Verona News

During the summer month weekends, the Royal Shakespeare Company's outdoor theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, The Dell, will play host to a range of lively student, community and semi-professional productions. Performances kick off today, Saturday 7 June, and continue until Sunday 31 August.

Spellbound Productions present IN LAMBETH, written by Jack Shepherd, directed by Michael Kingsbury and designed by Ruth Sutcliffe. Opening night is slated for Friday, 11 July 2014 at 7.30pm, with the regular run continuing through Saturday 2 August 2014 (one preview 10 July).

Musical and lots of Shakespeare

The Lion's Tooth Theatre Company is pleased to announce its first ever production, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. This production is directed by Joan Lawson. Performances are June 19, 20, 22, 26, 27 &28. The performance starts at 6:00 pm at the SKIDMORE COLLEGE AMPHITHEATER, but please join us at 5:30 for a PRE-SHOW CARNIVAL!

Cincinnati Shakespeare presents the final production in their 20th Anniversary season, Noel Coward's 'Private Lives'. This sparkling comedy is the perfect ending to a fantastic season at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company! The design is generously sponsored by Thompson Hine. In anticipation of tonight's opening, BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the show below!

A South African family barbecue called a 'Braai' complete with wine-tasting has been arranged for the Rowayton Community Center today, June 7 as a fundraiser for Shakespeare on the Sound which is in rehearsal for the comedy 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona' as its 19th annual outdoor production.

Cincinnati Shakespeare will present the final production in their 20th Anniversary season, Noel Coward's 'Private Lives'. This sparkling comedy is the perfect ending to a fantastic season at Cincinnati Shakespeare Company! The design is generously sponsored by Thompson Hine.

A set where the actors appear to spring from the pages of a book has been inventively created for the Shakespeare on the Sound production of "The Two Gentlemen of Verona' in Rowayton's Pinkney Park, June 12-29.

With nine Tony Awards and a historic, record-setting Broadway run when it debuted 50 years ago, Fiddler on the Roof has been called 'the greatest musical of all time.'

A young woman rebels against her own memories of the past as she journeys from madness to love in the New York premiere of Stuart D'Ver's award-winning, pitch-black comedy Kallie. Directed by Elowyn Castle and presented by The American Renaissance Theater Company, Kallie will be performed at CAP 21 Theatre, located at 18 West 18th Street, 5th Floor, today, June 5-22, 2014. Show times are Today-Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 7pm. The Sunday, June 8th performance will be at 3pm. Running time of the show is approximately 85 minutes. Tickets are $18 and can be reserved at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/693693 or by calling 800-838-3006.

Penfold Theatre Company presents Romeo & Juliet today, June 5-28 free-of-charge at the Round Rock Amphitheater.

The Grand 1894 Opera House will become "The Grand Ole Opry" on Sunday, July 20 at 4pm, when the Houston Children's Chorus presents a salute to country music. One-hundred youngsters from HCC culminate their annual week-long Galveston residency and workshop for students from Galveston to Harris County and beyond, grades 3 - 6, with a rousing Summer Pops Concert.

American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) presents the U.S. premiere of James Fenton's acclaimed adaptation of The Orphan of Zhao, a classic Chinese legend that has its roots in the fourth century BCE.

Spectralia Theatre, in cooperation with Friends of the Parks and the Chicago Park District, presents William Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona, June 21st to August 3rd. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!

Tonight the Royal Shakespeare Company's Henry IV Part I will begin cinemas screenings across the US. Henry IV Part I was filmed for 'Live from Stratford-upon-Avon,' the RSC program that screens the world's greatest classical theatre company from Shakespeare's home town around the world through a continued partnership with Picturehouse Entertainment. It will be seen in US cinemas from tonight, June 3 - July 3, and was seen in over 315 UK cinemas in May.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) begins a new season of free, family-friendly, multicultural Green Show performances today, June 3.

The Houston Symphony kicks off the summer with a sensational line-up of FREE concerts, including an expanded 10 performances around Houston as part of its Summer Neighborhood Concert Series, 5 performances as part of the ExxonMobil Summer Symphony Nights at Miller Outdoor Theatre, and the free July 3rd performance at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) has announced the full lineup of productions, concerts, readings and special events for its 11th annual festival. This year's Festival will begin July 7th and continue through July 27th.

Performances are free to the public and will be held at Summit Rock, Central Park May 29,30, 31 June 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, St. Nicholas Park, Harlem June 11, 12, 18, 19, Sunset Park, Brooklyn June 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, and Morningside Park, Manhattan June 26, 27, 28, 29. All performances are at 6:00pm.

California Shakespeare Theater continues its 2014 season with Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors, directed by Aaron Posner. The Comedy of Errors plays at the Bruns Amphitheater from June 25 through July 20.