McCarter Theatre News

The national tour of Tectonic Theater Project’s Here There Are Blueberries launched last month at the McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, NJ. Check out all new photos here!

Mara Isaacs, founder of Octopus Theatricals has launched Octoverse Media, a new multi-media platform for the release of music, film, and other multi-media recordings. Learn more!

Teatro Público de Cleveland and Cleveland Public Theatre will present El Coquí Espectacular and the Bottle of Doom by Matt Barbot. Featuring: Roxana Bell, Nathalie Bermudez, Alisha Caraballo, Angelluis Centeno, Alejandro Martinez Jr., Elena Grace Thomson (Understudy).

Playwright Karen Zacarías and director Sarah Rasmussen discuss themes and the creative process behind Legacy of Light at the McCarter Theatre Center. Watch the video now!

 In Here There Are Blueberries, performing for at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, a mysterious album featuring Nazi-era photographs arrives at the desk of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist Rebecca Erbelding.

Jason Isbell has released “Foxes in the Snow,” the title track from his upcoming solo acoustic record. The new album was recorded in New York City at the famed Electric Lady Studios in October, 2024. Listen to the track now.

The Huntington has announced the cast and creative team of The Triumph of Love, the classic romantic comedy written by Pierre Carlet de Marivaux, translated by Stephen Wadsworth, and directed by Huntington Artistic Director Loretta Greco (Prayer for the French Republic at The Huntington).

Two of music’s most respected songwriters and artists, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Brandy Clark will join forces for a special tour kicking off this summer.

Michigander – the acclaimed indie rock project led by singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jason Singer – has released their highly anticipated eponymous debut album. Listen to it now.

New Jersey Theatre Alliance has announced the selection of three exceptional emerging professionals for the 2025 Career Accelerator Program, a six-month paid fellowship designed to cultivate the next generation of theatre leaders.

Legendary children's musician Laurie Berkner and The Laurie Berkner Band will return to Laurie's hometown with a 'Greatest Hits' concert for families at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at the McCarter Theatre Center, 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ.

Acclaimed California rock band Dawes have followed last night’s surprise appearance at the 67th Annual GRAMMY® Awards with the release of their exclusive cover version of “I Love L.A.' Listen to it here!

Remembrance, the final duo album from banjo great Béla Fleck and the legendary Chick Corea, earned the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.

Precious Days Records has released the debut recording of Gretchen Cryer and Gracie Hyland’s new musical HOUSE ON FIRE in streaming and digital formats. Learn more about the album and the upcoming concert presentation.

Noli Timere, Latin for 'be not afraid,' is a groundbreaking world premiere spectacle coming to McCarter Theatre's Berlind Theatre for three performances, February 7–8, 2025.

​​​​​​​Ars Nova has announced that Founding Artistic Director Jason Eagan will step down from his role as Artistic Director on June 30, 2025, following over two decades of leadership.

A gripping Holocaust drama explores the banality of evil as museum archivist grapples with Nazi leisure photos at Auschwitz. Strong performances and innovative staging illuminate how ordinary people enabled genocide.

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced its annual fundraising concert celebrating Porchlight's 30th anniversary with Chicago Sings 30 Years of Porchlight, Monday, May 12 at 7 p.m., with a 5:30 p.m. reception, at the House of Blues Chicago.

Asolo Repertory Theatre has announced complete casting for the Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Anna in the Tropics, which begins previews in February.

The National Tour of Here There Are Blueberries, the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist play from Tectonic Theater Project by Tony and Emmy nominee Moisés Kaufman and Emmy nominee Amanda Gronich opens tomorrow night Friday, January 24 and runs through February 9 at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton NJ.