Shakespeare’s crazy antics fried south of the Riverside Theater include a string dueling moment by (left to right) Tad Paulson and Patrick Du Laney, punctuated by the hip swivels of Elijah Jones in “The Comedy of Errors”. This touch of Nashville shakes, rattles and rolls on the festival stage inRead More →
SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF When the Valley Youth Theater airs its VYTal Affair-athon fundraiser on August 21, Chandler residents might recognize a familiar face on the VYT stage. Jessica Wastchak has been singing and dancing across the valley since the age of 5, most recently performing the lead role ofRead More →
TUCSON (KVOA) – Theater and music lovers will soon be required to show proof of vaccination when attending a concert after several iconic venues recently announced the implementation of this policy for their patrons. In June, Gov. Doug Ducey signed House Bill 2770, allowing businesses in Arizona to not beRead More →
According to a recent report from Page Six, Broadway actress Laura Osnes was fired from an upcoming theatrical performance after refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19[feminine. Le double nominé pour Tony, âgé de 35 ans, devait apparaître dans une production d’une nuit seulement de Crazy for You dans les HamptonsRead More →
Actor’s Theater of Charlotte Executive Director Chip Decker introduces Rock The Barn site for the Summer and Fall Rock Music Series. Alex Cason Photography CharlotteFive With a week to go until the show ends, the Actor’s Theater in Charlotte canceled remaining performances of “Rock of Ages” as well as theRead More →
Breadcrumb Links Local News local arts Entertainment The CONTACT performances – an app-based theatrical show without theater – take place on the streets of downtown Windsor from August 19 to September 19. Publication date : August 11, 2021 • August 13, 2021 • 3 minute read • Join the conversationRead More →
For their individual acting performance project, budding theater artists from Hyderabad University hope to focus on the opportunities rather than the limitations created due to the pandemic Theater Arts students at Hyderabad University have gone through a unique post-COVID-19 learning curve as they turned their personal experiences into theater productions,Read More →
A joyous show celebrating the music of Tina Turner’s incredible calls to Llandudno in October. Creating the ultimate night out, Tina Turner fans should prepare to party as What’s Love Got To Do With It? is touring over 70 theaters and venues across the UK, including Venue Cymru on MondayRead More →
It’s been a very poignant week for the cast of The Lion King. The famous Disney production returned to the West End on Thursday July 29 after a very difficult year in confinement. The actors were incredibly happy to be back on stage to perform in front of the audienceRead More →
Lynne Meadow (artistic director) and Barry Grove (executive producer) have announced that Nancy Piccione, casting director at the Manhattan Theater Club since 1993, has resigned from her position. During his twenty-eight years at MTC, Piccione has launched numerous productions on and off Broadway as well as numerous readings. His manyRead More →
The San Diego State Musical Theater Club (MTC) has elected new members to its current Board of Directors for the 2021-22 academic year. Anelaokalani Lee, a psychology student, is the newly elected secretary of the MTC board. She claims that doing musical theater in high school changed her life, asRead More →
One of the hottest names in stand-up comedy will grace the stage of Pensacola’s Saenger Theater in the spring of 2022. Tom Segura and his ironic, frank and observational humor arrive at 850 as part of Segura’s “I’m Coming Everywhere” tour, which begins in August and continues until June 2022.Read More →
The Boca Raton Innovation Campus, formerly the influential headquarters of IBM, is the tallest building in the state of Florida. And all that enviable space leaves plenty of room for Google-like amenities for employees and the wider community, part of developer CP Group’s $100 million investment in multi-tenant ownership. TheRead More →
Since the COVID-19 shutdown, live theaters in the Edmonton metro area have looked like ghost towns gathering dust. The costumes hung on racks, the sets abandoned and the lights turned off. Some wondered if the rooms would reopen. The theaters bided their time and patiently awaited our return. Now, alongsideRead More →
Don Diablo Set To Score New Interactive Theater Show “Forever Young” Reaching another milestone in his ever-growing career, Don Diablo is set to compose the music for a brand new interactive theater show titled ‘forever Young‘we coming from Education Entertainment. Scheduled to debut with a limited set of “rare” ticketsRead More →
