Theatre

APSU Community School of the Arts Brings Back Acting Classes – Clarksville Online

Janie Henry

August 9, 2022

Theatre

Clarksville, TN — The Community School of the Arts (CSA) at Austin Peay State University (APSU) has unveiled its fall class slate, including the exciting return of acting classes for children and adults. CSA i...

The Milburn Stone Theater presents PIPPIN from this week

Janie Henry

August 8, 2022

Theatre

The Milburn Stone Theater at Cecil College is set to kick off the 2022/2023 season with the show that won Bob Fosse the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, Pippin! Pippin lit up Broadway in 1972 to gre...

SD Junior Theater Kicks Off 75th Anniversary Season with JTOGETHER Picnic!

Janie Henry

August 5, 2022

Theatre

To celebrate 75 years of high-quality productions and theater education for young people in San Diego, the Junior Theater Parent Auxiliary kicks off JT's anniversary season with the JTogether Picnic on Saturday...

Center Stage Theater Presents Rock Musical “Rent”

Janie Henry

August 4, 2022

Theatre

Over the next two weekends, the Center Stage Theater will perform “Rent” on an outdoor stage at the Midland Center for the Arts.The rock musical's show times are at 8 p.m. August 4-6 and August 11-12. ...

San Antonio Classic Theater’s Next Production Runs Without Theater

Janie Henry

August 2, 2022

Theatre

San Antonio Classical Theater operated for some time without real theater. Jimmy Moore is their artistic director, a San Antonian who returned from New York to lead the...

‘Every shiny thing’ at Lucky Penny | Arts & Theater

Janie Henry

July 31, 2022

Theatre

The Guardian called "Every Brilliant Thing" "one of the funniest plays you'll ever see about depression - and possibly one of the funniest plays you'll ever see, period...heartbreaking, hilario...

Diversionary Theater Announces Clark Cabaret August 2022 Schedule of Events

Janie Henry

July 29, 2022

Theatre

Diversionary Theater has announced its Clark Cabaret's August 2022 event schedule with a full slate of free queer-themed entertainment. Highlights include musical performances from regular favorites Ria Carey ...

Ballet Theater Company announces audition for its Season 24 Junior Corps de Ballet – We-Ha

Janie Henry

July 27, 2022

Theatre

Ballet Theater Company, based in West Hartford, will hold auditions on August 20, 2022. Dancers from the Junior Corps de Ballet and professional dancers perform at Aladdin. Photo credit: Thomas Giroir Submitte...

Winner of the Essential Theater Playwriting Award 2022 A COMPLICATED HOPE opens August 5

Janie Henry

July 26, 2022

Theatre

From July 29 to August 28, Essential Theater presents its 23rd Festival with the world premieres of two plays and four staged readings, all by Georgian playwrights. Opening on Friday August 5th is A Complicate...

Vintage Tribune: Chicago’s First Air-Conditioned Theater

Janie Henry

July 24, 2022

Theatre

The Central Park Theater took moviegoers out of seedy nickelodeons and into air-conditioned movie palaces, only to find themselves on life support."It's the mothership of Chicago movie theaters," said Blanche K...

UVU and Sundance Summer Theater collaboration promises to be “a great night” | News @ UVU | News @ UVU

Janie Henry

July 22, 2022

Theatre

Utah Valley University (UVU) and Sundance Mountain Resort raise the curtain on Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic ...

GSA taught me how to connect with others for theater and everyday life

Janie Henry

July 20, 2022

Theatre

Ava Panagopoulos | Opinion ContributorMy sophomore year of high school, I applied to Governor's School for the Arts for a three-week intensive summer theater course. Other students from my school had partic...

Two-day theater festival begins in McLeodganj: The Tribune India

Janie Henry

July 17, 2022

Theatre

Tribune press service Dharamsala, July 16Dharamshala International Residential Theater Festival (DRIFT) kicked off at Hima...

