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Opened: February 4, 1938

Our Town - 1938 - Broadway History , Info & More

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Described by Edward Albee as “the greatest American play ever written,” Our Town presents the small town of Grover’s Corners in three acts: “Daily Life,” “Love and Marriage” and “Death and Eternity.” Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, the play depicts the simple daily lives of the Webb and Gibbs families as their children fall in love, marry, and eventually – in one of the most famous scenes in American theatre – die. Thornton Wilder's final word on how he wanted his play performed is an invaluable addition to the American stage and to the libraries of theatre lovers internationally.

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY, ALMOST, MAINE, Rank Highest Among High School Play Survey
by Julie Musbach - Aug 1, 2019


According to the annual high school play survey conducted by the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA), The Addams Family; Almost, Maine; and Check Please received top billing for the most produced musical, full-length play, and short play, respectively, during the 2018-19 school year.

THE ADDAM'S FAMILY & MAMMA MIA! Top EdTA's List of Most-Produced High School Musicals in 2018-19
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 1, 2019


According to the annual high school play survey conducted by EdTA, The Addams Family; Almost, Maine; and Check Please received top billing for the most produced musical, full-length play, and short play, respectively, during the 2018-19 school year.

The World Famous GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA Will Perform At The Town Hall, 10/19
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2019


The legendary Glenn Miller Orchestra will play The Town Hall (123 W. 43rd Street) as part of their world tour. Performing two shows on Saturday, October 19 at 3:00PM and 8:00PM, 18 musicians and 2 singers, Nick Hilscher and Hannah Truckenbrod will perform timeless songs such as In the Mood, Moonlight Serenade, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Pennsylvania 6-5000, String of Pearls and Tuxedo Junction. The Glenn Miller Orchestra is musical directed by Hilscher (Young and Foolish, Timeless) and produced by Didier Morissonneau.  

People's Light Presents Thornton Wilder's OUR TOWN Beginning July 31
by Julie Musbach - Jul 16, 2019


People's Light wraps up summer with a music-infused production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Long after it won the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Wilder's masterwork remains one of the most popular plays of all time, reminding audiences across the country that there is beauty in the ordinary.

Innovocative Theatre Targets Tampa Grade-school Bullying In THE HUNDRED DRESSES
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 9, 2019


Local theater's bold season on childhood and adolescent peer abuse concludes with an award-winning children's classic

PRIDE PLAYS to Open with Reading of OUR TOWN; Additional Casting Also Announced
by Julie Musbach - Jun 6, 2019


Festival producers Doug Nevin and Michael Urie, in partnership with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, are proud to announce an additional reading to the Festival line-up, as well as additional casting for Pride Plays, an upcoming festival of play readings to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.  Nick Mayo serves as Festival Director.

BWW Review: OUR TOWN, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
by Laura Jones - May 23, 2019


The first production for Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's summer 2019 season is a revival of Thornton Wilder's 1938 play, Our Town. It's a show that is constantly being revived, particularly popular in the United States where the play is set. It was last on the London stage at the Almeida in 2014 in a production directed by David Cromer.

Folks Operetta Presents THE FLOWER OF HAWAII
by Julie Musbach - May 22, 2019


Folks Operetta continues its Reclaimed Voices Series with Paul Ábraham's exotic jazz operetta, The Flower of Hawaii featuring soprano and former Ms. Illinois Marisa Bucheit (2014) as Princess Laya/Suzanne. 

Casting Announced For CABARET At San Francisco Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2019


San Francisco Playhouse announced casting for Cabaret, the Tony Award-winning musical that will close the company's 2018/19 Season. Susi Damilano will direct, with music direction by Dave Dobrusky and choreography by Nicole Helfer.

BWW Interview: Matthew Blake Johnson of CAMELOT at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
by Andrea Stephenson - May 8, 2019


Arthur, Guenevere, Lancelot, Merlin-these names spark the imagination and bring to mind images of knights, swords, castles, and magic. The tales of King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and the legendary Camelot are the subject of myriad novels, movies, TV shows, songs, plays, and musicals. From the 1938 tale The Sword the Stone (which was made into the animated film by Disney in 1963) to the 2008 TV series Merlin to the 2005 Broadway show Monty Python's Spamalot (based on the 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail), for generations these stories have taken us on magical adventures. The 1960 musical Camelot, by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe is based on the T.H. White novel The Once and Future King. Camelot comes to life at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre May 9-June 22. Check out our interview with Matthew Blake Johnson, who can be seen on stage at Dutch Apple as Mordred in Camelot.

VIDEO: Who Will Win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama? Watch Live at 3pm!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 15, 2019


Today, April 15 (3pm EST), Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy will announce the winners of the the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes, including the finalists and winners for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. This announcement marks the 103rd year of the Prizes. For more information on this year's and all past years' winners and finalists, please visit http://www.Pulitzer.org.

