The Actors Studio News

'SPIES FOR THE POPE' is a picaresque spy story set during the Thirty Years War. Theater for the New City presents this intriguing play by Douglas Lackey, directed by Alexander Harrington. Catch the show from Nov 9-26, 2023, at Theater for the New City.

The Broward Center for the Performing Arts kicks off the new season of the award-winning Student Enrichment Through the Arts (SEAS), where more than three million public school students in K-12 have attended curriculum-driven performances aligned with Florida’s B.E.ST standards.

The OG Queer Eye culture vulture returns to NY for an evening of song and romance.

Love Among the Ruins has been extended on additional week.  Learn more about how to get tickets to the new shows here!

This holiday season, Centenary Stage Company presents Disney's The Little Mermaid. Performances will run November 24 – December 10 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center of the Centenary University campus.

'An Evening with Cara Buono,' television and film star of 'Stranger Things' and Emmy Nominated for 'Mad Men,' will be held at New Jersey's Mahwah High School on Saturday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m. Learn more about the event here!

Rubicon Theatre will launch its 25th Anniversary Season, entitled TRULY YOURS, with The Fountain Theatre’s acclaimed West Coast Premiere production of THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT running October 4 - 21, 2023. Learn more about the play and how to get tickets here!

Four women writers of the Harlem Renaissance meet in 'Telling Tales Out of School' by Wesley Brown, directed by Woodie King, Jr. at Castillo Theatre/ASP. The play offers a unique perspective on the Harlem Renaissance by providing a character study of four of its most-noted female prime movers. Check out event information here!

Hudson Theatre Works has announced six-week fall theatre classes beginning October 2023. Learn more about the class lineup and how to attend here!

Doris Day was one of the biggest box office draws of her day. Her sunny disposition, and light hearted comedies turned her into America’s sweetheart but her personal life was far from a fairytale. In Paul Adams' new play Doris Day: My Secret Love, Doris is thrust into the spotlight again.  See photos from the production.

Don't miss the Off-Broadway premiere of 'Out Of The Apple Orchard' at Actors Temple Theatre from September 10-14. Get ready to be captivated by this enchanting tale of forgiveness and new beginnings. Book your tickets now!

54 BELOW, Broadway’s Supper Club, presents up and coming theatre performers in “All That Jazz” on Tuesday August 29th at 7pm. With songs from Ella Fitzgerald to Frank Sinatra this group of performers are thrilled to bring you back to the timeless era of Jazz music. “All That Jazz” will have the audience feeling like they just stepped into a smokey, sultry old jazz club.

The Golden Age of Broadway, the 1940s and 50s, was an era in which Broadway began flourishing with a crossover between theatre and cinema. The Actors Studio emerged in New York City and inspired artists to work in underground private groups and master classes. While many are nostalgic for that “old studio era” of Broadway, one person, in particular, has made it his mission to bring art back to the stage: Adam Dennis Geiger.

Join playwright Karen Cecilia in her exciting new workshop in Athens, Greece, where she will guide participants through the process of developing multifaceted characters for any form of creative writing, acting, and directing. Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your skills and unleash your creative potential. Book your spot now!

Centenary Stage Company and the NEXTStage Repertory are entering their second and final weekend of ROCK OF AGES. The final weekend runs from July 13 – 16 in the Sitnik Theatre of the Lackland Performing Arts Center on the Centenary University campus.

FRIGID New York will present a limited engagement of Infinite Variety Productions’ Pretending to Fly, before it heads to the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 

Stage It and Stream It: Plays for Virtual Theater, edited by John Patrick Bray, has been published by Applause Theater and Cinema Books/Rowman & Littlefield.

Centenary Stage Company and the NEXTStage Repertory are set to open the first mainstage production for the 2023 Summerfest, Rock Of Ages featuring a Book by Chris D'Arienzo and Arrangements and Orchestration by Ethan Popp.

Certificate Program–2 years: Acting alum Max Cattana discusses how he enjoyed the program from an international perspective.

JoBeth Williams (“Poltergeist,” “The Big Chill”) and Peter Strauss (“Rich Man, Poor Man,” “The Jericho Mile”) star in the romantic Love Among the Ruins, written by James G. Hirsch and Robert A. Papazian, from a film script by James Costigan. Love Among the Ruins is a Papazian Hirsch presentation  and is directed by Michael Arabian.