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Videos: Inside Rehearsal For FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES at the Metropolitan Opera
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2024


All new rehearsal clips have been released from Fire Shut Up in My Bones at the Metropolitan Opera. In both clips, Ryan Speedo Green sings an excerpt from Charles’s Act II aria in the production's final dress rehearsal. Check out the videos here!

Photos: Peter Cincotti Continues Residency at Cafe Carlyle
by Stephen Sorokoff - Apr 16, 2024


 Dick Robinson, founder of The Society For The Preservation of The Great American Songbook (SPGAS) and Legends Radio (WLML) was in the house for a performance by Peter Cincotti, who is in the midst of a residency in the historic Woody Allen Monday spot. 

Cast Set For THE GREAT PRIVATION at Theatre503
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2024


Theatre503 has announced the cast and creative team for 2023 Theatre503 International Playwriting Award finalist Nia Akilah Robinson’s debut play The Great Privation: How to flip ten cents into a dollar.

TheatreWorks Reveals Lineup For 2024-25 Season of World and Regional Premieres, Commissions, and More
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2024


TheatreWorks Silicon Valley has announced its 54th season—a lineup of works to be presented October 2024 through July 2025. Learn more about the full lineup here!

ON GOLDEN POND Comes to Irving in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2024


MainStage Irving-Las Colinas has announced the cast, creative team, and performance dates for their upcoming production of On Golden Pond.

5 & DIME New Musical Will Make World Premiere at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2024


The World Premiere of 5 & Dime, a new musical based on the classic play Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, will be produced by Tony Award recipient theatre company TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.

Review: ROBIN HOOD at the B St. Theatre is Fun for the Whole Family
by Courtney Symes - Apr 16, 2024


Robin Hood, that English ruffian, is back over 700 years after first appearing in Sherwood Forest. His story has undergone several transformations, including the addition of Maid Marian and Friar Tuck in the 15th century. It continues to evolve to encompass 21st century ideas in Jerry Montoya’s new play at the B St. Theatre, Robin Hood.

Arden Theatre Company Announces RENT And More for 2024/25 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2024


Discover the upcoming 2024/25 season at Arden Theatre Company. Get a sneak peek into the exciting new shows and performances that are set to captivate audiences.

Review: TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Desert Theatreworks
by Charlie Thomas - Apr 15, 2024


What did our critic think of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at Desert Theatreworks?

MY MAMMA: THE SUPER ACTION HERO To Premiere At The ATA In May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 15, 2024


MY MAMMA: THE SUPER ACTION HERO will premiere at the American Theatre of Actors this May. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Debra Robinson's KISS GRANDMAMA GOODBYE and I BE DONE BEEN WAS IS Make New York Restoration Premieres At BAM
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 15, 2024


Experience Debra Robinson's touching drama KISS GRANDMAMA GOODBYE and acclaimed documentary I BE DONE BEEN WAS IS as they make their New York premieres at BAM. Join the filmmaker for these special screenings.

THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY Comes to Yardley Hall This Month
by Stephi Wild - Apr 15, 2024


The Simon & Garfunkel Story comes to Yardley Hall  this month. Performances are on 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, April 28, 2024.

Emmy-Winning Show THE TALK Cancelled at CBS Ahead of 15th Season
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 12, 2024


According to reports, the CBS talk show The Talk is ending its 15 season run this December. Since its debut in 2010 The Talk, has won 4 Emmy Awards and features a panel of well-known entertainment personalities discussing current events, pop culture, family, celebrity and trending topics of the day. 

Cast Set For MY FAIR LADY at Leeds Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2024


Leeds Playhouse and Opera North have announced a ‘loverly’ cast for their co-production of Lerner and Loewe’s classic musical My Fair Lady, with leading soprano Katie Bird and star of stage and screen John Hopkins in the leading roles of Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins. The revival of the award-winning musical plays in Leeds Playhouse’s Quarry Theatre from 31 May – 29 June. 

Speakers & Sessions Announced For Broadway Stage Management Symposium
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 11, 2024


The 10th annual Broadway Stage Management Symposium has announced the Broadway stage managers and session topics for the 10th annual conference for stage managers.

Video: Get A First Look at EMMA at Denver Center Theatre Company
by Joshua Wright - Apr 11, 2024


Get a first look at The Denver Center Theatre Company's adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma by Kate Hamill in an all-new video.

Video: Get A First Look At The Hot Wing King at Baltimore Center Stage
by Joshua Wright - Apr 11, 2024


Get a first look Baltimore Center Stage's regional premiere production of the Pulitzer-Prize winning comedy-drama The Hot Wing King, written by P-Valley’s Katori Hall and directed by Christopher D. Betts. This co-production with Hartford Stage runs for a strictly limited engagement, April 11-28, 2024.

Feature: Burgers from Five Guys? Nah! Quiche from Five Lesbians? Yeah!
by Brennan Paulin - Apr 11, 2024


Let’s face it, the world of theatre, at times, can be misogynistic. Even though we joke about the multitude of gay men that are involved in theatre, that does not mean it is exempt from the repercussions of “the patriarchy”. As a gay man myself, I understand this problem all too well, but here in Dayton, we have luckily had some incredibly impactful pieces that were not only led by women, but speak upon the experiences of womanhood.

Review: Fifty Years Since its Founding, Ailey II Takes the Spotlight
by Lora Strum - Apr 11, 2024


What did our critic think of FIFTY YEARS SINCE ITS FOUNDING, AILEY II FINDS ITS SPOTLIGHT at The Joyce Theatre?

Review: Blanchard-Lemmons' FIRE SHUT UP Makes Another Splash at the Met
by Richard Sasanow - Apr 11, 2024


It was tough separating the opera from the event when FIRE SHUT UP IN MY BONES opened the first post-Covid pandemic season at the Met. Back then, in September 2021, FIRE made history as the first opera by a Black composer, Terence Blanchard with his librettist Kasi Lemmons (based on the book by Charles M. Blow), to make its way to the Met stage. This week, it returned to show that contemporary opera can have “legs” on the big stage of the company.

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