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Mark Foehringer's NUTCRACKER SWEETS Returns to San Francisco For 16th Holiday Season

Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF has announced the 16th season of its annual holiday show, Mark Foehringer's Nutcracker Sweets, December 7-22 at the Cowell Theater.
Photos: First Look At MAY WE ALL At the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse

Tonight, The REV Theatre Company raises the curtain on the closing production of its 2024 season, an all-new production of “May We All: A New Country Musical.” See photos from the show!
Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at TheatreZone

What did our critic think of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at TheatreZone?
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Comes to TheatreZone in February

A seminal moment in rock ‘n roll history is celebrated with TheatreZone’s production of Million Dollar Quartet, Feb. 8-18. The Tony Award-nominated musical commemorates what is considered by music historians one of rock’s greatest jam sessions. Learn more about the show here!
Photos: First Look at BRIGHT STAR At The Arrow Rock Lyceum

Get an exclusive first look at BRIGHT STAR at The Arrow Rock Lyceum with these stunning photos. Don't miss this limited engagement production before it closes.
BRIGHT STAR Comes to Arrow Rock Lyceum This Week

Bright Star makes its Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre debut Sept. 29-Oct.8 with a phenomenal cast of actor-musicians who play 16 different instruments live on stage, creating a live theatre piece and concert all rolled into one. Learn more about the production here!
Cast Announced for Miami Premiere Of BRIGHT STAR at Actors' Playhouse

Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre will present the Miami premiere of the Broadway musical Bright Star as the third show of its historic 35th anniversary season.
TWELVE ANGRY MEN Extended Through December 29 At Palm Beach Dramaworks

On the strength of rave reviews and nightly standing ovations, Palm Beach Dramaworks is extending the run of Reginald Rose's classic Twelve Angry Men. Three performances have been added, with the possibility of more.
TWELVE ANGRY MEN Opens At Palm Beach Dramaworks On December 9

The strengths and flaws of the American jury system are laid bare – as are the prejudices and social attitudes of those standing in judgment – in Reginald Rose's classic Twelve Angry Men, which opens at Palm Beach Dramaworks on December 9 (8pm). Performances continue through December 24, with specially priced previews on December 7 and 8 (7:30pm). J. Barry Lewis directs.  
JERSEY BOYS Comes to the Fulton Theatre Beginning This Week

Fulton Theatre opens the regional premier of Jersey Boys Thursday, June 30, 2022. Jersey Boys is the story and history of Frank Valli and The Four Seasons. The production follows the journey of the band's creation, the struggles they faced, and the triumphs that made them one of the most recognizable American rock and roll bands.
BWW Review: Chasing the Music: MSMT Mounts Spectacular JERSEY BOYS in Westbrook

In the final moments of the 2005 hit musical JERSEY BOYS, Frankie Valli muses, “We were all just chasing the music.” For those fans of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and the Bob Gaudio/Bob Crewe/Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice show about the group’s rise to fame and artistic and personal struggles, the “chase” need take them no farther than Westbrook Performing Arts Center where Maine State Music Theatre has mounted a spectacular production that is a must-see. In their only main stage show of the 2021 season, MSMT’s JERSEY BOYS, directed by Mark Martino and choreographed by Kenny Ingram, is a joyous, boisterous, dazzling, powerful, incisive, edgy and ultimately uplifting story that rivets from start to finish.
Actors' Playhouse Has Announced Complete Cast For MAMMA MIA!

Actors' Playhouse has announced the complete cast for its production of global smash-hit musical Mamma Mia! playing January 22 - February 23, 2020 at the Miracle Theatre.
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! at Alhambra Theatre And Dining

a?oeHoney, Honeya?? Mama Mia! Has begun performances at the Alhambra Theatre and Dining. The show composed of all ABBA music, follows Sophie Sheridan as she searches for her biological father. After stumbling upon her mother's diary, she discovers there are three possible men. Sophie comes up with the idea to invite all three to her wedding and there she will discover which one is her father. I, personally, was entranced by the music and could not believe how a story can revolve around the music rather than the music revolve around the story. The audience was thrilled to hear these classic songs come to life on stage!
Photo Flash: Palm Beach Dramaworks Presents THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES

It's October 4, 1965, and Pope Paul VI is spending 14 hours in New York City, marking the first visit by a reigning pope to the United States. Millions line the streets to greet him and zookeeper Artie Shaughnessy, a wannabe Hollywood songwriter with big dreams and no discernible talent, joins the throngs in the hope that a papal blessing will help propel him out of Queens, away from his mentally ill wife, Bananas, and into a new life in Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Bunny Flingus. 
Palm Beach Dramaworks Presents THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES

Palm Beach Dramaworks presents The House of Blue Leaves by John Guare. Obie Award-winning play opens May 17 at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre.
VIDEO: First Look at Maltz Jupiter Theatre's MAMMA MIA!

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is kicking off the New Year with a rare four-week run of the sunny and funny musical that took Broadway by storm: Mamma Mia!
Photo Flash: Maltz Jupiter Theatre Presents MAMMA MIA!

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is kicking off the New Year with a rare four-week run of the sunny and funny musical that took Broadway by storm: Mamma Mia!
International Smash Hit MAMMA MIA! Set To Sparkle At The Maltz Jupiter Theatre

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is kicking off the New Year with a rare four-week run of the sunny and funny musical that took Broadway by storm: Mamma Mia!
Kravis Center & MNM Theatre Co. Co-Presents GREASE

Marcie Gorman, Executive Producer & Artistic Director for MNM Theatre Company, today invited fans to its fourth and final production in 2018, the rock n' roll musical GREASE, the most popular movie musical in history. Co-presented by MNM and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, the show with a 15-person cast and backed by a live six-piece band, will run November 15 through December 2 in the Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse.
MNM Theatre Company Announces Cast Of GREASE At The Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse

Marcie Gorman, Executive Producer & Artistic Director for MNM Theatre Company, today announced the cast of its fourth and final production in 2018, the rock n' roll musical GREASE, the most popular movie musical in history. Co-presented by MNM and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, the show with a 15-person cast and backed by a live six-piece band, will run November 16 through December 2 in the Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse.

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