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TELL TALE HARBOUR Starring Alan Doyle to Make Return Engagement in Toronto
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 2, 2026

Tell Tale Harbour, co-written by and starring Great Big Sea’s Alan Doyle, will make a return engagement at Toronto’s Royal Alexandra Theatre this winter. Tickets will go on sale in June.

TELL TALE HARBOUR Will Make Toronto Premiere This Summer
by Stephi Wild - May 27, 2025

Co-written by and starring Great Big Sea's Alan Doyle, the musical comedy Tell Tale Harbour returns to PEI in a revised production this summer. Learn more about the show here!

Review: THEORY OF RELATIVITY at UALR Haislip Theatre
by Theresa Bertram - Mar 29, 2025

What did our critic think of THEORY OF RELATIVITY at UALR Haislip Theatre?

Review: THE STORY OF MY LIFE DIE GESCHICHTE MEINES LEBENS at Theater Spielraum
by Martin Ganeider - Mar 20, 2025

What did our critic think of THE STORY OF MY LIFE DIE GESCHICHTE MEINES LEBENS at Theater Spielraum?aMarch 19, 2025, marks the Opening Night for Neil Bartrams (Lyrics and Music) and Brian Hill's (book) Chamber Musical, THE STORY OF MY LIFE (Die Geschichte Meines Lebens- translated by Daniel Große Boymann) at the charming Theater Spielraum in Vienna.

Spotlight: THE STORY OF MY LIFE at Theatre444
by BWW Special Offer - Feb 20, 2025

Theatre444 will soon present a unique and new two-man musical; The Story of My Life with music & lyrics by Neil Bartram and a Book by Brian Hill. The Story Of My Life follows the friendship of Alvin and Thomas, two men from a small town.

Offies Finalists Revealed as Awards Mark 15 Years
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2025

The finalists for the OffWestEnd Awards (Offies) have been announced, as the UK’s foremost awards for independent theatre mark their 15th anniversary. Learn more here!

THE STORY OF MY LIFE Comes to Theatre444 in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2025

 Theatre444 will present new two-man musical; The Story of My Life with music & lyrics by Neil Bartram and a Book by Brian Hill. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!

Tim Edwards Joins UK Premiere of THE STORY OF MY LIFE
by Stephi Wild - Sep 4, 2024

Tim Edwards (The Book of Mormon, Wicked) will now co-star in the  UK premiere of the intimate two-person Broadway musical The Story of My Life.

George Renshaw and Markus Sodergren Will Lead UK Premiere of THE STORY OF MY LIFE
by Stephi Wild - Jul 30, 2024

George Renshaw and Markus Sodergren, who both attended Arts Ed Performing Arts School and performed in the recent hit production of Heathers the Musical, will play childhood friends in the UK premiere of the intimate two-person Broadway musical The Story of My Life.

UK Premiere of THE STORY OF MY LIFE Comes to Stage Door Theatre in September
by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2024

Stage Door Theatre has announced the UK premiere of the intimate two-person Broadway musical THE STORY OF MY LIFE, with Music and Lyrics by NEIL BARTRAM and Book by BRIAN HILL, Directed by Robert McWhir.

Chilina Kennedy and Jake Epstein Will Lead Premiere of THE LAST TIMBIT, Produced by Michael Rubinoff
by Stephi Wild - Apr 25, 2024

'Come From Away' originating producer Michael Rubinoff will produce the new musical 'The Last Timbit' starring Chilina Kennedy and Jake Epstein, with music and lyrics by Anika Johnson and Britta Johnson and a book by Nick Green.

Ryan G. Hinds Will Host the 44th Dora Mavor Moore Awards; New Category Announced
by Joshua Wright - Mar 27, 2024

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced today that the 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards will be held Monday, June 24th at the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre. The celebration will be hosted by Toronto theatre icon Ryan G. Hinds.

Review: BRIGADOON at Shaw Festival
by Michael Rabice - Nov 27, 2023

The golden age of Broadway found lilting infectious melodies melding with captivating, if often whimsical stories. Lerner and Loewe's 1947 BRIGADOON ticked all the boxes in a world fresh off of World War II. The Shaw Festival in Niagara on the Lake has revived it's 2019 production and this version shines even brighter than it's first outing.

Shaw Festival to Present Charles Dickens's A CHRISTMAS CAROL & More This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 2, 2023

The Shaw Festival's holiday shows, including Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, are set to light up the season starting on November 5. Don't miss out on the festive playbill!

Have There Been Many Two-Person Broadway Musicals Before GUTENBERG?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Oct 22, 2023

This time, the reader question was: Have there been many Broadway musicals starring only two actors, before Gutenberg! The Musical!?

Shaw Festival Announces Casts And Creative Teams For BRIGADOON and A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 8, 2023

Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, the Shaw Festival's perennial production (and audience favourite), kicks off the holiday theatre season on November 5 at the Royal George Theatre. The seasonal celebrations continue when Lerner and Loewe's timeless musical Brigadoon conjures more magic and enchantment at the Festival Theatre on November 15.

Warren-directed FALSETTOS Proves A Potent Reminder of How Life Once Was
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 30, 2023

It was a part of life only understood completely, if experienced, and its impact continues to be felt today in ways you can sometimes predict, although oftentimes it invokes unexpected memories that take you completely unaware. That explains why I’ve taken so long to compose this review of Falsettos – which ends its three-weekend run this weekend at Nashville’s The Barbershop Theatre in another superb Street Theatre Company musical production – and which I saw last week during its last Sunday matinee performance.

Bartram & Hill's THE STORY OF MY LIFE to be Presented at Theater At Monmouth This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 22, 2023

Theater at Monmouth will open their 2023 Brave New Worlds Summer Repertory Season with Neil Bartram and Brian Hill's The Story of My Life.

Rhinebeck Writers Retreat Hosting 21 Award-winning Musical Theatre Writers For Fully-funded Summer Residencies
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2023

For its 13th summer, Rhinebeck Writers Retreat is hosting 21 award-winning musical theatre writers of nine new musicals for nine consecutive weeklong residencies between June 25 and August 27.

Alpha Arts Institute at Sussex County Community College Presents THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY
by Stephi Wild - Mar 21, 2023

Alpha Arts Institute at Sussex County Community College will present its first college musical post pandemic. From Drama Desk Award nominees Neil Bartram and Brian Hill, “The Theory of Relativity” is a joyous and moving look about our surprisingly interconnected lives.