Rachel News

DEM Productions has announced the full cast for the musical adaptation of PIGS MIGHT FLY from Michael Morpurgo's Mudpuddle Farm with book, music & lyrics by Caroline Wigmore and Jen Green.

The King and I comes to the King's Theatre Glasgow from Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 May 2023. The multi Tony Award-winning production returns to the King's Theatre following a critically acclaimed Broadway smash-hit run, a sold-out season at the London Palladium and a record-breaking UK and International tour.

Wildsong Productions, a San Diego based nonprofit 501(c) community theater group, presents the cult classic: Heathers the Musical. The show will be running at the OB Playhouse from May 12 through June 11!

The Music Center and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater jointly announced that the esteemed New York-based dance company, adored by Los Angeles audiences for more than two decades, will perform for four consecutive years at The Music Center's iconic Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, beginning with the 2023–2024 season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center.

James McMurtry – a tall, quiet, enigmatic, and well-respected songwriter, and son of novelist Larry McMurtry – and BettySoo, a five-foot powerhouse of a singer and guitar player, award-winning songwriter, and second-generation Korean-American Texan – had been on tour together throughout the spring. 

Candice Bergen will be returning as Enid Frick, Carrie Bradshaw’s Vogue editor in the new season of And Just Like That. Gloria Steinem will also appear, along with the previously announced Victor Garber, Oliver Hudson and Gary Dourdon. Returning series regulars include Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sara Ramírez, and more.

The National Symphony Orchestra, led by Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke, will present the symphonic world premiere of RENT in Concert, directed by Sammi Cannold, July 26–28, 2023.

The ever enchanting Watermill Theatre in Newbury could hardly have hoped for more atmospheric weather to mark the opening night of their latest show, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher. The distant thunderclaps and bucketing rain seemed perfectly placed to instill a disquieting mood as the audience arrived for an evening of Victorian true crime. 

As rehearsals begin, the Menier Chocolate Factory has announced full casting for the world première of the new musical, The Third Man. Learn more about who is starring in the show here!

All new production photos have been released for the UK and Ireland tour of The Official Take That Musical GREATEST DAYS which opened at Bromley's Churchill Theatre on 6 May.

Since its inception in the summer of 1997 Maryland Ensemble Theatre has premiered over 60 new works and South & Saints is MET’s 20th mainstage world premiere! South & Saints brings together community storytelling and civic engagement, elevating the voices of Frederick’s rich African-American and Black community and their considerable contributions to the landscape of Frederick as we know it today. 

Open Stage, a theatre company in downtown Harrisburg, will present Poirot Investigates! on its Capital Blue Cross Main Stage from May 27 - June 17. Adapted, directed and starring Producing Artistic Director Stuart Landon, the production is adapted from one of the popular short stories by Agatha Christie.

Dr. Christopher Paige, Chair of Tafelmusik’s Board of Directors, has announced that Glenn Hodgins has been appointed Executive Director. Currently President and CEO of the Canadian Music Centre (CMC), Hodgins will join Tafelmusik starting June 21, 2023.

Babes With Blades Theatre Company's (BWBTC) 2023 season opens with an extended run of its new works festival, collectively called Fighting Words, June 17– 25 at The Edge Off Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa.  All performances are free to the public and audiences can provide feedback on the scripts following each reading.

Trish Wadley Productions, in association with Park Theatre present the first major revival in 20 years of Neil LaBute’s acclaimed play The Shape of Things in Park200. See photos from inside rehearsal!

National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene is raising the curtain on a dynamic 109th season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets!

Photoville, the Brooklyn-based nonprofit that brings breathtaking photography within reach of New Yorkers in all boroughs—free of charge—will present Photoville NYC 2023 (June 3 - 18).

54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, will present 54 SINGS FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD, a benefit for Planned Parnethood’s Action Fund, on Thursday June 8th at 9:30pm.

“Minx” stars Ophelia Lovibond (Guardians of the Galaxy, Rocketman) as “Joyce Prigger,” Jake Johnson (“New Girl,” Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) as “Doug Renetti,” Idara Victor (“Shameless,” Turn) as “Tina,” Jessica Lowe (“Righteous Gemstones,” “Miracle Workers”) as “Bambi,” Lennon Parham (“Bless This Mess') as “Shelly,” and more.

See photos of MotherFreakingHood! at Chicago's Venus Cabaret Theater.