Jack Willis Returns as President Lyndon Baines Johnson in THE GREAT SOCIETY
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 8, 2017
Robert Schenkkan's The Great Society, the second half of the epic drama about President Lyndon Baines Johnson, makes its Washington, D.C. debut at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, following the theater's critically acclaimed 2016 run of All the Way. Kyle Donnelly returns to Arena Stage to helm this political thrill ride that shines a bright, clear light on a pivotal moment in American history (New York Times). Chronicling LBJ's second term as he seeks to maintain his relationship with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and complete a raft of impossibly ambitious social policy projects, The Great Society runs February 2-March 11, 2018 on the Fichandler Stage.
BWW Review: MATILDA Schools 'Em All
by Vince Vicentuan
- Nov 25, 2017
As far as our fickle adult memory is concerned, there could be very few child roles in major Broadway and West End musicals that captured our hearts: Annie, Oliver, Mary Lennox, and Dorothy. Matilda is the latest welcome addition.
NewArts' A CHRISTMAS CAROL Features Broadway's Graeme Malcolm and 112 Newtown-Area Locals
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 21, 2017
NewArts, a nonprofit organization based in Newtown, CT and Walnut Hill Community Church of Bethel, CT, are proud to present their second annual version of A Christmas Carol a production created by a team that includes six Tony Award-winners. The production features more than 130 local performers and stage technicians of all ages and Broadway's Graeme Malcolm.
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH JR. Comes to the Warner this February
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 20, 2017
Roald Dahl's JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH JR. will be performed on the Warner Theatre Main Stage February 24 and 25, 2018 featuring the students of the Warner Theatre Center for Arts Education! A boy and his insect friends take an amazing journey across the ocean! Based on one of Roald Dahl's most poignantly quirky stories, JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH JR. is a brand new take on this masterpeach of a tale. Featuring a wickedly tuneful score, this adventurous musical about courage and self-discovery is destined to be a classic.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Comes to Newtown, CT
by Stephi Wild
- Nov 15, 2017
NewArts, a nonprofit organization based in Newtown, CT and Walnut Hill Community Church of Bethel, CT, are proud to present their second annual presentation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol a production created by a team that includes six Tony Award-winners. The production features more than 120 local performers and stage technicians of all ages.
'HANSEL & GRETEL' to Bring Holiday Treat Back to VPAC
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 13, 2017
Hansel & Gretel: A Wickedly Delicious Musical Treat is back by popular demand on Sunday December 3 at 3:00pm at Valley Performing Arts Center (The Soraya) after a sold-out performance earlier in the year.
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