Ryan Cunningham News

SUNY Geneseo Department of Music and Musical Theatre Degree Program presents I Love You Because, a rom-com musical set in modern-day New York City.

SUNY Geneseo Department of Music and Musical Theatre Degree Program will present I Love You Because, a rom-com musical set in modern-day New York City. Based on Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice, this show follows an uptight greeting card writer and the life-changing events that ensue when he meets a flighty, carefree photographer.

The third show to run at the open-air The Garden Theatre at The Eagle - now with outdoor heating - is Next Thing You Know​​​​​​​, is a contemporary, American, four-hander musical by Ryan Cunningham and Joshua Salzman.

The Garden Theatre at The Eagle will present an open air production of Next Thing You Know featuring a book Ryan Cunningham, music and Lyrics by Joshua Salzman, and directed by Robert McWhir. 

An aspiring young journalist hides a big secret. Her parents look for a fresh start. Her best friend Jonas is stuck in the rut of late-night improv shows. Down the street, Shirley Wong grapples with allegations about her husband, the mysterious Rajinder remains an enigma to the neighbourhood, and the Perlitz house rests haunted by the events of its former inhabitants. When flyers appear around the Garneau Block inviting the community to come together and save the neighbourhood, out folds a satirical and moving story of everyday Edmontonians trying to do what Edmontonians do best: rebuild.

Amazon Studios today announced the launch date for Emmy Award-nominated Ilana Glazer's debut stand-up special. Ilana Glazer: The Planet is Burning will premiere on Friday, January 3, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

The Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) tonight announced the winners of the 29th Annual IFP Gotham Awards at a ceremony held at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. 

The American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University has announced the 2019-2020 workshop series of projects by award-winning music theater creators, which are directed by regional theater directors and performed by students in the AMTP program.

Two new musical theater works devised by some of the most exciting creative voices in Scotland and the U.S. will premiere at the world's largest arts festival when the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern University team up for a third consecutive run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

VIDEOCABARET presents the World Premiere of Cliff Cardinal's dark comedy, TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, at a brand new theatrical home in downtown Toronto. TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE will be presented at VIDEOCAB's new black box stage, 10 Busy Street, April 24 - May 19, 2019.

Just yesterday, the American Theatre Wing presented the 2019 Jonathan Larson Grants to Julia Gytri & Avi Amon (book, music and lyrics), Emily Gardner Xu Hall (book, music and lyrics), Andy Roninson (music and lyrics), and Ben Wexler (music and lyrics). Four prestigious grants of $10,000 each, as well as additional support in the form of residencies, concerts, and recording grants, totaling over $50,000, were presented at a private event at the WNYC Greene Space. 

Premier amateur theatre company Sedos will build a working bar on the Bridewell Theatre stage for upcoming stage musical Next Thing You Know ('NTYK'), creating a show which is half traditional musical comedy and half immersive theatre experience. Before the show, the audience will be able to purchase drinks onstage, and during what would usually be the interval, the audience will be invited back onstage to party with the cast, in direct continuation of the story.

Marietta Theatre Company is celebrating the season of love with I Love You Because, a modern-day musical love story sure to set all hearts aflutter! With book and lyrics by Ryan Cunningham and music by Joshua Salzman, this Georgia premiere will play at the Lyric Studio on the Square from February 8-23 with feel-good tunes and heart-soaring romantic suspense.

The American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University has announced the new season of workshop readings written by award-winning music theater creators, directed by leading regional theater and Broadway directors and performed by students in the Music Theatre program.

Sedos, the City of London's premier amateur theatre company, has revealed its 2019 Season.

Students from Northwestern University's American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) will once again perform side by side with students of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS) in thematically linked musicals at Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Two moving new musicals will premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August - the result of a transatlantic collaboration between two world-renowned performing arts institutions.

Niagara-on-the-Lake's World War I connections - from residents who enlisted to the garrisoned troops being entertained in the Royal George Theatre - are highlighted in director Peter Hinton's re-improvised Oh What a Lovely War. With music direction by Paul Sportelli and movement direction by Alexis Milligan, this provocative production about the theatre of war begins previews at the Royal George Theatre on July 14.

According to Variety, Fox is developing a horror movie based on Stephen King's short story “The Boogeyman” with “A Quiet Place” screenwriters Scott Beck and Bryan Woods.