Theater productions promote healthier body image in children: Study | Health

Janie Henry

July 13, 2022

Theatre

According to a latest study, young children, engaged in theater productions, are likely to promote a healthier body image.Led by Professor Viren Swami of Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), the new study, publishe...

Hiss Golden Messenger (solo) in concert at the Waldo Theater, July 29

Janie Henry

July 11, 2022

Theatre

WALDOBORO, Maine – The Waldo Theater (916 Main St, Waldoboro) hosts Hiss Golden Messenger (solo) from Durham, NC live on stage Friday, July 29 at 8 p.m. Alisa Amador will open the show. Songwriter MC Taylor'...

Theater of the mind

Janie Henry

July 10, 2022

Theatre

It might not be Hawkins from Stranger Things, but Mumbai has its own niche underground community that plays Dungeons & Dragons Indrani Ganguly playing Dungeons & Dragons. The...

The Ritz Theater Company will present IN THE HEIGHTS this month

Janie Henry

July 7, 2022

Theatre

"Light up on Washington Heights!" Set to kick off the summer with the final show of its "Grand Reopening" season, The Ritz Theater Company will present In the Heights, the Tony Award-winning musical (and cultu...

HAMILTON’s Edred Utomi at the Saenger Theater

Janie Henry

July 5, 2022

Theatre

The Broadway phenomenon that is HAMILTON is back in Crescent City. This epic and historic reimagining of Lin-Manuel Miranda is currently on at the Saenger Theater until July 10. As one of the most impactful m...

With new Alice in Wonderland show, Lookingglass Theater Company seeks to spark joy Lookingglass Theater Company celebrates post-pandemic show

Janie Henry

July 4, 2022

Theatre

The Lookingglass Theater Company's first production was a rendition of "Alice in Wonderland" performed at the Shanley Pavilion. Today, the ensemble's founding member and communications teacher David Catlin sa...

Elkhart Civic Theater holds auditions for comedy shows | Features

Janie Henry

July 2, 2022

Theatre

BRISTOL — Auditions for Elkhart Civic Theater's next Sketch Comedy Show will t...

Theater Art Galleries in High Point Offer Kids a Creative Summer Outlet

Janie Henry

June 29, 2022

Theatre

HIGH POINT, NC (WGHP) - Theater Art Galleries are helping kids connect with their creative side this summer. This is part of the association's goal to make art accessible to everyone. “We have visua...

New theater seats and more have arrived at the Encore

Janie Henry

June 27, 2022

Theatre

After a year of waiting and wondering, The Encore is thrilled to announce that their NEW THEATER SEATS have finally arrived and Maas' performance space has never looked better! Long overdue, due to supply cha...

Lyric Theater Mounts Fresh and Fun Production of Disney Musical ‘Freaky Friday’ – Cache Valley Daily

Janie Henry

June 25, 2022

Theatre

LOGAN — The Lyric Repertory Company pulled another one out...

Amari Cheatom amazes in Shakespeare Theater’s “Red Velvet”

Janie Henry

June 24, 2022

Theatre

Placeholder while loading article actionsRe-examining classic art through a modern lens is a tricky one, as the playful, bickering comedians of "Red Velvet" readily argue. So it's a relief that playwright Loli...

Theater Guild masters the murder mystery | Community

Janie Henry

June 21, 2022

Theatre

Community Report The Floyd Community Theater Guild performed Craig Sodaro's 'Til Death Do Us Part earlier this month to packed audien...

‘Jersey Boys’ theater review at the Kennedy Center

Janie Henry

June 19, 2022

Theatre

(Left to right) Eric Chambliss, John Hacker, Devon Goffman, Matt Faucher and the "Jersey Boys" company. Photo by Joan Marcus. "Jersey Boys" celebrates the ever-vibrant tunes of music superstars, Frankie Val...

‘Mamma Mia!’: ECU Summer Theater returns to the stage after a decade away | Local News

Janie Henry

June 18, 2022

Theatre

The last time Kristin Wetherington set foot on the ECU stage, she was an indep...

