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Rubicon Opens 22nd Season With Immersive BIG RIVER: THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN

Rubicon Theatre opens the company's 22nd Season with an environmental production of the musical Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, opening October 26 at 7pm and continuing through November 10, 2019. Directed by Kirby Ward, with a company of 23, the production runs Wednesdays through Sundays in Ventura's Downtown Cultural District at the company's home at 1006 E. Main Street, Ventura, CA  93001. 

Review: THE TRAGEDIE OF MACBETH – An Immersive Experience Takes You Inside the Spooky Atmosphere of Shakespeare's Scottish Play

As the tension mounts to its bloody end, audience members, especially the few who get invited into the scene within Macbeth's castle, are drawn into the characters' lives and motives, all the while experiencing the evocative moody atmosphere of haunted, stone-walled castles. Kudos go out to the entire design team from Runco's sets, Avery Reagan and Wesley Chew's lighting design, Joseph a?oeSloea?? Slawinski's sound design, to A. Jeffrey Schoenberg's costume design which work brilliantly together with the talented acting ensemble to transport audiences into a sensory experience none will ever forget.

New Show about J.D. Salinger Debuts at Theater for the New City

Theater for the New City Executive Director Crystal Field is presenting 'A Life In The Rye,' a new play that looks at J.D. Salinger's life and the impact that 'The Catcher In The Rye' had on him, his fans, fanatics obsessed with the book and the world.

THE TRAGEDIE OF MACBETH Comes to Shakespeare Center LA

When a director from England's Royal Shakespeare Company and a Disney Imagineer come together, the hottest show of the Halloween season emerges. Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles(SCLA) presents The Tragedie of Macbeth a?" An Immersive Experience is a fast-paced immersive production that moves from the foggy Scottish Heath and the wind-whistling castle in Invernesss to the witches coven and the doomed Macduff's house. The audience moves through SCLA's 22,000 square-foot building encountering floating daggers, tapestries that come to life, and bleeding walls while 9 actors tackle 20 characters. Tickets for #MacbethSCLA shows October 12 through November 3 are on sale now at www.ShakespeareCenter.org.

Three Rivers Music Theatre Announces Cast And Music Director For LADIES NIGHT!

Three Rivers Music Theatre announces the cast of LADIES NIGHT! The cast includes Bobbi Jo Carroll, Jensen Davis, Jana Debusk, Amanda Gilbert, Renee Gonzales, Lauren Harter, Kayley Hinen, Holly Lofland, Stephanie Longbrake, Lauren Nusbaum, Stephanie Patterson, Makenna Porter. Olivia Spangle, Melissa Terhune, Alayna Thornton, Lydia Tremaine, and Chrissy Weadick.

Brian Childers To Make Green Room 42 Debut With Concert Celebrating Solo Album Release

Helen Hayes Award Winner BRIAN CHILDERS has spent the last twenty years receiving raves for his one man show 'An Evening with Danny Kaye' and starred off-Broadway as Danny Kaye in 'Danny and Sylvia: A Musical Love Story'. Brian will release his first studio album Life Unfurled independently in physical, digital and streaming formats on Thursday, October 17.

10th Annual TWAINFEST Returns August 17th

WRITE OUT LOUD, an organization founded in 2007 with a commitment to inspire, challenge and entertain by reading literature aloud for a live audience  - announces the 10th Anniversary of their Annual TwainFest to take place on Saturday, August 17th from 11am - 5:00pm in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park, San Diego.

BWW Interview: Claire Wilkinson of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Pinewood Bowl

The Pinewood Bowl in Lincoln, Nebraska has been producing a summer musical every year since 1949. This July, the rural villagers of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will take the stage in Lincoln's outdoors. This family favorite with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Tim Rice and Howard Ashman, was adapted from the animated musical film. Nominated for a plethora of Tony Awards, it did take the win for Best Costumes. According to Claire Wilkinson who plays Belle, this local production will also feature some fantastic costuming. Claire shared her musical theatre background with me and offered her thoughts on Belle, the musical, and what it's like to rehearse at an outdoor venue.

Corkscrew Theater Festival Presents Work by Haleh Roshan

Corkscrew Theater Festival's third annual summer season continues with the world premiere of Haleh Roshan's A Play Titled After the Collective Noun for Female-Identifying 20-Somethings Living in NYC in the 2010s. Directed by Lauren Zeftel and running July 18-August 3, Collective Noun centers on three young leftist women fighting for change in the world around them while managing their professional ambitions, romantic relationships, and a strange bug infestation in the kitchen

Milwaukee's First Stage Announces Expanded Playwrights-In-Residence

In support of their continued commitment to new play development through their Foundry Stage Series, First Stage, one of the nation's leading theaters for young people and families, is proud to announce their Playwrights-in-Residence: Alice Austen, James DeVita, John Maclay and Alvaro Saar Rios.

TheatreFest! Announces Seventh Season Of Plays

TheatreFest! the Summer Theatre at Lindsey Wilson College is gearing up for its most exciting season yet! The seventh season of TheatreFest! will include four major productions and its second summer of IMAGINE! Youth Theatre, the summer camp that will produce one of the plays in the summer season.

City Lit Theater Announces 40th Season of Productions

City Lit's 40th Season to explore key moments in American history through fact, fiction and fantasy. Productions will include the Chicago premiere of Peter Parnell's ROMANCE LANGUAGE, a revival of Kristine Thatcher's VOICE OF GOOD HOPE, and world premiere adaptations of Robert F. Kennedy's THIRTEEN DAYS and Owen Lister's THE VIRGINIAN

North Country Center For The Arts Brings A Season Under The Stars To Jean's Playhouse!

The North Country Center for Arts at Jean's Playhouse is excited to present their 2019 Summer Season, which runs from June 20 through September 15, 2019, and includes three stunning musicals, and 2 hilarious plays. Performances run Wednesday afternoons at 2:00 PM and Thursday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $32 for Adults, $27 for Seniors, and $20 for Children 16 and under. Join us on Friday Nights for NH Night where anyone with a valid NH license can get a $20 ticket at the door (subject to available seats)!

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