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Podcast: BroadwayRadio Chats Theatre During WWII with 'Broadway Goes to War' Authors Robert McLaughlin, Sally Parry
by BroadwayRadio - Jul 10, 2021


On today's episode of 'Today on Broadway,' BroadwayRadio's Matt Tamanini talks to professors and authors Robert L. McLaughlin and Sally E. Parry about their new book 'Broadway Goes to War.' The book examines how the American theatre – and especially Broadway – handled 'The War to End All Wars' before, during, and after American involvement. 

Classical Theatre Company Announces 2021-22 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 29, 2021


Classical Theatre Company has announced the lineup for its  2021-2022 Mainstage Season. As the only professional theatre company in the State of Texas that solely produces classical drama on a year-round basis, CTC only produces plays that are 100 or more years old. 

BWW Review: WHEN CALLS THE HEART THE MUSICAL Shines At Round Barn Theatre
by Tara Olivero - Jun 25, 2021


World Premiere of WHEN CALLS THE HEART THE MUSICAL on stage at the Round Barn Theatre through July 17-- you won't want to miss this show.

Jennifer Saunders Will Return to BLITHE SPIRIT in West End From 16 September
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2021


After celebrating a sell-out run at Theatre Royal Bath as part of its 2019 Summer season, a UK tour and a short run in London of just 12 performances before the country’s first lockdown curtailed its six-week run at the Duke of York’s Theatre in March 2020, this production now returns to the West End for 8weeks from Thursday 16  September at the Harold Pinter Theatre.

Full Lineup and Cast Announced for SOUND BITES Extra Bites Second Night
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 27, 2021


Theater Now New York, one of the nation’s leading producers of original short form musicals, announced the full lineup and cast for the second night of SOUND BITES Extra Bites, which will stream online Friday, May 28th at 7pm. 

Suzanne Mallare Acton Steps Down As Rackham Choir Artistic Director
by A.A. Cristi - May 20, 2021


Suzanne Mallare Acton, a genre-defying conductor whose exacting musical standards and knack for experimentation transformed Rackham Choir, is stepping down as the choir's artistic director after 25 years. 

UN DÍA COMO HOY: Nacía Meredith Willson, el autor de THE MUSIC MAN
by Nuria Pedret - May 18, 2021


Con motivo del cumpleaños del compositor y letrista, hacemos un repaso de sus obras más destacadas

Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, May 13- Ellen Burstyn, Mary Beth Peil, and More!
by Nicole Rosky - May 13, 2021


Today (May 13) in live streaming: meet the Next on Stage High School Top 15, Spotlight on Plays takes on Watch on the Rhine, and more!

Cincinnati Playhouse In The Park Announces Plan For The 2021-22 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 13, 2021


Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park today announced the restart of its mainstage season for October 2021. The 2021-22 season will be comprised of eight shows and features world premieres by Keith Josef Adkins, Deborah Zoe Laufer and KJ Sanchez, who brings a spin-off story from her hit Cincinnati King to the Rosenthal Shelterhouse.

Jason Alexander, John Behlmann, Lisa Edelstein & More Will Star in THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG
by Nicole Rosky - May 11, 2021


The “Spotlight on Plays” series just announced the full company for Wendy Wasserstein’s The Sisters Rosensweig starring Jason Alexander, John Behlmann, Lisa Edelstein, Kathryn Hahn, Kathryn Newton, Tracee Chimo Pallero, Chris Perfetti and James Urbaniak.

Emerging Artists Theatre To Present Four Virtual Benefit Performances In May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 10, 2021


Award-winning Emerging Artists Theatre will present four evenings of virtual performances on Monday nights in May. The series will feature new dance and theatre pieces that have been pre-recorded at various theatres across the country.

STYX First New Studio Album In Four Years, 'Crash Of The Crown,' Set For Release
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 6, 2021


The title track to CRASH OF THE CROWN was released today—premiering exclusively during Eddie Trunk’s “Trunk Nation” program on SiriusXM Satellite Radio--and is now available to stream and download with pre-orders on digital platforms.

COPENHAGEN By Michael Frayn To Open At Theatre Royal Bath Before UK Tour
by A.A. Cristi - May 5, 2021


Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Jonathan Church Theatre Productions will present COPENHAGEN by Michael Frayn, which will open at Theatre Royal Bath for three weeks from 9 June before touring to Southampton, Malvern, Cambridge, and Kingston-Upon-Thames.