Breaking: Jackie Sibblies Drury's FAIRVIEW Wins the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 15, 2019


It was just announced by Pulitzer Prize Administrator Dana Canedy that Jackie Sibblies Drury's Fairview has officially won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic OUR TOWN Comes To Escondido's Patio Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 20, 2019


Written by Thornton Wilder and winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Our Town follows the Webb and Gibbs families in the small town of Grover's Corners as they live, fall in love, marry and, eventually, die. Renowned for its simplicity and focus on the universality of daily life, the production is narrated by a Stage Manager, and performed with minimal props and sets. This classic of American dramatic literature is often taught to theatre students of all ages, and Patio Playhouse is excited to share in that educational tradition.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classic OUR TOWN Comes To Escondido's Patio Playhouse
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 20, 2019


Written by Thornton Wilder and winner of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Our Town follows the Webb and Gibbs families in the small town of Grover's Corners as they live, fall in love, marry and, eventually, die. Renowned for its simplicity and focus on the universality of daily life, the production is narrated by a Stage Manager, and performed with minimal props and sets.  This classic of American dramatic literature is often taught to theatre students of all ages, and Patio Playhouse is excited to share in that educational tradition.

Lakewood Playhouse Announces HEATHERS, THE WOLVES, and More
by Julie Musbach - Mar 19, 2019


The Lakewood Playhouse Celebrates Its 81st Anniversary Season with Five Premier Shows - 2 of Them South Sound Premiers! All of next season's shows continue to embrace some of our established past productions as we evolve into a Playhouse that produces moderns works fresh off of Broadway and Off-Broadway! Season Ticket Renewals are currently underway and will be open to Sales for New Season Ticket Buyers on May 28th, 2019!

Announcing Cast And Creative Team For JEEVES & WOOSTER In Perfect Nonsense
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 25, 2019


Hartford Stage announced today the cast and creative team for Jeeves & Wooster in "Perfect Nonsense." The Olivier Award-winning comedy from brothers David and Robert Goodale will perform at Hartford Stage Thursday, March 21, through Saturday, April 20. Original director Sean Foley returns to stage the show, which is making its North American premiere at Hartford Stage. Three Broadway actors - Chandler Williams, Arnie Burton, and Eddie Korbich - star in the three-hander.

The Soraya And LA Organizations Join Forces For VIOLINS OF HOPE In Spring 2020
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 25, 2019


Four symphonic orchestras, a major heritage museum and one of Los Angeles' leading performing arts centers will join forces in 2020 for an ambitious collaborative initiative that will bring to life the sounds of music once lost. 

OUR TOWN Becomes P Town As Part Of Perth Festival
by BWW News Desk - Feb 8, 2019


Black Swan State Theatre Company's first production for the year is the Pulitzer award winning Our Town by Thornton Wilder.

BWW Review: OUR TOWN Astounds at Circle Theatre
by Zac Thriffiley - Feb 6, 2019


Director Matthew Gray's production and his incredibly talented ensemble cast prove that we might just need OUR TOWN now more than ever.

OUR TOWN, Thornton Wilder's Iconic American Play Comes to Austin in February
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2019


Coming in February, The City Theatre Company proudly presents the acclaimed stage classic Our Town, Thornton Wilder's great American play about family, community, and the value of life's most precious moments. Written in 1938, this moving portrait of small-town life won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and, with so much relevance, is still being produced in theatres today. It plays February 14 thru March 3 in an exciting original production at Picturebox Studios.

OUR TOWN Becomes P Town As Part Of Perth Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2019


Black Swan State Theatre Company's first production for the year is the Pulitzer award winning Our Town by Thornton Wilder.

REDCAT Announces Winter Spring 2019 Events
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2019


REDCAT launches 2019 with an interdisciplinary mix of programming by influential and emerging artists who are breaking rules and expanding the definitions of their art forms. Essential Los Angeles artists and groundbreaking national and international artists will share unique perspectives and crucial visions, giving us an opportunity to view a changing world in different and striking ways.

ART/WNY Presents OUR TOWN
by BWW News Desk - Jan 4, 2019


The New Year will bring the third production to the 545 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY performance space as ART/WNY newcomer Matthew Refermat makes his directorial debut overseeing Thornton Wilder's timeless piece of American theater, OUR TOWN.

Photo Flash: First Look at ART/WNY's OUR TOWN
by Stephi Wild - Dec 31, 2018


The New Year will bring the third production to the 545 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo NY performance space as ART/WNY newcomer Matthew Refermat makes his directorial debut overseeing Thornton Wilder's timeless piece of American theater, OUR TOWN.

First Look at the Cast of OUR TOWN by Kentwood Players at the Westchester Playhouse
by Shari Barrett - Dec 31, 2018


Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning classic play OUR TOWN comes to the Kentwood Players stage with a dramatic restaging, directed by Stanley Brown and produced by Kathy Dershimer, opening Friday, January 11 through Saturday, February 16, 2019 on Fri/Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm at the Westchester Playhouse, 8301 Hindry Avenue, LA 90045. Featured in the cast, in alphabetical order, are Dan Adams, Stephen Anthony Bailey, Shari Barrett, Jenny Boone, Allison Cunningham, Harold Dershimer, Aly Etienne, Sadie Fisher, Eddie Ed O'Brien, Shawn Plunkett, Judy Rosenfeld, Michele Selin, Gabrielle Sigrist and Ethan Trejo.

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