Verona News

New Repertory Theatre, in residence at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, has announced 'ART,' from the Tony Award-winning playwright of God of Carnage.

The 39 Steps hits Arizona Theatre Company's stage at the Temple of Music and Art. Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps plays from January 14 - February 4, 2012 and continues its run in Phoenix at the Herberger Theater Center from February 9 - 26, 2012.

After a blockbuster year of big crowds and big voices, Show Tunes & Cocktails at The Jefferson begins its second year as DC's only monthly sing-a-long of theatre tunes on Monday, January 23.

The New York Pops' Chairman James A. Read is set to announce the appointment of James N. Blake and William T. Sullivan to the Board of Directors and the promotion of Anne M. Swanson to Executive Director.

MOMIX is a company of dancer-illusionists known internationally for presenting work of exceptional inventiveness and physical beauty. For 30 years MOMIX has been celebrated for its ability to conjure up a world of surrealistic images using props, light, shadow, humor and the human body. Under the direction of founder Moses Pendleton (also founding member of Pilobolus Dance Theatre), MOMIX has performed throughout the United States and around the world. With performances on PBS's 'Dance in America' and international television, the company's repertory has been broadcast in 55 countries.

The Porters of Hellsgate present William Shakespeare's Troilus & Cressida Directed by Charles Pasternak and Produced by The Porters of Hellsgate.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company continues its eighteenth season with William Shakespeare's "Henry VIII: All is True".

The Public Theater has just announced the return of PUBLIC SINGS! on March 5, 2012, an unforgettable evening that celebrates the rich history of musicals produced by The Public Theater, including HAIR, A Chorus Line, and Caroline, or Change, as well as new musicals in development like February House premiering at The Public this May. This intimate evening at Joe's Pub will welcome to the stage many popular Public Theater and Joe's Pub artists, including Laura Benanti, David Byrne, Raul Esparza, Jesse L. Martin, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Steven Pasquale, as well as offer a sneak peak at upcoming musicals. PUBLIC SINGS! tickets can be purchased by calling the Development Office at (212) 539-8554.

One of the most belovedcharacters of American literature comes to life in an imaginative new adaptation of Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer at Kansas City Repertory Theatre. Twain's enduring paean to the joys of childhood is adapted for the stage by Laura Eason and directed by Jeremy B. Cohen. The production runs January 20-February 12 at Spencer Theatre in the James C. Olson Performing Arts Center on the UMKC campus.

Besetzungsänderung in 'La forza del destino'

Signature Theatre will present the world premiere of Really Really by Paul Downs Colaizzo.

Upcoming Theatre Communication Group Member Shows - 1/08 for Atlanta

The Shakespeare Theatre Company welcomes former STC Associate Director PJ Paparelli who will direct and put a new twist on Shakespeare's earliest romantic comedy, The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company welcomes former STC Associate Director PJ Paparelli who will direct and put a new twist on Shakespeare's earliest romantic comedy, The Two Gentlemen of Verona.

The Sheboygan Theater Company will hold open auditions for CHEESEHEADS, THE MUSICAL on Wednesday, January 25 at 6:30 pm at Horace Mann Middle School (Leslie W. Johnson Theatre, 2820 Union Ave, Sheboygan). Callbacks will be on Thursday, January 26 at 6:30 pm. The Director is Catie O'Donnell from Verona, WI and the Music Director is Sandra Kasten. Rehearsals start on a date to be announced.The production dates are March 16-18 and 21-24, 2012.

It's that time of the year to take a look back at which shows and performances I enjoyed in 2011 on DC area stages, and since I saw over 200 of them this year in professional, community, university, children's, and programs that train young actors, let me give it a whirl and I'll pick my 'Top 5' in each category.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Cincinnati's Stage for the Classics, announces an enchanting and witty addition to their eighteenth season with Shakespeare's comedy, 'Love's Labour's Lost'. This production features CSC Ensemble Members Darnell Pierre Benjamin, Billy Chace, Miranda McGee and Kelly Mengelkoch, 'Love's Labour's Lost' is directed by Sara Clark and opens December 2, and runs through December 31.

Burning Coal Theatre Company's New Works series will present a staged reading of AGNES THE GIANT, a new play by Kelly Doyle, on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 7 pm at the Murphey School, 224 Polk Street, Raleigh, NC.

Village Theatre announced today casting for its upcoming production of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, which opens January 18 in Issaquah.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company continues celebrating its 25th Anniversary Season with the second installment of the Bard's Broadway series with the Tony Award winning musical Two Gentlemen of Verona (a rock opera) performing January 27-29, 2012 at Sidney Harman Hall (610 F Street NW). Galt MacDermot, John Guare and Mel Shapiro come together to create the music, lyrics and book that add a spicy, funky twist to Shakespeare's work of the same name.