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ALTON - The time has come for Alton Little Theater to leave its legacy intact.A half million dollar expansion in lieu of a brand new building is underway in Alton. About five years ago, Illinois' oldest community theater…

The John Burroughs High School Theater Department presents "Shakespeare In Love" May 6-8, 2022. (Photo courtesy of Guy Myers) The John Burroughs High School Drama Department presents its final production of the!-->!-->…

Coral Shores High School Drama and Music Director Suzanne Gagliardini pictured with the cast of the upcoming comedy, Puffs. KELLIE BUTLER FARRELL / Weekly Keys By KELLIE BUTLER FARRELL The bright lights of live theater will soon shine on…

When property developer Barrett McGuire and his wife, Jill, bought the North Star Theater complex in Old…

Laguna Playhouse has announced its 2022-2023 show season! Their season kicks off with the most successful new Canadian play of the past decade, the hilariously heartwarming KIM'S CONVENIENCE; followed by a world premiere, based on the…

Photo by Jon William Houndmouth performs at the Floridian Social Club in St. Petersburg, Florida on April 26, 2022. After playing "Cool Jam" on Tuesday night, Houndmouth drummer Shane Cody looked over the chattering…

On Friday, April 29, The Sherman Players will open Anthony Shaffer's comedy-thriller, WHODUNNIT as its first mainline show for 2022. The curtain goes up at 8:00 p.m. for a four-week run.In WHODUNNIT, a group of six strangers - and a butler…

As late April sprouts in late April, and more flowers open their delicate petals, and the wilder world seems to be awakening, shaking off the winter chill (or, at least around California du South, the chill of winter), many…

One of my favorite pastimes is going from the ballpark to the stage with the Tri-Valley Repertory Theater production of "Damn Yankees." As a die-hard Giants fan, I have more colorful adjectives that I apply to this East Coast team, not to…

After two decades as an acting teacher and director at Dos Pueblos High School, Clark Sayre's final reminder before his retirement will be this year's next musical, Disney's beauty and the beastst. What was the first show at the Elings…

Strong, energetic, tight and precise ensemble work is one of the greatest joys of theatre. Come from afar — written by Canadian couple Irene Sankoff and David Heim, and directed by Christopher Ashley — is the quintessential…

When is a timeless children's tale not quite suitable for children's theatre? When it comes to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's beloved and slightly surreal short story from 1942, "The Little Prince." Published after France was liberated…

Fans have been waiting years for more the Lord of the Rings lore and, in September 2022, they will finally get it as a TV series on Amazon Prime. It is said to take place thousands of years before the original trilogy as well as The…

Anthony returns from a short trip to Broadway where he saw Stephen Sondheim's genre-switching version of COMPANY with Nikki Renée Daniels (Jenny, U/S Bobbie) replacing Tony Award-winning and…

BEDFORD, NY - The Bedford Playhouse has big plans for a big anniversary. The iconic Hudson Valley venue will celebrate its 75th anniversary year-round with comedy, shows, Broadway on the Lawn, award-winning documentaries, special…

(left to right) Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jesse Williams in Take me out. Photo by Joan Marcus Welcome to Curtain Call, our predominantly queer version of the latest theater openings on Broadway and beyond. The summary: Jesse Tyler Ferguson…

Elaine Meyers special for the citizen For the hundreds of community members who would never miss a Southern Cayuga School District musical production, "Mamma Mia!"…

The Broadway League today announced that owners and operators of the 41 Broadway theaters in New York City will continue to adhere to current mask and vaccine requirements through April 30, 2022. These protocols remain in place to ensure…

CHICAGO — For more than two years, every time I pass Cinemark 18 in Evanston, Illinois, arguably the Far…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Troy Kotsur won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in "CODA." Kotsur became the second deaf actor to win an Oscar on Sunday night. His "CODA" co-star Marlee Matlin was the first to win Best Actress…

Join the Peninsula Players Theater, America's oldest resident professional summer theater and Door County's theatrical icon, during its 87th season, June 14 through October 16, 2022. Their exciting 2022 lineup includes a American classic, a…

