The Time of Your Life

Next week, 54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club and 2022 Tony Awards Honoree for Excellence in the Theatre, will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond. 54 Below celebrates Broadway musicals and writers of the past and present, promoting an ongoing engagement with their work. Check out the lineup here!

THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC, The Ultimate Tribute to ABBA makes its West End premiere at the Adelphi Theatre on Tuesday 21 November at 7.30pm. Learn more about the production and find out how to get tickets here!

The world premiere of MOTHER PLAY, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel and directed by Tina Landau is coming to Broadway. We have all the details on who will star in the new play!

Join Kate Rockwell, Lindsay Heather Pearce, Michael Maliakel, Philippe Arroyo, and more as they take the stage at 54 Below for a memorable night of ABBA music. Don't miss this star-studded tribute event featuring some of the best performers in the industry.

In my last entry, I covered playwriting tips for outlining and creating the idea for a strong play or musical. Now that we’ve covered how to make a solid plan for the piece you’re trying to write, there comes a time to put that plan into action and give a shot at the writing portion! Here’s my advice on how to kickstart your script and bring your planned piece to life.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center presents  Depths of Wikipedia Live, a stage version of the social media sensation on Friday, September 15 at 7:00 p.m.

Second Stage Theater has just announced three initial productions for its upcoming 45th Anniversary Season. Check out the full lineup here!

The Pulitzer Prize Board will present the 2023 award winners for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music. Who will win this year? Tune in right here at 3pm to watch the announcement live!

The Pulitzer Prize Board has just announced that English, by Sanaz Toossi has won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Other finalists included: On Sugarland by Aleshea Harris and The Far Country by Lloyd Suh.

Berkshire Theatre Group (BTG) and Kate Maguire (Artistic Director, CEO) have announced the 2023 late summer and fall season at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield. This lineup includes national performing acts,as well as local and regional bands.

Segerstrom Center for the Arts presents The Concert – A Tribute to Abba on Saturday, May 6 at Segerstrom Hall.

In this episode, actress Zoe Wanamker describes the difference between starring in a play on Broadway vs. the West End, and how her American family came to be considered British theater royalty. Zoe also discusses why, of all her work, she will always be most recognized for her role in Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone.

DANCING DREAM: THE TRIBUTE TO ABBA is coming to Cheney Hall on Friday, April 21 at 7:00 PM.

Word for Word’s 30th Season opens with HOME by George Saunders, April 8 - 29 at Z Below. Word for Word has a long history of adapting stories by George Saunders. HOME is about a war veteran returning to a home that is increasingly cruel and absurd, and his quest for understanding and compassion.

The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA is coming to the SERVPRO Pavilion in The Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Virginia on Thursday, August 10, 2023 as part of Atlantic Union Bank After Hours 2023 Season. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 3, 2023 at 10:00 AM.

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced the Chicago Sings Broadway Pop cast and that Rick Boynton of Chicago Shakespeare Theater is the 2023 Guy Adkins Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Music Theatre in Chicago recipient.

The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA returns to Indian Ranch in Webster, MA on Friday, August 4, 2023. Tickets go on-sale this Saturday, February 4 at 10:00 AM.

Porchlight Music Theatre have announced tickets go on sale Tuesday, Jan. 17 for Chicago Sings Broadway Pop, its annual fundraising concert, Monday, March 27, at the House of Blues Chicago, 329 N Dearborn St, directed by Porchlight's Artistic Director Michael Weber+.

Idina Menzel is headed back to the stage! She will star in the world premiere musical Redwood, which Menzel began developing nearly 20 years ago. The production will premiere at La Jolla Playhouse in 2024.

Porchlight Music Theatre has announced Chicago Sings Broadway Pop, its annual fundraising concert, Monday, March 27, 2023 at the House of Blues Chicago, 329 N Dearborn St, directed by Porchlight's Artistic Director Michael Weber+.

Full casting is announced for William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, directed by Josie Rourke, with a musical score by Michael Bruce, @sohoplace, the first new build West End theatre to open in 50 years.

Ready to dance, jive and have the time of your life? If the answer is yes, hold onto your platforms as a huge ABBA Reunion show hits Coventry.

Manhattan Repertory Theatre will present The Powerhouse Lady Justice Cosplay Competition, in celebration of their production of Powerhouse by David Harms featuring Laura Shoop, Dominick LaRuffa Jr., Jennifer Pierro, Jana Robbins, and Jeorge Bennett Watson, opening Saturday October 8th, Off-Broadway at A.R.T./New York Theatres.

Raue Center For The Arts will welcome the original tribute from London's West End, Mania: The Abba Tribute to downtown Crystal Lake at 8 p.m. on October 15, 2022.

Amazing songs and a strong cast can't mask the fact that American Stage is a peculiar venue to house Green Day's riotous punk masterwork.

For its sixth season of production and its second season in residence at its Reginald Vaughn Theater, Invictus Theatre Company will present three plays examining the power of rhetoric to move community opinion and action, whether for good or for bad.

“Day At A Time” breaks the prototypical structure of a punk-rock anthem, leading listeners through the ebbs and flows of life and despair laced between guitar-driven cuts and melodic chaos put forth by lead vocalist Julien Silvås. The track was produced by ​​ Drew Polovick (Friday Pilots Club, Mothica, Jordy).

