Thornton Wilder News

The Royal Players presents the record-setting Broadway hit, Hello, Dolly! Based on the Thornton Wilder play, The Matchmaker, Hello, Dolly! went on to earn over ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Score for authors MICHAEL STEWART and JERRY HERMAN. 

Artistic Director Randall Dodge and Executive Director Brenda Dodge have announced Forte Theatre Company’s 2023-2024 Season, which will be performed at the Saber Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin. 

The Omaha Community Playhouse (OCP) has announced the titles to be produced during their 99th season, which will run from August 2023 through June 2024.

Classic Stage Company will present CSC Spring Playreadings, a public series of readings held in CSC’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater.

Favorite friends & collaborators of Lost Nation Theater are getting together in a One-Night-Only performance to celebrate 30+ years of LNT as your professional theater in Montpelier City Hall and the upcoming 2023 Season! It's The Kick-Off Cabaret – Saturday March 18.

Favorite friends & collaborators of Lost Nation Theater are getting together in a One-Night-Only performance to celebrate 30+ years of LNT as your professional theater in Montpelier City Hall and the upcoming 2023 Season! It's The Kick-Off Cabaret – Saturday March 18. It all happens onstage at Lost Nation Theater, wheelchair accessible and protected by a state-of-the-art Synexis Air Purification System.

Howard Sherman has been appointed Managing Director of the Baruch Performing Arts Center.

Lincoln Center Theater will present the New York premiere of FLEX, a new play by Candrice Jones, directed by LCT Resident Director Lileana Blain-Cruz. See performance dates, and how to purchase tickets!

Coming to a theater in Hell’s Kitchen in April is *mark - A Solo Performance of the Gospel of Mark with actor George Drance in the sole role of storyteller. This work, with music by the late Elizabeth Swados, was performed originally at LaMama ETC, where Drance has been a resident artist. This production is directed by Jackie Lucid. 

Manhattan Theatre Club’s world premiere The Best We Could (a family tragedy), written by Emily Feldman opens tomorrow night, Wednesday, March 1, at New York City Center – Stage I. See how to purchase tickets!

Syracuse Stage Artistic Director Robert Hupp and Managing Director Jill Anderson announced the next production in their 2022/2023 season, and it’s one for the ages. Thornton Wilder’s cherished and frequently produced play, Our Town, runs Wednesday, March 29 through Sunday, April 16 at Syracuse Stage in the Archbold Theatre. Robert Hupp will direct the production.

Theater Latté Da has announced that performances of Hello, Dolly! have now been extended through March 26 at the Ritz Theater, 345 13th Avenue NE in Minneapolis. Artistic Associate Kelli Foster Warder, director and choreographer of last season's acclaimed regional premiere of Jelly's Last Jam, leads the production. 

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with playwright Emily Feldman, as she discusses the world premiere of her play The Best We Could, now playing at Manhattan Theatre Club.

What did our critic think of HELLO DOLLY at Theater Latte Da?

The Village! A Disco Daydream returns to Dixon Place after a sold-out premiere run last fall. The encore engagement will be performed for four weekends opening tonight – Thursday, February 2 at 7:30 PM – and running through Friday, February 24.

Concord Theatricals has secured exclusive worldwide stage licensing rights to Noah Haidle’s Birthday Candles. This tender and funny Broadway hit is now available for performance by professional and amateur theatres.

Kangagirl Productions presents Middletown, a contemporary play by one of America's most celebrated writers, Will Eno, featuring a cast and designers of Orlando's finest talent directed by David Lee, recipient of The Orlando Fringe Lifetime Achievement Award and The Critic's Choice Award for Best Director.

Playful People Productions opens the new year with one of the classic American stage plays of all time, Our Town. Written by Thornton Wilder 85 years ago, Our Town is directed by Stacy Levin and performs at Historic Hoover Theatre in San Jose February 23 through 26.

On the heels of a successful 2022 launch, the Phoenix Festival: Live Arts Hudson Valley has been awarded an $86,000 grant from Empire State Development's Division of Tourism, through the state's Regional Economic Development Council initiative.

Concord Theatricals has revealed the winners of their Kick Off Your Sunday Shoes: The Footloose Competition. See who the winners are, and learn more about the competition!