In May, Creative Cauldron will present The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin. A show about a girl who is stuck between two worlds within her own identity, as she strives to make a name for herself in the bright lights of Broadway.
Get a first look at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts's world premiere musical Through the Sunken Lands in an all-new video. Check out the trailer!
Go inside rehearsals for The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts's world premiere musical Through the Sunken Lands in an all-new video. A powerful, heartwarming tale about a young girl who finds her power and purpose, this new work features script and lyrics by Tim J. Lord, music and lyrics by Avi Amon, and direction by Cara Phipps.
The mainstage season at Bristol Riverside Theatre (BRT) (120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA 19007) kicks off with the iconic Charles Ludlam comedy-camp-suspense-satire play The Mystery of Irma Vep. The title is a nod to the 1915 French movie serial Les Vampires. Ludlam's cult classic premieres on the BRT mainstage October 3 to 22.
Generic Theater inaugurates its 43rd season with Flyin' West, written by award-winning playwright and New York Times bestselling author Pearl Cleage. Terrance Afer-Anderson directs this production, running weekends September 8th - October 1st at Generic Theater, Norfolk's underground theater located in the basement of Chrysler Hall.
His Story: The Musical, the world-premiere musical is now playing at the new state-of-the-art Broadway Tent at Grandscape in Texas. Check out an all new behind the scenes video here!
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announced the cast for the D.C. premiere of Ride the Cyclone. Arena Stage’s Kreeger Theater will be transformed into somewhere between earth and—well, not earth—when Ride the Cyclone plays from January 13 – February 19, 2023.
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will bring in the New Year with its production of “Flyin' West” by Pearl Cleage. WBTT had previously presented this show as a staged play reading in the summer of 2018 as part of the national Project1VOICE program, during which Black theatres around the country present the same play on the same day.
THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP playing at Diversionary Theatre through December 24th provides a lot of laughter in this zany, fast-paced comedy. A send-up of Victorian Gothic literary tropes, Sci-fi B movies, and more this two-person farce offers queer, high-camp humor making this a great show option for anyone looking for a holiday-themed show alternative.
On Monday November 7, Quintessence Theatre, Philadelphia's professional classic repertory theatre, was the recipient of the only award given out at Theatre Philadelphia’s annual industry celebration.
Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY (BTTUNY) has announced its upcoming and first production of the 2022-2023 season: FLYIN' WEST, by Pearl Cleage, directed by Jean-Remy Monnay.
Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia's professional classic repertory theatre, announces the extension of The Reclamation Repertory, a rotating repertory of Pearl Cleage's epic historical fiction Flyin' West and Alexandre Dumas fils' enduring tragic romance Camille.
Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia's professional classic repertory theatre, will conclude with Season XII: Breaking the Cycle with a rotating repertory of Pearl Cleage’s epic historical fiction Flyin' West and Alexandre Dumas fils’ enduring tragic romance Camille.
Diversionary announces the cast and creative team of the World Premiere Musical of EIGHTY-SIXED. Kevin Newbury will direct the World Premiere production of EIGHTY-SIXED by Jeremy J. King and Sam Salmond and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly.
In its 23rd season, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will explore the struggles and triumphs of people who sought to realize their own version of the American Dream. Whether their dreams came true or were deferred, their stories make for compelling, can't-miss shows on the WBTT stage.