Elysium Will Present Northern Premiere of LONG DAYS JOURNEY INTO NIGHT on Tour
by Stephi Wild - Mar 26, 2026
Elysium will mark the 70th Anniversary of Eugine O'Neill's seminal autobiographical masterpiece – Long Days Journey Into Night – with a three-week northern kicking off in Hexham on May 12th.
Ballet Kelowna To Premiere CIKILAXʷM: CONTROLLED BURN By Cameron Sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe & Cris Derksen
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2026
SEO Blurb: Ballet Kelowna will present the world premiere of CIKILAXʷM: CONTROLLED BURN, a new full-length contemporary ballet by Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe, May 1–2, 2026.
Ogden Museum to Showcase Works by Dusti Bongé, Ida Kohlmeyer, and Dorothy Hood
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 9, 2026
Ogden Museum of Southern Art has announced that Vicinal Visions: Dusti Bongé, Ida Kohlmeyer & Dorothy Hood, will be on view March 21 through July 19, 2026. Drawn from the Museum's permanent collection.
Review: PETER/WENDY at Dobama
by Roy Berko - Dec 14, 2024
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Review: DADDY LONG LEGS at Theatre 29
by Charlie Thomas - Apr 7, 2024
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Review: THE MUSIC MAN at Moorestown Theater Company
by Donna Marie Nowak - Jul 27, 2023
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Photos: Stars Turn Out for the 'James Earl Jones Theater' Dedication!
by Jennifer Broski - Sep 12, 2022
The Cort Theatre was officially renamed the James Earl Jones Theatre in honor of the iconic multi-award-winning American actor! Check out photos from inside the ceremony, which included special guests Brian Stokes Mitchell, Norm Lewis, Samuel L. Jackson, Phylicia Rashad, Danielle Brooks, cast members from the Tony-winning Best Musical, A Strange Loop and more!
Review: MY FAIR LADY Ignites Nostalgia at Cadillac Palace Theatre
by Kathleen Anwar - Jul 5, 2022
Though this show at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace brings to life time-honored classics from a sweeping soundtrack such as I Could Have Danced All Night and On the Street Where You Live, its three-hour runtime and dialogue-heavy script can make it a challenging watch for some viewers.
BWW Review: Bake a Leg: SWEENEY TODD Opens in Sao Paulo with Sold Out Tickets
by Claudio Erlichman - May 18, 2022
Sondheim's macabre musical Sweeney Todd, arrives in Brazil. The show opened on March in Sao Paulo for a short season and takes place on the 033 Rooftop of Teatro Santander. With direction by Ze Henrique de Paula, the Brazilian production stars Rodrigo Lombardi (Sweeney), Andrezza Massei (Mrs. Lovett), and Mateus Ribeiro (Tobias Ragg).
BWW Review: After 10 Years, THE ADDAMS FAMILY Returns to Haunt and Entertain at Teatro Renault
by Claudio Erlichman - May 4, 2022
The family that captivated the hearts of thousands of viewers in Brazil is back! T4F reopens the Teatro Renault stage again to welcome the eccentric, scary and funny characters that enchant generations. In the main roles Marisa Orth and Daniel Boaventura , share the cast with famous names in musical theater like Kiara Sasso, and Fred Silveira.
Photos: First Look at INTO BATTLE at Greenwich Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 12, 2021
Opening at Greenwich Theatre 13-31 October the world premiere of Hugh Salmon’s moving, affecting and humorous debut play Into Battle announces full casting.
Photos: Go Inside Rehearsals for the World Premiere of INTO BATTLE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2021
Opening at Greenwich Theatre 13-31 October, the world premiere of Hugh Salmon’s moving, affecting and humorous debut play Into Battle has announced full casting. TV Favourite Iain Fletcher (The Bill) plays the real-life figure Revd. Neville Talbot who steers audiences through the play based on the true story of a bitter feud at Oxford University.
BWW Interview: Imaginative Director Branda Lock of PYGMALION at Little Fish Theatre
by Shari Barrett - May 12, 2021
How a director envisions a production makes all the difference in its prestation to an audience, starting with casting and continuing through rehearsals and all technical aspects of the show. I spoke with Branda Lock on bringing her vivid imagination and directing skills to George Bernard Show’s PYGMALION, filled with unique Lock-inspired changes to the casting which promise to shed new light on this classic tale of class struggles in Shaw’s time.
Photo Flash: First Look At FIRST DATE At The Public Theater of San Antonio
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2019
A casual drink at a restaurant turns into a hilarious high-stakes dinner. Delightful and unexpected twists, supportive best friends, manipulative exes and protective parents, sing and dance Aaron and Casey through ice-breakers, appetizers, and a potential dating disaster.
