HAIR feels like a fitting show to open after the extended theatre shut down; it's full of hope, rage, protests, and the desire to make change happen. The Old Globe brings back this musical with an incredibly talented cast who have outstanding vocals, and direction that shows how relevant the show's themes still are today. HAIR is playing at The Old Globe through October 3rd.
Today's episode features stage and screen star Bill Irwin. 'I grew up in the 1950s with Jackie Gleeson, Art Carney, Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin as my heroes, which of course I only new through this fairly new medium... I came into being right at the cusp of this technology that we live in,' Irwin explained.
The season will conclude in the summer of 2022 with a 50th Anniversary production of Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak’s musical GODSPELL, directed by the company’s newly appointed Managing and Casting Director Christopher Pazdernik and choreographed by Jeff award-winner Jenna Schoppe (She/Her).
The setting and subject of WƎIЯD is familiar to us all: April 2020 is in full swing as the world shuts down because of COVID-19 fears. As high schoolers Anthony, Zander, Taylor, Anna, Junie, and Lizzie gather for a virtual school session on Zoom to complete an English assignment, they can't help but reflect on what is happening to the world, to themselves, and their not-so-distant futures.
Watch the trailer and learn more about BURIED on Showtime. BURIED follows the gripping story of Eileen Franklin who, while playing with her young daughter, suddenly had a memory of witnessing the rape and murder of her childhood best friend, 8-year-old Susan Nason, which led to a re-opening of a case that had gone unsolved for nearly 20 years.
On Thursday August 5, the Donmar Warehouse production of Blindness officially opened on the stage of the Princess of Wales Theatre for a limited August run – the first indoor theatre presentation in Toronto since the pandemic shut down all theatres.
Drawing on unique access to the world of intelligence and special operations, DETAINEE 001 pieces together the defining yet barely-remembered origin story of post-9/11 America.
There’s something truly extraordinary that happens when you step onto the grounds of Jack London State Historic Park. It’s not just any park. You are whisked away into a magical land of beauty, passion, exuberance -- and immersed in spellbinding talent that is known as the Transcendence Theatre family. This year was special. Celebrating over a decade of performances and surviving a global pandemic, Artistic Director Amy Miller affirms “impossibility turned into possibility” and joyously proclaims, “Cherish life and live it to the fullest!”
After a long year and a half of theater venues being closed, The Tank is returning to in-person shows, 'Smartphone Love' being one of them. The play is so relevant to 2021, being a love story that is occurring during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The legendary Hollywood Palomino Club will be resurrected during Americanafest week at The Basement East on the evening of September 21st. As in the tradition of the Palomino, there will be an updated version of the 'World Famous Palomino Talent Show.”
From the producers of Fleabag, BACK TO LIFE follows Miri Matteson (Haggard) who, after 18 years behind bars, returns home and stumbles back into adult life in the coastal town she once knew.
They co-wrote the song with Chris Chu (The Morning Benders, POP ETC) and pulled in their friend Tony Hoffer (Phoenix, Air, Beck) at the end to help finish the song sonically.
Theatre Calgary, in partnership with The Shakespeare Company and Hit + Myth Productions, will bring Shakespeare by the Bow back this year, but with a twist, as they present Shakespeare on the Go!
Theatres included in this effort are Arena Stage, Atlas Performing Arts Center, Constellation Theatre Company, GALA Hispanic Theatre, The Keegan Theatre, Mosaic Theater Company of DC, Round House Theatre, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Signature Theatre, Studio Theatre, Synetic Theater, Theater J, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company.
Pittsburgh Musical Theater will present it's third show in the Artist Spotlight On Love Series on August 14th at the outdoor West End Canopy. This series is a one-on-one experience with your favorite couples that you have come to know and love in the Pittsburgh arts scene.
As I am about to begin the third run of my one-woman-musical 'Better Than Sex: The Story of Mae West' at the Camden Fringe Festival, I am reminded that performing this show is also one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.
The Old Globe announced today that the theatre will recognize San Diego health care workers for their service and dedication throughout the COVID-19 pandemic with tickets to its production of the legendary love-rock musical Hair. The Globe will offer a limited number of free tickets to health care workers for every performance of the show during its run from August 10 to September 26.