Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Will Come to the Overture Center in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 28, 2026
Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” the first North American touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years, will come to the Overture Center in May. Learn more here!
North Coast Repertory Theatre to Host 44th Spotlight Gala Featuring Rita Rudner
by Stephi Wild - Mar 23, 2026
North Coast Repertory Theatre announced its 44th Spotlight Gala, 'An Evening of Laughter with Rita Rudner', set to entertain attendees with a night of comedy.
Photos: The Neighborhood Playhouse Present A Red Door Reading Of John Patrick Shanley’s PRODIGAL SON
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 4, 2025
The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre presented an invite-only Red Door Reading of Prodigal Son, the deeply personal and resonant drama by Pulitzer Prize–, Tony Award–, and Academy Award–winning writer John Patrick Shanley. Check out photos of the event.
Photos: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST North American Tour First Look
by Joshua Wright - Jul 10, 2025
Get a first look at the new North American tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first North American production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years. The production features Kyra Belle Johnson as Belle and Fergie L. Philippe as the Beast.
Photos: A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE Opens This Weekend At A Noise Within
by A.A. Cristi - May 8, 2025
Step into 1960s Dublin, where an amateur theater group and its passionate leader attempt to bring Oscar Wilde’s Salome to life against all odds. “A Man of No Importance,” Check out the photos, below.
Photos: Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Honors Tom Viertel at 23rd Monte Cristo Award Gala
by Stephi Wild - Nov 19, 2024
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center presented the 23rd Monte Cristo Award to Chair Emeritus Tom Viertel, last night at the Edison Ballroom in New York City. Check out photos here!
Photos: Wendy Scherl Encores THE SWEETNESS AND THE SORROW at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Stephen Mosher - Oct 9, 2023
Returning to the New York stage with her popular Marvin Hamlisch tribute show, Wendy Scherl gets captured in Conor Weiss's magical lens.
Photos: Go Inside Sir Tim Rice's Caricature Unveiling at Sardi's
by Bruce Glikas - Nov 16, 2022
See photos of Tony, Oscar, Grammy and Emmy winning lyricist Sir Tim Rice joining the wall of drawings at Sardi’s!
Photos: First Look At Bergen County Players' A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 10, 2021
Marking a return to live theater after a 20 month hiatus, Bergen County Players , one of America's longest-running little theater companies, has announced that its doors will reopen beginning November 20 with the rousing musical revue, A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING: A CELEBRATION OF RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN.
Photo Flash: LOOK BACK IN ANGER Revival Continues at The Gene Frankel Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 24, 2020
Celtic Lion Productions present a rare revival of LOOK BACK IN ANGER, John Osborne's searing portrayal of the savagery of the human heart. Called the 'most vivid play of the decade' by the New York Times, the influence of Osborne's 1956 masterwork on generations of playwrights cannot be underestimated. It is directed by Aimée Fortier at The Gene Frankel Theatre where it runs through February 29..
Photo Flash: Pride Films and Plays Presents A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2019
Pride Films and Plays will stage the first Chicago production in more than a decade of A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, the heartwarming musical created by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Terrence McNally, the team that wrote RAGTIME and ANASTASIA. A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE is based on a 1994 film starring Albert Finney and features a gorgeous Irish-influenced score.
Photo Flash: First Look at BEAU at Adirondack Theatre Festival
by Julie Musbach - Aug 5, 2019
Composing team Douglas Lyons (Beautiful) and Ethan D. Pakchar's latest musical, Beau, opened on August 3rd at The Adirondack Theatre Festival; now running through August 9th. Directed by Michael Wilson (A Trip to Bountiful) the ATF company stars Matt Rodin and Jeb Brown (Beautiful), featuring Amelia Cormack (Kinky Boots Tour), Marlene Ginader (Once Tour), Olivia Griffin, Max Sangerman (Smokey Joe's Cafe), and Jeremy Sevelovitz (Chasing The Song).
Photo Flash: Vichet Chum, Alton Alburo, Jon Norman Schneider and Will Seefried in Pride Plays' Reading of Chay Yew's A LANGUAGE OF THEIR OWN at Rattlestick
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 1, 2019
Doug Nevin and Michael Urie, in partnership with Rattlestick Playwrights Theater presented a reading of Chay Yew's A Language of Their Own on June 23rd as part of Pride Plays, a festival of play readings commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater in New York. Nick Mayo serves as Festival Director.
Photo Flash: Lyons and Pakchar's BEAU At Adirondack Theatre Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2019
Composing team Douglas Lyons (Beautiful) and Ethan D. Pakchar's latest musical, Beau, will bow at The Adirondack Theatre Festival August 3-9th.
SANTARCANGELO FESTIVAL: il musical conquista la celebre rassegna
by Maria Chiara Parmiani - Jun 18, 2019
Priscilla La regina del deserto, Mary Poppins, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hair e molti altri: quest'anno il Santarcangelo Festival regala a tutti i fan del musical una piacevole sorpresa. Una delle piu affermate rassegne di teatro, musica e performance in Italia, che accoglie alcune tra le piu innovative proposte della scena artistica internazionale, prevede per la sua 49^ edizione un programma di proiezioni cinematografiche all'aperto all'insegna della commedia musicale, spaziando tra classici del genere e scelte piu ricercate.
Interview: FAMOUS Returns to The 11:11 as a Tighter, More Visually Stunning Play Addressing the Cost of Fame
by Shari Barrett - May 10, 2019
FAMOUS re-opened in April after a successful run in 2018. I decided to speak with the show's Creator/Director Michael Leoni (ML) and producers Michelle Kaufer (MK) and Cassidy Pepper (CP), about how the new production uses stylized movements by the characters, enhanced lighting and sound designs, to bring the play flow so much more fluid than last year's version. The result grabs the audience's attention to the point of being able to hear a pin drop, making the entire experience even more stunning and breathtaking than before. And, of course, its relevance to the #MeToo movement is immediately recognizable as power players move in and out of Jason's life during the party.
Photo Flash: Kathleen Turner Makes Her Operatic Debut in LA FILLE DU REGIMENT
by Julie Musbach - Feb 6, 2019
The Metropolitan Opera presents Donizetti's comedy La Fille du Régiment, with performances February 7 to March 2, 2019. Pretty Yende stars as Marie, the young canteen girl of the local regiment. Javier Camarena is the boy with whom she falls in love, Tonio, whose show-stopping aria “Ah! mes amis” is famous for its remarkable nine high Cs. Stephanie Blythe is the outlandish Marquise of Berkenfield, and Alessandro Corbelli and Maurizio Muraro share the role of the comical sergeant Sulpice
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