Meet the Cast of THE LEHMAN TRILOGY - Now in Previews on Broadway!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 7, 2020
The Lehman Trilogy is officially in previews on Broadway! This strictly limited, 16-week engagement comes to Broadway on the heels of runs at London's National Theatre and New York's Park Avenue Armory, as well as an engagement in London's West End. Written by Stefano Massini, directed by Academy Award and Tony Award winner Sam Mendes, and starring its original cast of Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley, and Ben Miles, The Lehman Trilogy opens officially at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street) on Thursday, March 26, 2020.
Casting Announced For Chicago Shakespeare Theater's AS YOU LIKE IT
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 5, 2020
Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces the cast and creative team for its upcoming production of As You Like It, presented April 30a?"June 21, 2020 in the Courtyard Theater. This vibrant, '60s-inspired adaptation infuses Shakespeare's romantic comedy with the hit songs of The Beatlesa?"lifting the playwright's timeless verse in beautiful harmony with the immortal music of the a?oeFab Four.a??
Theater Resources Unlimited Presents Practical Playwriting: How To Write For Commercial Production 2020
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 4, 2020
Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) announces the return of Practical Playwriting: How to Write for Commercial Production 2020 on Saturday, March 14, 2020 from 10am to 5:30 pm at Clinton Cameo Studios, 307 W. 43rd Street, Studio A. Tickets are $125 for members and $150 for non-members. Early- Bird tickets are $25 off thru 3/4. Tickets can be purchased online at https://truonline.org/events/practical-playwriting-2020/.
Foundation Adelaide Festival Launched
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 3, 2020
Adelaide Festival yesterday announced the launch of Foundation Adelaide Festival, with 5 of the Festival's past and present Artistic Directors coming together to celebrate the occasion: Anthony Steel (1974, 1976, 1978, 1986); Rob Brookman (1992); Robyn Archer (1998, 2000); Neil Armfield and Rachel Healy (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021-2023).
Art House Productions Will Present The First JC Fridays Of The Year
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 3, 2020
On March 6, 2020, Art House Productions' JC Fridays will be holding its seasonal multi-arts festival, featuring art events that take place in restaurants, galleries, stores, and event spaces in almost every neighborhood in Jersey City.
MY LORD, WHAT A NIGHT Comes to Orlando Shakes
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2020
Inspired by a true friendship, Deborah Brevoort's My Lord, What a Night produced by Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF - Central Florida's largest professional theater company, runs from March 18 - April 26, 2020. This production of My Lord, What a Night is part of a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. Tickets (starting at $30) are available now by phone (407) 447-1700 ext. 1, online at orlandoshakes.org, or in person at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center (812 East Rollins Street).
BWW Review: Nothing is Rotten in Sacramento Theatre Company's HAMLET
by Courtney Symes - Mar 2, 2020
It is said that Shakespeare's Hamlet is being performed every minute somewhere in the world. Now, you can see it at the Sacramento Theatre Company (STC). BroadwayWorld Award-winning director Casey McClellan teams up with Greg Foro to create a modern-day version of the play that focuses on the intricacies of the family unit and revenge.
Fort Worth Opera Announces Two Spring Concerts Featuring Stars Of The 2020 Festival
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2020
Fort Worth Opera (FWO) has announced two spring concerts featuring stars of the company's 2020 Festival (April 17-May 3). On Sunday, March 29, at 2:00 PM, the international cast of La Bohème will take the stage of the Kimbell Art Museum's Renzo Piano Pavilion for Pops at the Pavilion, an afternoon of opera, pop, musical theater, art song, and crowd-pleasing duets. This interactive concert will feature mesmerizing soprano Talise Trevigne, award-winning Italian tenor Giordano Lucà, and thrilling Canadian soprano Tracy Cantin. They will be joined by Metropolitan Opera bass-baritone Donovan Singletary and dynamic Mexican-American baritone Efrain Solis, with a few surprises thrown in to keep audience members on their toes.
