Lynn Ahrens News

Dogwood Dell Amphitheatre will present the musical Once On This Island. With a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty, this vibrant and heartwarming tale will transport audiences to a mystical Caribbean island. Learn more!

Popovsky Performing Arts Studio and The Protagonist Project will present Anastasia: The Musical this August! Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

Coeur d' Alene Summer Theatre to its upcoming production of Anastasia: The Musical. This professional musical theatre spectacle, brimming with romance, mystery, and heart, opens on Friday, July 18, 2025, and runs through Sunday, July 27, 2025, at the Schuler Performing Arts Center on the North Idaho College Campus.

Ragtime is coming to Tulsa PAC. The musical features a book by Terrence McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and is based on the novel 'Ragtime' by E.L. Doctorow.

The Barn Theatre in Augusta, MI kicks off a colorful summer run with Seussical the Musical, playing July 8 through 20. Featuring music by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the show brings the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss to the stage in a vibrant, family-friendly production directed by Patrick Hunter.

Further casting has been announced Little Dancer – A New Musical In Concert, which makes its highly anticipated UK premiere at Theatre Royal Drury Lane this month for one night only.

The Phantom Projects Theatre (311 South Euclid St, La Habra CA) continues its decades long commitment to arts education and accessibility by presenting its second annual No-Fee, No Tuition, Summer all-youth musical, Seussical, Jr.

Theatre Now is accepting submissions for SOUND BITES 13, the 13th Annual Festival of 10-Minute Musicals, now through December 1st. 10 finalists will be selected for presentation on Monday, May 4, 2026 at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center.

I’ve been writing about the lack of female representation in creative teams for at least 15 years. When I wrote a series on female playwrights a couple of years back, there was a sense that things were getting better. Indeed, when Julia Jordan handed off leadership of the Lillys in December 2023, she proudly reported that gender parity had been reached on off-Broadway stages dedicated to new plays. There was even talk of sunsetting the organization, which has been a driving force in the fight for gender parity.

Because of its great cultural and intellectual influence, Boston has been known as the Athens of America for centuries. That sobriquet is as true today as ever thanks to the area’s vibrant theater scene featuring pre-Broadway productions and national tours, Tony Award-winning regional theaters, and a host of other theater companies presenting everything from Shakespeare to classic and contemporary plays, musicals and concerts.

Tickets go on sale this week for the highly-anticipated major musical ANASTASIA, which will open at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre in April 2026. Learn more about the show here!

Theatre Tuscaloosa will present 'Anastasia' with book by Terrance McNally, music by Stephen Flaherty, and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, in the Bean-Brown Theatre.

The Cape Playhouse will continue its summer season with ANASTASIA: THE MUSICAL, the epic journey of self-discovery, love, and the quest for home. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is kicking of the 2025/2026 Sensory-Inclusive Season this summer which includes nine specially adapted performances that create a welcoming and supportive environment for children and adults on the autism spectrum, as well as individuals with other sensitivity issues or developmental disabilities.

Moonlight Stage Productions’ 44th season will continue with Anastasia, the second of three regional premieres. Based on the 20th Century Fox Animation 1997 film of the same name.

​​​​​​​Theatre Now New York will host a Master Class with Tony Award-winning writer Rachel Sheinkin (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) next week.

MSMT resumed its 11th season of the popular series, Peek Behind the Curtain, on June 11, 2025, presenting a panel of stars from the current production of ANASTASIA together with MSMT Artistic Director Curt Dale Clark and BWW moderator Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold. Held at  Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, the event drew through an enthusiastic crowd. Among the panelists were a Mary Ernster (Broadway WAR PAINT, THE NOTEBOOK, Winner 2 Jeff Awards), who portrays the Dowager Empress; Amanda Rose (Broadway MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, WICKED, National Tours of OKLAHOMA, WICKED,HOLIDAY INN), who plays Countess Lily; and Christopher Page-Sanders (THE FROGS, THE WIZ, DREAMGIRLS), who serves as Associate Choreographer and Dance Captain of the show.

Barrington Stage Company has announced the world premiere of Something Beautiful: The Songs of Ahrens and Flaherty, an exhilarating new concert event celebrating the music of Tony Award-winning songwriting team Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

Barrington Stage Company has announced the world premiere of Something Beautiful: The Songs of Ahrens and Flaherty, an exhilarating new concert event celebrating the music of Tony Award-winning songwriting team Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

The Players' Ring in Portsmouth, in its latest offering, invites audiences into the unassuming yet profoundly resonant world of “A Man of No Importance.” This 2002 musical, with its tender book by Terrence McNally and the soaring melodies of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, (They wrote the musical, “Ragtime.”) gently peels back the layers of common day life into a universe of heartfelt human connection and quiet courage.