Katie Cederholm Mallory of Conklin, Michigan, first set foot on the Opera stage in the Northland Players' 2009 production of 'Chicago.' Chicago.' I was one of the dancers and we would rehearse and rework the dances to fit the stage. The…

War in Ukraine: what you need to knowThe last: Ukrainian forces continued to mount a defiant defense of their country's cities, limiting Russian ground advances as the Kremlin invasion entered its 24th day. But the mounting human cost of…

Want to put a smile on your face and a song in your heart? Head to Amesbury High School for the AHS Drama Club's spring musical "Once Upon A Mattress," a musical adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Princess and the…

March 14 - As nightmarish images from Ukraine fill our TV screens, the cast of 'Catch Me If You Can' take the stage to help.No, it's not Leo DiCaprio or Tom Hanks or those in the early 2000s movie about the true story of famous check kiter…

Forgive me Dionysus, for I have sinned: it was the first time I looked Oklahoma!. Any Oklahoma! Not even a charming, misguided high school production. No klahomas. I find myself in a permanent conundrum with Golden Age…

By Cait [email protected] As the final scene drew to a close and the audience cheered, the actors could finally breathe. They did, the show was over. After rehearsing for at least two hours every day, putting their heart and soul into…

"Apparently you're supposed to do the full show and not just three quarters." Imagine your worst college drama club nightmare coming true. the…

Hang out at an Irish bar...opening March 18 at the Belmont Theatre! NOW AND THEN is a comedy-drama by Sean Grennan. The play takes place in an Irish-themed bar built by our very own head carpenter, Joel Persing. Come join the Belmont for…

When the curtain closed in March 2020, Knoxville Opera representatives had two options: let their part of the local arts scene darken or compose new ways to reach the community. "Our opera house has become the very city of Knoxville,"…

CLEARWATER — Feisty Grandma Claire took a stumble and broke her arm while stepping out on the porch for a glass of wine one night. Stubborn Bob swears he can drive his granddaughter to the mall. Sweet Mary Martha has passed out for an…

SBCC Theater Troupe to Present "Murder on the Orient Express" BEN CROP PICTURESClockwise from left, Leesa Beck, Matthew Tavianini, Tiffany Story, Sanford Jackson and McKenna Kline perform in The Theater Group at SBCC's production of…

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - As the Russians continue to invade Ukraine, the effects of the attacks are beginning to be felt on American soil.“Consumers around the world may have to pay higher prices for energy, grain and other types of…

NEW YORK - In February, a special ritual takes place behind the scenes of the The Lion King Broadway musical. On show days, the four young actors who play lion cubs Simba and Nala seek out actor Bonita J. Hamilton in the moments before…

“Rent,” the highly acclaimed rock opera that tells the story of a year in the life of a group of bohemians…

So I was finally able to see the Company......which opened while I was recovering from my injuries, and while director Marianne Elliott's edited edit of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's 1970 musical changes the gender of central…

Published on February 18, 2022 at 11:51 am Imagine you were rehearsing with your old band for a summer tour, for another band that was opening for you. Management is not your forte. However, songwriting is, and you've written at…

It explores the life of the theater's founder, Charles Douglass. MACON, Ga. — The Douglass Theater is wrapping up its centennial with a series of events celebrating its 100-year history. It includes a new play telling…

A movie theater in Causeway Bay has become the latest casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. The operator of Cinema City Victoria, located in one of Hong Kong's busiest shopping districts, announced its permanent closure on Tuesday.…

The 50 Years of Broadway Company at the Kennedy Center.Photo by Scott Suchman.Broadway fervor rekindled as top Broadway musical talent converged at the Kennedy Center for an evening of musical fun and panache in concert 50 years of Broadway…

Let's start this review with a question, not an opinion: Is "Wicked" the most popular musical created in this century? Consider: This weekend, the New York production sees its 7,000th performance. Its single Broadway run defied financial…

A longtime Fort Worth theater is embroiled in a union story, with not one but three unions. Casa Manana Theater was already in the hot seat for violating his contract with the local chapter of the American Federation of…

