TheatreWorks News

TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, will present the Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of THE SECRET GARDEN.

Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors has issued this statement: 'The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) denounces the inappropriate casting of two non-Latinos in the Latino specific roles of "Jackie" and Veronica" in TheaterWorks of Hartford's current production of The Motherf**ker with the Hat.

Pioneer Theatre Company presents the holiday family musical Annie from December 2 through December 23, 2011.

On Friday, December 2, TheatreWorks New Milford will debut legendary playwright Noël Coward's classic comedy of manners, PRESENT LAUGHTER. The show opens at 8:00 p.m. for a five-week run.

The Denver Center Theatre Company (DCTC) confirms its commitment to new works and solidifies its position as one of the nation's top tier new play festivals with the announcement of the lineup of playwrights and directors for its Sixth Annual Colorado New Play Summit.

On Friday, December 2, TheatreWorks New Milford will debut legendary playwright Noël Coward's classic comedy of manners, PRESENT LAUGHTER. The show opens at 8:00 p.m. for a five-week run.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey concludes its 49th season with Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, adapted for the stage by Neil Bartlett.

Best known for writing the book for Broadway's In the Heights, winner of four Tony awards including for Best Musical, Hudes will give a talk and answer questions from the audience at City Tech. In the Heights also earned her the Lucille Lortel Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award. She has been called "one of the most important playwrights of her generation" (Atlanta Journal Constitution) with "a confident and arresting voice" (The New York Times).

To kick off the celebration of Black History Month, Theatre at the Center's Theatre for Young Audiences will present the Theatreworks USA production of The Color of Justice, a play inspired by events and people surrounding the civil rights case of Brown v. Board of Education.

Tickets are now on sale for TheatreWorks Kids' production of Willy Wonka Jr. which will be presented on Saturday December 10 at 11:00am and 2:00pm and Saturday December 17 at 11:00 and 2:00pm at 5 Brookside Avenue, New Milford, CT.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 11/27 for San Diego

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 11/27 for Santa Barbara

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 11/27 for Sacramento

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 11/27 for Costa Mesa

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 11/27 for Thousand Oaks

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 11/27 for Los Angeles

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 11/27 for San Francisco

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announces the full company of You, Nero by American Voices New Play Institute resident playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Freed.

Two-time Golden Globe winner, Academy Award & Tony Award nominee Kathleen Turner will make her Fort Lauderdale stage debut in the National Tour of Matthew Lombardo's play HIGH, February 29-March 4, 2012 at The Parker Playhouse. Directed by Rob Ruggiero, HIGH also features Evan Jonigkeit as 'Cody Randall' and Timothy Altmeyer as 'Father Michael Delpapp'.

Cheryl Henson (President, The Jim Henson Foundation); Kevin Clash (Elmo's Emmy-winning creator and Muppet veteran); and Carole Demas (Broadway star, children's television icon from The Magic Garden) have joined the advisory board of The New York Children's Theater Festival, it was announced today by Michael Shawn Lewis, co-founder of The Festival.