Lee Thompson News

Burning Coal Theatre Company will present Oakwood 2025: Un/NAMED, 6 Short Plays by North Carolina Playwrights, directed by Hayley Philippart. Learn more!

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop (FSWW), in partnership with Zoomcatchers and The Billie Holiday Theatre, has announced an upcoming play reading of Sister Suffragists & The Harlem Hellfighter by Sheila Bassoppo-Moyo, directed by Byron Saunders.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop (FSWW), in partnership with Zoomcatchers and The Billie Holiday Theatre, has announced an upcoming play reading of Sister Suffragists & The Harlem Hellfighter by Sheila Bassoppo-Moyo, directed by Byron Saunders.

Pioneer Theatre Company’s professional production of SOUVENIR, playing in the new Meldrum Theatre at the Einar Nielsen Fieldhouse, is a gentle comedy that lifts spirits and is filled with diverting music.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop will present a virtual play reading of 'The (Mis)Education of the Young Cassie Jonze,' a compelling new work by playwright Cris E. Bla today at 1pm.

Pioneer Theatre Company will present Stephen Temperley’s Souvenir, “a fantasia on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins,” in December. Learn how to purchase tickets.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop continues its 2024-25 season with a reading of WHO YOU KISS FOR FUN by Emma Y. Lai, exploring identity and romance among Asian American friends.

History Theatre in Saint Paul revealed the lineup for its Fall Raw Stages Festival, featuring four staged readings, two salons, and a festival celebration. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Pioneer Theatre Company will present the Utah premiere of Prayer for the French Republic by Joshua Harmon. PTC is among the first theatre companies in the nation to be granted the rights to the three-time Tony-nominated play. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop announced the 2024/25 season with a new play reading of SCORPIO'S TAIL by Alan Kilpatrick, directed by Garland Thompson Jr., in partnership with the Billie Holiday Theatre.

Pioneer Theatre Company has announced its production of JERSEY BOYS, the Tony and Olivier Award-winning musical, bringing the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons to the stage.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop, in partnership with the Billie Holiday Theatre, will continue its Sunday Virtual Play Reading Series on Zoom with Impossible Theories of Us by John Mabey.

Get a first look at Pioneer Theatre Company's Utah premiere of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, now on stage through May 25th 2024. The musical is written by by Dave Malloy and adapted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.

Pioneer Theatre Company’s Utah premiere of NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 is deliciously, opulently staged and performed. It is unlikely that the rarely staged musical will ever be seen in the state again in such glorious trappings. Anyone with even a hint of interest should race to PTC to avoid missing out on what patrons will surely be discussing in hushed, reverent tones for seasons to come.

Go inside rehearsals for Pioneer Theatre Company's Utah premiere of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 from May 10-25, 2024. Written by Dave Malloy and adapted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, the 12-time Tony-nominated musical is described as follows:

Pioneer Theatre Company will present the Utah premiere of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 from May 10-25, 2024. Written by Dave Malloy and adapted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.

Get a first look at Pioneer Theatre Company's BONNIE & CLYDE - playing now through March 9. In the video, watch previews of the music including 'God's Arms Are Always Open', 'How 'Bout a Dance?', 'When I Drive' and 'This World Will Remember Us'.

Pioneer Theatre Company’s production of BONNIE & CLYDE is a prime example of the next-level work that’s come from the theatre lately as the product of world-class performers and creative teams. There’s a reason why they bill themselves as “Utah’s premier professional theatre.”  If you haven’t given PTC a try, now is the time to see what you’ve been missing.

Get a first look at rehearsals for Pioneer Theatre Company's production of Bonnie & Clyde, on stage from February 23-March 9, 2024.

PTC presents the Tony-nominated musical 'Bonnie & Clyde' in Utah, marking the first professional production of the show in the state.