Willie Reale News

Following a successful run in China that closed on January 14, 2020, Big League Productions, Inc.'s DREAMGIRLS will travel to Japan for performances January 29 through February 16.

The hit musical Dreamgirls will embark on its first ever UK tour, opening in Bristol in September 2020 before dates in Milton Keynes, Blackpool, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Birmingham, with further venues throughout 2021 still to be announced. Tickets will go on sale this week with specific box office information available at Dreamgirlsthemusical.co.uk.

Arnold Lobel's treasured characters hop from page to stage in a story of friendship and adventure as Centenary Stage Company's Young Audience Series presents A Year with Frog and Toad for a special, one day only performance, November 2nd at 11:00 am in The Little Theatre located at 400 Jefferson Street Hackettstown, NJ.

Families looking for a holiday treat will find it at a?oeA Year With Frog and Toad,a?? a heartwarming musical inspired by Arnold Lobel's beloved books about the comic adventures of best pals Frog and Toad and their whimsical forest friends.  

Arnold Lobel's treasured characters hop from page to stage in a story of friendship and adventure as Centenary Stage Company's Young Audience Series presents A Year with Frog and Toad for a special, one day only performance, November 2nd at 11:00 am in The Little Theatre located at 400 Jefferson Street Hackettstown, NJ.

What a week it has been for the city of Indianola. Des Moines Metro Opera closed their 2019 season, RAGBRAI has been through town, the county fair has started, and we are preparing for the National Balloon Classic. Yet there is another event in town that people will soon be talking about. Carousel Theatre of Indianola is opening the final production of their 2019 season with a big and grand production of a?oeThe Hunchback of Notre Dame.a?? Their production opens on July 26, but I was fortunate to be able to catch a preview of the show, and this theatre is giving Indianola another gem to add to the treasures the town has to offer.

Farmers Alley Theatre for Young Audiences returns this summer with the charming musical, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, running July 27th through August 3rd.  Based on the beloved series of children's books by Arnold Lobel that has delighted generations of kids, and featuring bright new songs by the Tony Nominated team of Robert & Willie Reale, this hour-long adaptation of the Broadway musical is sure to delight children of all ages, especially those aged 3-to-10.

The Board of Directors and Artistic Director, David Leidholdt, are announcing Millbrook's opening production of the ground-breaking Tony Award-nominated musical, A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD, with book and lyrics by Willie Reale and music by Robert Reale, opening June 7, on the Ryan Main Stage. 

Troy Foundry Theatre is proud to present the world premiere of 100 Years by Richard Dresser directed by Elizabeth Carlson-Guerin (Curio Theatre Company). Set in the not-too-distant future, this new dark comedy confronts today's direst global crises with incisive humor and sly wisdom.

Updated February 2024: Are you a tenor looking for audition material? To get you started, here is a list of the best tenor audition songs: Not a Day Goes By, There But For You Go I, Take a Chance on Me, It Only Takes a Taste, You Walk with Me, The Wall in My Head, Bright Star, Good Boy, and more!

USA Network today announced a third season pickup of its critically acclaimed limited series, THE SINNER. Bill Pullman returns to reprise his role as Detective Harry Ambrose. Alongside Pullman, new series regular Matt Bomer ('Doom Patrol,' 'Will & Grace' and the upcoming film 'Papi Chulo') is set to play Jamie, an upstanding Dorchester resident and expectant father who looks to Ambrose for support in the wake of an accident.

Could DREAMGIRLS be steppin' to the bad side on Broadway later this season? An Equity Principal Audition for the production will be held next week at Pearl Studios. An audition listing notes the production will be directed by Casey Nicholaw, produced by Sonia Friedman Production and land on Broadway in 2019/20.

On December 7th, Synchronicity Theatre opened A Year With Frog and Toad, a family-friendly musical based on Arnold Lobel's beloved characters, Frog and Toad.

The company of Dreamgirls is entering the holiday season in style with a series of events to celebrate the show's final Christmas at the Savoy Theatre.

Arnold Lobel's beloved characters Frog and Toad "hop from the page to the stage" in Synchronicity Theatre's A Year With Frog and Toad, December 7 - 30, 2018. This family musical adaptation of the popular children's books is suitable for children age three and up.

Arnold Lobel's treasure characters hop from page to stage in a story of friendship and adventure as Centenary Stage Company's Young Audience Series presents A Year with Frog and Toad November 1 through November 5 in The Little Theatre located at 400 Jefferson Street Hackettstown, NJ. A Year with Frog and Toad is a Centenary University & Centenary Stage Company NEXTstage Repertory production. NEXTstage Repertory is the all student production company highlighting the close collaboration between the Centenary University Theater Department and the professionally producing Centenary Stage Company.

Celebrating over 20 years of acclaimed musical theatre training for young thespians, the Centenary Stage Company's Young Performers Workshop returns to the Little Theater August 3 through August 12 with the annual Summer Festival of Shows. These talented young thespians between the ages of 8 and 18 will present a variety of musical theater favorites including; Blood Brothers, A Year with Frog and Toad, The Drowsy Chaperone, Arthur Miller's All My Sons and the ever-popular One-Act Festival. The Young Performers Workshop is also seeking new and returning applicants for the 2018 Fall Session. Interviews will be held by appointment on Saturday, August 11 and Sunday, August 12. Call the box office directly to schedule an interview.

Could DREAMGIRLS be steppin' to the bad side on Broadway this season? An Equity Principal Audition for the production will be held on Monday, July 30th at Pearl Studios. An audition listing notes the production will be directed by Casey Nicholaw, produced by Sonia Friedman Production and land on Broadway in 2018/19.

True to its mission, Synchronicity Theatre's 2018-2019 season will feature the voices of women playwrights and provide new opportunities to uplift the voices of women and girls. The season includes programming in Synchronicity's Bold Voices Series (contemporary plays for adults), the Family Series (compelling plays for children and families), the Stripped Bare: Arts Incubator Project, the Women in the Arts Panel Luncheon, and the Playmaking for Girls and Playmaking for Kids programs.

Fountain Hills Theater Presents A Year With Rog And Toad Kids. Music By Robert Reale. Book And Lyrics By Willie Reale. Based On The Books By Arnold Lobel