Calumet Theater digs into details to improve seating plan | News, Sports, Jobs

Janie Henry

June 16, 2022

Theatre

Photo courtesy of the Keweenaw Community Foundation Calumet Theater manager and technician Jay Maki studied the theater's seats to classify them...

Cancellations, costs and chaos: UK theaters grapple with rising Covid cases | Theater

Janie Henry

June 14, 2022

Theatre

OWith infections on the rise in the UK, theaters are facing challenges posed by Covid cases among cast and production crew, leading to postponed opening nights, canceled performances and substantial costs.North...

Burg Review: ‘Harrowing and Funny’ Family Drama Wraps Harrisburg Theater Season

Janie Henry

June 12, 2022

Theatre

Harrisburg Theater's flagship season production from director Matt Spencer, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," is a keyhole peek into the family dynamics of three disgruntled middle-aged s...

Storytelling at the theater with lighting and technical direction: Kenzie Bowes

Janie Henry

June 10, 2022

Theatre

Kenzie Bowes There's nothing like real light in a room that you can see because it stays with you in a different way that's hard to describe. It's a wonderful feeling.—Kenz...

Thalian Association Community Theater announces 2022-2023 season, ticket packages are on sale

Janie Henry

June 8, 2022

Theatre

WILMINGTON, North Carolina (WWAY) – The Thalian Association Community Theater will return to the stage this fall with five community theater productions on the main stage of the historic Thalian...

The Mariemont Theater will premiere a documentary about a 6-year-old boy who ran in the Flying Pig Marathon

Janie Henry

June 5, 2022

Theatre

A documentary arrives at the Mariemont Theater for one evening only on Sunday. The documentary titled 'Marathon Boy' tells the story of the controversy that followed the 2022 Flying Pig...

Resilient Theater in the Park returns

Janie Henry

June 4, 2022

Theatre

PETERSBURG — The theater in the park at New Salem State Historic Site in Lincoln returns to its outdoor stage in Kelso Hollow beginning Friday with a musical that carries an appropriate message about resilience...

Aurora Arts Theater latest production ‘Sylvia’

Janie Henry

June 2, 2022

Theatre

Aurora Arts' latest production, "Sylvia," is a story of relationships, marriage, and furry friends. The cast joined First Edition with a preview. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Grab your popcorn ...

Maverick is coming to Town Hall Theater in June

Janie Henry

May 31, 2022

Theatre

The Théâtre de l'Hôtel de Ville is offering a few blockbusters this summer and appreciates the public's support! An individual, business or organization can also offer support through the pre-film slideshow or...

Helen Simoneau Danse partners with Dimensions Dance Theater in Miami for summer performances

Janie Henry

May 29, 2022

Theatre

Helen Simoneau Danse Announces Summer Performances in St. Louis, MO; Durham, North Carolina; and Miami, Florida. Presenting the world premiere of Delicate Power at the American Dance Festival on June 23, 202...

Mainstage Theater production of ‘Dear Brutus’ explores themes of fate and humanity | Crazy life entertainment

Janie Henry

May 27, 2022

Theatre

A group of dissatisfied couples are invited to a mysterious character's home o...

Wolfpack Theater Stages Shakespeare/Broadway Mash-Up Musical

Janie Henry

May 26, 2022

Theatre

The Wolfpack Theater Company's mash-up of 16th-century Shakespeare and 21st-century Broadway in the over-th...

Atlanta native, Instagram star Heather McMahan is making her dream come true with two Fox Theater shows

Janie Henry

May 24, 2022

Theatre

McMahan has a dedicated, mostly female fanbase built up over the years on Instagram, where she has 716,000 followers. She spent years loving Old Navy, White Claw and Britney Spears. She pokes fun at herself b...

‘Two Trains Running’ at the Court Theater is a blast from an August Wilson play, set in the 1960s – Chicago Tribune

Janie Henry

May 22, 2022

Theatre

In a week when a regional theater has just won a Tony Award for decades of excellence, we hope for serendipity. And that's precisely what the Court Theater offers with a hugely entertaining new production by R...

