Mary Shelley News

Chicago's historic Fine Arts Building and Studebaker Theater has announced their Halloween co-production of Manual Cinema's acclaimed Frankenstein has added an additional performance due to popular demand on Saturday, October 26.

You can always count on the Seacoast Repertory Theatre to stage productions that are out of the mainstream, out of the ordinary, and that challenge audiences in new ways. This is very apparent is its current production of Nick Dear's adaptation of Mary Shelley's “Frankenstein.” It is a dark and foreboding telling of the Frankenstein legend through the eyes of the creature, rather than from the creator, Victor Frankenstein.at did our critic think of FRANKENSTEIN at Seacoast Repertory Theatre?

Manual Cinema's production of Frankenstein will be presented at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College. This performance combines shadow puppetry, cinematic techniques, and live music. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein Comes to the Ritz

As we dive into October, Broadway fans have plenty of new movies, shows, and music to look forward to! Check out what's coming to streaming this month, including a new season of Heartstopper, the filmed recording of Rachel Bloom's Off-Broadway show, and Ariana DeBose as an anxious chef in Prime Video's House of Spoils.

 Center City Stage will present a bold Halloween experience with a fresh, haunted look at Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein on October 31, 2024. 

Locally Grown Theatre has announced its upcoming outdoor fall production, 'Frankenstein/Monster,' by Andra Laine Hunter, directed by Casey Marie Holmes.

“I love you like Mary Shelley loved her monster.” Being in the right place at the right time can change your life. So, when young producer Marcia Jeffries stumbles upon a drunken Larry Rhodes while she’s recording a radio segment somewhere in the southern States, it seems like it’s fate. A gifted singer songwriter with a charming bluntness to him, Rhodes is immediately offered a slot on her show and his rise to stardom begins. Based on the 1957 film that launched Andy Griffith’s career, A Face in the Crowd is now only a creaky musical with an attractive cast. Written by Elvis Costello and Sara Ruhl, it’s Kwame Kwei-Armah’s swansong as Artistic Director of the Young Vic.

Lightbooth Blackout and Lone Brick Theatre Company will present a contemporary adaptation of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN at Widener University's Lathem Hall from October 10-20.

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 10, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

Honor Roll!, the 2,000-member organization that advocates for women+ playwrights over 40, has announced the recipients of the 2024 MARJORIE BICKNELL HONOR ROLL! HONORS.

Performer and member of boy band NSYNC, JC Chasez, is trying his hand at musical theater! The singer, songwriter, producer and actor has teamed up with songwriter and composer Jimmy Harry to create a concept album inspired by Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, Frankenstein.

Seán Aydon's acclaimed adaption of Mary Shelley's classic novel Frankenstein will begin a second UK theatre tour this autumn, opening at Portsmouth New Theatre Royal on 3 October.

During late summer and fall, film events will once again light up the night at THE FORD. Two sets of presentations feature very different focusses on classic films.

Chicago's Studebaker Theater is collaborating with Manual Cinema to present unique adaptations of FRANKENSTEIN and A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Learn more about the productions!

An invitation-only reading of WE SHALL BE MONSTERS, a new play by April Lavalle, will be presented on June 27th in Manhattan. The play follows teenage Mary Shelley's 1816 vacation with famous regency-era writers.

All new invitation-only presentations will be hosted of developmental works featuring Broadway talent. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!

Merrimack Repertory Theatre has announced its slate of productions for the 2024-2025 season. The 46th season will include seven plays. Learn more about the lineup here!

A rock n' roll affair à la Little Shop of Horrors and The Rocky Horror Picture Show meets Robert LePage, Gangrene, USA: The Musical is a Faustian horror-comedy spectacle brought to you by producer, Chantelle Han of Barbet Productions, production company behind the award-winning feature film thriller, Peppergrass.

Wandsworth Arts Fringe is celebrating its 15th birthday!  From 7th – 23rd June 2024, leap into a world of brand-new theatre, experimental dance and music, works-in-progress from the next big names in comedy, and nights of cabaret.