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Ringo Starr has revealed the All Starr Band's updated itinerary and lineup for its upcoming spring tour in May and June 2022. The All Starrs will include Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette, Hamish Stuart and welcome…

It's time for some "music" Oy. Such a hoo-hah getting ready for the Broadway opening on Thursday. "The Music Man." The winter garden. There hasn't been this much excitement since Biden got…

Hello, Bay Area. It's Friday, February 4, and The Chronicle's Food + Wine team has the scoop on the exciting new restaurants coming to the Bay Area. Here's what you need to know to start your day. Voters in San Francisco will…

The Reston Community Players return to the stage for their first in-person performances in nearly two years with the comedic ensemble piece, A Delightful Quarantine. The show revolves around the inhabitants of a small community (and a few…

Benjamin Cooley as Art Garfunkel and Taylor Bloom as Paul Simon. Photo credit: Lane Peters. They say you judge a musical by the hum of the show tunes as you leave the theater. Those of a certain age weren't just humming…they were…

“What a long and strange journey it has been,” provided the perfect words for Masquers Playhouse to open its newly renovated theater in Point Richmond. The Grateful Dead's lyrics to their classic song "Truckin'" launched the company's…

Today, Keen Company Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein announced the cast for the world premiere of Peter Gil-Sheridan's (The Rafa Play) new comedy This Space Between Us, directed by Keen Artistic Director Silverstein.The cast will…

Between the cold winter temperatures and the omicron that keeps people isolated, cabin fever can run rampant. Fortunately, the possibility of mystery and mania is just around the corner, and it will be entertaining.This Sunday, the ISU…

Written by Michael Lewis on January 25, 2022 Advertising If the county's purpose in using $23 million at the Coconut…

THE HEAT IS ON!After almost two years and all the hardships of Covid 19, MISS SAIGON finally lifted the curtain for the opening night at the beautifully renovated Raimund Theater with producer Cameron Mackintosh in attendance.Alain Boublil…

There is chicken soup for the soul and there is chicken soup for survival. Greg Papa will tune in this final Saturday night before taking on radio play-by-play duties (KNBR-680 AM) for the 49ers in their divisional playoff game against the…

Published on January 21, 2022 at 8:38 p.m. Last year, at the height of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Touchstone Theater launched the first production of its!-->…

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FilmBar in downtown Phoenix is ​​permanently closing PHOENIX - It is a wrapper for FilmBar. The downtown Phoenix staple near 2nd Street and Van Buren announced that it will not reopen, citing "COVID strains have been too great."…

Brad Oscar in "Mrs. Doubtfire", "Something Rotten!" and "The Addams Family"(Photos: Joan Marcus/Composite by Ryan Casey for Broadway.com) With Broadway…

Amid the winter doldrums and a new wave of the pandemic, Maine's theater scene is experiencing a hiatus. Several companies have been forced to cancel shows or postpone openings, and all are struggling to fulfill their programming plans and…

The inability to pronounce the name of a city leads to the wrong destination and ultimately to one of Broadway's most unlikely hits - "The Band's Visit". Based on the 2007 Israeli film from the book by Berkeley native Itamar Moses, the…

ALBANY, NY (NEWS10) - The most popular Sesame Street monsters like Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and many more will be playing Sesame Street Live! Let's party! at the Palace Theater on March 5 and 6, 2022. Advance tickets for…

Guys and Dolls, one of the most revered musicals in Broadway history, will open the Alhambra's 55th season on January 13, 2022.Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1950, Guys and Dolls was one of the first musicals on the actual…

Making plans to attend shows is not what it used to be. I'm writing this a few days before the end of 2021 and just received notice of a new level of COVID security screening. In order to attend performances during the Prototype…

The great American musical theater, "West Side Story" is considered a classic and a change agent in the…

"Last Stop on Market Street" is the charming children's book by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson which won a Newbury Prize and a Caldecott Prize. The story revolves around CJ, a young boy from the suburbs who visits…

Runners wait for their train at the Montgomery Street BART station in San Francisco. Photo: Nick Otto / Special for The Chronicle If you are a transit user and a fan of the theater, you know exactly how it goes. There you are, leaving…

