theatre has announced twelve new productions including a new play by Tim Price and Dear Octopus by Dodie Smith. Olivier Award-winner Rebecca Frecknall will make her National Theatre directorial debut with Federico García Lorca’s modern masterpiece, The House of Bernarda Alba, starring Harriet Walter.

The North American touring cast is led by Naomi Rodgers (Frozen) and Zurin Villanueva (The Lion King, Mean Girls, Shuffle Along, The Book of Mormon) who will evenly share the role of Tina Turner, each playing four (of eight) performances a week. Also starring are Roderick Lawrence as Ike Turner, Roz White as Zelma Bullock, Carla R. Stewart as Gran Georgeanna and Lael Van Keuren as Rhonda.

Signature Theatre has revealed its Winter/Spring 2024 season, with work from resident playwrights Dominique Morisseau, Sarah Ruhl, and Dave Malloy.

Artists Repertory Theatre has announced its 41st season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets!

New York Theatre Workshop has announced the artists selected for the 2023/24 Season 2050 Artistic Fellowship.

Playwrights Foundation, the West Coast's premier launchpad for exceptional new plays and playwrights, has announced the semifinalists and finalists for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival (BAPF), which will be presented in a hybrid festival (both in-person and streamed attendance options) April 12-21, 2024, per Playwrights Foundation's recent announcement to shift to a biennial festival structure.

Playwrights Foundation, the West Coast's premier launchpad for exceptional new plays and playwrights, has revealed the semifinalists and finalists for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival, which will be presented in a hybrid festival.

As we honor the late Tina Turner upon the news of her recent passing, the national tour of TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL--now playing at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City--is a fitting tribute to a woman who made a great impact not only on the world of music but on the world itself.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT)'s Board of Directors announced that Executive Artistic Director Marilyn Langbehn will depart the East Bay community theater organization at the end of 2023. The Board of Directors has formed a transition committee to begin the search for a new artistic leader.

Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY has announced its upcoming and final production of the 2022-2023 season “Hoodoo Love” to the Lauren and Harold Iselin Performing Arts Studio at Capital Repertory Theatre at 251 N. Pearl Street, Albany.

Tina Turner, the 'Queen of Rock'n Roll' has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.  With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model. 

Phyllida Lloyd’s (Director)’ Laurence Olivier Award Nominated and Tony Award Nominated TINA, THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, which premiered in London in 2019, has been bought to Sydney with Australian born Ruva Ngwenya stepping into the iconic short skirts and high hair to deliver a breathtaking performance.  

The multi award winning TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL had its Australian Premiere gala performance last night in front of a star-studded audience. Check out all new photos here!

The Broadway League’s Black to Broadway Initiative will present the third annual Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth concert in Times Square on Sunday, June 18th from 11:00am – 12:30pm (rain or shine).

As the nation marks the 55th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination, EastLine Theatre returns to Westbury Arts with Katori Hall's play set on the eve of his murder, The Mountaintop.