Kean, or Disorder and Genius

Mark your calendars for next year's Harrisburg Fringe Festival, July 15-18, 2027! It is a weekend filled with performance and art with something for everyone. You do not want to miss it!

The concert offered an intimate tribute to Joni Mitchell's unique genius, offering a revelatory look at the cultural milieu and musical streams that fed into her art, and then poured out of her Laurel Canyon home and into her unique ways of mixing other genres and artists into her music – or inspired them to create their own.

You will leave with many questions about how we deal with our past and how we can move forward socially while personally constrained.

Thanks to a serious discussion wrought by the end, the play avoids being a mere entertainment. The characters are not merely competing, ruthlessly but wittily too, for whatever prizes journalism may have to offer, but are visibly debasing their souls to win those prizes, and with their souls, part of what made the American soul. It may be entertaining to watch, but it’s uncomfortable entertainment, more jeremiad than amusement.

Ed Begley Jr. and Hayden Begley star in David Auburn's PROOF, directed by Stuart Rogers, at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. See photos of the production.

Like the prism at the center of Newton's famous experiments, 'Isaac's Eye' at OnStage Playhouse refracts history into something far more colorful than a simple biography.

Gloria Majule's Mala Aria, winner of the 2025 Premiere Play Festival, will run at Kean University's Bauer Boucher Theatre Center in Union, N.J., directed by Jamil A.C. Mangan.

The new musical Boom For Real, featuring music by EGOT winner John Legend and a book by Marcus Gardley, will receive an in-process presentation at Symphonic Hall at Marist University, tracking the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Seattle Theatre Group announced its 2026/27 Performing Arts Series, featuring 15 performances spanning jazz, dance, global music, and theatre, including a newly commissioned work from Perfume Genius and Kate Wallich.

Cheese Fries & Chili Dips, Chris Fuller's autobiographical play about pursuing the PGA Tour while living with bipolar disorder, returns for two performances at the Lucille Lortel White Barn at Westport Country Playhouse.

The Weidner, in partnership with Innovation Arts & Entertainment, announced the 2026-27 Broadway In Green Bay Series, featuring THE BOOK OF MORMON, THE WIZ, CLUE, and CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE.

Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts will present its upcoming Rosen House Concert Series, featuring 21 performances spanning classical, jazz, folk, and global music, plus a new Juilliard Extension collaboration.

Wêla Kapêla Productions will present Die Siel van Eugene Marais at Centurion Theatre for two performances only, starring award-winning actor Daniel Anderson with piano accompaniment by Paul Ferreira.

Bard Music Festival will present an intensive two-weekend exploration of Mozart's life and legacy at the Frank Gehry-designed Fisher Center on Bard College's Hudson River campus, with 11 themed concerts and 6 livestreams.

In a dazzling display, three enchanting singers step onto the stage, radiating sequined sparkles and infectious smiles, as they grace the audience with their presence in the latest Cabaret production at Florida Studio Theatre, 'SONGBIRDS OF THE SEVENTIES.'

Contrary to the place critics occupy in the cultural imagination, I dread the prospect of an artist reading a negative review I have written. I stand by my perceptions of the works I review, yet I also hold to Anton Ego's maxim in Pixar's Ratatouille: 'In the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.'

Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical will come to the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre in November. Audiences will discover the magic of Dr. Seuss' classic holiday tale as it comes to life live on stage.

What’s seven feet tall, green, and a triple threat? You’ll have to come to Broadway at Music Circus to find out and witness the spectacle of the summer. Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein is tapping its way into the hearts of Sacramentans as fast as you can say, “It’s alive!” The film version premiered in 1974 and quickly became a beloved parody of the classic Universal monster movies. It combined Brooks' signature humor and outrageous characters into an enduring classic that was adapted to a Broadway musical in 2007.  This summer, director Glenn Casale’s vision of mad genius turns this Broadway at Music Circus production into a gloriously entertaining monster mash.

What did our critic think of JERSEY BOYS at NAWANIKA PRODUCTION?

What did our critic think of THE CAKE at Argenta Contemporary Theatre?

Stewart Copeland is harnessed in COPELAND, weaving a web of whimsical opportunities that he expertly spun into reality. With a knack for saying yes to outlandish ideas and running with them, he has transformed his dreams into tangible achievements.

Chip and Gus, the NYC Fringe award-winning comedy starring John Ahlin and Christopher Patrick Mullen, will play a one-night preview at the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey before its Edinburgh Festival Fringe run.

Kayenta Arts will present its 2026 KAYENTA NEW PLAY LAB, featuring six playwrights selected by a panel of experts for 10-day development residencies, culminating in staged readings and post-show discussions.

Today’s subject Ethan Heard is currently living his theatre life as the Associate Artistic Director of Signature Theatre. You can currently see his directing brilliance in the ARK with What Became of Us which plays through July 26th. The show is unique as it is a two character play with two different casts performing on alternating days. Read on for Ethan’s experience of rehearsing a show with that kind of cast set up.

South Florida Symphony Orchestra will present Handel's Messiah and Holiday Pops at The Parker in Fort Lauderdale and Barry University in Miami Shores, joined by four vocal soloists and the South Florida Symphony Chorus.