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Adaptation of MAGGIE & ME Comes to Scotland in 2024
by Stephi Wild - Nov 17, 2023


Maggie & Me, Damian Barr’s award-winning and darkly witty memoir about growing up gay in Thatcher’s Britain is coming to Scottish stages, in a bold and explosive new production.   

Jennifer Koh Featured in Fortas Chamber Music Concerts, Fall & Winter Programming
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2023


The 2023–2024 season of Fortas Chamber Music Concerts is set to continue with late fall and winter programming including two performances by Artistic Director Jennifer Koh and two concerts by esteemed ensembles.

Sarasota Opera Receives $60,000 Arts Appreciation Grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 26, 2023


Sarasota Opera has received a $60,000 Arts Appreciation Grant made possible through the Wiliam S. and Jean W. Scott Endowed Fund at Gulf Coast Community Foundation.

Casting Set For KNOCKING ON THE WALL at Finborough Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2023


The final cast has been announced for Knocking on the Wall, a bold new staging of a trilogy of short plays by Scotland's first major female playwright, Ena Lamont Stewart. Learn more about the cast here!

First Preview of Mint Theater's PARTNERSHIP Canceled Due To Weather
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 29, 2023


The first preview of Mint Theater's American Premiere of Elizabeth Baker’s Partnership has been canceled due to weather. Performances will now begin on Sunday October 1st at 2PM.

Mint Theater's American Premiere of Elizabeth Baker's PARTNERSHIP Begins Performances Saturday
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2023


Mint Theater Company will present the American Premiere of Elizabeth Baker’s Partnership. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Lucy Peacock Will Receive Stratford Festival's Legacy Award
by Stephi Wild - Sep 28, 2023


The Stratford Festival is honouring Lucy Peacock with this year's Legacy Award. The gala, hosted by Sheila McCarthy, will be held at Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel on Monday, October 2. Learn more about Lucy here!

Shenandoah Earns First No. 1 in 30 Years with 'Two Dozen Roses' with Luke Combs
by Michael Major - Sep 26, 2023


'Two Dozen Roses' follows Shenandoah's 2020 album, Every Road, which featured collaborations with Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Ashley McBryde, Dierks Bentley, Lady A, Zac Brown Band, Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson and Brad Paisley.

Gamm Announces 2023/24 Season Fellows
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 10, 2023


The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (The Gamm) will welcome three new fellows to its 2023-24 Gamm Fellowship Program.

Photos: The Company of PARTNERSHIP Meets the Press
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Sep 5, 2023


Get to know the talented cast members of Partnership. Discover the actors who will be bringing the show to life and learn more about their roles in this hit production. See photos of the company meeting the press!

Stages Theatre Celebrates 40th Anniversary
by Stephi Wild - Aug 23, 2023


Stages Theatre Company will to celebrate 40 years of providing professional, educational, and entertaining quality theatre performed 'by kids for kids'.

Cast Revealed For I'M SORRY PRIME MINISTER, I CAN'T QUITE REMEMBER at the Barn Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2023


The Barn Theatre in Cirencester has announced principal casting for the world premiere of I'm Sorry, Prime Minister, I Can't Quite Remember. Martin Jarvis will play ex-Prime Minister Jim Hacker and Clive Francis will play his former Permanent Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby. They are joined by Michaela Bennison who will play Hacker's carer Sophie and Christopher Bianchi as High Court judge Sir David Knell.

Christiane Noll, Joshua Echebiri & More to Star in PARTNERSHIP at Mint Theater Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 26, 2023


Get ready for an unforgettable theatrical experience as Christiane Noll and Joshua Echebiri headline the cast of PARTNERSHIP at Mint Theater Company. Don't miss this limited engagement production.

Steve Pieters, AIDS Activist Interviewed By Tammy Faye Bakker, Dies at 70
by Michael Major - Jul 10, 2023


His remarkable story of served as an inspiring example of healing and hope to many around the world, following the release of “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” which won actress Jessica Chastain her Academy Award for Best Actress.  Randy Havens of TV's Stranger Things played Pieters. He was also portrayed in Elton John's 'Tammy Faye' musical.

New Village Arts to Present A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 9, 2023


New Village Arts (NVA), North County's cultural hub, will bring back to its stage one of the most popular productions of 2019, Herbert Siguenza's tour-de-force performance of A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO. 

Maggie Siff, Pico Alexander & More to Star in ORPHEUS DESCENDING at TFANA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 12, 2023


Theatre for a New Audience will present Tennessee Williams’ Orpheus Descending, July 9–August 6 at Polonsky Shakespeare Center. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!

Unicorn Theatre's Producing Artistic Director Cynthia Levin Will Retire In 2024
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2023


​​​​​​​ Unicorn Theatre has announced that Producing Artistic Director Cynthia Levin will retire in June 2024. Levin's departure will culminate a historic run spanning more than four decades at one of Kansas City's landmark theatres, where she gained a regional and national reputation for innovating and bringing to life bold and diverse plays with powerful messages and illuminating people in an empathetic and unique way.

Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Titusville Playhouse
by Joseph Harrison - May 26, 2023


“White. A blank page or canvas. The challenge: bring order to the whole.” These words begin Stephen Sondheim’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical, SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE – an exploration of the passion and beauty found in creativity and art as told through the fictionalized eyes of the artist Georges Seurat. In mounting this rarely produced musical as the close to its 58th season, Titusville Playhouse gloriously captures the emotion, the urgency, the relevance, and the importance of this Sondheim classic and delivers it flawlessly.

World Premiere of Ken Ludwig's MORIARTY: A NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE is Coming to Cleveland Play House
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 8, 2023


Cleveland Play House will bring its 2022-2023 season to a close with the world premiere production of Ken Ludwig's Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure. Running April 29 through May 21 in the Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square.

Mother's Day Concert With John Pizzarelli Comes To The Venetian Room This Month
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2023


This show marks Bay Area Cabaret's 2022-23 Season finale, and features Grammy Award-winning guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli; his wife Broadway singer/actress, Jessica Molaskey; and the San Francisco debut of their daughter, singer/songwriter, Maddie Pizzarelli.

New York Youth Symphony Launches Crescendo A New Orchestra For New York City Students
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 25, 2023


Merriam-Webster defines “crescendo” as “music that is gradually building.” Much like its definition, the New York Youth Symphony's new program with the same name will do just that by giving young New York City musicians a voice and a chance to expand their musical education through ensemble training and performances.

New York Youth Symphony Launches Crescendo, A New Orchestra For NYC Students
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2023


Merriam-Webster defines 'crescendo' as 'music that is gradually building.' Much like its definition, the New York Youth Symphony's new program with the same name will do just that by giving young New York City musicians a voice and a chance to expand their musical education through ensemble training and performances.

Maya Ciarrocchi to Premiere SITE: YIZKOR/KING MANOR at King Manor Museum in Queens
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2023


Interdisciplinary artist Maya Ciarrocchi is set to premiere Site: Yizkor/King Manor at the King Manor Museum on Friday, May 19, 2023, at 8pm.

Oren Safdie's FACADE to Have First Public Reading at Urban Stages in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2023


Oren Safdie's FACADE will have its first reading at Urban Stages on April 16th.

Metcalf, Maslany & Sparks Led GREY HOUSE Sets Complete Cast & Creative Team
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2023


Final casting has been revealed for the terrifying New York premiere of Grey House by Levi Holloway, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!

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