Come have the “Time of Your Life” when Dirty Dancing returns to the big screen at The Ridgefield Playhouse on August 14

The staged reading of Greenwood by Coolidge Harris II, the inaugural presentation of the TRU Diversity/Amplifying BIPOC Voices program initiative, will be followed by a 'dollars and sense' talkback discussion about the development of this new work. The reading will take place on Monday, July 25, 2022 at 7pm ET at The Actors’ Temple.

Sharon McNight will bring the Silver Anniversary Tour of 'Red Hot Mama' to The Mansion of Saratoga this Thurs. July 21 at 8 p.m.

The American Theatre Guild, the largest not-for-profit touring Broadway presenter in the nation announced that LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL will join the 2022-2023 Broadway in Wichita Series at the Century II Concert Hall alongside the Add-On production of THE CONCERT: A TRIBUTE TO ABBA. The 2022-2023 Broadway Series now includes LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL, January 28-29, 2023; ANASTASIA, March 17-19, 2023; DEAR EVAN HANSEN, April 11-16, 2023, and HAMILTON, June 6-18, 2023. The season add-on will be THE CONCERT: A TRIBUTE TO ABBA, December 29, 2022.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has announced a spectacular line-up of 11 new shows as part of the 30th anniversary 2022-2023 season. The upcoming season includes concerts by acclaimed artists from Puerto Rico, Haiti, Colombia, and the Canary Islands, tributes to iconic 60s and 70s rock bands and more.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU), announces the launch of TRU Diversity: Amplifying BIPOC Voices, an initiative to highlight the works and explore the concerns of BIPOC theater artists, producers and administrators. The debut of the TRU Diversity program will feature a free reading of Greenwood, a relevant new play by TRU member Coolidge Harris II, set during the Tulsa Race Massacre.

The City of Cambridge, City Councillor Marc McGovern, Cambridge resident and author, Jen Deaderick and the Harvard Square Business Association have announced Pit-A-Palooza, a celebration of the notorious and revered Harvard Square “Pit” and those who called it home. 

El Portal Theatre in association with 3000 miles Off-Broadway presents TRIBUTE FEST featuring BOHEMIAN QUEEN, KISSED ALIVE, and JIM CURRY featuring the music of John Denver.

ABBA The Concert, the top ABBA tribute group in the world, will be presented by the FSCJ Artist Series, sponsored by VyStar Credit Union on Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 7:30 p.m at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Times-Union Center).

Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage returns to the Dominion Theatre for another season following its record-breaking one in Spring 2022.

I am a lover of all things Broadway. Minus a few very select shows, I'm pretty much game to see anything that graces one of the famous stages in New York City. However, the shows I usually see are rooted in a strong interest and that's usually the driving factor for me getting tickets and going. This past April, my best friend surprised me with tickets and a trip into the city to see her favorite musical of all-time, Beetlejuice. Because she's a big horror fan, she adores every bit of the show and was equally excited to share the magic of the production with me through this surprise. But if I'm honest, without this specific reason provided by my best friend, I most likely wouldn't have seen the show myself.

The Hockomock Area YMCA Theatre Institute will present the hit-musical, Mamma Mia! ABBA's hits tell the hilarious story of a young woman's search for her birth father in this high energy jukebox musical.

Over 35 million people on our blue planet have experienced the surprising and exciting show that is BLUE MAN GROUP. And now, the Blue Men return with a new show — BLUE MAN GROUP SPEECHLESS TOUR.

What are you waiting for? Book your table and discover Björn Ulvaeus' production of Mamma Mia! the Party, now playing at The O2, London. Feel transported to the island of Skopelos to dance, dine and have the time of your life!

This track comes fresh of the heels of Daye receiving a 2022 Grammy-Award for Best Progressive R&B Album for his EP Table for Two. “Too Much” is the culmination of the two artists’ collaboration and is documented in the brand’s miniseries Syncing Sounds. Listen to the new single now!

Special Offer - ABBA: The Movie Returns to Movie Theatres Tomorrow!

The Pulitzer Prize Board has just announced that Fat Ham has won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Other finalists included: Selling Kabul, and Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord.

The Pulitzer Prize Board today will present the 2022 award winners for Prizes in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music. Who will win this year? Tune in right here at 3pm to watch the announcement live!

Thom Pain (based on nothing), a play by Will Eno, has been announced for the 2022 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Directed by Bryan Keith and performed by Johnny Patrick Yoder, there will be five performances only at the Broadwater Second Stage: Sunday 6/5 at 5:30pm (preview); Saturday 6/11 at 7:30pm; Thursday 6/16 at 8pm; Wednesday 6/22 at 5pm; and Saturday 6/25 at 12:30pm. Running time is 70 minutes.

Artistic Director Jeffrey Cass and Executive Director Julie Ann Kornak will present the final show of BrightSide Theatre’s 10th Anniversary Season – BrightSide is Back! The twice postponed production closes out the season with the music of ABBA in the musical that has entertained over 60 million people around the globe -  Mamma Mia!  

ABBA The Concert continues to be the top ABBA tribute group in the world, dazzling all who see with their fantastic performance while playing the most iconic hits from ABBA, including “Mamma Mia,” “S.O.S,” “Money, Money, Money,” “The Winner Takes All,” “Waterloo,” “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme,” and “Dancing Queen.”

Feathers will be flying when La Cage aux Folles opens at Theatre Memphis in the Lohrey Theatre for a run March 4 – 27, 2022.