With a string of hit musicals to his credit at Stratford, including 42nd Street, Camelot, Evita and West Side Story, director Gary Griffin returns to the classics in his fifth Festival season with Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Starring Geraint Wyn Davies and Yanna McIntosh, the tragic drama begins previews on Sunday, August 3, at Stratford's Tom Patterson Theatre. The production officially opens on Thursday, August 14.
Following the huge success of The 39 Steps last spring, WHAT will bring a 'wonderfully barking spoof.' Directed by Stephen Russell, The Hound of the Baskervilles previews March 13 and opens tonight, March 14.
Following the huge success of The 39 Steps last spring, WHAT will bring a 'wonderfully barking spoof.' Directed by Stephen Russell, The Hound of the Baskervilles previews March 13 and opens March 14.
Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater has announced its 30th anniversary season: a world premiere comedy; a play that helped launch Julie Harris' career; a new social comedy with music; and a rarely-produced Tennessee Williams comedy in collaboration with the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival. As our Elliot Norton Award proclaims, we're known for 'Establishing a Beachhead for Serious Theatre on Cape Cod.' This year will continue that tradition.
The all-star Summer Hummer burlesque returns for a second triumphant year, with direction by Eric Schaeffer and performances by the best - and bawdiest - talent that Washington stages have to offer. Last year the event raised more than $16,000 for the Taking Care of Our Ownemergency fund, which provides short-term assistance to Washington-area theatre artists in unexpected need. Building on that success, this year's production features an added performance and an astounding line-up of top performers from Washington and Broadway.
Signature Theatre in association with OD Company presents Spin, a New Musical, July 9, 2013 - July 27, 2013, directed by Eric Schaeffer. BroadwayWorld has a first look below.
The sordid tale of Leopold and Loeb is the subject of NEVER THE SINNER now receiving a strong production at 1st Stage in Tysons. Directed by Jeremy Skidmore, the play is carefully crafted and is a winning blend of theatrical bravura, sexual tension, calculating criminals, and period flair. Stephen Russell Murray and Alex Mandell also give tour-de-force performances.
The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis presents Next to Normal - book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt - as its next production. The Tony Award-winning and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal will open tonight, January 30, and run through Sunday, February 24, 2013, on the Livia and Stephen Russell Stage. Get a first look at the show in the photos below!
The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis has announced Next to Normal - book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt - as their next production. The Tony Award-winning and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal will open Wednesday, January 30, and run through Sunday, February 24, 2013, on the Livia and Stephen Russell Stage.
The Stratford Shakespeare Festival presents a reading of British playwright Edward Bond's Bingo tonight June 15 at 8 p.m. at the Tom Patterson Theatre.
Beatrice and Benedick's merry war of wit and wordplay is fought on the Festival stage with the comedy Much Ado About Nothing. The production, directed by Christopher Newton, starts previews tonight at the Festival Theatre.
The Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater (WHAT) will have a new executive director, Jeffry George, when the season comes alive on the Julie Harris Stage this summer. The announcement was made today by Bruce A. Bierhans, President and CEO of the company.
According to a report by Baz Bamigboye in Daily Mail Onlline, Jemima Rooper is set to star alongside Daniel Crossley in the upcoming production of Me and My Girl at Sheffield's Cubicle Theatre. Shows begin December 2. Jemima is currently starring in All My Sons at the Apollo Theatre.
The Huntington Theatre Company continues its 28th season - a season of American Stories - with A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration, a new uplifting holiday event by Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive, The Mineola Twins, The Baltimore Waltz). Steppenwolf Associate Artist Jessica Thebus (Intimate Apparel, Dead Man's Cell Phone, Sonia Flew) directs. Andrew Resnick (A Civil War Christmas at Long Wharf Theatre) provides musical direction of beloved holiday music supervised, arranged, and orchestrated by Daryl Waters (Tony and Grammy Award nominee for Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk). The Huntington's production will be enhanced by local choirs caroling from the stage before each performance.
The gladness of your heart is the greatest gift of all. The Huntington Theatre Company continues its 28th season - a season of American Stories - with A Civil War Christmas: An American Musical Celebration, a new uplifting holiday event by Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel (How I Learned to Drive, The Mineola Twins, The Baltimore Waltz).
