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Arthur Miller's DEATH OF A SALESMAN UK Tour Cast and Creatives Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 30, 2025

Trafalgar Theatre Productions and Raw Material - producers of a new UK Tour of one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman – have announced the full cast and creative team for the production.

TRIFLES and FOOL FOR LOVE Open At Gallery Theater This July
by A.A. Cristi - May 29, 2024

Gallery Theater of McMinnville, Oregon has announced the opening of the next season show, a pair of one-act plays, on Friday, July 26, 2024.

Review: THE 39 STEPS, Richmond Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Apr 5, 2024

Mix a classic spy novel with the genius of Alfred Hitchcock, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps. With a history spanning over 100 years, John Buchan’s 1915 novel was adapted by Alfred Hitchcock which then went on to become a stage play in 1996, adapted again in 2005 by Patrick Barlow to become the an international smash.

NOTHING HAPPENS (TWICE) By Little Soldier Productions Will Embark on Tour
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2023

Acclaimed multilingual physical theatre company Little Soldier Productions are combining slapstick humour with absurdist Beckett as they quest for the answer to 'why do we carry on'.

Savannah Rep's THE SPITFIRE GRILL Opens Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2022

Savannah Repertory Theatre announced today that its summer musical presentation of The Spitfire Grill will be led by Dani Vazquez in the role of Percy Talbott, who arrives in the small town of Gilead, Wisconsin with one suitcase and a number of secrets.

Full Cast and Special Guests Announced For 2022 Savannah Rep Kickoff
by Stephi Wild - Feb 23, 2022

Savannah Rep announced today its full company for their March 5th live Season Announcement and concert. Two-time Tony Award winner Bill Irwin (Waiting for Godot, Law & Order) will present the inaugural Trailblazer award to Michael Cerveris. Director and arts advocate JinHi Soucy Rand will present the inaugural Community Vanguard award to Nick Palumbo.

Full Cast And Special Guests Announced For 2022 Savannah Rep Kickoff
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 23, 2022

Savannah Rep announced today its full company for their March 5th live Season Announcement and concert.

Full Cast And Special Guests Announced For 2022 Savannah Rep Gala
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 22, 2022

Savannah Rep announced today its full company for their March 5th Season Announcement and gala.

VIDEO: Little Angel Theatre Turns 60 Today and Release A New Behind-the-Scenes Video
by Stephi Wild - Nov 24, 2021

Today, 24 November 2021 iconic children's venue Little Angel Theatre celebrates 60 years of entertaining and inspiring generations of families through the magical artform of puppetry.  When a troupe of enthusiastic puppeteers under the leadership of John and Lyndie Wright transformed a derelict temperance hall in Islington into a theatre specially designed for children's marionette shows in 1961, nothing like it existed anywhere in London. 

Little Angel Theatre Announces 60th Anniversary Spring - Summer Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2021

Little Angel Theatre turns 60 and announces its upcoming spring-summer season.

Theatres in Minneapolis Will Present A BREATH FOR GEORGE
by Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2020

New Dawn Theatre is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with six Twin Cities' theaters a?" Penumbra, Pillsbury House, Mixed Blood, Yellow Tree, Gremlin, Plymouth Congregational Church a?" to present for free outdoor screenings of A Breath for George.

OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Feb 25, 2020

Fewer Shakespearean characters have caused as much uncertainty as Hamlet's mother, Gertrude: a side-lined female in a canonical story; a shadowy icon of mid-life sexuality; a fearless woman whose power was consistently undermined by the men around her. 400 years since Hamlet was written, storyteller and Shakespeare's Globe consultant Debs Newbold imagines what her story would have been and asks what a?" if anything a?" has changed since her creation.

Fresno State University Theatre To Produce Fun, Fanciful, Holliday Production
by BWW News Desk - Dec 15, 2018

University Theatre decks the halls - and stage - this holiday season with the Central Valley premiere of 'Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley' by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon. The production is directed by Brad Myers and runs December 7 - 15, 2018 in the John Wright Theatre in the Speech Arts building on the campus of Fresno State.

Fresno State University Theatre To Produce Fun, Fanciful, Holliday Production
by BWW News Desk - Dec 7, 2018

University Theatre decks the halls - and stage - this holiday season with the Central Valley premiere of 'Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley' by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon. The production is directed by Brad Myers and runs December 7 - 15, 2018 in the John Wright Theatre in the Speech Arts building on the campus of Fresno State.

Fresno State University Theatre To Produce Fun, Fanciful, Holliday Production
by Julie Musbach - Nov 6, 2018

University Theatre decks the halls - and stage - this holiday season with the Central Valley premiere of 'Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley' by Lauren Gunderson & Margot Melcon. The production is directed by Brad Myers and runs December 7 - 15, 2018 in the John Wright Theatre in the Speech Arts building on the campus of Fresno State.

Winners Announced for The Jessie Awards
by Julie Musbach - Jul 17, 2018

Returning to its theatrical roots this year, the 36th annual Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards were held on Monday, July 16th at Bard on the Beach in the BMO Mainstage in Vanier Park, a fitting venue in a magnificent setting. The awards celebrate excellence in professional theatre and salutes all the talent who contribute to Vancouver's fantastic theatre scene. Thirty-five companies registered over 57 productions this past year contributing to a dynamic theatre season.

EXCLUSIVA: Albert Gràcia será el monstruo en EL JOVENCITO FRANKENSTEIN
by Juan-Jose Gonzalez - Jul 4, 2018

EL musical se estrenara el 13 de noviembre en el Teatro de la Luz Philips Gran Via de Madrid, y cuenta en el reparto con Victor Ullate Roche, Marta Ribera y Jordi Vidal

Berkshire Native Returns To Present Dance Work At Turnpark
by Julie Musbach - Jun 11, 2018

Berkshire native and dancer Gina Bashour, praised by the New York Times as a 'powerhouse,' returns home to the Berkshires this summer as choreographer to premiere a site-specific dance performance entitled Unraveled, presented by TurnPark Art Space in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. With a strong ensemble of performers, the work weaves together themes and imagery from the fable of Rumpelstiltskin with a current look at the relationships of men and women and the community around them. The performance, suitable for all ages, is being presented on August 25 and 26, 2018, at noon and 3:00 p.m. and is included with admission to TurnPark ($15/adult; $12 for students and seniors; free for TurnPark members and children under 12).

The 40th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival Announces Full Lineup
by Macon Prickett - Apr 18, 2018

The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is pleased to announce the 40th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival will be hosted from August 24–September 2 in Millennium Park, the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington St.) and at venues throughout the city. Among many featured headline guests, on September 1 Chicago native Ramsey Lewis will perform his last live performance in Chicago before his retirement. For the complete lineup of performers in Millennium Park and the Chicago Cultural Center, visit chicagojazzfestival.us.

Photo Flash: INCLUSION CRITERIA Receives Star Treatment, Leading Into its L.A. Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2018

This past week, The Sunday Moving Picture Show andf Nandar Entertainment hosted a private cast and crew private screening of the film 'INCLUSION CRITERIA' in the historic Charlie Chaplin Theater on the Raleigh Studios back lot, prior to the films LA Premiere on April 13 - 19 at Arena Cinelounge (6464 Sunset Blvd, Los angeles)