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Charlie Chaplin, which was deemed unsuitable for a college theater company production. Photo / Provided A week after enthusiastically announcing Chaplin: The Musical as its spring show, the University of Canterbury Musical Theater Society (MUSOC) canceled the scheduled performance after concerns were raised about its scandalous past. Announcing that TheRead More →
The cast of Mystery Theater Unlimited’s “How the West Was Dumb” dinner theater slated for July 1 at River City Restaurant and July 2 at Vue Bar and Grill are, left to right, Ryan Sears as Toronto, Butch Maxwell as Roger Rodgers, Renee Storm as Calamity Joan,Read More →
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Remember when Toronto came together in a time of disruption, when neighbors spoke to each other for the first time, and we got a whole new perspective on what loneliness and togetherness means? That might describe the last 15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Torontonians may also recognize theRead More →
A a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… we used to attend indoor concerts without thinking twice. For over a year, the folks at Tucson’s Gaslight Theater and Oro Valley’s Gaslight Music Hall have been eager to get back inside, and this month they finally did. TheRead More →
For the 2021 Branson show season, the Branson Imax Entertainment Complex hosted several new shows at its Little Opry Theater, including Chris Stanley’s Comedy Magic Hour. During the show, audiences are treated to 60 minutes of everything the title suggests and more, according to artist Chris Stanley. “It’s called ChrisRead More →
Jubilee Theatre, in partnership with Performing Arts Fort Worth, will present the musical Southern Boys: Sons of Sharecroppers at Bass Hall from July 29 to August 15, marking the first live, in-person performances at the city’s main performance venue since the pandemic began. It’s also Jubilee’s first time mounting aRead More →
Tickets from €33.50 including booking fees on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. English performance poet Dr John Cooper Clarke has announced a series of Irish concerts, one of which will take place at a fully serviced Olympia Theater in Dublin on May 9, 2022. Along with special guest MikeRead More →
Red Mill! The musical will premiere at the Piccadilly Theater in November 2021. (Matthew Murphy) Red Mill! Musical comedy finally premieres in London’s West End in 2021, and tickets are on sale now. The highly anticipated show will debut at the Piccadilly Theater from November 12. Tickets for Red Mill!Read More →
At age five, Baayork Lee’s life changed forever. “The cast came to Chinatown looking for kids for ‘The King and I,’ and I was cast. And from the age of five, I was there. Going to town and seeing Broadway shows” , said Lee. What do you want to knowRead More →
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, playwright and “Lackawanna Blues” performer (Photo by Emilio Madrid for Broadway.com) The Manhattan Theater Club has provided an update on its 2021-2022 season. The full cast for all productions will be announced at a later date. Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Tony winner Lackawanna Blues will make its Broadway debut atRead More →
As part of its 2021-2022 season, the Manhattan Theater Club presents Ruben Santiago-Hudson Lackawanna Blues on Broadway for the first time this fall. Tony winner Santiago-Hudson, as previously announced, will direct and star in his solo show, which is now set to begin previews on September 14 before an officialRead More →
(MCS) – As part of its ongoing 25th anniversary celebration, the Mount Carmel School Drama Club presents its next production, ‘Zero2Hero,’ which will reopen in Hollywood theaters on May 21. A sequel to “Zero to Hero,” released 10 years ago, “Zero2Hero” continues a club tradition of having direct student broadcasts,Read More →
(MCS) – As part of its ongoing 25th anniversary celebration, the Mount Carmel School Drama Club presents its next production, ‘Zero2Hero,’ which will reopen in Hollywood theaters on May 21. A sequel to “Zero to Hero,” released 10 years ago, “Zero2Hero” continues a club tradition of having direct student broadcasts,Read More →
A new outdoor live show is coming to the GTA this summer after a long year of closures across the province. Summer circus together apart is the newest acrobatic and theatrical show that will take place at the Markham Fairgrounds from July to August. Les 7 Doigts, a Montreal creativeRead More →