The music man recently impressed the world when he took a moment to recognize a special musical woman. During the encore of "The Music Man" on Broadway, star Hugh Jackman brought Kathy Voytko, waiting for her…

OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) - Shortly before noon on Friday, the Owensboro Science and History Museum was filled with children waiting for the 12 p.m. clock to tick.Not far from the mammoth bones, a DJ played children's music and dance tunes.…

Hank Aaron was gone. So are Stephen Sondheim and Bob Dole and Cicely Tyson and Larry King and Joan Didion. Prince Philip, two months under 100, was buried with all the royal pomp one would expect. But in a year that has seen the…

The Chatham Community Players' Fantasy Theater will present “Fractured Fairy Tales,” four one-act originals suitable for families, January 22 and 23 at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at Chatham Playhouse 23 North…

When it comes to the future of the arts in Charleston, now is the time to be resolved.In my weekly column…

As the title of “Drive My Car,” Japan's official submission to this year's Oscars suggests, much of the three-hour film takes place inside an automobile in which a man is being driven.…

Tony Award winner Lauren Patten and the JAGGED LITTLE PILL Company. Matthieu murphy After days of growing anxiety, Broadway woke up on Tuesday to more difficult news: the new Tony-winning musical. Small jagged…

Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer in the 1961 film 'West Side Story' (photo by Donaldson ... Collection / Getty Images) Getty Images Something is happening. Like Steven Spielberg's remake of West Side Story…

You might think the holidays are almost over, but Synergy Theater has extended them with its production of "Spontaneous Charles Dickens". The company will present a fully improvised two-act comedy Jan. 13-23 in the writer's Victorian…

This happened twice on Tuesday, and one person was involved each time: Liz Cheney. The January 6 House committee has moved in the same direction as the Watergate investigation for some time now, but the thing with Mark…

Read reviews of the concert production WILD: A Musical Becoming, a new musical fable about a single mother (performed by Idina Menzel) struggling to keep his family farm and connect with his teenage daughter (played by YDE), whose…

ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING STORIES EVER SAID- AND THAT'S TRUE… With infinite nuances between pleasure and sorrow, this moving piece drew standing ovations from critics and the…

Posted: Dec 10, 2018 2021 07:30 AM NEW MILFORD - TheatreWorks New Milford Has a Hilarious and Ridiculous Take on Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol on stage this!-->…

David N. Dunkle for the Sentry Screenwriter David Berenbaum hit a vacation home in 2003 when he created the screenplay for…

There was a time when the most pressing challenge a theater critic faced was punctuality: arriving on scene at curtain time and delivering the critic on time. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed that. In…

Inside this replicated studio, eight actors take on 40 roles with microphones, sound effects and an 'applause' sign as the story of idealistic mortgage lender George Bailey unfolds. The production includes a "foley artist", who provides…

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater kicks off its reunion season with a one-night only fundraising gala on Wednesday, December 1 at 7 p.m. Complete with an exceptional performance in downtown New York and dinner at the Ziegfeld Ballroom.…

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC, describes negligent demolition as when an "owner intentionally allows a historic property to suffer serious deterioration, potentially beyond the…

Over a hundred stage lights rested on the floor of the Allen Theater at the ACT Theater in downtown Seattle. The stage floor had already been transformed into a cobblestone design, and the actors were lounging in sweatpants and…

Native American playwright Larissa Fasthorse wastes no time breaking through the notions of quintessentially Caucasian perspectives on First Thanksgiving. his satire, Thanksgiving game, is determined to make the audience think as…

FAIRMONT, Minn. (KEYC) - For the past 120 years, buildings have risen and fallen in downtown Fairmont, but one thing has remained the same: The Fairmont Opera House has been there since its first performance on February 11, 1902, when…

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Broadway review by Adam Feldman The first day of rehearsals for a 1950s Broadway play about Lynching is about to begin, and a seasoned…

DENVER - On Friday, after a nearly two-year hiatus, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts will once again invite audiences.The first show on the list is Hip Hop Nutcracker. This is the first large-scale theatrical event that we will…

The community's 100th anniversary season kicks off with a special presentation of…

