William News

A delightful, yet deeply resonant, production of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by William Shakespeare opens this weekend at Pasadena's A Noise Within, with co-artistic directors Julia Rodriguez-Elliott and Geoff Elliott at the helm. Check out the photos from this enormously imaginative production below.

Learn about the winners of the 2023 Music Academy Competition and their upcoming performances. Find out who won in the Solo Piano, Duo, and Song categories, and discover the exciting premieres they will be performing in 2024.

Mill Mountain Theatre's 60th Season brings captivating stories and unforgettable performances to the Trinkle MainStage. Join us for a journey of diverse and captivating experiences.

Pacific Opera Project is launching its inaugural Artist Recital Series featuring Cabaret Confidential and American Cabaret. Enjoy a matinee program of cabaret-style songs by classical composers and explore a diverse array of culture and language through a selection of incredible and rarely heard American continent songs.

What did our critic think of ASSASSINS at The Lyric Stage Company Of Boston?

POOR YELLA REDNECKS, the New York Premiere, begins previews tonight at Manhattan Theatre Club. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Frankie & Beausy met at a train station in Scotland 26 years ago on Valentine's Day. Frankie a Broadway performer & Edinburgh Festival survivor. Beausy, a shy musical theatre lover from Scotland. On November 10-11, that long loving friendship will be celebrated in songs from 'Brigadoon' to Broadway and from the Highlands to Hollywood. In this video, watch as Frances Ruffelle and Norman Bowman chats about the new show!

THE CRAZY TIME by Sam Bobrick comes to West Coast Players this month. Learn more about the production here!

The Cleveland Orchestra announced it will offer a sensory-friendly concert at Severance Music Center at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 4. Learnm ore about how to attend here!

An all new trailer has been released for the Fiery Angel, Royal & Derngate, Northampton and ROYO production of Agatha Christie’s iconic thriller And Then There Were None. Check out the video here!

A lot of mirth is coming to the stage at The Contemporary Theater Company with one of William Shakespeare's most beloved comedies, Much Ado About Nothing, running October 20 – November 18. Learn more about the play here!

Premiere Stages at Kean University has announced four playwrights selected for expanded development as part of the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Learn more about the playwrights here!

The BBC is celebrating this extraordinary anniversary with an ambitious season of content across TV, Radio, BBC iPlayer & BBC Sounds exploring why, 400 years on, Shakespeare's relevance and influence is as strong as ever. A wealth of programming featuring major actors and leading experts, including new documentaries, performance, music, drama, comedy, news coverage and the best of the BBC archive, as well as special items on flagship BBC shows, will celebrate the man, his world and his timeless writing.

Angel City Arts presents its annual Angel City Jazz Festival October 13 – 29, 2023, at diverse and popular venues such as REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater), 2220 Arts & Archives, LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), The Moss Theatre, Zebulon, Zipper Hall and The World Stage. Learn more about the festival here!

 The Park Theatre will bring back the award-winning Celtic band, the Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki Trio, for the fourth time on Friday, October 20 at 7:30pm. Learn more about the upcoming concert here!

Stiles + Drewe and Mercury Musical Developments are delighted to announce the star-studded cast that will appear at this year’s Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize, which will be celebrated in concert at The Other Palace on Monday 13 November at 7.30pm. 

North Mississippi Allstars, with Special Guest Bag Men comes to Boulder Theater on Friday, January 12, 2024. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 13 at 10am.

 Pacific Opera Project (POP) launches its inaugural Artist Recital Series this weekend, featuring the talents of POP artists at POP HQ in Highland Park.

Chesapeake Shakespeare Company ensemble performers are quick on their feet, perfect in their enunciation, energetic and expressive as they deliver Shakespearean favorite plot elements of upper class people in forests, merriment, witty banter, love triangles, and everyone getting married. The action is fast-paced, the set stunning and immersive.

Palm Beach Dramaworks names Anne Mundell as Resident Scenic Designer. Get the details on this exciting appointment.