Michael Brown News

Stratford Festival extends the run of the musical Rent and Monty Python's Spamalot for a second time due to popular demand. Rent will now run until November 5 and Spamalot until November 18.

The cast and creative team has been revealed for the world premiere of Chris, Mrs. - A New Holiday Musical. Find out who is starring in the show here!

Pianist Orion Weiss reveals his exciting 2023/2024 season, including performances with the NSO and CSO conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, recitals with violinist Augustin Hadelich, and chamber music with the Ariel Quartet. Find out more about his upcoming engagements and tour dates.

Don't miss out on the extended run of Monty Python's Spamalot at the Stratford Festival. Find out all the details about this limited time extension and plan your visit today!

Discover the upcoming mainstage production of 'Spiritus/Virgil's Dance' at Rattlestick Theater. Mark your calendars and prepare to be enthralled by this mesmerizing performance by Dael Orlandersmith. Don't miss out on this incredible theatrical experience.

From Morris Panych, co-creator of the landmark movement piece The Overcoat, and internationally acclaimed composer David Coulter, the thrilling new work Frankenstein Revived begins performances at the Stratford Festival’s Avon Theatre. Panych will direct the production on the Avon stage, with Movement Choreographer Wendy Gorling and Dance Choreographer Stephen Cota.

The Red Door Project (formally known as The August Wilson Red Door Project) has hired an Executive Director.

Monty Python's Spamalot hits the stage in Stratford tomorrow, April 19, with hilarity sure to follow. Lezlie Wade directs this musical, “lovingly ripped off from the motion picture Monty Python and the Holy Grail.”

The internationally acclaimed American pianist Ursula Oppens will return to Brooklyn's Bargemusic (Fulton Ferry Landing, 1 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201) for two piano recitals on Sunday, April 16, 2023.

What did our critic think of RAGTIME at Morris Park Players?

In a special online presentation in partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting, ArtsBridge Foundation has announced the nominees for the 15th Annual Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards (GHSMTA), for the 2022-23 school year.

The Audio Publishers Association has announced finalists for the 2023 Audie Awards®, the premier awards program recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment. Winners across 26 competitive categories will be revealed at the Audie Awards Gala on March 28. The ceremony will be streamed to the public from Chelsea Piers’ Pier Sixty in NYC. 

Tickets are now on sale for the 5th Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, the largest of its kind in North America, returning January 18-29, 2023, at venues large and small throughout the city.

The Stratford Festival is putting the finishing touches on casting and will soon open its box office for a special holiday pre-sale for tickets to the 13 exciting shows of the 2023 season. With savings up to 25%, this is a perfect opportunity to secure tickets for your favourite shows or buy gifts for the theatre-lovers on your list.

Just as the 2022 season comes to a close, work for the 2023 season is getting underway at the Stratford Festival. Creative teams for next year's productions are coming into place and the casting department is busy confirming key roles for the season. Soon the workshops will be abuzz with artisans building the season's sets, props and costumes.

The USM Department of Theatre unfurls its second offering of the season with the dark, musical, genre-defying Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn with music by Michael Friedman.

The Actor’s Workshop & Repertory Co. will present HANDS UP! The New Black Fest’s Hands Up! 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments on Friday, October 7, Saturday 8 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, October 9 at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 14, Saturday, 15 at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, October 16 at 2:00 p.m.

The Fulton Theatre will present the World/Regional Premiere of FOR COLORED BOYZ on the verge of a nervous breakdown/ when freedom ain’t enuff, a new choreopoem by author and playwright Bryan-Keyth Wilson. FOR COLORED BOYZ officially opens tonight – Thursday, September 8 – with a limited run through September 25. Get a first look at photos here!

After much recognition, including a festival finalist and selection for a prestigious showcase, For Colored Boyz on the verge of a nervous breakdown when freedom ain't enuff is making its World/ Regional Premiere. Written, directed, and choreographed by Bryan-Keyth Wilson, this choreopoem dives deep into the lived experience of five men of color and the challenges of a racist and oppressive society.

It’s 2022 and Richard X. Heyman is releasing 67,000 Miles An Album. The disc is a collection of brand-new songs mixed with some from a few years back,produced by Heyman, recorded at his home Kit Factory studio with drums recorded at Eastside Sound in NYC. The earlier compositions were written for The Doughboys.