The Manhattan Theater Club announced the addition of seven new members to the company’s board of directors, reflecting MTC’s ongoing efforts to expand and diversify its board of directors. These new members were elected to the MTC Board of Directors within the last twelve months: Mary Baccash, Vice President, InvestmentRead More →
(MCS) – As part of its continued 25th anniversary celebration, the Mount Carmel School Drama Club returns to William Shakespeare with an adaptation of his comedy classic, ‘As You Like It’. Taking on the challenge of putting on a Shakespeare show are two club veterans, Kina Dela Cruz and LarryRead More →
(MCS) – As part of its continued 25th anniversary celebration, the Mount Carmel School Drama Club returns to William Shakespeare with an adaptation of his comedy classic, ‘As You Like It’. While the club has presented 12 Shakespeare productions, including a feature film, the last time the club staged ShakespeareRead More →
Tim van schmidt When I first moved to Fort Collins in 1980, the Aggie Theater was still a movie theater. It was one of those old-fashioned main street theaters with a big marquee, drop-in ticket office, simple snack bar, screen, and popular movies. It would have been hard to believeRead More →
James has announced plans to play a landmark show at the Scarborough Open Air Theater on September 9. The English rock band have confirmed they are set to hit the Yorkshire Coast stage for the third time in their career after headlining in 2015 and 2018. Tickets for the showRead More →
news, local news, St Patrick’s College tries its hand at musicals and what better choice than High School Musical. High School Musical is a Disney institution but St Patrick will bring the phenomenon to Launceston. Production manager Mallory Schipper said the show would be a hit with audiences. READ MORE:Read More →
Jackie Venson is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter known far and wide for her beautifully complex music and flamboyant guitar skills. Born and raised in Austin, Texas, Jackie has traveled the world performing to massive crowds both as a headliner and supporting major acts such as Gary Clark Jr, Aloe Blacc andRead More →
A reopening may be on the horizon, but with venues still dark at the moment, casting directors are encouraging artists to send in video auditions. Here’s a selection of upcoming Equity auditions across America, in chronological order by submission deadline. From auditions to administrative roles, Playbill is the go-to onlineRead More →
Nick Cave will star in a pioneering new digital theater show later this month, for the Manchester International Festival. The production, titled Dreamis intended to be an immersive and fantastical reimagining of Shakespeare Dream of a summer night, with Cave playing the role of a talking forest. The show wasRead More →
After the music died at the Stargazers Theater on March 16, 2020, co-owner Cindy Hooton got her brush back. In the year of COVID-19’s top-down lockdown and ever-changing restrictions on the general public, she and her husband John first “painted, mended and mended” in the grand event center and theRead More →
Dozens of New York-based theater organizations have received grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, including the National Black Theatre, The Actors Fund, the Manhattan Theater Club, and the Roundabout Theater Company. Several grants included commission-only funds, such as the $10,000 Signature Theater Company grant for BrandenRead More →
Dozens of New York-based theater organizations have received grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, including the National Black Theatre, The Actors Fund, the Manhattan Theater Club, and the Roundabout Theater Company. Several grants included commission-only funds, such as the $10,000 Signature Theater Company grant for BrandenRead More →
Air inlet 8 p.m. Saturday at the Florida Theater $69.50-$89.50 The show will also be available online at 8 p.m. on Sunday, February 14, via airsupplyloveletters.com. $30.50 to $217. When Air Supply takes the stage Saturday night at the Florida Theater, there will be approximately 900 people in the audience,Read More →
LSU’s Musical Theater Club (MTC) has seen canceled performances for the past few semesters, but the club is getting back to work in a new way. In March 2020, MTC was gearing up for their performance showcase known as Singeaux, where they perform individual and collaborative numbers from different musicalRead More →
