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IMAGINARY Will Be Available Next Month to Stream and on Blu-ray
by Stephi Wild - Apr 2, 2024


Keep your new best friend forever when IMAGINARY arrives on Electronic Sell-Through May 7 and Blu-ray (+ DVD and Digital), and DVD from Lionsgate.

Plays for New Audiences Reveals New Titles Now Available
by Stephi Wild - Mar 20, 2024


Plays for New Audiences, the script licensing division for the Tony Award-winning® Children’s Theatre Company, has announced new titles now available for licensing.

Chilina Kennedy and Constantine Maroulis Will Lead Reading of ALL THE RAGE Musical
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2024


A one-night-only reading of the musical All The Rage will be held as part of Spark Theatre Festival this March. The reading will star Broadway's Chilina Kennedy and Constantine Maroulis.

Interview: 'I've Never Played a Character Like Her': Actor Faith Omole on Power, Intense Rehearsal and Taking on the Role of Regan in KING LEAR
by Kat Mokrynski - Feb 28, 2024


As the cast settle into the run, BroadwayWorld had the chance to chat with Faith Omole, who plays Regan, one of Lear’s daughters, in the Almeida Theatre's production of King Lear. We discussed how she first got into the theatre world, what it has been like to take on the role of Regan and what she hopes audiences take away from King Lear.

Asolo Rep Launches Summer Camps; Registration Now Open
by Stephi Wild - Feb 5, 2024


Asolo Repertory Theatre's Education & Engagement team has announced a lineup of creative camps tailored for ages 6 to 14, set to captivate the summer season. Running from June 24-August 9., these weeklong sessions promise an immersive and dynamic experience for aspiring young artists.

INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS World Premiere, SEE WHAT I WANNA SEE & More Set for Out of the Box Theatrics 2024-2025 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 1, 2024


Out of the Box Theatrics has unveiled its 2024-2025 mainstage productions and additional programming for the company’s new home at 154 Christopher Street.

VIDEO: Watch The Making of Jacob Marley from Hartford Stage's A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 25, 2023


Hartford Stage has shared a video of Noble Schropshire getting ready to play Jacob Marley, Ebenezer Scrooge's late business partner, in A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas.

Ravman Productions Presents A Staged Reading of VENUS IN FUR By David Ives
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 26, 2023


On October 1st and 2nd, 2023, Ravman Productions will make its debut with a staged reading of the play Venus in Fur by David Ives at Theater Lab.

Rising Teenage Punk Powerhouse HotWax Announce New EP 'Invite me, kindly'
by Michael Major - Sep 19, 2023


Mixed by Alan Moulder (Foo Fighters, Wet Leg, Arctic Monkeys), Invite me, kindly encapsulates the three-piece’s ability to harness the firepower of grunge pioneers, matched with great songwriting and musicianship. Their imaginative brilliance to stake out a new landscape in guitar music can be heard in the punchy new single “Phone Machine.”

SWMRS Announce New Album 'Sonic Tonic' Out in August
by Michael Major - Aug 23, 2023


The band is centered around the songwriting of brothers MAX (vocals, guitar) and COLE BECKER (vocals, guitar), who’ve fronted the band through many evolutions, and now sees the addition of their brother CADE BECKER on bass. SWMRS enlisted their grandmother to star in the music video for “Little Miss Sunshine,” directed by COLE.

Ally Pally Celebrates Its 150th Year With Programme of Live Music
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2023


In its 150 years, Alexandra Palace has hosted seminal moments of entertainment history and a myriad of breakout, mind-bending live music performances. The venue was built as 'The People's Palace', with the purpose of bringing leisure and entertainment to the masses - a mission that continues to this day, with over five million people expected to visit this year and more than 250 events and activities on offer. 

Review: ACES! at Oscar's Cabaret
by Kay Kudukis - Apr 1, 2023


What did our critic think of ACES! at Oscar's Cabaret Produced By Kitlyn Productions?

Liz Callaway & Ann Hampton Callaway Are Getting Ready to Play the Samueli Theater
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 29, 2023


Segerstrom Center for the Arts will soon present Broadway The Calla-Way with Liz and Ann Hampton Callaway performing a cabaret in the Samueli Theater for three nights from March 30 - April 1, 2023.

Review: THE OUTSIDERS at La Jolla Playhouse
by E.H. Reiter - Mar 28, 2023


The new musical adaption of THE OUTSIDERS at the La Jolla Playhouse brings all of the restless energy and the building tensions of the novel, written by S.E.Hinton to the stage with dynamic performances and choreography. Extended through April 9th  at the La Jolla Playhouse, see this show before it’s gone!

Interview: Director John Farmanesh-Bocca On His Vision For PICNIC By William Inge
by Shari Barrett - Mar 21, 2023


John Farmanesh-Bocca is a multi-award-winning physical theatre director, the Founding Artistic Director of both Not Man Apart - Physical Theatre Ensemble (2005-2015) and Shakespeare Santa Monica (2003-2014). Now he has shifted gears to go on a search for America by directing the sensual, passionate, and delightfully funny Pulitzer Prize winning play Picnic by William Inge, with his version featuring an entirely Black American cast. I decided to speak with him about his vision for presenting the quintessentially American play and the unique challenges faced while shifting gears from physical movement to character development.

Review: Mauricio Martinez Makes Dreams Come True With 5'11, BASED IN NYC at 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - Mar 6, 2023


Broadway alum, Emmy Award recipient, and powerhouse vocalist Mauricio Martinez's latest show is the stuff of which dreams are made.

Filigree Theatre to Present TIDE Beginning in April
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 4, 2023


Austin-based independent theatre company, The Filigree Theatre, have announced the dates for their upcoming production, the World Premiere of “Tide.” The 'site-specific' show will open Thursday, April 20, starting at 8 p.m. at the Moontower Cider Company.

Review: UNDER A BASEBALL SKY at The Old Globe
by E.H. Reiter - Feb 23, 2023


 San Diego has deep ties to baseball well before the Padres arrived on the scene. The Old Globe’s new play UNDER A BASEBALL SKY, set in Logan Hieghts shows how baseball can become an important thread in the tapestry of individuals and their communities. This 90-minute play has mystery, family, magical realism, and a lot of heart and is playing through March 12th at The Old Globe.

Review: UNDER A BASEBALL SKY at The Old Globe
by E.H. Reiter - Feb 22, 2023


 San Diego has deep ties to baseball well before the Padres arrived on the scene. The Old Globe’s new play UNDER A BASEBALL SKY, set in Logan Heights shows how baseball can become an important thread in the tapestry of individuals and their communities. This 90-minute play has mystery, family, magical realism, and a lot of heart and is playing through March 12th at The Old Globe.

Alexandra Palace Announces Full Line Up For Kaleidoscope Festival 2023
by Stephi Wild - Feb 9, 2023


Following the sell-out success of 2022, Kaleidoscope Festival will return to Alexandra Palace once again on Saturday 15 July 2023, with an all-star line-up featuring live music, DJs and comedy, plus plenty more, to keep thousands partying at London's highest festival.

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