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Merola Opera Program Reveals 28 Selected Artists For 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 17, 2024

San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program has selected 28 artists from a pool of nearly 1,300 international applicants to participate in its 2025 program. Learn more!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards; RENT at Lyric Rose Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Sacramento Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 9, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Sacramento Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 2, 2024

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Review: THE ODD COUPLE-FEMALE VERSION at Women's Theatre Collective
by Courtney Symes - May 2, 2024

When we hear The Odd Couple, most people imagine the 1970s television series starring Walter Matthau and Art Carney. What some might not know was that it originated as a Neil Simon play on Broadway in 1965. After the success of the film and television versions, Simon adapted the play in 1985 to feature two female roommates, Florence Ungar and Olive Madison. Women’s Theatre Collective brings this play, The Odd Couple – Female Version, to the Ooley Theatre through May 5th.

Lantern Theater Company Closes 30th Anniversary Season with THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2024

 Lantern Theater Company will close its 30th anniversary season with The Comedy of Errors, part of the company’s ongoing commitment to produce the timeless stories of William Shakespeare for both the general public and local school students.

Lion Forge Entertainment Sets Development Pact with Penguin Young Readers for Children's Film and TV Projects
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 14, 2023

Lion Forge Entertainment has partnered with Penguin Young Readers to develop film and TV projects based on popular children's books. Find out more about the alliance and the books selected for adaptation.

Lantern Theater Company Presents William Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2023

 Lantern Theater Company concludes its 2022/23 season with Twelfth Night, part of the company’s ongoing commitment to produce the timeless stories of William Shakespeare for both the general public and local school students.

Photos: First Look at A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at The Arden
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2022

This gorgeous production will return to open the Arden's 2022 Mainstage Season as the F. Otto Haas stage transforms into the sweltering streets of the New Orleans French Quarter. Directed by Arden Artistic Director Terry Nolen, A Streetcar Named Desire plays January 13 through February 13, 2022. 

Lantern Theater Company Announces Digital Relaunch of THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THOMAS JEFFERSON, CHARLES DICKENS, & COUNT LEO TOLSTOY: DISCORD
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2022

 Lantern Theater Company announced today the relaunch of its digital premiere of The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens & Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord – the company’s latest professionally filmed production, furthering its mission to engage audiences with plays that investigate and illuminate what is essential in the human spirit and the spirit of the times.

Arden Theatre Company to Return To Live Performances With A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 6, 2021

Directed by Arden Artistic Director Terry Nolen, A Streetcar Named Desire plays January 13 through February 13, 2022. Reviewing press are invited to the 7PM performance on January 19.

Lantern Theater Company Presents The Digital Premiere Of 'The Gospel According To Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens & Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord'
by Stephi Wild - Nov 10, 2021

Lantern Theater Company announced today the digital premiere of The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens & Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord – the company's newest professionally filmed production, furthering its mission to engage audiences with plays that investigate and illuminate what is essential in the human spirit and the spirit of the times.

Hedgerow Theatre Announces Fall Productions For Return To Indoor Performances
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2021

Hedgerow Theatre Company will return to indoor performances this fall with two full-scale productions, welcoming audiences back to the theatre for their 99th season.

Lantern Theater Company Announces Filmed Version Of 2017's CORIOLANUS
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2021

Lantern Theater Company continues its reimagined 2020/21 season with a filmed version of its 2017 mainstage production of Coriolanus by William Shakespeare, directed by Lantern Artistic Director Charles McMahon, and streaming June 1 – 27, 2021.

VIDEO: Over 100 UK Performers Record 'The Bells of Notre Dame' From Disney's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2021

Over 100 UK performers have come together to remotely record 'The Bells of Notre Dame' from Disney's animated film 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'. The project has been produced by Wicked actress Rebecca Gilliland, who founded Bookend Productions, to give artists a chance to perform after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down theatres across the world.

Lantern Theater Company Announces Plays From The Lantern Archives
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 23, 2021

Lantern Theater Company continues its reimagined 2020/21 season with the announcement of Plays from the Lantern Archives, a new program celebrating some of the finest productions from recent seasons brought vividly back to life on screen.

Over 100 UK Performers Come Together to Record 'The Bells of Notre Dame' From Disney's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 12, 2021

The group, which includes a mixture of West End performers, (Les Miserables, Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia, Book of Mormon, Bat out of Hell and more) performers from across the UK and new performing arts graduates, recorded their parts for the song from their homes to comply with COVID-19 safety guidelines.

Photo Flash: First Look at A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE At Arden Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 12, 2020

This spring, Arden Theatre Company will transform the F. Otto Haas stage into the sweltering streets of the New Orleans French Quarter.  Tennessee Williams' masterpiece A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE depicts a story of love, lust, and the memories we leave behind. The production, directed by Arden Artistic Director Terry Nolen, plays March 12 through April 12, 2020.  Reviewing press are invited to the 7PM performance on March 18.

West End Stars Line-up To Support Mayor Of Croydon's Chosen Charities
by Stephi Wild - Oct 25, 2019

On the 3 November 2019 at 6:30pm, stars from the West End will come to Croydon's recently re-opened Fairfield Halls to support the Mayor of Croydon's five charities for 2019 in a one-off concert that celebrates musicals past and present in a jam-packed evening of entertainment.

West End Stars Line Up To Support Mayor's Of Croydon's Chosen Charities
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 22, 2019

On the 3 November 2019 at 6:30pm, stars from the West End will come to Croydon's recently re-opened Fairfield Halls to support the Mayor of Croydon's five charities for 2019 in a one-off concert that celebrates musicals past and present in a jam-packed evening of entertainment.