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AS SMALL AS STARS Comes to the Players' Ring Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2025

 “As Small As Stars,” a magical take on the parents of the children who left their home to fly to Neverland with Peter Pan, will be on stage at the Players’ Ring Theatre beginning this month.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL and More Come to the Players' Ring
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2024

The Players’ Ring Theatre has a full line-up of holiday shows this upcoming season. Learn more about the full upcoming performance lineup at the venue here!

Review: AUTUMN IN NEW YORK: VERNON DUKE'S BROADWAY Is a Crowd-Pleaser at Chelsea Table + Stage
by Rob Lester - Apr 21, 2024

At Chelsea Table + Stage, Klea Blackhurst 'Box Set' shows are continuing to draw crowds and bring smiles. Songs of Vernon Duke were on the bill in April, and May 5 will find her saluting Jerry Herman.

NH Theatre Project to Present Pulitzer Prize Nominated Play COLLECTED STORIES
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 20, 2024

New Hampshire Theatre Project will continue to celebrate its 2023-24 season theme of What's Your Story? with its spring production of Donald Margulies' unforgettable drama Collected Stories, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1997. 

PAIN[T] to Make World Premiere at The Players' Ring Theatre This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 5, 2023

The Players' Ring Theatre will present the world premiere of pain[t] by Will Murdock from April 7-22.

The Players' Ring Theatre Will Present the World Premiere of C33 - THE QUEER STORY OF OSCAR WILDE'S UNDOING
by Stephi Wild - Feb 8, 2023

C33, a hauntingly beautiful new work by local playwright Alex Bickerstaff, tells the story of Oscar Wilde's downfall through a woven tapestry of historical events and poetic representation of his time in Reading Gaol, the infamous prison where he served two years hard labor for his crime of 'Gross Indecency' alongside violent criminals and death row inmates.

Broadway Streaming Guide: July 2022 - Where to Watch HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE SERIES & More New Releases!
by Michael Major - Jul 2, 2022

From the new season of High School Musical: the Series to some Broadway favorites, such as Neil Patrick Harris, Lea Salonga, and Derek Klena, starring in new streaming shows, check out what's coming to streaming services this month! Look below to see what movies, television, music, and concerts you should tune into this July!

SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS Opens This Month at NH Theatre Project
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2022

New Hampshire Theatre Project's 2021-22 MainStage season continues March 18 with the unconventional new dramedy Small Mouth Sounds by Bess Wohl. Directed by CJ Lewis, six runaways from city life embark on a silent retreat in the woods.

Wake Up With BWW 1/3: MRS. DOUBTFIRE Will Go On Hiatus, and More
by - Jan 3, 2022

Today's top stories include an announcement of a hiatus for Mrs. Doubtfire on Broadway. Performances will be suspended from January 10 to March 14, 2022 due to COVID-19. Plus, learn about the shows that ruled 2021 and what's coming in 2022.

FRANKENSTEIN Opens Tomorrow at The Players Ring
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2021

The Players' Ring continues its 30th Anniversary season with the world premiere of Bretton Reis' adaptation of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley's masterpiece of horror, from October 29 to November 14 at its Prescott Park home, 105 Marcy Street, Portsmouth.

BWW Review: SEMINAR at Hatbox Theatre
by Cady Hickman - Jul 13, 2021

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New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of March 1 - ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Orange Vinyl, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Mar 3, 2021

This week's list includes a new limited edition orange vinyl of the 2017 revival cast recording of Once on This Island, as well as a purple vinyl edition of the 1964 cast recording of My Fair Lady. Plus, the latest volume of The Untold Stories of Broadway by Jennifer Ashley Tepper is now available!

New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of December 14 - THE PROM Soundtrack, Jason Robert Brown Album, CINDERELLA Track, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2020

Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases! This week's list includes the CD edition of soundtrack to the Netflix film adaptation of The Prom, new album from Jason Robert Brown, a song from Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of Cinderella, and more!

New and Upcoming Releases For the Week of November 9 - JAGGED LITTLE PILL Book, MOULIN ROUGE! Songbook, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Nov 11, 2020

Need something new to read, watch, or listen to? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases! This week's list includes a book of stories behind the musical Jagged Little Pill, the Moulin Rouge! songbook, and more!

Additional Performers Added to AN AMERICAN POPULAR SONG SOCIETY
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 9, 2020

Additional performers join singer/musical director and sheet music archivist Michael Lavine this Saturday, October 10th at 12 Noon ET.

Michael Lavine Honors Arthur Siegel With an American Popular Song Society Program
by Stephi Wild - Oct 3, 2020

Join singer/musical director and sheet music archivist Michael Lavine on Saturday, October 10th at 12 Noon ET for an American Popular Song Society program honoring the Broadway composer and cabaret artist Arthur Siegel.

New and Upcoming Book and Music Releases For the Week of April 6 - HAMILTON Book, CAMBODIAN ROCK BAND Album, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2020

Need something new to read or watch? Check out this week's list of new and upcoming releases!

BWW Review: The York Revisits Ben Bagley's THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENTIRE WORLD AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF COLE PORTER
by Michael Dale - Oct 20, 2019

Long before Broadway's saturation with jukebox musicals and song catalog shows, Ben Bagley, a producer of modestly-financed Off-Broadway revues, added to what was then musical theatre's long title trend (HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESSWITHOUT REALLY TRYING, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM...) and created a charming revue titled THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENTIRE WORLD AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF COLE PORTER.

Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENTIRE WORLD AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF COLE PORTER
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Oct 14, 2019

Celebrating Broadway's legendary Cole Porter! The York Theatre Company launches their 50th Anniversary Season with its acclaimed Musicals in Mufti series celebrating the legendary Broadway composer Cole Porter. The series honors the illustrious songwriter behind such classics as Anything Goes, Kiss Me, Kate, Gay Divorce, Silk Stockings, Red, Hot and Blue, and Can-Can, to name a few.

Photo Flash: First Look at The York Theatre Company's Musicals in Mufti Presentation of THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENTIRE WORLD AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF COLE PORTER
by Stephi Wild - Oct 13, 2019

Celebrating Broadway's legendary Cole Porter! The York Theatre Company launches their 50th Anniversary Season with its acclaimed Musicals in Mufti series celebrating the legendary Broadway composer Cole Porter. The series honors the illustrious songwriter behind such classics as Anything Goes, Kiss Me, Kate, Gay Divorce, Silk Stockings, Red, Hot and Blue, and Can-Can, to name a few.