Willy News

Wimpole Productions presents Educating Rita by Willy Russell at dlr Mill Theatre Dundrum, Dublin.

Today, global multi-platinum recording artist Jason Derulo shares a new track entitled “Too Hot.” 

Andréa Burns has joined the company of The Rose Tattoo as a?oePeppinaa?? and Carolyn Mignini has joined as a?oeAssunta.a??

Elliott & Harper Productions and Cindy Tolan today announced new cast members joining Wendell Pierce and Sharon D Clarke in the West End transfer of the highly acclaimed, sold-out Young Vic production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman at the Piccadilly Theatre from 24 October 2019.

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the fall line-up of classes taught by professional teaching artists and theater industry professionals. Enrollment is now open, and available online at baystreet.org, or by contacting Allen O'Reilly, Director of Education & Community Outreach, at allen@baystreet.org or 631-725-0818. Kids Camps and Teen Classes sponsored in part by Suffolk Center for Speech.

In this new stage adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Luckenbooth Theatre Academy brings Roald Dahls' words to life from right off the page.

COAL MINE THEATRE kicks off its powerhouse Season Six with a tremendous modern Scottish classic. A slight departure from its regular programming, the world-renowned KNIVES IN HENS by David Harrower takes the audience on a sensual journey into the world of a young woman grappling to find her freedom and power through language.

While Wonka's chocolates and candies can still be found in stores across the globe, the latest iteration of his now-classic story of succession tastes stale and a?' at times a?' lacks any taste at all.

Brisbane, we need your help! Willy Wonka will be relocating his factory from Melbourne to Brisbane in March 2020, taking up residence at QPAC's Lyric Theatre, and we are looking for our Charlie. The producers of the spectacular new musical Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory have begun the search for four talented local boys who will share the role of Charlie Bucket in the musical.

Today Kindness release their fourth single “Raise Up” from upcoming, highly-anticipated album Something Like A War, out September 6 on Female Energy. This uptempo gospel track was recorded in New York and features backing vocals from Vuyo Sotashe, Amanda Khiri and Bryndon Cook.

The Art Directors Guild's Gallery 800 (ADG, IATSE Local 800) presents FANTASTIC VOYAGE, an exclusive mixed media exhibition celebrating the genres of Sci-Fi, Fantasy & the Metaphysical Realm. The public will have a unique opportunity to meet and mingle with the artists at the exhibit openingand hosted reception on Saturday, August 31, 2019 from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. The Fantastic Voyage exhibition will run through November 2nd. Gallery 800 is located in the historic North Hollywood Arts District at 5108 Lankershim Boulevard.

Join the Howard County Arts Council and take the Road to the Arts, September 12-15, 2019! This annual event, celebrating the beginning of the 2019-2020 gallery season, invites art lovers to experience Howard County's vibrant visual arts scene. Galleries throughout the county will participate by hosting openings and special exhibits over the course of the weekend.

by Josh Stent

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and the Tony award for a?oeBest Play,a?? Arthur Miller's a?oeDeath of a Salesmana?? stays strikingly relevant in our times. With the original run nearly sold out, Ruskin Group Theatre announces that they will extend the schedule through September 15th. The new schedule will include 8pm Thursdays - Saturdays, 2pm Sundays (no performances during Labor Day weekend, August 29th - September 1st). Considered to be one of the greatest plays of the 20th Century, subsequent productions on Broadway have won three Tony awards for a?oeBest Revival.a?? 

Award-Winning playwright and performer, Terra Taylor Knudson, (2017 Encore Producer's Award, 2005 Arts Professional of the Year, Long Beach Arts Council), brings her solo show; Willy's Lil Virgin Queen fresh from the boards of the Santa Monica Playhouse to The Garage Theatre in Long Beach for very special three night engagement September 5th, 6th & 7th at 8:00pm. 

In the theater community Jamie deRoy is a well known Broadway producer but in the Friars community she is also acclaimed as an entertainer. Friar Jamie deRoy furthermore has the distinction of being the 8th woman to become a Friar subsequent to the men's only club changing it's rules in 1988. Jamie deRoy who is usually the earliest to spot an opportunity had to wait behind the likes of Liza Minnelli, Joan Rivers Gloria Allred, and Brooke Shields who were also among the first to join the Friars Club.

Three-time Grammy® nominated children's musician Justin Roberts and his five-piece band, the Not Ready for Naptime Players, will perform two shows at Marriott Theatre.

Chris Mann took the Feinstein's at Vitello's stage last Friday night and OWNED it! Within minutes of hitting the Feinstein's at Vitello's stage, Chris dropped the 'f-bomb' with a mischievous twinkle in his eye - and the audience knew we were in for a fun and raucous night! Chris' easy stage demeanor peppered with clever asides, created a relaxed, back-and-forth dialogue with the appreciative audience. No canned patter here!

Sometimes being brave means being yourself! This fall Goodspeed Musicals' production of Billy Elliot The Musical will spark with infectious energy. This tour-de-force of dance based on the British movie of the same name, will run September 13 a?' November 24 at The Goodspeed in East Haddam, Conn. [Official Press Opening will be October 2, 2019].