The Grand Theater hosts the 2nd annual celebration of the arts on June 19

Janie Henry

May 20, 2022

Theatre

NEWS | FEATURES | PREVIEWS | EVENTS originally published: 05/20/2022 (WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ) -- The Grand Theater will host its second annual celebration of the arts from June 17-18, 2022. I...

‘Trading Places’ gets a musical update at the Alliance Theater

Janie Henry

May 16, 2022

Theatre

LegendKenny Leon watches the cast of 'Trading Places' rehearse. (Natrice Miller / [email protected])Credit: Natrice Miller / [email protected]: Natrice Miller / [email protected]...

🌱 Black Theater Girl Magic Juneteenth Celebration + Valencia Scholars

Janie Henry

May 14, 2022

Theatre

Welcome back, Orlando! Let's start this day. Here's everything happening in town today. First, today's weather forecast: An afternoon thunderstorm in places. High: 91 Low: 71. 🏡 Are you a local real estate a...

Lookingglass Theater Company Stages Bravura, an Outstanding Revival of Its Classic “Lookingglass Alice” | Chicago News

Janie Henry

May 13, 2022

Theatre

Lindsey Noel Whiting as Alice in Lookingglass' production of "Lookingglass Alice". (Credit: Liz Lauren) Phenomenal. Amazing. Wildly imaginative. A production in the figurative sense (but close to the lite...

Theater Cedar Rapids ‘For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday’ is for adults

Janie Henry

May 11, 2022

Theatre

CEDAR RAPIDS — As the title suggests, “For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday” is not ch...

Detroit Public Theater’s “Detroit ’67” Takes Audiences on an Emotional Journey

Janie Henry

May 9, 2022

Theatre

The first time Detroit-born Carollette Phillips saw "Detroit '67," a play that tells the story of a family amid the uprising that reshaped the city more than 50 years ago, she felt a reaction so visceral that s...

James Clemens Theater to train in acting and work behind the scenes at Summer Spotlight Camp – The Madison Record

Janie Henry

May 8, 2022

Theatre

MADISON — Young people who want to learn more about acting and working behind the scenes to deliver a production can sign up for Summer Spotlight Camp. James Clemens Theater presents camp May 31 thr...

World Without Pity: A Review of “Rasheeda Speaking” at the Shattered Globe Theater

Janie Henry

May 5, 2022

Theatre

(left to right)Deanna Reed-Foster, Daria Harper and Drew Schad in the revival of "Rasheeda Speaking" by Shattered Globe Theatre/Photo: Michael Brosilow“Rasheeda Speaking,” the 2014 play written by the late Joel...

Pocket Theater auditions for ‘The Music Man’

Janie Henry

May 3, 2022

Theatre

Elsewhere in entertainment, events and the arts:Auditions "Music Man"The Pocket Community Theater, 170 Ravine St., Hot Springs, hosts auditions 2-5 p.m. May 14-15 for "The Music Man" (music, lyrics and book ...

Broadway dreams are starting to come true at Circle in the Square Theater School

Janie Henry

May 1, 2022

Theatre

NEW YORK -- Dreams of a life in theater begin to come true at a prestigious acting school located right in the heart of Times Square.Beneath Broadway's famous Circle, in the Square Theater on West 50th ...

“Spring Awakening” Continues In Porchlight Music Theater Staging Despite Missteps

Janie Henry

April 29, 2022

Theatre

It's been a quarter of a century since the rock musical "S...

The Palm Springs Jazz Festival returns May 15 to the Plaza Theater

Janie Henry

April 28, 2022

Theatre

During a recent visit to the Plaza Theater, Palm Springs International Jazz Festival founder Michael Seligman started clapping and was impressed by the reverberation of the walls.This is the perfect jazz theate...

