Leah Hocking News

Winter Rhythms will present Michael Colby’s CAST OF CHARACTERS as part of its “2025 Winter Rhythms” series, the award-winning music festival at Urban Stages Theater.

We have your exclusive first look at Hard Road to Heaven at Bucks County Playhouse! The production officially opens Saturday, March 8 and runs through March 23. Check out the photos here!

Nashville meets Broadway in the new country musical, “Hard Road To Heaven,” which will have its world premiere at Bucks County Playhouse. See who is starring int he production and learn more!

It’s a miracle on H Street! Finally, the magic of Broadway at Music Circus can be experienced outside of the summer months. In its first show since expanding its season to go almost year-round, the Music Circus team is offering a dazzling display of holiday splendor with a family favorite, Elf.

Watch highlights from the production of Elf the Musical at Broadway at Music Circus, starring Aaron Kaurick as Buddy the Elf, and more, in the video here!

Sting returned to 54 Below with members of the original Broadway cast and orchestra of his Tony-nominated musical The Last Ship to celebrate the show’s 10th anniversary! BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos here!

54 BELOW has added a livestream for the 10th anniversary reunion of the Tony Award nominated musical The Last Ship on November 4 at 7pm ET. Learn how to watch!

Sting returns to 54 Below to celebrate the 10th anniversary of THE LAST SHIP, featuring performances and stories from the acclaimed musical.

THE VIOLIN, by The Francis Sisters (Kami Nishima and Kara Dudley), will receive a special industry presentation on Wednesday, July 12, 2024, at Open Jar Studios. Learn more!

Explore the first 29-hour reading of Agatha Christie's THE SECRET ADVERSARY: A MYSTERY MUSICAL. This modern adaptation of Christie's second novel is a romantic musical comedy about two friends solving a mystery, presented in New York City.

Dear Santa: Thanks for the gifts called music in NYC, letting us 'wrap' our ears around a touch of Oklahoma-bred sense and sensibility, lots of holiday cheer, and musical theatre projects that have a connection to a famous hotel ....all part of a week in the winter wonderland of Manhattan's live presentations.

 APPALACHIAN HANUKKAH, a new musical with book & lyrics by Joanne Sydney Lessner and music & lyrics by Joshua Rosenblum, will present industry readings on December 4 at 3 PM and December 5 at 11 AM at Ripley Grier Studios, 520 8th Avenue. 

Join Urban Stages for the 15th Annual WINTER RHYTHMS 2023, featuring 22 shows, over 11 days, and more than 100 performers. From cabaret to jazz and everything in between, this award-winning series is a must-see event for music and performance lovers. Don't miss out on this spectacular showcase!

Winter Rhythms @ Urban Stages has announced two very special upcoming events as part of its “2023 Winter Rhythms” series, the award-winning music festival at Urban Stages Theater.

Get the latest scoop on the industry reading of Normal Teenage Girl, a new musical featuring Ephie Aardema, Daniel Quadrino, and more. Find out about the star-studded cast and the emotionally complex story of a runaway girl.

This month, Theatre Now is producing staged readings of Derailed! and The Sustain, new musicals developed in their Musical Writers Lab.

The original cast recording of The York Theatre Company's 2022 world premiere presentation of Penelope, or How the Odyssey Was Really Written, a new musical comedy, with book & lyrics by Peter Kellogg (York’s Desperate Measures), music by Stephen Weiner (The Rivals), is out now.

​​​​​​​ At an SRO ceremony held at Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsfield, the Board of the Berkshire Theatre Critics Association (BTCA) presented the Berkshire Theatre Awards on the evening of Monday, November 14, 2022. This was the fifth time the awards have been presented to honor and celebrate the excellence and diversity of theatre in the greater Berkshire region.

The Berkshire Theatre Critics Association has announced the nominees for the 6th Berkshire Theatre Awards, known colloquially as The Berkies. This year’s awards recognize shows that opened in the greater Berkshire region between October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022.

Barrington Stage Company is presenting the World Premiere production of All of Me on the Boyd-Quinson Stage through October 9, 2022. Written by Burman New Play Award winner Laura Winters, All of Me is directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe. Get a first look at photos here!