Richard Evans News

?Alvin Ailey Award recipient and renowned choreographer Dr. Rennie Harris (RHAW, New Vic 2013; Legends of Hip-Hop, New Vic 2004, 2006; Puremovement, New Vic 1999) returns with his company of young performers, Rennie Harris Awe-inspiring Works (RHAW), in LUV: American-Style running at The New Victory Theater May 8-17. Popping and locking to a soundtrack of chart-topping rock, the talented performers use dance and dialogue to portray one young man's struggle with identity, love and justice.

?Whidbey Island Center for the Arts steps into the realm of one-act plays with its first ever 'One Act Fest Northwest,' featuring British playwright Peter Shaffer's 'Black Comedy.' The comedy will be the highlight of a festival that will also showcase a handful of published and original one-act plays. The festival is set for April 10 to 19, 2015.

A new adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde opens at Greenwich Theatre tonight 11 February 2015 (press night Thursday 12 February, 7.30pm) prior to a 33 date UK Tour.

Casting is announced today for a new adaptation of Jekyll and Hyde, which will open at Greenwich Theatre on Wednesday 11 February 2015 (press night Thursday 12 February, 7.30pm) prior to a 33 date UK Tour. On sale now; full tour schedule attached.

A smash hit on Broadway, in the West End and most recently in a critically-acclaimed 2014 UK Tour, award-winning comedy musical Avenue Q will return in 2015 and 2016, bringing a host of fuzzy friends to theatres across the country from Wednesday 22 April 2015, when a new tour launches from the Mercury Theatre, Colchester. Full tour schedule attached.

A smash hit on Broadway, the West End and worldwide, this hugely popular coming of age satire based on the much loved Sesame Street features puppets and puppeteers alongside human actors. The producers behind the first UK Tour of Spring Awakening and West End production of Seussical will be embarking on a ten week tour of the Tony Award winning musical comedy following a run in their resident venue Greenwich Theatre.

A smash hit on Broadway, the West End and worldwide, this hugely popular coming of age satire based on the much loved Sesame Street features puppets and puppeteers alongside human actors. The producers behind the first UK Tour of Spring Awakening and West End production of Seussical will be embarking on a ten week tour of the Tony Award winning musical comedy following a run in their resident venue Greenwich Theatre.

Kidnapped - the latest production from Sell A Door Theatre Company - has been touring the UK since January. As the production enters the second part of it tour, the team caught up with Simon Weir from STV's High Road and the BBC's Monarch of the Glen who is bringing the famous Alan Breck to life.

The production, produced by Sell a Door Theatre and Richard Darbourne Ltd opens at the Greenwich Theatre in London next month prior to a twenty four venue tour across the country from Inverness down to Poole. The production is directed by Cressida Carre, Designed by Richard Evans with Puppetry Direction from Sam Lupton.

A smash hit on Broadway, the West End and worldwide, this hugely popular coming of age satire based on the much loved Sesame Street features puppets and puppeteers alongside human actors. The producers behind the first UK Tour of Spring Awakening and West End production of Seussical will be embarking on a ten week tour of the Tony Award winning musical comedy following a run in their resident venue Greenwich Theatre.

As SEUSSICAL returns to the Arts Theatre this Christmas, Sell a Door Theatre Company just announced the full cast. Ste Clough takes on the role of Horton the Elephant (played, last year, by David Hunter) with Elliot Fitzpatrick donning the famous topper and tailcoat to play the Cat in the Hat.

As SEUSSICAL returns to the Arts Theatre this Christmas, Sell a Door Theatre Company is delighted to announce the new creative team for the 2013 revival of the toe-tapping and finger snapping, Cat in the Hat musical.

Alces Productions present the UK Premiere of CODE OF THE WEST, a comedy about the ultimate Californian dream, written and directed by Mark Giesser, from Wednesday 16 October - Saturday 9 November 2013 at Tabard Theatre, 2 Bath Road, London W4 1LW.

Mark Cryle and friends will perform tonight 6 July 2013, 7.30PM at Sandgate Town Hall.

Mark Cryle and friends will perform on Saturday 6 July 2013, 7.30PM at Sandgate Town Hall.

Carnegie Mellon University will wrap up the yearlong 25th anniversary celebration of its Master of Arts Management (MAM) program by hosting the Americans for the Arts Convention Emerging Leaders Preconference on Thursday, June 13, at the Purnell Center for the Arts and College of Fine Arts.

Northrop Performing Arts Center, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Redmoon Theater and The Theater Offensive have been selected to participate in Round 8 of the Innovation Lab for the Performing Arts, an intensive training and immersion program that supports prototyping of innovations at nonprofit theater, dance, jazz and presenting organizations. Designed and managed by EmcArts, the Innovation Lab is funded by a generous $1.6 million grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF).

A mauling of Martin Amis and a savaging of Salman Rushdie are in the running for the best bad book review of 2012.

A mauling of Martin Amis and a savaging of Salman Rushdie are in the running for the best bad book review of 2012.