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VIDEO: Showtime Releases FLATBUSH MISDEMEANORS Season Two Trailer

The series is created and written by Kevin Iso (That Damn Michael Che) and Dan Perlman (Cramming), who also star. FLATBUSH MISDEMEANORS follows Dan and Kevin, who play two longtime friends within a richly drawn community of characters, seeking to climb out of their heads and connect with others.
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG in Chicago Is Extending By Popular Demand

The producers of the international hit comedy THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG are pleased to announce the Chicago production, featuring a cast of local Chicago actors, will extend its limited engagement by nine weeks through April 3, 2022 at Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut St.) to a total run of 16 weeks.
Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards; Naples Players' THE WEDDING SINGER Leads Best Musical!

This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards; Naples Player's THE WEDDING SINGER Leads Best Musical!

Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Casting Announced for Chicago Production of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG

The producers of the international hit comedy The Play That Goes Wrong have announced the cast for a Chicago production coming to the Windy City for a limited seven-week engagement.
Florida Rep's Conservatory Returns To The Arcade with World Premiere BULLETPROOF BACKPACK

Florida Repertory Theatre will present “Bulletproof Backpack” by Eric Coble as part of the Education Department's 2021-2022 Conservatory Season.
Chicago Shakespeare Returns to Live Performances with AS YOU LIKE IT; Casts & Creatives for Chicago ShakesSTREAM Revealed

Chicago Shakespeare Theater will welcome artists back to make theater again as dozens of actors, directors, designers, and technicians are busy creating upcoming productions, captured live in the Theater's performance spaces and streaming on-demand for audiences at home via the new Chicago ShakesSTREAM platform. 
SOLDIER ON To Open At The Other Palace

This autumn, after a sell-out London season and national tour earlier this year, Jonathan Lewis' play, 'Soldier On', arrives for a five week run at The Other Palace Theatre to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the end of WW1.
Photo Flash: First Look at Rivertown's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

All you loyal followers of 'Little Shop of Horrors,' get ready for the live, bloodthirsty Broadway musical version of the cult classic, Roger Corman movie that was shot in two days, coming to Rivertown Theaters May 4 - 20.
Rivertown Theaters Presents The Horrifically Hysterical Re-Make Of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

All you loyal followers of "Little Shop of Horrors," get ready for the live, bloodthirsty Broadway musical version of the cult classic, Roger Corman movie that was shot in two days, coming to Rivertown Theaters May 4 - 20.   
Review Roundup: Block Street Theatre Company's FLAMINGO & DECATUR

The World Premiere of Todd Taylor's FLAMINGO & DECATUR opened January 10th and runs through February 18th. The play, presented by Block Street Theatre Company at Theater Wit, follows two friends who decide the best way to save money is to live in one of the Las Vegas houses left empty after the 2008 housing crash.
Photo Flash: Block St Theatre Co Premieres FLAMINGO & DECATUR

You know Las Vegas spinning wheels, neon lights, slinky dresses. But do you really know the city and its almost two million inhabitants? Poker pro turned playwright Todd Taylor takes you inside the real Sin City in Block St Theatre Co's darkly comedic new play FLAMINGO & DECATUR, directed by Kevin Christopher Fox. The world premiere production will play January 4 February 18, 2018 at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Tickets are currently available at theaterwit.org, by calling (773) 975-8150 or in person at the Theater Wit Box Office. The press opening is Wednesday, January 10 at 8 pm.
Block St Theatre Co to Premiere FLAMINGO & DECATUR at Theater Wit

You know Las Vegas spinning wheels, neon lights, slinky dresses. But do you really know the city and its almost two million inhabitants? Poker pro turned playwright Todd Taylor takes you inside the real Sin City in Block St Theatre Co's darkly comedic new play FLAMINGO & DECATUR, directed by Kevin Christopher Fox.
Block St Theatre Co to Premiere FLAMINGO & DECATUR at Theater Wit

You know Las Vegas spinning wheels, neon lights, slinky dresses. But do you really know the city and its almost two million inhabitants? Poker pro turned playwright Todd Taylor takes you inside the real Sin City in Block St Theatre Co's darkly comedic new play FLAMINGO & DECATUR, directed by Kevin Christopher Fox.
Block St Theatre Co to Premiere FLAMINGO & DECATUR This Winter at Theater Wit

You know Las Vegas - spinning wheels, neon lights, slinky dresses. But do you really know the city and its almost two million inhabitants? Poker pro turned playwright Todd Taylor takes you inside the real Sin City in Block St Theatre Co's darkly comedic new play FLAMINGO & DECATUR, directed by Kevin Christopher Fox.
Block St Theatre Co to Premiere FLAMINGO & DECATUR at Theater Wit

You know Las Vegas spinning wheels, neon lights, slinky dresses. But do you really know the city and its almost two million inhabitants? Poker pro turned playwright Todd Taylor takes you inside the real Sin City in Block St Theatre Co's darkly comedic new play FLAMINGO & DECATUR, directed by Kevin Christopher Fox.
Block St Theatre Co to Premiere FLAMINGO & DECATUR This Winter at Theater Wit

You know Las Vegas - spinning wheels, neon lights, slinky dresses. But do you really know the city and its almost two million inhabitants? Poker pro turned playwright Todd Taylor takes you inside the real Sin City in Block St Theatre Co's darkly comedic new play FLAMINGO & DECATUR, directed by Kevin Christopher Fox.
Photo Coverage: Exclusive Look at THE TOXIC AVENGER at Arts Theatre

The acclaimed rock musical 'The Toxic Avenger The Musical' opened at the Arts Theatre for a strictly limited 10-week season from Thursday 28 September.
New World Symphony and USC Partnership Culminates in Cross-Disciplinary Performance

On October 1 at the New World Center, Percussion Fellows from the New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy (NWS), and students at the University of Southern California's Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation will present the culminating event in a yearlong collaboration that explores classical music in the context of contemporary culture, blending NWS's experimentation and musical expertise with insights from USC Academy students in the areas of design, technology, and cultural trends. The event, titled Alien Jungle, is divided into three parts: pre-concert audience interaction with percussion instruments; performance of chamber works by Steve Reich (Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ), George Crumb (Dream Sequence Images II), and Istv n M rta (Doll's House Story); and a post-concert reception. Alien Jungle begins at 2:45 p.m.
Critic's Choice: What's Playing in Tennessee? Nashville Theater Calendar for 9/21/17

Feeling the urge to let your imagination run wild, your spirit to soar or to just leave the world in which you live and go on an adventure? Sounds like a trip to the theater is in order! Luckily, companies all over the Volunteer State have been hard at work, creating new productions to transform and to transport, shows that will entertain you this summer. That's where THE NASHVILLE THEATER CALENDAR comes in handy: Peruse our listings every week to find out what shows you should see!

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