Connor Oscar Clarke, the director of Daddy Long Legs, wants to the audience to be reminded of what makes them happy
by Virag Dombay - Aug 28, 2019
Yesterday, I had a chat to theatremaker and director, Connor Oscar Clarke about his upcoming production of Daddy Long Legs, the debut work of the new independent company Passion Productions.
BWW Review & Interview: HAMLET speaks in Japanese at Theatre Cocoon
by Larisa Amaya-Baron - Jun 20, 2019
News flash! Hamlet dies in Japan! @ShakespeareinDC's Simon Godwin directs Japanese version of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Photo Flash: Hershey Area Playhouse Presents DADDY LONG LEGS
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2018
Hershey Area Playhouse is pleased to present Daddy Long Legs. Daddy Long Legs is a stage musical with a book by John Caird, and music and lyrics by Paul Gordon. It is based on the 1912 novel of the same name by Jean Webster. It is set in turn-of-the-century New England, the musical tells the story of orphan Jerusha Abbott of the John Grier Home and her mysterious benefactor who agrees to send her to college, who she dubs 'Daddy Long Legs' after seeing his elongated shadow. Under the conditions of her benefactor, Jerusha sends him a letter once a month, describing her new-found experiences with life outside the orphanage.
Photo Flash: THE MUSIC MAN At Farmers Branch's The Firehouse Theatre
by Alan Henry - Jul 30, 2018
The Wells Fargo Wagon is a-coming down the street and, from July 25th-August 19th, it'll be parked onstage of Farmers Branch's The Firehouse Theatre in their upcoming production of THE MUSIC MAN. Directed by Bruce Coleman, with music direction by Bryce Biffle and choreography by Bethany Lorentzen, the classic musical is sure to be a hot ticket.
Photo Flash: Inside the Concept Album Recording of BROKEN WINGS
by Julie Musbach - May 18, 2018
Auburn Jam Records has released the concept album of major new musical Broken Wings, an autobiographical tale of tragic love based on Lebanese-born poet Kahlil Gibran's 1912 masterpiece. The show is written by West End star Nadim Naaman (The Phantom of the Opera) and Dana Al Fardan, one of The Middle East's leading contemporary composers, and with orchestrations by Joe Davison.
Review: ENGAGING SHAW Poses Very Modern Questions on the Battle of the Sexes in 19th Century England
by Shari Barrett - Mar 20, 2018
ENGAGING SHAW begins in England in 1897 in a comfortable cottage in Stratford, England, where Shaw hopes to complete his new play. As he engages in conversation with his friends, the happily married cottage owners, Beatrice and Sidney Webb, we learn Shaw is a notorious flirt and heartbreaker who enjoys romancing women, attracting them to him "like a moth to the flame." But it is soon apparent he is not particularly interested in sex, a fact reflected in his real life where he remained a virgin until his 29th birthday. It's the thrill of the hunt that is the main attraction for Shaw, thoroughly enjoying the effect he has on women as he pursues them, not in the keeping of them. In present-day parlance, he'd be considered a sexist cad. Beatrice sees an opportunity to deflect Shaw's interest in her (and hers in him) by inviting their wealthy benefactor Charlotte to visit, knowing when she meets Shaw, the financially challenged but famous Irish playwright and political activist, that sparks will fly.
Photo Flash: SCERA Mounts Bouyant Musical THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN
by Julie Musbach - Mar 5, 2018
When Margaret Brown managed to scramble onto one of the few lifeboats available when the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, the Denver, Colo., socialite became the stuff of myth and legends. She grabbed an oar and argued vehemently that they turn the boat around and look for survivors. Later, as a philanthropist, Brown spent many years helping families whose relatives had been on the doomed voyage.
BWW Review: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Wrangles a Dynamic Operatic Experience at The Long Center in Austin, TX
by Amy Bradley - Feb 1, 2018
With the history of ARIADNE AUF NAXOS as rich and complicated as the melodrama within itself, the reinvention presented by the Austin Opera this season is reminiscent of this Opera's rich history and beginnings. Premiering initially in 1912, Richard Strauss conceived a performance mixing the comedic style of Moliere' with the musically focused German-style melodrama opera. Appearing originally in two contrasting acts, the first begins as a play, and the second transitions into a full-fledged opera with comedic highlights. Historically, audiences were flustered in Munich and London by the contrasting art forms rolled into one night of entertainment - specifically, opera aficionados were loathe to sit through an entire act of a performance, before hearing the opera they were expecting in act two. After a variety of attempts with different versions and audience locations, Strauss' Libretto partner Hofmannsthal proposed a new first act be written to provide context on marrying the dramatization of operatic performance style with less prestigious but entertaining commedia dell'arte. Thus the second version of ARIADNE AUF NAXOS was presented in 1916 in Berlin and despite unsuccessful returns of a few productions, this opera/commedia concoction went on to be performed all over European Opera houses until it's first presentation in the United States in 1925. This rich history and reworking lend well to the present production at The Long Center presented by Austin Opera.
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