Interview: Theatre Life with the Creative Team of PENELOPE
by Elliot Lanes
- Apr 5, 2024
Today’s subjects Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean, and Eva Steinmetz are currently living their theatre lives as the creative team for the DC premeire of Signature Theatre’s latest piece of musical greatness Penelope. The Greek myth inspired solo performer musical runs through April 28th in Signature’s ARK space.
Rodgers And Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC Opens This Month at the Fulton Theatre
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 4, 2024
The Fulton Theatre has announced the cast of its upcoming production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific. Since its debut in 1949, South Pacific quickly captured the hearts of theatergoers worldwide, earning critical acclaim and many prestigious awards, including seventeen Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Review: Patti LuPone Splendidly Sings of A LIFE IN NOTES
by R. Scott Reedy
- Apr 3, 2024
In the past few years, Patti LuPone has resigned from Actor’s Equity Association and suspended her legendary Broadway career, but as she proved with her Celebrity Series of Boston performance at Symphony Hall on April 2, the three-time Tony Award winner can still command a concert stage.
Houston Grand Opera to Open THE SOUND OF MUSIC This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz
- Apr 3, 2024
On April 26, 2024, Houston Grand Opera will open classic, family-friendly musical The Sound of Music, with the company’s own chorus director, Richard Bado, at the podium. Learn how to purchase tickets.
JERRY'S GIRLS Revival Will Open Next Month at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Stephi Wild
- Apr 3, 2024
A major revival of Jerry Herman's Jerry's Girls will open at The Menier Chocolate Factory next month. Directed by Hannah Chissick, with choreography by Matt Cole, musical supervision and arrangements by Sarah Travis, and an all-female band, this new production opens on 22 May.
OKLAHOMA! Opened on Broadway on this Day in 1943
by Blair Ingenthron
- Mar 31, 2024
Oklahoma! opened at the St. James Theatre on March 31st, 1943. The musical, with music by Richard Rodgers and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, was based on Lynn Rigg's 1930 play 'Green Grow the Lilacs.'
Video: Aaron Tveit Sings 'Younger Than Springtime' at R&H 80TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
by Lauren Hilton
- Mar 28, 2024
We feel 'Younger Than Springtime' after seeing Aaron Tveit sing the classic song from Oscar Hammerstein's South Pacific during the star-studded event, My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert, which is now available for on-demand streaming in North America through March 31.
Three New Musicals Will Be Showcased by MusiCoLab
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 22, 2024
New musicals by three Philadelphia-area creative teams will be in the spotlight on April 14 at 3 pm and April 15 at 7 pm, when MusiCoLab presents A Closer Look at the Louis Bluver Theater at the Drake.
MATILDA, WAITRESS, and More Set For the Grand Theatre's 2024/25 Season
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 20, 2024
The lineup includes six beloved and blockbuster titles, three locally conceptualized and constructed London Proud productions that will go on to shine across the country, four Ontario premieres, and the always sold-out Jeans ‘n Classics concert series. Learn more about the full season here!
Stage Partners Launches Two New Play Commissions
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 11, 2024
Two new play commissions were announced by the independent publishing company Stage Partners, with the goal of engaging professional playwrights to create inspiring new works especially for school theatre programs.
Exclusive: Oh My Pod U Guys- Making Musicals with Ryan Scott Oliver
by Jayke Workman
- Mar 10, 2024
Ryan shares about his artistic process as a composer, and how his work has been impacted by collaborations with other artists, including his husband, photographer Matthew Murphy. We talk about the shifting landscape of musical theater, and what it means to be queer in the world of the arts. He also touches on his incredible musical theater training program, Actor Therapy, co-created with Lindsay Mendez, and he shares about his latest project titled Party of the Century.
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