Patrick Murphy News

Whittier Community Theatre is kicking off it's 96th season with one of the best written musicals of all time, GUYS AND DOLLS. We will take you back in time to Damon Runyon's New York City of the 1940's. Music and Lyrics by Frank Losser, Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows.

Whittier Community Theatre is kicking off it's 96th season with one of the best written musicals of all time, GUYS AND DOLLS. We will take you back in time to Damon Runyon's New York City of the 1940's. Music and Lyrics by Frank Losser, Book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows.

Gaelic Storm will perform in the Mary W. Sommervold Hall at the Washington Pavilion on August 31, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale starting July 19, 2017.

The chart-topping, multi-national Celtic band, Gaelic Storm, appeared in the blockbuster film 'Titanic' (where they performed 'Irish Party in Third Class') and laid the groundwork for a career that would eventually find them topping the Billboard World Chart five times. Headlining the largest Irish Festivals across the country, they've gained a reputation as a genre-bending Irish band whose songs mix Celtic traditions with something new and unexpected. See them live in the Studio Theatre on November 12.  Tickets are $50, including fees.

John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation, starring seven-time Emmy Award winner Allison Janney ('Mom,' The Girl on the Train), Tony Award winner John Benjamin Hickey (The Normal Heart, 'Manhattan') and Corey Hawkins(Straight Outta Compton, '24: Legacy'), directed by Trip Cullman(Significant Other, Yen), officially opened last night, April 25, at the Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street). BroadwayWorld was there at opening night and brings you some red carpet action below!

]Gaelic Storm, multi-national Celtic-fusion band will play their way to the South Orange Performing Arts Center stage Friday, June 2 at 8 p.m. The eclectic band has been touring for two decades, gaining acclaim by playing their infectious and foot-pounding song "Irish Party in Third Class" in the blockbuster hit Titanic. This versatile band has a hand and foot in every genre from Bluegrass, to Country-Rock and Rock 'n Roll, and has just released their new album Matching Sweaters.???????

Experience the Buck Creek Players Collection of Favorites as we continue our 43rd season of quality theater with the stage version of the popular book, film, and television series, M*A*S*H by Tim Kelly, adapted from the book by Richard Hooker. This comedic and nostalgic production will open on Friday, March 31st, and continue for two weekends through Sunday, April 9th. Curtain times are at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, with 2:30 p.m. matinees on Sunday. All performances will be held at the Buck Creek Playhouse, 11150 Southeastern Avenue. Admission is $18 for adults and $16 for students and senior citizens (62 and older).

Experience the Buck Creek Players Collection of Favorites as we continue our 43rd season of quality theater with the stage version of the popular book, film, and television series, M*A*S*H by Tim Kelly, adapted from the book by Richard Hooker.

TAINTED DREAMS, the Emmy nominated web-series about the 'behind the scenes' drama of the fictitious soap Painted Dreams is slated to start streaming on Amazon on December 26, 2016.

TAINTED DREAMS, the Emmy nominated web-series about the 'behind the scenes' drama of the fictitious soap Painted Dreams is slated to start streaming on Amazon on December 26, 2016.

Chicago's own Genesis Theatrical Productions, a leader in new and unique theatre celebrates women with three outstanding plays by and about women. 

BOOTLEG THEATER is thrilled to announce the second show of its 2016-2017 season, the world premiere of THE STAND- IN, written by Alicia Adams & Peter Monro and directed by Patrick Murphy. THE STAND- IN will begin previews on Thursday, October 13 at 7pm; will open on Saturday, October 15 at 7pm and run through Saturday, November 5 at the Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd. in Los Angeles.

Thicker Than Water looks at the tragic case of Andrea Yates who admitted to drowning her 5 children in the bathtub. 

BOOTLEG THEATER is thrilled to announce the second show of its 2016-2017 season, THE STAND- IN, written by Alicia Adams & Peter Monro and directed by Patrick Murphy. THE STAND- IN will begin previews today, October 13 at 7pm; will open on Saturday, October 15 at 7pm and run through Saturday, November 5 at the Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd. in Los Angeles.

Playwright Douglas Parker is known for his plays BESSIE:  The Life and Music of Bessie Smith, Life on the Mississippi, a play about young Samuel Clemens and Declarations, a one act play drawn from the letters of John and Abigail Adams.Thicker Than Water looks at the tragic case of Andrea Yates who admitted to drowning her 5 children in the bathtub. 

BOOTLEG THEATER is thrilled to announce the second show of its 2016-2017 season, THE STAND- IN, written by Alicia Adams & Peter Monro and directed by Patrick Murphy. THE STAND- IN will begin previews on Thursday, October 13 at 7pm; will open on Saturday, October 15 at 7pm and run through Saturday, November 5 at the Bootleg Theater, 2220 Beverly Blvd. in Los Angeles.

Who knew ecological adversity and failed policy could be so much fun? It's a grim world in Urinetown where a dire water shortage has made it a privilege to pee anywhere but the corporate amenities. Yet the zany humor and high energy of Constellation Theatre Company's URINETOWN (The Musical!) offers a hilarious lampoon of corporate greed, corrupt politics, and earnest populism complete with zingy songs and jazz hands.

Constellation Theatre Company will present Urinetown by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis directed by Allison Arkell Stockman from August 31 - October 9 at SOURCE 1835 14th St NW, Washington, DC.