Remy Bumppo Reveals 2024 Associate Artists
by Stephi Wild - Oct 18, 2024
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, launching its 2024 - 2025 season with Dear Elizabeth, October 17 - November 17, at Theater Wit, has announced its slate of new Associate Artists.
Cast Set for ANTIGONE at Court Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 9, 2024
Court Theatre has revealed the cast for 'Antigone,' a timely masterwork by Sophocles. Directed by Gabrielle Randle-Bent and featuring Nicholas Rudall's translation, this production concludes Court Theatre's Oedipus Trilogy.
Movie Documenting the Making of THE VIOLET HOUR Cast Recording is Available to Stream Now
by Stephi Wild - Dec 14, 2023
A new movie taking audiences behind the scenes of the process of creating the cast recording of The Violet Hour is available to stream now! The musical features Tony Award-winners Santino Fontana (Tootsie) and Brandon Uranowitz (Leopoldstadt), Tony and Grammy Award-nominee Jeremy Jordan (Newsies), Mean Girls star Erika Henningsen and Hadestown star Solea Pfeiffer.
Video: Watch Santino Fontana Sing from THE VIOLET HOUR
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 23, 2023
A complete 28-track studio cast recording for Will Reynolds and Eric Price's new musical, The Violet Hour. Check out a new video of Tony winner Santino Fontana singing 'I Know How It Ends'.
Court Theatre Names Gabrielle Randle-Bent New Associate Artistic Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 10, 2022
As Associate Artistic Director, Randle-Bent will work closely with Newell and other members of the artistic team. She will advise in season planning, manage the development of new work, and - as a part of Court theatre’s new engagement division - help set and articulate strategies for engagement with the many communities Court serves.
Town Of Cortlandt Declares Blues Musician Guy Davis An American Folk Hero
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 22, 2022
Grammy-nominated blues artist Guy Davis has been declared an American Folk Hero by the Town of Cortlandt, New York. City officials and artist advocate Gabe Kis will gather at the Paramount Theater in Peekskill on Saturday, March 26 to deliver the declaration to Davis, before his upcoming concert at the theater.
Caltech Continues the 2020–2021 Watson Lectures with David J. Anderson, Seymour Benzer Professor of Biology
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 2, 2020
On Wednesday, December 9 at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, David J. Anderson, Caltech's Seymour Benzer Professor of Biology; the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience Leadership Chair; director of the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience; and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, continues the 2020–2021 Watson Lecture season by exploring “The Inner Life of the Brain: Fear, Sex, and Violence.”
Des Moines Playhouse Announces 102nd Season Including KINKY BOOTS and More!
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 24, 2020
The Des Moines Playhouse announced its 102nd year of live theatre at a party Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. The 2020-21 Season includes seven musicals plus drama, comedy, and shows for the entire family. Playhouse season tickets go on sale Mar. 17, 2020, online at dmplayhouse.com and at The Playhouse ticket office.
DM Playhouse Presents its 2019 Dionysos Awards
by Stephi Wild - Sep 15, 2019
The Des Moines Community Playhouse held the 2019 Dionysos Awards on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. The theatre honored 14 backstage, guest services, and education volunteers, and announced 12 acting award winners. The evening began with a number from A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, on stage now through Sept. 29, 2019.