Stephen Smith News

Following the successful opening of its inaugural season, New York playwright incubator PlayGround recently announced the prompt for the November Monday Night PlayGround short play staged reading event.

For me, an exciting evening in the theater and in the world of ballet. The name Ballet'X' connotes a modern term denoting non-gendered, non-binary, and inclusivity. I instantly discerned that this company was on top of the latest consciousness, and has incorporated not only this, but the latest trend of mixing forms of dance together, the latest in staging and technology, and superbly trained young, up-and-coming dancers. The program for the evening consisted of three new works, by three diverse, world-renowned choreographers, all set on the dancers in the company. This young company, based in Philadelphia, is amazingly together with an eclectic repertoire, presenting a clean, fully executed array of interesting choreography and interpretations.

Rounding out the cast of How to Repair a Mechanical Heart is Ben Bogen (Frozen), Nick Eibler (The Prom), Tiffany Engen (Rock of Ages), Hillary Fisher, Alan H. Green (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Maria Habeeb, Trey Harrington, Mara Jill Herman, Pilar Martinez, Ben Roseberry (Lion King), Stephen Smith and Lily Talevski.

The Off-Broadway comedy musical, Camp Morning Wood: A Very Naked Musical announced today that it will welcome the wildly popular undie-superstars, The Skivvies (Lauren Molina and Nick Cearley) as pre-show guest hosts for one-night-only performance this Saturday, July 17 at 4:15 PM (performance at 5 PM) at the Asylum Theatre (307 W 26th Street). 

Producers announced today that the critically acclaimed Off-Broadway comedy musical, Camp Morning Wood: A Very Naked Musical will extend its limited run for a second time with performances continuing through the summer.

Conceived and directed by Marc Eardley, the critically acclaimed musical comedy features a book and lyrics by Jay Falzone, music by Trent Jeffords, Derrick Byars, Matt Gumley and Jeff Thomson with arrangements and orchestrations by Gumley and Jeffords. CAMP MORNING WOOD tells the story of Randy, who – at a crossroads in his life after a hellish 30th birthday – finds himself at the front gate of a humble nudist camp.

Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) today announced a $1 million leadership gift commitment from long-time patron, opera lover, and friend Frank R. Brownell III to secure the future of one of the Company’s flagship programs – the Apprentice Artist Program for young singers.

Des Moines Metro Opera today announced a $1 million leadership gift commitment from long-time patron, opera lover, and friend Frank R. Brownell III to secure the future of one of the Company's flagship programs – the Apprentice Artist Program for young singers.

Oil Lamp Theater in Glenview have announced their 2021 Season Under the Stars. Audiences will safely experience live theater once again with two fully produced shows taking place in a new outdoor venue located on the lawn at St. David’s Episcopal Church at 2410 Glenview Road in Glenview, Illinois.

The track was recorded in the height of quarantine (Spring 2020), when the world was slipping into a deep kind of chaos, Xenia’s mom had an experience with covid, and it was generally hard to tell which way was up, the process of making the track provided a cloak of resilience. 

During the summer of 2020, ProArteDanza connected with artists Miss Lyn, Pulga Muchochoma, T-Bai, and Gabriel Hudson to listen to their experiences as BIPOC artists in the Toronto scene. 'People need to talk about it, be a little bit uncomfortable,' said dance artist and interviewee Pulga Muchochoma; 'but if we're afraid of talking about uncomfortable stuff, we cannot fix the problem.'

Executive Director Jay Pastucha and Associate Artistic Director Stephen Smith has announced a new, original production for Valentine's Day. With Heart celebrates the holiday with the cast members personal stories of love interwoven with theatrical text, poetry and song. 

Executive Director Jay Pastucha and Associate Artistic Director Stephen Smith are thrilled to announce that we are bringing our holiday tradition of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play to our audiences for the ninth year. 

Executive Director Jay Pastucha and Associate Artistic Director Stephen Smith announce the first performances in its Onstage and Outdoors: A Live Performance Series, Iconic: A Broadway Hits Cabaret. 

Executive Director Jay Pastucha and Associate Artistic Director Stephen Smith announce a special one night event. Oil Lamp Theater's next production, the charming Bad Dates by Theresa Rebeck will be streamed in a drive in movie format one night only. After the premiere, this filmed production will be available for at-home viewing from August 8-23 (Thursdays-Sundays). 

Melbourne's opera community is banding together to raise funds for the Red Cross Bushfire Disaster Relief Fund, with 50 of the country's leading singers performing in concert at the Athenaeum Theatre on 7 February.

Executive and Artistic Director Keith Gerth and Associate Artistic Director Stephen Smith of the Oil Lamp Theater in Glenview announce their next production, Neil Simon's dramatic comedy Jake's Women. This production is directed by Josh Johnson and will be performed from January 16th through March 1st 2020 at 1723 Glenview Road in Glenview.

Executive and Artistic Director Keith Gerth and Associate Artistic Director Stephen Smith announce Oil Lamp Theater's 2019 holiday show, It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry. This special presentation, directed by Keith Gerth, will be performed from November 29 through December 29, 2019 - with extra Saturday matinees and Sunday evening performances added -- at 1723 Glenview Road, Glenview.

Executive and Artistic Director, Keith Gerth and Associate Artistic Director, Stephen Smith of the Oil Lamp Theater in Glenview announce their next production, the gripping thriller Murder on the Nile by Agatha Christie. This tale of mystery and suspense is directed by Oil Lamp's Executive and Artistic Director Keith Gerth and will be performed from September 26th through November 10th 2019 at 1723 Glenview Road in Glenview. 

The North Fork TV Festival announced Kelsey Grammer as recipient of this year's Canopy Award. A formal ceremony will be held on Friday, October 4 at the Greenport Theatre in Greenport, NY.