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We felt very much at the end of the last run that we were not done telling the story. For one, we had rehearsed this for so long, and to just do the 5 shows over 3-4 days. It was not enough for the cast and the creative team, and it was not enough for audiences either, because many people shared how deeply this touched them and how much more they wanted to see.

Sandy Rustin's The Cottage tips its hat to the drawing-room comedies of Noël Coward while giving the genre a fresh spin. Set in an English country cottage in 1923, the story begins with Sylvia's decision to tell both her husband and her lover's wife about her affair.

Audiences are akin to being the “twelfth man” for theater in that their reactions can decide the level of a success for on any given night. CM Performing Arts Center’s run of “Hairspray,” this summer is a triumphant crowd pleaser, immersing you into an era of great music and great change.

Lisa Antoni, already in preperations for CHESS, The Musical in Germany, sat down to chat with us about her career. Lisa starred in numerous musicals, including Frank Wildhorn's Dracula, Rudolf, Les Misérables, The Witches of Eastwick, and The Phantom of the Opera, before expanding into film dubbing and providing the German singing voice for Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins Returns. This summer, Lisa is joining Chess The Musical alongside Melanie Gebhard and Mathias Edenborn, staring as Svetlana Sergievsky.

Comedian Kevin Fredericks, known as KevOnStage, will launch a 31-city North American tour stopping at Norfolk's Attucks Theatre, following a sold-out run at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles.

Deaf West Theatre and New York Stage & Film have revealed the cast for development and concert-style presentations of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Whistle Down the Wind.

Sophie Duker, Taskmaster champion and Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee, announced a UK and international tour for her new show, HOT BEEF INJECTION, following a sold-out Melbourne International Comedy Festival run.

The Muny announced the full cast for AIN'T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS, making its premiere on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park, led by director Marcia Milgrom Dodge.

A contemporary family wakes up in a Greek myth and can’t seem to find a way out of their hellish destiny. Writer and director Simon Stone is joined by the same creative team that brought the “fantastically original, gripping and magnificent” (The Guardian) The Lady from the Sea to life; set designer Lizzie Clachan, costume designer Mel Page, music by Stefan Gregory, lighting designer Nick Schlieper, and casting director Jessica Ronane CDG.

BWW caught up with Daniel Nodder to chat about bringing Only Bones to the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

This joint White Theatre and Coterie production succeeds with dazzling sets, super special effects, the best pit band I have heard in many years, and a cast who seems determined to wring every bit of value out of the playscript and the score that is there.What did our critic think of DISNEY'S FROZEN at White Theatre?

Forget everything you thought you knew about Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat because Arkansas Repertory Theatre has completely leveled up this beloved musical. Running through Sunday, July 26, this isn't your traditional trip to ancient Egypt.

The series BROADWAY ORIGINALS, presenting notable Broadway performers revisiting and talking about their roles of yore, scores again. Thanks for the memories! (More to come in this series at 54 Below)

'On Your Feet!' The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan storms into Makati's Proscenium Theater not simply as a jukebox musical but as a lively celebration of rhythm, resilience, and cultural spirit.

The ESL Rochester Fringe Festival announced its full lineup for its 15th season, featuring 715 performances of 297 productions at 45 venues, including CIRCUS IN THE CITY and comedian Pete Davidson as headliner.

The award-winning one-man play AMON! THE ULTIMATE TEXAN, written by Dallas Morning News columnist Dave Lieber and starring Kelvin Dilks, will be performed at the Platinum Music Complex in North Richland Hills under the Mid-Cities Arts Collective.

The Drunk Jesters Players' military farce DOUGHBOYS, following sold-out NYC runs, will bring its WWI gender-bending comedy to Greenside @ Riddles Court at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Jenny Seagrove and Simon Shepherd reprise their roles in Royce Ryton's thriller THE ANASTASIA FILE, returning to Theatre Royal Windsor before embarking on a multi-venue UK tour.

Act II Playhouse in Ambler, PA will present Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground, a play by Richard Hellesen, in an upcoming production at the theater.

Lowry will present a curated programme of theatre, dance, comedy and circus by England-based artists at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with the British Council sharing the lineup with international performing arts delegates.

Westport Country Playhouse will present a free public symposium titled 'Christie at 100...Still Going Strong,' featuring bestselling authors and a veteran book discussion moderator exploring why Christie's mysteries endure.

For a second, I worried the casual vibe might lead to a lazy performance. Ronin earns the audience's confidence the old-fashioned way: by making us believe the people at the center of the story. That begins with Konstantin, Nina, and Trigorin. If that triangle fails, The Seagull becomes an interesting discussion about theatre. If it succeeds, the play reminds us that every argument about art is also an argument about love, recognition, and the impossible desire to become someone else's answer.

Lyric Stage Boston has announced principal casting for its 2027 production of Les Misérables. Directed by Courtney O'Connor, the musical will star De'Lon Grant as Jean Valjean, Christopher Chew as Javert, and Kristian Espiritu as Fantine.

Onomatopoeia Theatre Company's production of HAMLET, directed by Thomas R. Gordon, runs at The Gene Frankel Theatre in NoHo, featuring a cast led by Derek Chariton in the title role. Check out photos of the production.

ShepardFest Founding Artistic Director Raines Carr discusses the world's only festival dedicated to Sam Shepard, anchored by a full production of BURIED CHILD, running July 30 through August 3 in St. Augustine, Florida.