See the cast of ROCK OF AGES at the Paramount Theater Perform ‘I Wanna Rock’

Janie Henry

April 25, 2022

Theatre

Nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Rock of Ages takes Paramount Theater audiences back to the iconic musical era of the '80s, where rock 'n' roll dreamers turn their fantasies into reality....

Pied Piper’s Misty Cox Helps Build a Love of Theater in Everyone | New York News

Janie Henry

April 23, 2022

Theatre

By BROOKE BULLOCK BURLESON, Daily JournalTUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Since experiencing live theater in the Big Apple, Misty Cox has developed a deep appreciation for theater productions large and small.It was the la...

Detroit Mercy Theater Company Announces Open Call for Directors

Janie Henry

April 21, 2022

Theatre

The Department of Performing Arts and the Detroit Mercy Theater Company invite applications from theater directors to work on projects and productions for its 2022-2023 season and beyond.The Detroit Mercy Theat...

Ebertfest returns to Virginia Theater

Janie Henry

April 19, 2022

Theatre

Photo courtesy of Ebertfest websiteUniversity of Illinois President Timothy Killeen speaks during the 21st Ebertfest on April 10, 2019. Ebertfest will be back for its 22nd year after being canceled in 2020. The...

Edmonton’s iconic Roxy Theater reopens 7 years after devastating fire

Janie Henry

April 17, 2022

Theatre

More than seven years after Edmonton's iconic landmark burned down, the Roxy Theater is open again. The public was invited to tour the new $12 million facility this weekend, and Jill Roszell, director of busin...

White Heron Theater Company creates intensive pre-professional training

Janie Henry

April 14, 2022

Theatre

The White Heron Theater Company of Nantucket today announced "The Intensive," a pre-professional training opportunity for students 18 and older. The Intensive's faculty includes nationally recognized leaders i...

Charlotte’s Web arrives on stage at the Port Arthur Little Theater – Port Arthur News

Janie Henry

April 12, 2022

Theatre

Charlotte's Web tickets are on sale for the Port Arthur Little Theater production, which begins this month. Performance dates are April 22-24, April 29, 30 and May 1. Curtains open at 7:3...

Screening of historical films at the Village Theater on April 13

Janie Henry

April 10, 2022

Theatre

Dragon Painter film still of Sessue Hayakawa and Aoki in Coronado Tea Garden Courtesy of Milestone Films and Kino Lorber.The Coronado Historical Association (CHA) in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Fe...

Review: CICADA at the Memphis Theater

Janie Henry

April 8, 2022

Theatre

The new production from Theater Memphis (CICADA), which debuted last weekend and runs through April 16, explores the difference between a memory and a ghost and what it means to be haunted by both. Memories, l...

Heritage Theater Festival returns with a new season, a new name | Arts & Theater

Janie Henry

April 6, 2022

Theatre

Heritage Theater Festival will resume live performances this summer for the first time since 2019 under a new name: Virginia Theater Festival.Tickets will go on sale to the public June 21 at vi...

AURA at the Ankeny Community Theater

Janie Henry

April 5, 2022

Theatre

Al Price as EarlJosh Sampson as MikeStories can be told in many ways. Sometimes they are said verbally from person to person. Other times, like in a show, they can be told in the set pieces used or through ot...

FLASHBACK TO 1920: The shitty game at the theater is almost over

Janie Henry

April 3, 2022

Theatre

File photo A regular article looking back at what was printed over 100 years ago in the Bristol Daily Courier. This week's entry is from the April 5, 1920 edition of the newspaper. The ...

Preview of Plan-B Theater’s “Aftershock” • Salt Lake Magazine

Janie Henry

April 1, 2022

Theatre

In the wake of a global pandemic shutdown, an earthquake that rocks Salt Lake City, and sudden isolation from others, Teah (Estephani Cerros), a single LDS woman, goes to see a therapist and finds herself in th...

