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Hull Truck Theatre continues to raise the bar with its exciting 50th anniversary programme with a world premiere from playwright John Godber OBE, who has re-imaged his critically acclaimed 'Teechers', originally performed in 1987, for the leavers of 2022.

Doug Schwarz and David Peck spent a year rehearsing Gutenberg! The Musical! for its debut at the Community Players Studio in July 2015. They had no idea what kind of reception to expect.  Though Schwarz was a Players veteran, Peck was a newbie with virtually no theater experience.

Featuring writing and production by Emeli, alongside collaborations with F A L L E N, Naughty Boy, Booker T, Ollie Green, Henri Davies, and others, the album marks her first release on an independent label, and a brand-new era of Emeli’s expansive artistry after a decade on stage and on the airwaves.

Written and performed by real-life couple David Carl and Katie Hartman, David and Katie Get Re-Married is a real time sweet and sour wedding betwixt a star-crossed couple who has broken up and reunited more frequently than Spiderman has been rebooted. 

Next up at The Wallis, a radical reinvention of Shakespeare’s King Lear, starring Joe Morton in the titular role opens May 14, 2022 (with previews beginning May 10th). John Gould Rubin directs the cast which also includes Mark Harelik, River Gallo, Zach Solomon, Brie Eley, Emily Swallow, Rafael Jordan, Miguel Perez, Stanley Jackson, and Danielle Thorpe. John was most gracious to carve out some time of his full creative schedule to answer a few of my queries.

Irish Repertory Theatre announced today two productions for their Summer 2022 season. A brand new production of Yes! Reflections of Molly Bloom, and the World Premiere of the new musical The Butcher Boy.

The first Los Angeles revival of Yasmina Reza’s Tony Award-winning comedy God of Carnage plays a limited three-week engagement at the Odyssey Theatre beginning May 13, 2022. Peter Allas directs the playwright-approved cast of Matthew Downs, Jack Esformes, Lisa LoCicero and Leilani Smith. The very busy Peter made some time to answer a few of my queries.

BroadwayWorld talks to actor/playwright/comedian Adam Strauss about his two seriously funny solo shows, 'The Mushroom Cure' and 'Adam Strauss Is Not Unhappy' running at The Marsh Berkeley through May 27th.

The Green Room 42 has announced their May line-up for in-person performances. Located inside YOTEL Times Square (570 Tenth Avenue, Fourth Floor), The Green Room 42 is Broadway's newest and most spacious cabaret club.

Every theatre student is always told to read more plays, but oftentimes, it's difficult to find something that holds our attention or seems right for us. After examining this trend among my fellow college theatre students for some time, I started to cobble together a list of play recommendations specifically tailored towards something all of us are very interested in: our zodiac signs! Now, I (a Scorpio) have offered a play recommendation for each of the twelve signs based on what I think they need most, so find your sun sign, check out the description, and happy play reading!

The Shed has announced the election of Jonathan M. Tisch as Chair of its Board of Directors. He succeeds Founding Chair Daniel L. Doctoroff who has stepped down for health reasons but remains a Board member and steadfast supporter.

Today Los Angeles based musician A.O. Gerber is thrilled to return with the enthralling and hopeful new track 'Looking for the Right Things', which was co-produced by Madeline Kenney and is released through Father/Daughter Records (US) & Hand In Hive (UK). Accompanying the track is a beguiling video directed by Erik Schute that offers a dreamy catharsis through the freeing physical movements of A.O. Gerber herself.

Visions of Possibilities has announced the final cast for Sonia Jackson's critically acclaimed play, 'Conversations 'Bout The Girls.' This inspiring production is going virtual for the first time ever, exploring women and their relationship with their Breasts.

The College Audition provides coaching services and training for future college auditions. Through classes, workshops, and coaching both online and in-person; The College Audition continues to strive to make the college audition process seamless for both students and parents.

BWW writer and podcaster @danielnolen visited Radio City for Lorde's sold-out show and wrote all about it!

The album features Cynthia Erivo, Shoshana Bean, Morgan James, Ledisi, Bridget Everett, Orfeh, and Debbie Gravitte. Listen to the first two volumes now!

It's Good Friday, and I am attending Aimee Mann's opening night at City Winery. It's the first of four shows she will be playing over the weekend in New York City, which is the first stop on her US tour to promote her new album, Queens of the Summer Hotel. Read our critic's review.

Goths, not hippies, spread the buzz about Lindsay Bretz-Morgan’s Jesus at Rock Lititz venue. The casting works perfectly, and offers some insights. Read our critic's review.

Veteran Broadway Stage Manager Richard Hester (Jersey Boys) has just release 'Hold, Please: Stage Managing A Pandemic,' a memoir of the year Broadway went dark.

The A side “When The Fire Grows Cold”, a piano-led nightmare-lullaby co-sung by the legendary musician-activist, Robert Wyatt. The B side is “Extinction!”, a 7-minute Balkan-brass psychedelic fantasy featuring the late, great Daevid Allen’s glissando guitar solo and the wonderful Terry Edwards (PJ Harvey, Lydia Lunch, Tindersticks) on saxophone.

Linda Kahn will return with her solo cabaret debut show, “Say Yes!” to the Laurie Beechman Theatre on Wednesday, May 25th at 7 pm. After well received performances at The Triad Theater last November and The Laurie Beechman Theatre in February, she is excited to keep the positivity going.

The Muny announced today that Laila Fantroy and Gabe Cytron will star as Jane and Michael Banks in the high-flying production of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, July 5-13, 2022. Fantroy is a rising eighth grader at Christ the King Catholic School and Cytron is a rising ninth grader at Parkway High School. Both actors are part of the Muny Kids program. Mary Poppins is directed by John Tartaglia, choreographed by Patrick O’Neill, with music direction by Brad Haak. 

Tess Seddon mines her own General Election campaign of 2017 for an amusing and punchy musical

Alyssa May Gold is taking the Broadway stage by storm as the Teenage Greek Chorus in the Broadway premiere of How I Learned to Drive. Currently in previews, How I Learned to Drive is set to officially open on Tuesday, April 19.