William McNulty News

Louisvillians have made "A Christmas Carol" a holiday agenda item for two reasons: its quality, and its consistency.

Voting has now opened for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Louisville Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 25th.

A few years ago, in a different publication, I gave Actors Theatre's "Dracula" a somewhat mixed review. I didn't get it. Boy, do I get it now.

Kentucky Shakespeare's summer season closes on August 17 with Savage Rose Classical Theatre Company's critically acclaimed "King Lear," starring J. Barrett Cooper, the company's founder, as the titular king. It will be a swan song of sorts, for it will be Cooper's final performance with the company, and in Louisville - at least for the time being.

2014-2015 season announcements from some of Louisville's most popular theater companies.

Today, in the midst of preparations for one of the nation's most influential festivals of new work, the Humana Festival of New American Plays, Artistic Director Les Waters and Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein proudly announce Actors Theatre of Louisville's 2014-2015 Season. The 51st Season lineup will include a world-premiere reimagining of Love's Labour's Lost, the musical The Last Five Years, a production of Nina Raine's emotionally-charged drama Tribes, award-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney's The Brothers Size, and the return of Naomi Iizuka's At the Vanishing Point-a beautifully-observed portrait of Butchertown with an original score by Ben Sollee. From the exhilaration of infatuation to the heart-wrenching tale of lost love, from one person's fight to find a voice to the dreams and voices of an entire community, the lineup features powerful stories and some of the most exciting artists working in theatre today.

Artistic Director Les Waters and Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein have announced that Actors Theatre continues its 50th Anniversary Season with Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Widely regarded as one of the finest plays ever written by an American, Our Town will be directed by Obie-award winning director Les Waters. The production, part of the Brown-Forman Series, will begin previews tonight, January 21, open on January 23 and run through February 9, 2014.

Artistic Director Les Waters and Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein have announced that Actors Theatre continues its 50th Anniversary Season with Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Widely regarded as one of the finest plays ever written by an American, Our Town will be directed by Obie-award winning director Les Waters. The production, part of the Brown-Forman Series, will begin previews on January 21, open on January 23 and run through February 9, 2014.

In a golden anniversary season celebrating the theatre's past, present and future, there is little dust on this perennial favorite

Few Americans are aware that only 1% of our citizens serve in the Armed Forces. It's time for 100% of the remaining 99% to say thank you and learn more about the veterans who continue to give back through service. With Veterans Day fast approaching, HISTORY? announces a continuation of 'Mission to Honor,' its nationwide, multi-platform public affairs campaign dedicated to recognizing American veterans. Expanding each year, 'Mission to Honor' in 2013 will be the Network's biggest year yet, with high visibility on-air, online, in schools, in businesses and local communities. HISTORY will continue past successes, like Take A Veteran to School Day and Thank A Veteran At Work Day, which will incorporate a new PSA from First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden. Also new to 'Mission to Honor' in 2013 will be HISTORY's partnership with Team Rubicon, a veterans service group, and an enhanced #THANKAVET social media campaign.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF sends chills down Central Florida audiences' spines with Dracula: The Journal of Jonathan Harker. Adapted from Bram Stoker's novel by Orlando Shakes Artistic Director Jim Helsinger and directed by Michael Carleton, Dracula: The Journal of Jonathan Harker begins tonight, October 9 and runs through November 10, 2013 at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center in Loch Haven Park.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF sends chills down Central Florida audiences' spines with Dracula: The Journal of Jonathan Harker. Adapted from Bram Stoker's novel by Orlando Shakes Artistic Director Jim Helsinger and directed by Michael Carleton, Dracula: The Journal of Jonathan Harker begins October 9 and runs through November 10, 2013 at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center in Loch Haven Park. Tickets, priced at $17-$40, are on sale now at (407) 447-1700 orhttp://orlandoshakes.org.

John P. Keller to Star in Orlando Shakespeare Theater's DRACULA: THE JOURNAL OF JONATHAN HARKER, Begin. 10/9

Florida Repertory Theatre has announced the opening of the final play in its Fifteenth Anniversary Season, a touching, Olivier Award-winning Best Comedy, Educating Rita by Willy Russell.

Florida Repertory Theatre has announced the opening of the final play in its Fifteenth Anniversary Season, a touching, Olivier Award-winning Best Comedy, Educating Rita by Willy Russell.

Florida Repertory Theatre has announced the opening of a multiple Tony-nominee and Pulitzer Prize finalist,Other Desert Cities. This powerful, witty and electrifying drama by Jon Robin Baitz plays March 15-April 6 with previews March 12, 13 and 14.

Florida Repertory Theatre has announced the opening of Donald Margulies' Time Stands Still, a stirring, recent Broadway hit. Time Stands Still plays tonight, Jan 25 - Feb 16, with two nearly sold out preview performances on Jan 23 and 24, in the renovated ArtStage Studio Theatre.

Florida Repertory Theatre has announced the opening of Donald Margulies' Time Stands Still, a stirring, recent Broadway hit. Time Stands Still plays Jan 25 - Feb 16, with two nearly sold out preview performances on Jan 23 and 24, in the renovated ArtStage Studio Theatre.

Artistic Director Les Waters and Managing Director Jennifer Bielstein will present Fifth Third Bank's Dracula, playing in the Bingham Theatre at Actors Theatre of Louisville,September 14-October 31, 2012.

Florida Repertory Theatre announced the opening of Red, 2010's electrifying and Tony-Winning BEST PLAY from the Oscar-nominated author of The Aviator, Gladiator and Hugo. Red is a provocative portrait of an angry and briliant man, expressionist painter, Mark Rothko. Playing March 6-25.