OTHELLO - The curtain rises Thursday on a story of deception, shocking twists and turns, true love, nefarious acts and their failure!-->!-->!-->…

Vin Diesel is apparently ready to crush his audience with Dwayne Johnson for the sake of a franchise close to his heart.The action star took to Instagram on Sunday and called on the other action star to reunite with him and "fulfill your…

The Creative Spirit is a regular Democrat and Chronicle article exploring what drives upstate New York artists of all types.For Shirley Serotsky, working at the Hangar Theater in Ithaca is almost like coming home. The native of Greece…

Jeanne de Waal in DianeHello, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all of our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what better way than to wake up? Scroll down for the latest news.Diana officially returned to premieres Tuesday night, and…

BALDWINSVILLE - When the COVID-19 pandemic fell, the curtain fell on live theater everywhere from Broadway to Baldwinsville. Broadway singer-actor Matt Dengler, who grew up in Baldwinsville, can attest to that.…

CBS News recently reported on the "Long Island Theater Renaissance". One of the theaters / actor companies featured in the report was the Elmont Memorial Library Theater - Home of Plaza Theatricals, the only professional equity theater in…

October 30 — MOULTRIE, GA - The Colquitt County Arts Center Theater will produce a local production of "All Together Now !: A Global Event Celebrating Local Theater".A fantastic selection of songs are featured in this new…

Posted on October 29, 2021 at 11:37 p.m. Cedar Crest College's Performing Arts Department Presents First In-Person Drama In 18 Months With Classic Vampire Thriller,!-->…

A unique show requires a unique director, both of whom can be found in the Little Theater of Tuscarawas County's "All Together Now" production.Kathy Blair Bergstrom, a multi-talented woman, will lead the show, which opens in 40 countries…

THEATER Red curtain: The Red Curtain Arts Center, 9315 State Ave., Suite J, Marysville (in Goodwill Mall, behind Everett Community College School of Cosmetology); 360-322-7402; redcurtainfoundation.org. The mystery of Agatha…

As part of the Kingdom's cultural transformation, the new body will provide an umbrella organization for performers while attracting and promoting new talent and expertise.Saudi Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed…

(Photo credit: Sunny Martini) Immense goodwill was palpable throughout the theater on the opening night of the Seattle Opera's first fully staged live production in 18 months, Puccini's "La Bohème". The company…

Does anyone recognize what's going on in this vintage photo from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette archives? Index: The year was 1976. A more than perfect Saturday scene took place at Marlsgate in Scott on May 22, 1976, as around 1,000…

Of Fairy cakes, at the Greenwich House Theater. Photo: Matthieu Murphy…

“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than your philosophy dreams of. "-…

Tucker, Evelyne 1928 - 2021 Evelyn Tucker "A legend!" "A gem!" “Party Life”, “Much Appreciated Theater Producer,” “Truly a Treasure ... Loved by…

It took way too long to attend a show at the Center Stage Theater at West Shore Community…

Dance Arts Los Alamos ballerinas are set to preview their next show, 'Ratcracker', at Friday night's arts and culture night. The preview took place at the Los Alamos Little Theater. From left to right, Maya Clausen, Dayna Glover,…

It is the Mount Everest of American drama. Arguably the largest play written by an Indigenous playwright in the 20th century. And this towering masterpiece of world theater arrives at Catskill's Bridge Street Theater (which just won the…

Capture the magic of the sight with tickets to a Nutcracker show in Orange County! For many families, going to the Nutcracker Ballet is a holiday tradition every year. The perfect time to dress up and go to the theater. Children as…

JL "Lynn" Singleton, President and CEO of Providence Performing Arts Center, announced that single tickets for the rest of the shows in the 2021/2022 Broadway season will go on sale Wednesday, October 27 at 10A at the PPAC Box Office (220…

Ronald K. Brown / Evidence, “The Equality of Night and Day, First Look. »Photo by Christophe George. Are you looking for a respite from the political chaos that surrounds us? Would you like to leave your…

The Lawrence Fort theater proves that the show goes on. Live theater returned to the Theater at the Fort this month, with “The Laramie Project” being the first theater production in over…