Prazer, Zezé! O Musical celebrates the remarkable six-decade career of Zezé Motta. Created by Toni Brandão and directed by Débora Dubois, the production blends theater and live music to trace Motta’s journey from her early years to her groundbreaking achievements in film, television, and on stage. Featuring Larissa Noel in the title role, alongside an ensemble cast and live band, the musical revisits defining moments, key collaborations, and iconic songs associated with the artist. More than a biographical tribute, the show offers a powerful reflection on identity, race, resilience, and artistic expression in Brazil’s cultural landscape.
It’s a nice thought to think of theater as for everybody, a universal language we all can speak through sound, emotion, and visuals. Theater has an inherently political nature that can push, or prevent, its viewership.
Theatre Unleashed returns to the Hollywood Fringe Festival this June with The Meeting, a powerful new play by acclaimed playwright Brian James Polak that imagines a not-so-distant dystopia in which all forms of artistic expression are banned.
The Meeting, a new work by accomplished playwright Brian James Polak, produced by veteran company Theatre Unleashed will be presented at Thymele Arts in Los Angeles.
William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors takes over Shakespeare & Company's outdoor mainstage this summer, directed by Kate Kohler Amory July 13 through August 18 at the Arthur S. Waldstein Amphitheatre.
Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3 will present SIX CHARACTERS, a new play by Phillip Howze, directed by Dustin Wills. Learn about who is starring and see how to purchase tickets.
The Global Theater Initiative is inviting all theatres, individual artists, institutions, and audiences to celebrate the 62nd annual World Theatre Day on March 27, 2024.
In the Stillness of Night: A Daring Tale of Iranian Girlhood and Womanhood Takes Center Stage at The Tank. This powerful showcase explores the resilience of Iranian women and the intertwining of healing the past and present. Don't miss this thought-provoking production.
Roundabout Theatre Company has revealed the 2024 Roundabout Underground Reading Series, a five-night event that includes nightly readings of new works written by emerging artists, with post-show receptions.
Attend the one-night-only performance of GAMEPIECE, the experimental theatre Gameshow at the Center at West Park. Be part of the audience collaboration and help create the show on December 2nd, 8pm.
Get a glimpse into the future of theater as Berkeley Rep announces the talented participants joining The Ground Floor program for 2023. From emerging artists to rising stars, explore the innovative works and fresh voices shaping the industry.
Diversionary Theatre has announced that Stephen Brotebeck will be serving as Interim Artistic Director while a national search is conducted for Diversionary’s next Artistic Director after former Executive Artistic Director Matt M. Morrow took on a new role of Artistic Director of Walnut Creek’s Center Rep.
Get ready for an unforgettable musical experience as International Contemporary Ensemble kicks off their 2023-24 season with groundbreaking premieres at the TIME:SPANS Festival. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to witness the talent and innovation of the ensemble.
Playwrights Horizons and MCC Theater have revealed a one-week extension of the world premiere of John J. Caswell, Jr.’s Wet Brain, directed by Dustin Wills, to July 2.
Detroit Mercy Theatre Company presents the world premiere of Unheard Voices: Afro-Brazilian Diaspora April 20-23 at The Marlene Boll Theatre inside Detroit's Boll Family YMCA.
Playwrights Horizons and MCC Theater will present the world premiere of John J. Caswell, Jr.'s Wet Brain, directed by Dustin Wills. A terrifyingly inventive look at addiction's ability to transform one's existence and relationships, Wet Brain offers an American family drama that is not only freed from realism, but also, perhaps unmoored from Earth itself.
Pittsburgh Public Theater Board Chair Angela Blanton announced that Shaunda Miles McDill will serve as the next managing director of The Public, beginning in late February 2023. McDill will share organizational leadership with her producing partner, Artistic Director Marya Sea Kaminski.
Yale Repertory Theatre will start the second half of its 2022–23 season with Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles by Luis Alfaro, directed by Laurie Woolery, March 10–April 1 at the University Theatre.
The original musical, created and directed by Jorge B. Merced, runs December 1-18 off-Broadway at The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater. Check out a first look at production photos here.
Associate Professor María José Contreras Lorenzini likes to quote Brazilian theatre practitioner and political activist Augusto Boal when speaking about dramaturgy. “For me, theatre is the rehearsal of revolution,” she said right off the bat in our interview. “How can artistic assembly be a training for the unpredictable and dangerous times we are living in?”