Although the Manhattan Theater Club has confirmed in-person performances through winter 2022, this interim period is full of virtual offerings. They announced the upcoming lineup of shows online, including a slew of new productions and revivals. Four new works will be presented as part of MTC Snapshots Series. Starting inRead More →
The Manhattan Theater Club has announced MTC’s next round of virtual theater offerings that will celebrate both old and new work. As physical stages remain dark across America, the Manhattan Theater Club invites audiences to come together virtually as a community and find connection, inspiration and entertainment through a seriesRead More →
The winners have been announced for the 2020 BroadwayWorld Boise Awards – which were back bigger than ever, celebrating the best in local theater of the past decade! The public submitted the nominees and voted for their favorites. Check out the results below! The 2020 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards are presentedRead More →
Tony nominees Laura Linney, Jeremy Pope and Edie Falco perform in the Manhattan Theater Club’s old friends | New works: an advantage for MTC December 3. Simon Stephens, Elizabeth Strout and Jason Michael Webb join the trio. The free virtual event airs at 7 p.m. ET on MTC’s YouTube channel;Read More →
Mary Louise-Parker and David Morse in ‘How I Learned to Drive’ at the Vineyard Theater in 1997. (Photo by Carol Rosegg) NEW YORK CITY: The Manhattan Theater Club (MTC) has announced plans for its 2021-22 season, featuring two Broadway and two off-Broadway productions. Two additional productions will be announced atRead More →
As part of its 2021-2022 season, the Manhattan Theater Club presents Ruben Santiago-Hudson Lackawanna Blues on Broadway for the first time. Tony winner Santiago-Hudson will direct and star in the one-man show, set to debut in fall 2021 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater, with new original music by BillRead More →
From left, VCU Black Theater Association members Darren M. Johnson, Kellie Bolden, Khadijah Franks, Asjah Janece Heiligh, Trinitee Pearson, Obadiah Parker sit together on stage. Photo by Alessandro Latour Imane Mekonen, Spectrum editor Kofi Mframa, Contributing author “Blue Light Past, on Thy Brother’s Path” tells the tragic but common storyRead More →
The world hasn’t stopped changing since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March. But as we all learn from an early age, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. This is exactly what the Saugatuck Drama Club do. When the school’s production of “The Little Mermaid” was canceled in March dueRead More →
The Manhattan Theater Club has announced the MTC Virtual Theater lineup, which is set to continue online through the end of 2020 and beyond. As physical stages remain dark across America, the Manhattan Theater Club invites audiences to come together virtually as a community and find connection, inspiration and entertainmentRead More →
Musical Mondays at the National Theater Thanks to COVID-19, I haven’t seen a play or musical in a theater since January. I tried to fill this hole in my heart with virtual cast meetings and filmed productions, but we can only watch hamilton so many times before it gets repetitive.Read More →
Wednesday, July 25, 1962 was quite pleasant for a summer eve in Washington, with the temperature hovering around 70 (though the humidity lingered near 80%). Excited spectators piled into the Washington Theater Club’s carriage theater to watch a performance of Tennessee Williams’ racy farce Adjustment periodthen into its eighth straightRead More →
Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) have announced that Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson will join the Manhattan Theater Club as Artistic Advisor. Santiago-Hudson will work closely with Lynne Meadow and the MTC artistic staff on planning and programming. Artistic Director Lynne Meadow said: “I have knownRead More →
Archives of the RepublicTo watch or not to watch? It’s not even a question, when it’s James Bay do a special livestream of the theater that william shakespeare made famous. On October 21, James will take the stage at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, the modern reconstruction of the historic venue whereRead More →
Like virtually every major act, Phish remains off the road for the remainder of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. And like virtually every amphitheater around the world, Alpine Valley Music Theater won’t have shows this summer. But on Tuesday, you can catch Phish’s final show at the historic EastRead More →
Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director) and Barry Grove (Executive Producer) announced this year’s six recipients of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Initiative commissions. The commissioned authors are Kate Attwell, Mia Chung, Noah Diaz, Julia Izumi, Ife Olujobi and Stacey Rose. “In these trying times, we’re excited to look ahead with this exceptionalRead More →
Although its Broadway and Off-Broadway stages may be temporarily closed, the Manhattan Theater Club has continued to engage with its young and adult audiences through its online education platform. MTC is continuing its TheatreLink project, which guides students from partner schools to study and create theater together remotely, with virtualRead More →
The Manhattan Theater Club has canceled its spring Off-Broadway season amid the coronavirus pandemic and extended bans on mass gatherings. Scheduled to begin performances in May at New York City Center (which canceled the remainder of its season on March 28), Qui Nguyen’s Poor Yella Rednecks and that of EmilyRead More →
The Manhattan Theater Club released the following statement regarding performances of The Perplexed: The Manhattan Theater Club wants you to know that the safety of our audiences, performers and staff is of paramount importance to us. In accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and government officials,Read More →
The Manhattan Theater Club Premiere on Broadway The Height of the Storm, a new play by Tony-nominated French writer Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton, opens at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater on September 24. Jonathan Kent directs the drama, which arrives in the US after an acclaimed London run,Read More →
The Manhattan Theare Club held its 2019 Fall Gala on November 11 at 583 Park Avenue. The benefit included appearances by Olivier Award nominee Sierra Boggess and Tony nominee Norm Lewis, who appeared onstage together in Broadway’s The little Mermaid and The Phantom of the Opera; they were joined byRead More →
Is seeing more theater in 2020 your New Year’s resolution? A WhatsOnStage Theater Club membership might just be the ticket. With our spectacular January sale, this month only, you can save up to 30%* on our Standard and Premium annual subscriptions. Standard annual membership is now just £20, down fromRead More →
Broadway and The voice alum Sasha Allen – currently appearing Off-Broadway in The Public Theatre’s for girls of color who have thought about suicide/when the rainbow is enough-and On your feet! Star Ana Villafañe has joined the Manhattan Theater Club’s Fall Benefit lineup. As previously announced, the Nov. 11 eventRead More →
Performances begin September 10 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater for the Manhattan Theater Club’s Broadway premiere The height of the storm by Tony-nominated French writer Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton. Jonathan Kent directs the drama, which arrives in the US after an acclaimed London run, with Olivier andRead More →
As the lights dimmed, the melodies of “Part of Your World” and “Under the Sea” filled the theater and the audience cheered enthusiastically. Ariel, played by Heather Royer, took her place center stage, and the crowd laughed as she danced like a caricature of a Disney princess. This excitement resultedRead More →
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The beat will get you! Join our drama club and receive two free tickets to the hit Broadway musical On your feet! as a welcome gift!* All you have to do is buy an annual Premium subscription but don’t delay, this very special promotion is due to end on JulyRead More →
From auditions to administrative roles, Playbill is the online source for acting careers. Discover our selection of theatrical technical positions available below. You can browse the full list of industry jobs in our extensive job postings database. AUDIO SERVICES MANAGER, Frost ProductionsThe Audio Services Manager is responsible for managing allRead More →
The world premiere of Continuity at the Manhattan Theater Club, the new play by Bess Wohl (Small Mouth Sounds, American Hero), nominated for the Drama Desk Awards and directed by Rachel Chavkin (Hadestown, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812) , nominated for the Tony Awards, begins performances tomorrowRead More →
The American premiere of James Graham’s edit drama Ink, now premiering on Broadway, extended for the second time. The limited engagement of Manhattan Theater Club, The Almeida and Sonia Friedman Productions will continue through June 23 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater. Ink, directed by Almeida artistic director Rupert Goold,Read More →
