James Whale News

Review: GODS & MONSTERS at New Conservatory Theatre Center

by Steve Murray — March 15, 2026

What did our critic think of GODS & MONSTERS at New Conservatory Theatre Center?

GODS & MONSTERS Comes to New Conservatory Theatre Center

by Stephi Wild — January 7, 2026

New Conservatory Theatre Center will present the next show in a lineup of bold, queer theatre with Gods & Monsters.

Tracy Letts' SUPERIOR DONUTS Comes to The Den Theatre

by Stephi Wild — October 2, 2025

The Artistic Home announced it will stage Tracy Letts' Chicago-set SUPERIOR DONUTS for a five-week run.

15 Broadway Musicals with Multiple Movie Adaptations

by Josh Sharpe — July 19, 2025

For years, Broadway musicals have spawned multiple film adaptations, from the early days of cinema to Steven Spielberg's remake of West Side Story.

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Included in 25-26 Season at New Conservatory Theatre Center

by Emmy Rice — April 19, 2025

In keeping with their commitment to bring new voices to stage, the 2025-26 Season brings six shows to the stage with a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, World, Regional, West Coast & Bay Area premieres.

Full Cast and Creative Team Set For GOD AND MONSTERS at Theater Wit

by Stephi Wild — February 22, 2024

The full cast and creative team has been announced for the new stage production of Gods & Monsters at Theater Wit.

Full Cast Set for PLAYER KINGS Starring Ian McKellen, Toheeb Jimoh & Richard Coyle

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 19, 2024

IAN MCKELLEN, TOHEEB JIMOH & RICHARD COYLE star in Robert Icke's production of PLAYER KINGS, adapted from Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2.

GODS AND MONSTERS Stage Adaptation to be Presented at Theater Wit in 2024

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 11, 2023

A new stage production of “Gods and Monsters,” based on the 1995 novel “Father of Frankenstein” by Christopher Bram, is being reimagined by two Chicago theater artists.

VIDEO: Watch a Teaser for MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN at Cleveland Play House

by Blair Ingenthron — November 5, 2023

Cleveland Play House presents a reimagined adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, a haunting and highly theatrical adaptation of the classic horror story.

Review: 'If You're Blue and You Don't Know Where To Go To Why Don't You Go' to CMPAC's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

by Nicholas Pontolillo — October 29, 2023

What did our critic think of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at CMPAC?

Cleveland Play House Reimagines Iconic Horror Story, MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN

by A.A. Cristi — October 23, 2023

Mary Shelley's shocking classic novel, Frankenstein, receives new life at Cleveland Play House.

FRANKENSTEIN 1930 is Opening Soon at Long Beach Playhouse

by Stephi Wild — September 12, 2023

The Long Beach Playhouse will bring one of the season’s classic tales to its stage.

Atlanta Opera Opens Season With Paul Moravec's THE SHINING

by A.A. Cristi — August 16, 2023

The Atlanta Opera opens its 2023-24 season in collaboration with Alliance Theatre at the Woodruff Arts Center for the East Coast premiere of Paul Moravec's The Shining, a chilling new production of the opera based on Stephen King's 1977 bestselling novel, with a libretto by Mark Campbell (Sep 15–O

Fine Arts Theatre Beverly Hills Celebrates 86th Anniversary With 1937 Ticket Prices

by Stephi Wild — March 27, 2023

The Fine Arts Theatre Beverly Hills with celebrate the 86th Anniversary of the historic theatre with retro 1937 ticket prices of twenty-five cents per movie ticket and fifty cents for Double Features during a month-long celebration screening of 11 classic films from April 2 – 30, 2023.

The Atlanta Opera Announces 2023-24 Season Inspired by Iconic Literature & Film

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 21, 2023

The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2023-24 season of performances at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, inspired by the intersecting genres of iconic literature, horror film and fantasy: a kind of season-wide Gesamtkunstwerk for the modern age.

Review: FRANKENSTEIN Resurrects a Classic at Prime Stage

by Greg Kerestan — November 11, 2022

What did our critic think of FRANKENSTEIN at Prime Stage? I'm a lifelong horror buff, devouring the Famous Monsters of Filmland on celluloid and printed page, as well as the artsy, philosophical 'elevated horror' that has become a literary and cinematic movement in the last decade.