Sparky News

Forever Plaid plays at On Pitch Performing Arts October 25th - November 3rd, 2018.

Short film SPARKY & BUTCH will premiere in The Louisiana Prize Fest, a festival celebrating film, music, and food in Northern Louisiana.

The Independent Theatre hosts a concert of fresh new compositions by young Sydney composers Alice Chance and Alex Palmer on Saturday 20 October from 8pm.

Short film SPARKY & BUTCH will premiere in The Louisiana Prize Fest, a festival celebrating film, music, and food in Northern Louisiana.

Once On This Island not only was a surprise winner at this year's Tony Awards when it took the Best Musical Revival Award, but its mascot goat, Sparky, became the darling of the night when it walked the red carpet. Now, you can have a piece of the show's caprine magic this Sunday, September 30 when the first 50 ticket buyers at the Circle in the Square Theatre box office take home a free plush toy goat. This offer is good for any performance and for all tickets $59.50 or more. One per purchase; not valid for lottery ticket buyers.

The Independent Theatre hosts a concert of fresh new compositions by young Sydney composers Alice Chance and Alex Palmer on Saturday 20 October from 8pm.

Indulge in the gARTens of Versailles: A Royal Masquerade Ball on Saturday, August 25, 2018, from 7pm to Midnight, as the Canton Museum of Art (CMA) transforms the veranda of Cultural Center for the Arts into a magical outdoor evening with enchanting cuisine, dazzling entertainment and performances, and a nonstop dance floor - all inspired by the ornate gardens and masquerade balls of the Palace of Versailles in France.

The highly anticipated musical Be More Chill celebrates its official off-Broadway opening night tonight! The production runs through September 23 at The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street, NYC).

On August 14, New York City's Triad Theater hosts television's critically acclaimed conversation series Speakeasy. This episode features Southern Rock icons Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd as they sit down with former MTV and VH1 fixture Matt Pinfield. Doors will open to the public at 1:00 pm and the conversation will begin promptly at 2:00 pm. Tickets are available today at 1:00 pm EST at the following link: https://bit.ly/2MtYmne

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has reported that Ricardo Tobia, best known in the original Broadway cast of Pacific Overtures, was found dead on Tuesday, July 10. Tobia and his dog, Sparky, were both brutally murdered in Pittsburgh.

The Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts presents the goofy FOREVER PLAID, running from July 6 to August 12. 

Fans are clamoring to catch Lynyrd Skynyrd on their Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour – making stops at amphitheaters, arenas and stadiums. But there's only one place to see the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members up close and personal in an intimate setting, when they make a special appearance on The Southern Rock Cruise on January 8, 2019. Setting sail from Tampa, Florida on January 6, 2019, the second annual Southern Rock Cruise will visit Cozumel and Progreso, Mexico before returning January 12.

The Queen's Theatre Hornchurch has today announced a thrilling variety of productions in its vibrant autumn season of limitless entertainment.

Theatre fans and critics were all in attendance for the Opening Night  of Forever Plaid on Sunday, May 6 at Theatre at the Center in Munster.  Matt Edmonds, in the role of Sparky, Adam LaSalle as Francis, Yando Lopez as Jinx and Christopher Ratliff as Smudge star in Theatre at the Center's spring musical. Performances continue through June 3.

Classic Spring's third Oscar Wilde production gains extra piquancy from Amber Rudd's resignation - dealing, as it does, with political scandal and social hypocrisy. It's another facet for Jonathan Church's well-balanced revival, which proves as handsome, witty and ultimately kindly as its beguiling hero.

The countdown to West Hartford's most exciting charity event is in full swing! Tickets for the 19th Annual Mayor's Charity Ball on May 12 are still available. The gala benefits two local charities, Playhouse on Park and The Town That Cares. Proceeds from last year's event covered important operating expenses for Playhouse youth programming, and helped The Town That Cares meet a significant uptick in requests for the Food Pantry.

As a young man, Bryan Fonseca had a mission: contribute to this city in a way that is helpful, hopeful, and heart-full. With a strong group of eager young adults, they took over the Broad Ripple Playhouse to present thought-provoking work that spoke to the community and its needs.

This deliciously fun revue is chock-full of classic barbershop quartet harmonies and pitch-perfect melodies! 

Laguna Playhouse is proud to announce a very special event, the Coyote Stageworks, Founding Artistic Director Chuck Yates, production of Bets Malone starring as Mae West in DIRTY BLONDE, written by Claudia Shear and directed James W. Gruessing, Jr.. DIRTY BLONDE will perform six performances only, Thursday, April 26 through Sunday, April 29 at Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Road in Laguna Beach.

TheaterWorks announces its upcoming production of the hit Off-Broadway revue, Forever Plaid.