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Date of Death: July 18, 1817 (41)

Birth Place: Steventon, Hampshire, ENGLAND

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Cast Set For PRIDE AND PREJUDICE at The Stephen Joseph Theatre Photo
Cast Set For PRIDE AND PREJUDICE at The Stephen Joseph Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2025

The Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough has announced the full cast and creative team for their new co-production of Jane Austen's beloved novel, Pride & Prejudice. 
Review Roundup: Broadway-Bound REGENCY GIRLS Opens at The Old Globe Photo
Review Roundup: Broadway-Bound REGENCY GIRLS Opens at The Old Globe
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 14, 2025

The Old Globe is currently presenting the pre-Broadway engagement of the world premiere of Regency Girls, starring Krystina Alabado, Kate Rockwell, Isabelle McCalla, and Ryann Redmond. Check out what the critics are saying about the new musical!
Review: REGENCY GIRLS at The Old Globe Photo
Review: REGENCY GIRLS at The Old Globe
by ErinMarie Reiter - Apr 12, 2025

“Regency Girls' is The Old Globe's hilariously clever and entertaining new musical, which is playing through May 11.
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE at The Armonk Players Photo
I LOVE YOU BECAUSE at The Armonk Players
by Pia Haas - Apr 12, 2025

The Armonk Players are thrilled to present I Love You Because, a modern musical twist on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, running June 6 through June 14, 2025, at Whippoorwill Theatre adjacent to the North Castle Public Library. 
Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden to Lead PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Limited Series for Netflix Photo
Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden to Lead PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Limited Series for Netflix
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 10, 2025

A new Pride and Prejudice limited series is in development at Netflix, featuring a leading cast that includes Emma Corrin, Olivier-winner Jack Lowden, and Olivia Colman.
Kate Hamill’s SENSE AND SENSIBILITY is Coming to Syracuse Stage This Spring Photo
Kate Hamill’s SENSE AND SENSIBILITY is Coming to Syracuse Stage This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 9, 2025

Syracuse Stage will continue its 2024/2025 season with celebrated actor and playwright Kate Hamill’s whirlwind adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.” Learn more!
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Welcome 7 New Board Members Photo
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Welcome 7 New Board Members
by Stephi Wild - Apr 9, 2025

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has announced seven newly elected Board Members who will serve a three-year term starting in April 2025. Learn more about the members here!
THE PIANO LESSON, ART, and More Set For Everyman 35th Anniversary Season Photo
THE PIANO LESSON, ART, and More Set For Everyman 35th Anniversary Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 9, 2025

Everyman has announced its 2025/2026 season, a six-show lineup featuring its 18-member ensemble of resident actors in productions that embody the company’s three-decade legacy of building incredible theatre in the city of Baltimore.  
JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE Moves U.S. Release Date Photo
JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE Moves U.S. Release Date
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 8, 2025

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life will now open in theaters in select cities on May 23, 2025, before expanding nationwide on May 30. The film, written and directed by Laura Piani, had its world premiere at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival.
Blackfriars Theatre Reveals 76th Season Lineup Photo
Blackfriars Theatre Reveals 76th Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Apr 8, 2025

Blackfriars Theatre has announced its 2025-2026 Season, commemorating 76 years of locally-produced theatre in downtown Rochester, NY. Learn more about the lineup here!
Oklahoma Shakespeare to Present THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) Photo
Oklahoma Shakespeare to Present THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) [REVISED] [AGAIN]
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 2, 2025

Oklahoma Shakespeare will present THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) [REVISED] [AGAIN] by Adam Long, Jess Singer, & Jess Winfield; 37 plays, 97 minutes, 3 actors!
DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY Will Come to The Mill at Sonning and Embark on UK Tour Photo
DEATH COMES TO PEMBERLEY Will Come to The Mill at Sonning and Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Mar 25, 2025

The world premiere stage production of P.D. James's best-selling novel is a tale of love, betrayal, and intrigue set in Regency England. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!
Interview: 'There is So Much of Her Inside Me!': Actor Emma Flynn on The Life-Changin Photo
Interview: 'There is So Much of Her Inside Me!': Actor Emma Flynn on The Life-Changing Role of Cher in CLUELESS THE MUSICAL
by Kat Mokrynski - Mar 25, 2025

Recently, we had the chance to chat with Emma about taking on the iconic role of Cher. We discussed her journey with Clueless the Musical, what she thinks has made the original film so popular and even how her own name is connected to the role
SENSE & SENSIBILITY Enters Final Weekend Of Sierra Stages Photo
SENSE & SENSIBILITY Enters Final Weekend Of Sierra Stages
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 25, 2025

Sierra Stages must close its successful run of Kate Hamill's critically acclaimed adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Sense & Sensibility,' playing March 6 - 29 at the Nevada Theatre in historic downtown Nevada City.
Review: PLIED & PREJUDICE, The Vaults Photo
Review: PLIED & PREJUDICE, The Vaults
by Kat Mokrynski - Mar 24, 2025

After a sellout run in Australia, Plied & Prejudice, written by Matthew Semple and directed by Dash Kruck, is ready to booze it up in London, taking the classic Jane Austen work and turning it into a comedy in which five actors desperately try to get through the story with a few modern twists.
BWW Q&A: Jeff Calhoun Talks SISTER ACT at Ford's Theatre Photo
BWW Q&A: Jeff Calhoun Talks SISTER ACT at Ford's Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Mar 21, 2025

We speak to Jeff Calhoun who is directing and choreographing Sister Act at Ford's Theatre. Sister Act is a riotous musical comedy based on the hit 1992 film that has audiences jumping to their feet! The production plays Ford's Theatre from March 14th through May 17,th, 2025.
92NY To Present a Celebration of Jane Austen Next Thursday Photo
92NY To Present a Celebration of Jane Austen Next Thursday
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 21, 2025

92NY's Unterberg Poetry Center will present a celebration of beloved author Jane Austen on Thursday, March 27, with a dramatic reading, and a conversation about Austen's iconic novels, her life, and her enduring legacy.
GYPSY, THE WOMAN IN BLACK And More Announced for The Rep 2025/26 Season Photo
GYPSY, THE WOMAN IN BLACK And More Announced for The Rep 2025/26 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 21, 2025

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has announced the theatre’s 2025-26 season, with expanded offerings of five Mainstage productions and three Studio plays, making the 59th anniversary season the biggest and boldest in years.
New Broadway Mystery Novel, The Sound of Murder, Now Available For Pre-order Photo
New Broadway Mystery Novel, The Sound of Murder, Now Available For Pre-order
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 21, 2025

The new musical theatre-themed mystery novel, The Sound of Murder, is now available for pre-order at major online booksellers. Upcoming April 3rd release, as paperback and eBook.
Garry Marshall Theatre and Impro Theatre Present JANE AUSTEN UNSCRIPTED: TEA AT PEM Photo
Garry Marshall Theatre and Impro Theatre Present JANE AUSTEN UNSCRIPTED: TEA AT PEMBERLEY
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 20, 2025

Garry Marshall Theatre and Impro Theatre are celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday by bringing back one of the most coveted events in the city: Jane Austen Unscripted: Tea at Pemberley.
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