Touchstone News

Broadway in Chicago is back on stage this week as the city welcomes the non-equity 25th Anniversary Tour of RENT back to the CIBC Theatre.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre (CCCT) will return to live, in-person Main Stage productions this fall with one of the giants of the American theatre, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. Directed by CCCT’s Executive Artistic Director Marilyn Langbehn, and featuring a diverse ensemble of eight actors who portray the 25-plus citizens of Grover’s Corners, Our Town will play for 15 performances from October 1-31.

Prospect New Orleans has announced the venue list and revised opening timeline for Prospect.5: Yesterday we said tomorrow, which will open across the city over the course of three weekends.

New developments are in the works for the third installment of the Sister Act franchise.

The producers of the RENT 25TH Anniversary Farewell Tour and the FSCJ Artist Series are proud to announce the RENT 25TH Anniversary Farewell Tour will be presented at Jacksonville’s Times-Union Center for one night only, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

Whether you’ve never seen RENT or have completely lost count, you can’t miss it this time around the 25th Anniversary “Farewell Season of Love” is your FINAL CHANCE to experience this celebrated touring production.

AMERICANA MUSICIANS BRUCE ROBISON AND KELLY WILLIS BRING YULETIDE CHEER TO LEWISVILLE GRAND

The Lewisville Grand Theater has announced that seasonal favorites, Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis will bring some yuletide cheer to the Lewisville Grand Theater on Sunday, December 12 at 7 p.m.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons are thrilled to welcome audiences back for the 2021-22 season opener on September 30, performing the first BSO concert for live audiences at Symphony Hall since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the closure of the Hall.

A groundbreaking exhibition documents the image, influence, and activism of Angela Davis. Angela Davis—Seize the Time was developed at the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, where it is now on view. With some 220 objects, Seize the Time not only examines Davis's arrest, incarceration, trial and the national and international campaigns to free her, but also positions her as a continuing touchstone for contemporary artists.

RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour tickets are on sale NOW for the iconic Broadway musical’s engagement at The Bushnell (166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT), November 5-7.

View Behind the Scenes photos from Dark Shadows and learn about the new boxed set. An unlikely daytime TV hit that became a cultural touchstone for generations of viewers, the gothic serial Dark Shadows continues to cast a spell on fans old and new. Now, the actor who played the series’ tormented vampire Barnabas Collins is profiled in a compelling new biographical film.

The Firehall Arts Centre has announced its 39th season, and Artistic Producer Donna Spencer has proudly programmed it as a Reunion Season.

The REV Theatre Company's 2021 Season closes with a nostalgic musical tribute – Almost Heaven, the Songs of John Denver. The show runs September 8 – 29 at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in Emerson Park.

The Firehall Arts Centre has announced its 39th season, and Artistic Producer Donna Spencer has proudly programmed it as a Reunion Season. The Firehall’s 2021-22 Reunion Season opens with the world premiere of Raven Spirit Dance’s Chapter 21 from September 29 to October 3.

Broadway In Detroit has announced that Broadway shows will return to the Fisher Theatre October 19 with the RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour with performances through Sunday, October 24.

Contra Costa Civic Theatre will return to live, in-person Main Stage productions this fall with one of the giants of the American theatre, Thornton Wilder’s Our Town. Directed by CCCT’s Executive Artistic Director Marilyn Langbehn, and featuring a diverse ensemble of eight actors who portray the 25-plus citizens of Grover’s Corners, Our Town will play for 15 performances from October 1-31.

The film is based on the stage play of the same name that premiered at London’s Bridge Theatre, who were in the vanguard as one of the first theatres to reopen after closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Touchstone Theatre opens its 2021-22 season with the third edition of Festival UnBound, a five-day celebration (September 29-October 3, 2021) of visual arts, live music, participatory dance, original theatre, and community dialogue shaped by Lehigh Valley community members for a unique, hyper-local festival going experience.

A new documentary following the origins of The Velvet Underground is coming to Apple TV+, showing fans just how the group became a cultural touchstone representing a range of contradictions: the band is both of their time, yet timeless; literary yet realistic; rooted in high art and street culture.