Stratford's RICHARD III With Colm Feore Extended For Three Weeks
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2020
Thanks to overwhelming demand, the Stratford Festival's 2020 production of Richard III will be extended for another three weeks, giving theatregoers more opportunities to see Colm Feore bring this iconic role to life in the Festival's brand new Tom Patterson Theatre, which opens this spring after more than two years of construction and fundraising.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2020 Season Opens March 6
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2020
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) will officially launch its 85th year and Nataki Garrett's first full season as artistic director on March 6. Preview performances of five plays begin on February 28, and the 2020 season will continue through Nov. 1, with six more plays opening in the spring and summer.
Cassie Beck Will Lead WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME on Tour; New Stops Announced!
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2020
Broadway actress Cassie Beck (The Rose Tattoo, The Humans) will star in the next segment of the national tour of Heidi Schreck's Tony Award nominated play and Pulitzer Prize finalist What the Constitution Means to Me, directed by Oliver Butler. Beck will begin performances in Charlotte, NC in June 2020, followed by performances in Boston at Huntington Avenue Theatre, Nashville at TPAC and La Jolla, CA at La Jolla Playhouse.
HENRY IV, PART 1 Comes to Orlando Shakes
by Stephi Wild - Feb 21, 2020
Shakespeare's epic Fire and Reign series continues with a dynamic production of Henry IV, Part 1, produced by Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF. This production will run in repertory February 19 - March 21, 2020 along with Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers, as adapted by Catherine Bush. Tickets (starting at $30) are available now by phone (407) 447-1700 ext. 1, online at orlandoshakes.org, or in person at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center (812 East Rollins Street).
DON CARLO Opens Friday, March 20 At The Dallas Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2020
For the first time in a generation, The Dallas Opera is proud to present Giuseppe Verdi's towering nineteenth-century masterpiece, Don Carlo, in four performances, March 20 through March 28, 2020 at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House, AT&T Performing Arts Center, in Dallas, Texas.
Broadway Theatres to Dim Lights in Memory of Tony Award Winning Producer Margo Lion
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 20, 2020
The Broadway community mourns the loss of multiple Tony Award® winning producer Margo Lion, who died on January 24, 2020 at age 75. To commemorate her life and work, the Committee of Theatre Owners will dim the lights of the Jujamcyn Theatres (the Al Hirschfeld, August Wilson, Eugene O'Neill, St. James, and Walter Kerr Theatres) where Ms. Lion often collaborated and worked; as well as the American Airlines, Bernard Jacobs, Helen Hayes, Neil Simon, New Amsterdam, Lincoln Center, Lyric Theatre, and Samuel J. Friedmans; in New York for one minute on Saturday, February 29 at exactly 7:45pm.
Baltimore's CSC Announces THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED)
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2020
Chesapeake Shakespeare Company continues its 2019-2020 Season with the interactive parody of Shakespeare's works, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), directed by CSC Founding Artistic Director Ian Gallanar. Complete Works runs Mar. 6-29, with previews Mar. 4-5, and press night Mar. 6.
Jake Shimabukuro and Sierra Hull Added To Corona Concerts
by Stephi Wild - Feb 19, 2020
Corona Concerts will return to the Peace Center's outdoor TD Stage in 2020, offering audiences an opportunity to discover new music while lounging by the Reedy River. Jake Shimabukuro and Sierra Hull have been added to the schedule, with more concerts to be announced in the coming weeks.
Casting Announced For the UK Tour of THE DOCTOR at Theatre Royal Brighton
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2020
As rehearsals for its tour and West End transfer commence, multi-award winning actress Juliet Stevenson jointly wins the acclaimed Best Actress award at this year's Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for her portrayal of Dr Ruth Wolff in director, Robert Icke's (The Wild Duck, Hamlet, Mary Stuart, Oresteia, 1984) sold-out, five-star Almeida Theatre production of The Doctor.
Hub Theatre Company of Boston's 'Somewhat-Shakespeare' Season to Kick Off with WITTENBERG
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 12, 2020
Hub Theatre Company of Boston will launch its highly anticipated season of 'somewhat-Shakespeare' with Wittenberg, a witty and withering piece of historic fanfiction by award-winning playwright David Davalos. The show, directed by Daniel Bourque, runs Friday, March 27 through Saturday, April 11, 2020 at First Church Boston, 66 Marlborough Street in Boston's Back Bay.