On-Stage News

BWW caught up with Sameer Katz on bringing Whether Conditions to the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Georgia Gets By, the project of New Zealand’s Georgia Nott, will release her new EP, Split Lip, on September 6th. The announcement comes with a dual single release of two instantly memorable tracks “Some Kind of Angel,” which was co-written by Grammy award nominated producer Billboard and the EP’s title track “Split Lip.”

Sheffield Theatres will present Something Old, Something New, a brand-new production by Sheffield People's Theatre which runs in the Playhouse from Wednesday 14 – Saturday 17 August 2024.

Discover the world premiere of the new musical STILETTO, a captivating production set to debut with an original score and compelling storyline. Don't miss this exciting addition to the theater scene.

Find out who's starring in Lucy Bailey’s new production of the UK & Ireland Tour of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS.

The Young Vic Theatre has announced casting for Girl in the Machine by Stef Smith and directed by Annie Kershaw.Girl in the Machine will run from Wednesday 16 - Saturday 26 October 2024 in the Young Vic’s Clare Theatre as part of the Creators Program and Genesis Future Directors Award program.

In honour of the centenary of the great Italian composer’s death, Melbourne Opera (MO) will present a Puccini Festival from 15-25 September. 

Broadway in Cincinnati will present Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical for 9 performances at the Aronoff Center from December 10 – 15 as a special engagement in the 24/25 Broadway in Cincinnati Season.

 Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) has announced the performers and creative team for MOYA by Zip Zap Circus, a thrilling spectacle from Cape Town, South Africa that will be the first production of CTC’s 2024-2025 Season.

Ballet Austin reveals its 2024/25 season featuring a mix of provocative romances and cherished classics. Discover the exciting lineup that promises captivating performances for all ballet enthusiasts.

RGC Theatre will present the first regional workshop of GRACE AND THE GHOST, a one-act musical exploring friendship, healing, and self-discovery, at the Rochester Performance and Arts Center on August 3rd.

Patsy Cline made it past the cursed musicians’ age of twenty-seven, but not by much. She was killed in a plane crash at the age of thirty, leaving thousands of fans to mourn her memory and music. She is known for inspiring the next generation of women in country music and was the first solo female artist to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.  It was only a matter of time before her extraordinary journey to fame made it into the book of a jukebox musical, and we are so lucky it did. Always…Patsy Cline is part of the 52nd season of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, playing simultaneously with the delightful Shakespearean comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Jennifer Holmes has been appointed as the inaugural Dean of Pace University Sands College of Performing Arts, bringing extensive experience in theatre education and administration to the new role.

On Thursday evening, July 25, Greta Gertler Gold and Hilary Bell showcased musical numbers and the synopsis from their 29-hour reading for an enthusiastic crowd at Joe’s Pub.

The Station, a dark comedy by Maggie Cregan, will be performed at The Connelly Theatre during the 2024 SheNYC festival.

The play follows the year and a half that authors Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne spent living only a mile away from each other in the Berkshires. At the same time, Melville wrote and developed the novel MOBY DICK (which he dedicated to Hawthorne). The show is based on historical facts and will play from August 1st through August 10th.

Scott Moreau is from Litchfield, ME and holds a BFA in Music Theatre from Illinois Wesleyan University. After a lifelong dream of being a professional baseball player, Scott turned to the stage after seeing a life-changing performance of Les Misérables in London his freshman year of high school. Through his years in high school and college, he found a love for not only musical theatre but choral singing, directing, sound design and stage combat.

K-Pop fans' favorite weekend of the year, KCON LA, returned this past weekend, marking the convention's most successful event since its inception in 2012. Check out my recap of KCON LA 2024.

OFC Creations Theatre Center will present McIver Ewing, well known for playing Waldo in THE LITTLE RASCALS and as Derek in FULL HOUSE as Peter Allen in OFC’s 2024-2025 season opener, The Boy From Oz.

The complete Broadway cast has been announced for the New York premiere of Jez Butterworth’s new play The Hills of California, directed by Sam Mendes. Learn more about who will star in the production here!