Raleigh Little Theatre’s production of IN THE HEIGHTS was initially announced in February 2020, just before the Coronavirus pandemic shut down theaters across the country. So it’s a joy to finally see it make its way to the stage in June 2022. Directed by Patrick Torres, the story of Washington Heights is brought to life by talented local Latinx community members.
Rachel Bay Jones brings her special brand of storytelling to her new show at 54 Below.
A jukebox musical featuring songs from a plethora of country music artists, May We All has all the charm of a pedal-tavern powered by a dozen drunk “woo-woo” girls debauching themselves all the way down Broadway, while displaying all the emotional complexity and dramatic intensity of a rejected script from a Hallmark Network Christmas movie.
Circle Jerk, the critically acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize® Finalist piece has announced special guest hosts for its late-night performances in honor of Pride live at The Connelly Theater and live streamed online.
Produced by TA Films, directed by Tyler Adams and filmed at the local fire department in Dickson, TN, the video tells the story of a historic house fire and a young couple—a paramedic and a firefighter—who were drawn together through I.T. “The Kind of Love We Make” is the latest song unveiled from Combs’ highly anticipated new album, Growin’ Up.
The album features over 70 members of Iconis’ vast family of collaborators including Aaron Tveit, Andrew Ranells, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Krysta Rodriguez, Andrew Barth Feldman, Kerry Butler, Danny Burstein, Annie Golden, George Salazar, Will Roland, and many more. Plus, check out upcoming concert dates!
All new photos have beenn released from the Canadian Premiere production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child began performances on Tuesday May 31st and officially opens on Sunday June 19th, 2022 at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre.
Those Women Productions is pleased to stage its production of House of Desires (Los empeños de una casa) by the 17th century Mexican poet, playwright, and theologian, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, in a translation by Catherine Boyle (written for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2004).
The Grand Prairie Arts Council will present IN THE HEIGHTS, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quira Alegría Hudes, and co-direction by Lon Barrera and Jacob Rivera-Sanchez. The show runs June 17 - 26, 2022, at the Uptown Theater. Check out photos here!
Syracuse Stage has announced casting for the world premiere of How to Dance in Ohio, a new musical inspired by Alexandra Shiva’s Peabody Award-winning documentary of the same name. How to Dance in Ohio’s fourteen-member cast includes Tony Award-winning RENT star Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Broadway veterans, and seven autistic actors. Learn all about the production here!
Opening tonight at Darkhorse Theater in Nashville is That Woman – The Monologue Show, which explores the stories of women who involved or rumored-to-be involved with President John F. Kennedy. Co-written by Nashville-area women playwrights and actors, it is performed by a diverse ensemble of actors who bring the women to life “in a fascinating look at a lesser-known aspect of history and a thought-provoking and entertaining evening of theatre.”
Get a first look at video footage from the world premiere of May We All: A New Country Musical, which is now officially open at Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, TN. The musical will play through July 17, 2022.
The National Music Publishers’ Association held its annual meeting at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. The event honored industry leaders, iconic songs and songwriters and examined new data. The program opened with GRAMMY Album of the Year winner Jon Batiste performing a stunning tribute to the 2022 NMPA Songwriter Icon Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Your favorite podcast hosts Jason A. Coombs and Samantha Tuozzolo are back with the three Time Tony Award Nominee Robin de Jesús, who was most recently seen in the Netflix adaptation of TICK TICK BOOM directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda! In this Throwback Thursday episode, originally released on April 1, 2021, Robin dishes on his journey working as a server at Bertucci’s and Bubba Gump to gracing the Broadway stage!
Concord Theatricals has announced that it has secured exclusive worldwide English language stage licensing rights to Alice Childress’ Trouble in Mind for its Samuel French imprint.
Liquid Theatre Collective and Randy Donaldson, Executive Producer, will present two (2) private industry readings of MARIAN, an original musical based on the life of world-renowned contralto, Marian Anderson.
Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts welcomed actor Bryan Cranston and composer Stephen Schwartz to the evening performance of the new comedy, Windfall, on Tuesday, June 14, at 7 p.m. at Bay Street Theater.
SheATL Arts has announced its lineup for the 2022 SheATL Summer Theater Festival. After a rigorous, blind, months-long selection process out of over 300 submissions from around the globe, four full-length plays by gender-marginalized artists have been selected to take the SheATL stage this August.
The Fountain Theatre presents a deeply personal play about history, responsibility, and what we're willing to sacrifice for a new beginning. Tony Award-winning actor Jason Alexander, widely known from TV's Seinfeld, directs the Los Angeles premiere of If I Forget by Steven Levenson, running July 23 through September 10 on the Fountain's indoor stage. Previews begin July 20.
The national tour of FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME will play Pasadena Playhouse July 12-August 7, 2022. The 90-minute show is created nightly with the audience and no two shows are ever the same.
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