‘Crazy Ladies’ is the spring feature at the Playmakers Civic Theater

Janie Henry

March 30, 2022

Theatre

PORT CLINTON — Three sisters with three very different personalities sharing a home result in hilarious bickering and lots of laughs for the audience in Playmakers Civic Theater's production of "Those Crazy Lad...

2 persons of interest in theater guild vandalism | Webster Kirkwood Times

Janie Henry

March 28, 2022

Theatre

The Theater Guild in Webster Groves has been vandalized several times in recen...

DRIVE MY CAR is the definitive theatrical movie of 2021

Janie Henry

March 25, 2022

Theatre

For theater lovers, 2021 has been a banner year to see our favorite shows on the big screen. Within a year, we had a lovely new version of West Side Storya loving ode to Jonathan Larson in Tick, tick… Boom!and...

Review | “On Golden Pond” faces the reality of aging

Janie Henry

March 24, 2022

Theatre

Theater Tuscaloosa and Shelton State Community College presented the comedy-drama “On the golden pondfrom February 25 to March 6. The play, written by Ernest Thompson and directed by Paul K. Looney, took place...

The Depot Theater will host three shows this summer, tickets go on sale June 1 –

Janie Henry

March 22, 2022

Theatre

the Deposit Theater will become easy going theaterwith a decidedly anomalous (and eclectic) three-show lineup for the 2022 Mainstage season, which features a Sondheim tribute, gripping drama, and a chillingly h...

The cast of ‘Frasier’ reunites to raise money for the Plaza Theater in downtown Palm Springs

Janie Henry

March 20, 2022

Theatre

Hundreds of people streamed into the heart of downtown Palm Springs on Saturday. It was all part of an effort to help save the Plaza Theater. “We just had a very old theater that needs a lot of lo...

$5 million grant for the Rialto Square Theater: Larry Walsh Jr.

Janie Henry

March 17, 2022

Theatre

JOLIET, IL — State Representative Larry Walsh, Jr., D-Elwood, will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. Friday to announce more details about a $5 million grant the Rialto Square Theater will receive through the ...

Two Marriott Theater artistic chiefs announce their resignations

Janie Henry

March 15, 2022

Theatre

Marriott Theater stalwarts Terry James and Aaron Thielen join the list of theater artists announcing departures from their Chicago-area artistic homes. The announcement from the execut...

San Francisco Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Announces 2020/2021 Theater Awards

Janie Henry

March 13, 2022

Theatre

More than eighteen months of theater closures have brought an end to the San Francisco Bay Area Theater Critics Circle's annual "Excellence in Theater" awards gala, usually celebrated in late March for the prev...

Stone’s Throw Dinner Theater serves up another juicy stuffing

Janie Henry

March 11, 2022

Theatre

March 11 — CARTHAGE, Mo. — It's not that Neal Ruggeberg prefers farces over other types of theatrical productions; he simply chooses a piece that tickles his funny bone.In the case of "Don't Dress for Success,...

Editorial: New owner has big dreams for the State Theater | Editorials

Janie Henry

March 10, 2022

Theatre

There has always been competition between each of the Tri-Cities. Another gau...

“Regional Cinema” celebrates independent filmmakers at the Plaza Theater

Janie Henry

March 8, 2022

Theatre

"I'm not trying to knock movies that come out today, but when you see, for example, a Marvel movie, you feel like it's made by a committee, people trying to please an audience , which is perfectly fine if you l...

Tugan Sokhiev resigns from the Bolshoi Theater and the National Capitol Orchestra

Janie Henry

March 6, 2022

Theatre

Conductor Tugan Sokhiev has resigned from his duties at the Bolshoi Theater and the Orchester National du Capitole de Toulouse. In a statement via Facebook, the bandleader said: 'I know a lot of ...

THE NICETIES Directed by John Eric Scutchins will be presented at the Mile Square Theater

Janie Henry

March 4, 2022

Theatre

× The MILE SQUARE THEATER (MST) is pleased to announce its first production since the pandemic shutdown of THE NICETIES by Eleanor Burgess in 2020, direct...