The new Micro-Musical Theater Show production of the micro-musical CITY OF LIGHT is now available! CITY OF LIGHT by John Roper (composer), Julie Weiner (lyricist) and Gabrielle Wagner Mann (Book Writer) is an original new musical about honoring the past by choosing to live in the present, opening up theRead More →
LSU’s Musical Theater Club has the cure for your post-carnival blues – more merrymaking. The club organizes its 17th “Singo!” musical review on Friday, March 8 at the LSU Union Theater. The show is free and the music will be non-stop as 41 performers sing and dance to popular musicalRead More →
Courtesy of the UNF Musical Theater Club. I sat among the packed house of lucky people who made it to the Andrew Robinson Theater for UNF Musical Theater Club’s “Into the Woods.” Courtesy of the UNF Musical Theater Club. With very little knowledge of the play itself outside of myRead More →
Don’t expect a lot of Broadway-style sets and intricate sets when “The Addams Family” musical opens Jan. 25 at the Reilly Theater. But you will find something a little unexpected. There will be an orchestra on stage for the Musical Theater Club at LSU’s production. “We call it a deconstructedRead More →
After the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting by a neo-Nazi, the University of New Haven theater department saw an opportunity to speak out. The Bucknall Theater hosted the opening of the Theater Department’s performance of “Cabaret” on Wednesday. The show is set in a small Berlin nightclub during the Nazi occupation andRead More →
When Lynne Meadow took on the role of artistic director at the Manhattan Theater Club in 1972, it was a choice between leading the newly created theater company – then a small nonprofit located in a three-story space on East 73rd Street – and working in the cheese department atRead More →
Who doesn’t love a showtune? From Broadway to Main Street tells the story of Broadway music – it’s a perfect companion for musical theater fans. Join our Theater club and receive Laurence Maslon’s new book on the coffee table as a welcome gift – just in time for Christmas!* AllRead More →
The Brooklyn Drama Club is drunken participatory theater – scripts, props and costumes provided! featured in Playbill, Bustle, Brooklyn Paper, Brokelyn, Village Voice, The Skint, BroadwayWorld and more! WE RIDE HAPPILYFriday, November 9 – 9 p.m.Saturday November 10 – 9 p.m.Sunday 11 November – 2 p.m. www.brooklyntheatreclub.com$15 online / $18Read More →
For the first time at the Wisconsin Union Theater, the Theater and Drama Department and University Opera come together to present the musical “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. The production will be directed by David Ronis, director of University Opera’s Karen K. Bishop, who has workedRead More →
Houndmouth will headline the Georgia Theater on Tuesday August 28and the band will be bringing with them new material from their “Golden Age” album. Liz Cooper & The Stampede open the show at 8:30 p.m. This Indiana band became known for their approachable approach to Americana and folk rock musicRead More →
Condola Rashad, four-time Tony nominee, recently nominated for her lead role in the revival of Manhattan Theater Club Saint Joan, will host the company’s next spring gala at Cipriani 42nd Street. The event will take place on May 14 and will feature performances from a number of Broadway shows. Read:Read More →
Songs from “The Wiz,” “West Side Story,” Godspell” and “Flight” performed by members of LSU’s Musical Theater Club entertained the Baton Rouge Music Club and guests at the annual scholarship luncheon. group studies on March 22. Welcoming everyone was the president of the club Victor Klimachwho presented Todd McQueen, deanRead More →
Chloe Torrence circled a group of actors and singers on stage at the Charity Randall Theatre, kicking off her usual weekday routine. “From tonight you can’t call ‘line’ anymore,” Torrence said. “We’re starting technical rehearsals soon, so you should know your lines by now.” The junior theater arts and musicRead More →
The Manhattan Theater Club has announced the lineup for this spring’s Ted Snowdon Reading Series, which begins Feb. 12. Readings will take place Monday through March 12, excluding Presidents Day, February 19. All readings are free and open to the public (RSVP required). Now in its 20th year, this repeatRead More →
Hal Prince, producer/director extraordinaire is far too modest. His new offering to the Manhattan Theater Club is so entertaining that I hereby elevate him from PRINCE to KING OF BROADWAY for orchestrating this two and a half hour extravaganza which he managed to accomplish with only nine very talented actors.Read More →