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Westport Country Playhouse Will Present Michael Tucker’s Comedy A TAILOR NEAR ME
by A.A. Cristi - May 15, 2026

Westport Country Playhouse will present a Script in Hand playreading of A TAILOR NEAR ME, featuring L.A. Law alumni Michael Tucker, Jimmy Smits, and Jill Eikenberry. Tucker also wrote the comedy about an unlikely friendship between a customer and a tailor.

Short Attention Span Theatre to Present Six New Plays at Ayr Gaiety
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 6, 2026

Short Attention Span Theatre will return to The Gaiety Theatre in Ayr this spring, with six world premiere plays spanning comedy, horror, and the supernatural, featuring a Carnegie-nominated author and award-winning directors.

GODSPELL Documentary, OVER YOUR DEAD BODY, & More Among Florida Film Festival Lineup
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 3, 2026

The Florida Film Festival has announced the film lineup and events schedule for next month’s 35th edition, featuring a documentary about the original Toronto production of the musical Godspell, the dark comedy Over Your Dead Body, and more.

Short Attention Span Theatre to Showcase New Plays in Edinburgh
by Stephi Wild - Mar 18, 2026

Short Attention Span Theatre will present an evening of six new short plays at the Gilded Saloon in Edinburgh on April 1, 2026. The event features a lineup of award-winning writers, including a Carnegie-nominated author and a newly published novelist. The plays, which cover genres from comedy to horror, offer a unique theatrical experience ahead of the main Fringe season. This showcase highlights the talents of established and emerging writers, providing a platform for innovative and diverse sto

Review: ASYLUM KING, Collective Theatre
by Franco Milazzo - Jan 24, 2026

It was probably a dark, rainy night when Francesca Marlowe came across the mysterious case of the dead asylum seeker. Plumes of vape smoke flowing from her nostrils, she turns the facts over in her head. The man had not been in the country long, or at least not long enough to accumulate deadly enemies. The coroner’s report had all the right words in all the right places but looked about as truthful as an election manifesto. And, to cap it off, the corpse was found in a locked room after some days had passed. 

Tom Hanks Will Lead THIS WORLD OF TOMORROW Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2025

Tom Hanks will star in the world premiere of This World of Tomorrow, which he wrote with James Glossman, based on short stories written by Hanks. The production will be directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.

Impro's LA NOIR UNSCRIPTED Announced At North Coast Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 11, 2025

Impro Theatre will present LA NOIR UNSCRIPTED at North Coast Repertory Theatre. LA NOIR UNSCRIPTED will run February 3 & 4, 2025 at 7:30pm. The show features completely improvised, full-length plays in the styles of the world's greatest writers.

THE NIGHT HOUSE By Jo Nesbø To Be Released This October
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 8, 2023

#1 New York Times best-selling author Jo Nesbø is known around the world for his gritty crime novels that explore the darkest corners of the human psyche and shroud readers in their chilling, moody atmospheres.

Richard Kind & James Pickens, Jr. to Star in A TAILOR NEAR ME at The New Jersey Repertory Company This Summer
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 21, 2023

The New Jersey Repertory Company will present the world premiere of Michael Tucker's comedy A Tailor Near Me, directed by James Glossman. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

CITY OF ANGELS Begins This Week in Sydney
by Stephi Wild - Jun 19, 2023

Performances of the Sydney premiere of City of Angels commence this Friday 23 June at Hayes Theatre Co. The Tony Award winning show, produced by Joshua Robson Productions (Bonnie & Clyde, In the Heights) in association with Hayes Theatre Co is set to thrill and delight Sydney audiences for a limited season.

Cast and Creative Team Revealed For OTHELLO at San Jose Stage Company
by Stephi Wild - May 26, 2023

San Jose Stage Company has announced the full cast and creative team for The Stage’s upcoming Jazz-Infused Adaptation of William Shakespeare’s OTHELLO.

Billy Stritch, Carole J. Bufford, and Liam Forde to Star in HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD! at Birdland
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2023

BIRDLAND THEATER will present the New York debut of the musical revue “Hooray for Hollywood!” on Thursday, June 15 at 8:30 PM.

Cast Set For CITY OF ANGELS At Hayes Theatre Co
by Stephi Wild - Mar 29, 2023

The cast has been announced for the upcoming Sydney premiere of City of Angels which is set to thrill and delight Sydney audiences when it plays at Hayes Theatre Co from 23 June.

Renaissance Theaterworks Cleans-Up With TIDY, Beginning March 24
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2023

Renaissance Theaterworks (RTW) concludes their 30th season with TIDY by Kristin Idaszak, March 24 - April 16, 2023 (Opening Night, March 25 8pm), at the Theater at 255 S. Water St. in Milwaukee's Harbor District. The play will be directed by RTW veteran, Elizabeth Margolius and features audience favorite, Cassandra Bissell in TIDY's singular role.

Hayes Theatre Co. Presents the Sydney Premiere of CITY OF ANGELS Next Year
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2022

City of Angels is playing at Hayes Theatre Co from 23 June 2023. The Tony Award winner captures the gritty sights and sounds of Hollywood's classic detective movies, set to a brilliant, jazzy Hollywood score.

Remaining Summer Movies Announced at Sarasota Opera House With Additional and Rescheduled Movies
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2022

Sarasota Opera announces an added title in its “HD at the Opera House” series with a screening of “Der Rosenkavalier” on Sunday, September 25. This historic Salzburg Festival production stars legendary soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Sarasota Opera also rescheduled a film of Verdi's Rigoletto to September 11 (from May) with tickets for these “HD at the Opera House” films on sale for $22, and $20 for Sarasota Opera subscribers.  

Cast Announced for CITY OF ANGELS at Theatre Raleigh
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 11, 2022

Theatre Raleigh is continuing their 2022 Main Stage Season with the well-loved musical, City of Angels. Leading this production are Adam Halpin as Stine, Adam Monley (Broadway: Tootsie, Les Misérables) as Stone and Megan McGinnis (Broadway: Little Women, Side Show, Les Misérables) as Donna/Oolie. City of Angels opens August 3rd.

Theatre Raleigh Holds Auditions for Mainstage Productions
by Marissa Tomeo - May 11, 2022

 Theatre Raleigh is now accepting additional auditions for three of their upcoming 2022 Mainstage Season productions. Roles are still available for City of Angels, The Play That Goes Wrong, and Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812. If you previously auditioned for City of Angels or The Play That Goes Wrong, you are asked to refrain from submitting another audition. However, if you previously auditioned for Natasha, Pierre, & the Great Comet of 1812, it is highly encouraged that you submit another audition due to a new director taking over the production!

Summer Movies at Sarasota Opera House Will Begin in May
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2022

Sarasota Opera has announced the lineup for the 2022 summer movie series: HD at the Opera House and Classic Movies at the Opera House. HD at the Opera House featuring filmed performances of opera and ballet from around the world will open on Sunday, May 22nd at 1:30 p.m. with Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London, with tickets at $22, and $20 for Sarasota Opera subscribers.

CRIMES, CAMERA, ACTION Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Jan 17, 2022

When a glamorous Hollywood starlet is stabbed on-set, there's only one man fit for the job of solving the crime: Detective Stan Shakespeare. Following its premiere at Theatre Royal Bath in August 2021, award-winning company New Old Friends return to touring with the latest instalment of their ever-popular Crimes… series.