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Photo/Video: First Look at Amber Iman in HELLO, DOLLY! at Arkansas Rep
by Joshua Wright - Aug 22, 2024

Get a first look at Arkansas Repertory Theatre's  new concert production of the classic Broadway musical, Hello, Dolly!. The award-winning cast of Broadway veterans performs Jerry Herman's classic score alongside the lush sounds of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra led by Tony Award-nominee Amber Iman.

Full Cast Set For JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK Starring J. Smith-Cameron and Mark Rylance
by Stephi Wild - Aug 21, 2024

The full cast has been announced for the new production of Seán O'Casey's timeless masterpiece, Juno and the Paycock, directed by Tony and Olivier award-winner Matthew Warchus.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC 60th Anniversary Events Set for Saltzburg Next Year
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 17, 2024

In honor of the 60th anniversary of the Sound of Music, Saltzburg, Vienna, is gearing up to host a large celebration including musical acts, a gala dinner with the Von Trapp family, and more, according to NPR. Find out what's planned and how to get in on the celebration.

The Theatre Centre Will Host 2024 Comedy is Art Festival
by Stephi Wild - Aug 15, 2024

The Theatre Centre has announced its biggest-yet Comedy is Art festival, with five nights of can't-miss comedy with over 50 comics from across Toronto and beyond.

New Production of JULIUS CAESAR Set in the New Future Comes to Southwark Playhouse Borough
by Stephi Wild - Aug 13, 2024

Icarus Theatre Collective in association with Southwark Playhouse will present a new production of JULIUS CAESAR by William Shakespeare, directed by Max Lewendel. Performances run Friday 6 September to Saturday 5 October at Southwark Playhouse Borough.

Amber Iman to Star in HELLO, DOLLY! at Arkansas Rep
by Joshua Wright - Aug 8, 2024

Arkansas Repertory Theatre will present an all-star roster of acclaimed Broadway talent in a new concert production of the classic Broadway musical, Hello, Dolly!. The award-winning cast of Broadway veterans will perform Jerry Herman's classic score alongside the lush sounds of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.

Photos: SOMETHING ROTTEN! IN CONCERT at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2024

On Monday 5 August the cast of SOMETHING ROTTEN! in concert took to the stage at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. See photos!

ANOTHER SHOT Starring Dan Butler & More to Have Off-Broadway Run This Fall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2024

Another Shot, a comedy by Spike Manton and Harry Teinowitz will make its New York debut at The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Theatre. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Review Roundup: SOMETHING ROTTEN! IN CONCERT at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 6, 2024

See what the critics are saying about Something Rotten! In Concert at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Learn more about the performance!

Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! IN CONCERT, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
by Cindy Marcolina - Aug 6, 2024

In line with the trend of the moment, this is more than a concert and less than a full production. The set has been kept to a minimum, featuring only two heavy-looking wooden tables with chairs and banners with Tudor insignia, but there’s enough costumes and choreography to have a proper glimpse of what it might look like fully staged.

Cast Set For Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre's Production of Preston Max Allen's NEVER BETTER
by Stephi Wild - Aug 5, 2024

The award-winning Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre today announced the cast and creative team of their latest presentation of a musical in development, Never Better, with book, lyrics, and music by award-winning writer Preston Max Allen (he/him).

Interview: Theatre Life with Burke Swanson
by Elliot Lanes - Aug 5, 2024

Today’s subject Burke Swanson is currently living his theatre life playing the iconic role of George McFly in the North American tour of Back to The Future The Musical. The show is currently playing in the Opera House at Kennedy Center through August 11th.

Review: JULIUS CAESAR at Gettysburg Community Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - Aug 3, 2024

Overall, Gettysburg Community Theatre’s production of Julius Caesar is intense and emotionally charged, with well-choreographed fight and death scenes.

THE WEYARD SISTERS Comes to Riverside Theatres in August
by Stephi Wild - Jul 31, 2024

The Weyard Sisters, a new play by Helen Alexander and her company Effemera Theatre, imagines what happened to the women in Macbeth after Shakespeare’s play ends. The Weyard Sisters will receive its world premiere at Riverside Studios from Tuesday 13 August - Sunday 22 September.

Photos: SOMETHING ROTTEN! IN CONCERT in Rehearsal
by Stephi Wild - Jul 30, 2024

All new photos have been released of the cast in rehearsals for the UK premiere concert of the hit Broadway musical comedy SOMETHING ROTTEN! which plays Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 August. Check out the photos here!

THE TEMPEST Comes to Smoking Mirror Theatre Company Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 30, 2024

Smoking Mirror Theatre Company, an emerging Shakespeare troupe, will present 'The Tempest' from August 30 to September 15 at Gural Theatre at A.R.T/New York Theatres, 502 West 53rd Street. 

Possum Point Players Announce Cast for Fall Musical SOMETHING ROTTEN!
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 27, 2024

Stage Director, Jim Hartzell, Music Director, Diane Trautman, and Choreographer Bliss Soucek have announced the cast for the Players Fall production of the hilarious Broadway musical comedy “Something Rotten!”

Free Shakespeare In The Park Returns To Western Maryland
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 25, 2024

Cumberland Theatre teams with Embassy Theatre, Our Town Theatre, and Locust Post Brewery for a month-long Shakespeare festival in Allegany and Garrett Counties, featuring free performances and events.

PAMELA PALMER Opens Tonight at Williamstown Theatre Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 25, 2024

The Williamstown Theatre Festival’s world premiere of Pamela Palmer by Tony Award nominee David Ives, directed by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie opens on July 25. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Gaslight-Baker Theatre
by Victoria Schwarz - Jul 24, 2024

It’s a party like it’s 1595 at Gaslight-Baker Theatre in Lockhart this month with their production of Wayne Kirkpatrick, Karey Kirkpatrick, and John O’Farrell’s musical farce, SOMETHING ROTTEN! from July 12 - August 4.

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