Rose Theatre to Reopen in June
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 5, 2021


Rose Theatre has announced it is reopening its doors once again on 27 June 2021. Following three national lockdowns, the Rose is reopening to the public with a series of summer shows and events, including The International Youth Arts Festival by Creative Youth from 1 July 2021 and more.

GYPSY IN MY SOUL: DAWN DEROW SINGS EYDIE GORME To Debut May 23rd
by Stephen Mosher - May 10, 2021


Bistro and MAC-award winner Dawn Derow is debuting her latest cabaret performance, GYPSY IN MY SOUL: Dawn Derow Sings Eydie Gormé on Sunday, May 23rd at The Bijou Theatre.

Theater Stories: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE, HEAD OVER HEELS, PLAZA SUITE & More About The Hudson Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 2, 2021


Today's Theater Stories features the Hudson Theatre! Learn about shows to have graced the stage of the theatre including Sunday in the Park With George, Head Over Heels, Burn This, American Utopia and more!

Theatre Now New York Will Stream Eight New 10-Minute Musicals Next Month
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 23, 2021


Theater Now New York, one of the nation's leading producers of original short form musicals, announced today that SOUND BITES, its highly regarded annual festival of 10-minute musicals, will be streamed online for free next month, with the live version returning in May of 2022. 

Theatre Now New York to Stream 8 New 10-Minute Musicals in May
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 23, 2021


Theater Now New York announced today that SOUND BITES, its highly regarded annual festival of 10-minute musicals, will be streamed online for free next month, with the live version returning in May of 2022. 

Theater Stories: ECLIPSED, SLAVE PLAY, HANGMEN and More About the John Golden Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 18, 2021


Today's Theater Stories features the John Golden Theatre! Learn about the shows to have graced the stage of the theatre including, The Normal Heart, A Doll's House, Part 2, Eclipsed, Slave Play, and many more!

The State of the London Stage: April 2021
by Matt Wolf - Apr 7, 2021


May 17 has long held near-sacrosanct status in and around London theatreland. That's the date earmarked for a return to live performance, albeit to limited audiences, with a further diary entry worth marking of June 21 (the summer solstice no less) when all restrictions on social contacts will be removed and playhouses may - one stresses the word may - be allowed to return to something resembling pre-pandemic capacity.

Lewis Center Presents A PAST BECOMES HERITAGE: THE NEGRO UNITS OF THE FEDERAL THEATRE PROJECT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2021


The Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Theater at Princeton University will present A Past Becomes a Heritage: The Negro Units of the Federal Theatre Project, an evening of play readings and a panel discussion in collaboration with New York City-based collective CLASSIX, on March 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Meryl Streep, Carla Gugino, Mary-Louise Parker & More Join 'Spotlight on Plays' Spring Season
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 23, 2021


The spring “Spotlight on Plays” series will soon welcome six celebrated, award-winning actresses. Academy Award winner Ellen Burstyn & SAG nominee Carla Gugino will star in Watch on the Rhine, Emmy Award winner Kathryn Hahn will star in The Sisters Rosenweig, Tony Award winner Audra McDonald will star in Ohio State Murders, Tony Award winner Mary-Louise Parker will star in The Baltimore Waltz and Academy Award winner Meryl Streep will star in Dear Elizabeth.

Hunger & Thirst Theatre Announces the Launch of IN ONE EAR
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 9, 2021


Hunger & Thirst Theatre has announced the launch of IN ONE EAR, which can be viewed until March 21. IN ONE EAR is an artistic version of the childhood game of Telephone. Hunger & Thirst Theatre commissioned four artists to create, one after the other, a digital performance.

BWW Exclusive: Jennifer Ashley Tepper's THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4- Spotlight on Studio 54
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Mar 3, 2021


On Tuesday, March 9, Dress Circle Publishing will release of THE UNTOLD STORIES OF BROADWAY, VOLUME 4, the latest in a series by acclaimed historian and producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper. Can't wait to get your hands on it? Let BroadwayWorld hold you over with a special sneak peek!

The Glimmerglass Festival Announces Plans for Summer 2021
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 1, 2021


The Glimmerglass Festival, the summer opera and musical theater festival in Cooperstown, New York, has announced plans for the summer of 2021 in the wake of its 2020 season cancelation due to COVID-19. The 2021 season will run July 15 through August 17.

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