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7 Christmas Songs You May (Or May Not) Know Are Written By Broadway Composers
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 24, 2024

Find out which of your favorite Christmas and holiday songs were penned by Broadway composers!

Review: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI Is A Dark Dream at Quantum Theatre
by Greg Kerestan - Nov 11, 2024

Out of nowhere, the silent film classic The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari rocketed back into the zeitgeist about five years ago. It's name dropped, adapted, referenced everywhere from art films to children's cartoons.

MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN Announced At Merrimack Repertory Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2024

The Merrimack Repertory Theatre will bring Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by David Catlin to life.

Review: DRACULA, A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Roxy's Downtown
by John Dalton-White - Sep 26, 2024

Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors is a Bram-new comedy that Wichita audiences can really sink their teeth into. Mix a dosage of Rocky Horror, a generous helping of Mel Brooks and a splash of Monty Python and the results are an evening of hilarity.

Cast Set For WEDDING BAND at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2024

Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the UK premiere of Alice Childress’ Wedding Band:  A Love/Hate Story in Black and White, directed by Stage Debut Award winner Monique Touko, who returns to the Lyric after the smash-hit production of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play. 

ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Brings Old School Laughs To The Blue Moon Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2024

Experience a night of hilarity and horror at the Brewster house in ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at The Blue Moon Theatre. Witness the farcical antics of a family with murderers, reconstructed faces, and a man who thinks he's Theodore Roosevelt. Shows start April 19, 2024.

Super Duper: Adapted From Mel Brooks's Cult Movie, Musical O JOVEM FRANKENSTEIN (Young Frankenstein) It's Alive! in Brazil
by Claudio Erlichman - Jan 31, 2024

From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation – Young Frankenstein!

ACW-TV's JAY WATCH Returns For A Second Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 5, 2024

ACW-TV’s JAY WATCH returns for a second season, celebrating the Golden Age of Television with classic episodes of iconic shows like The Lucy Show, Burns & Allen, and Dick Van Dyke.

Review: Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN at Cleveland Play House
by Roy Berko - Nov 1, 2023

What did our critic think of MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN at Cleveland Play House?

Zest Theatre Will Host New Show CAMP PHOENIX
by Stephi Wild - Oct 16, 2023

What advice do teenagers wish they'd been given when they were still kids? Camp Phoenix has been developed through conversations with over 650 young people nationwide to find out.

FANGIRLS, MINORITY REPORT, and More Set For Lyric Hammersmith's Spring/Summer 2024 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 25, 2023

The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced its Spring/Summer 2024 Season, opening April 2024 with Minority Report. Learn more about the full season and how to get tickets here!

FRANKENSTEIN Comes to the Darlington Hippodrome in October
by Stephi Wild - Sep 19, 2023

Tilted Wig brings a new perspective on the gothic chiller, Frankenstein, coming to Darlington Hippodrome for one week only in October. Learn more about the production and how to get tickets here!

SWEENEY TODD, A History- Part 2: The Demon Barber Slashes His Way From Page To Stage And Beyond
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2023

Learn how Sondheim made Sweeney sing and how Mr. Todd made his mark on mass media in Part 2 of SWEENEY TODD, A History.

Lakewood Theatre Company Opens With ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
by Stephi Wild - Aug 22, 2023

 One of the fastest and craziest comedies of the American stage, Arsenic and Old Lace, Joseph Kesselring’s farce of manslaughter and merriment, will open at Lakewood Theatre Company on Friday September 8, 2023, at 7:30 PM. 

Atlanta Opera Opens Season With Paul Moravec's THE SHINING
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 17, 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–Oct 1).

Review: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at The Barnstormers
by Dan Marois - Jul 14, 2023

Discover the hilarious and charming production of 'ARSENIC AND OLD LACE' at The Barnstormers Theatre. Experience the absurdity and wit of this timeless play as Mortimer Brewster uncovers the darkly funny secrets of his unconventional family. Laugh out loud with this unforgettable comedy!

Taio Lawson Announced as 2023 Genesis Fellow / Young Vic Associate Director
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 12, 2023

The Young Vic Theatre is delighted to announce director Taio Lawson as the 2023 Genesis Fellow / Associate Director, a two-year programme for experienced directors and theatremakers to develop their craft in directing, programming and artistic planning, made possible with support from the Genesis Foundation.  

Fine Arts Theatre Beverly Hills Celebrates 86th Anniversary With 1937 Ticket Prices
by Stephi Wild - Mar 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.

Alhambra Theatre & Dining to Present ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Beginning This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 18, 2023

The hysterical dark comedy, Arsenic and Old Lace will open at Jacksonville's Alhambra Theatre & Dining on March 23, 2023. Best known through the 1944 film starring Cary Grant and directed by Frank Capra, Arsenic and Old Lace was written in 1939. The play opened on Broadway at the Fulton Theatre on January 10, 1941.

The Atlanta Opera Announces 2023-24 Season Inspired by Iconic Literature & Film
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 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.