Joy Richardson

Canadian Stage and The Musical Stage Company Join Forces to Premiere Two New Festivals

Canadian Stage and The Musical Stage Company will join forces and premiere two new works festivals this spring - THE FESTIVAL OF NEW THEATRE and CANADIAN FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS. Learn more about both festivals and their lineups here!

Lewis & Shirley White Theatre Opens 2023-24 Season With Sondheim Classic INTO THE WOODS

The Lewis & Shirley White Theatre at The Jewish Community Center will open the 2023-24 season with Stephen Sondheim's 'Into The Woods.'

FREAKY FRIDAY to Open Outdoor Season at Theatre In The Park This Summer

'Freaky Friday' opens Theatre in the Park's 2023 OUTDOOR season on Friday, June 2 through Sunday, June 4. 'Freaky Friday' has four additional performances Wednesday, June 7 through Saturday, June 10.

Theatre in the Park opens 2023 OUTDOOR Season With FREAKY FRIDAY

When a mom and daughter do swap places, zaniness ensues in the musical, “Freaky Friday” that opens Theatre in the Park’s (TIP) 2023 OUTDOOR season on Friday, June 2 through Sunday, June 4, located in Shawnee Mission Park, 7700 Renner Road, Shawnee, KS.

Midwest Premiere Of HALF TIME-GOTTA DANCE to be Presented At Theatre In The Park

When a group of folks (all over the age of 60) decide they are going to audition for a dance squad that will perform in front of 20,000 spectators at a major league basketball half-time show... and they get CHOSEN... and they learn the dance they will be performing is HIP-HOP... well, let your mind wander!

Studio 180 Theatre Announces 2020/2021 Season

Studio 180 Theatre has announced its 2020/21 season: five premieres of new Canadian works-in-progress as part of IN DEVELOPMENT and three readings of critically acclaimed, international plays in 180 READS, all of which engage with our mission to produce socially relevant theatre that provokes public discourse and promotes community engagement.

Nightwood Theatre Presents THE LAWYER SHOW CABARET

For the first time in eleven years, Nightwood Theatre was saddened to announce the official cancellation of its annual Lawyer Show production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat due to the global health crisis. However, the cast can return to the stage, Nightwood will keep the spirit of the event alive with our first digital Lawyer Show Cabaret!

BWW Review: TITANIC (THE MUSICAL) at Barn Players

Barn Players production of TITANIC (The Musical) opened this past weekend at the Arts Asylum to full and appreciative audiences. TITANIC is a huge (pardon the play on words) Community Theater undertaking in all ways you might imagine it could be. TITANIC (The Musical) was written by Maury Yeston and Peter Stone. It won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The BARN PLAYERS production directed by Kipp Simmons is similarly complex but in different ways.

Casting Announced For the UK Tour of THE DOCTOR at Theatre Royal Brighton

As rehearsals for its tour and West End transfer commence, multi-award winning actress Juliet Stevenson jointly wins the acclaimed Best Actress award at this year's Critics' Circle Theatre Awards for her portrayal of Dr Ruth Wolff in director, Robert Icke's (The Wild Duck, Hamlet, Mary Stuart, Oresteia, 1984) sold-out, five-star Almeida Theatre production of The Doctor.

Review Roundup: What Did Critics Think of THE DOCTOR?

The Doctor is Robert Icke's final production in his role as Associate Director of the Almeida as he departs to pursue freelance projects. Let's see what the critics had to say.

Full Cast Announced For THE DOCTOR At Almeida Theatre

Joining the previously announced Juliet Stevenson and Ria Zmitrowicz are Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Nathalie Armin, Paul Higgins, Mariah Louca, Pamela Nomvete, Daniel Rabin, Joy Richardson, Kirsty Rider and Naomi Wirthner.

BWW Review: GRAND HOTEL at Barn Players

The Barn Players present the Tony Award-winning musical at the Arts Asylum

Photo Flash: First Look at the Barn Players' Regional Premiere of GRAND HOTEL

The Doctor. The Baron. The Ballerina. The Bookkeeper. The Mobster. The Mistress. The Concierge, the Bellboys, and even the Lady's room attendant… You'll meet them all and more in the Barn Players upcoming regional and local premiere production of the award winning musical, GRAND HOTEL, running April 25th through May 5th, 2019, at The Arts Asylum: 1000 East 9th Street, (between Troost and Harrison Street), Kansas City, MO 64106.

GRAND HOTEL Announced At The Barn Players

The Doctor. The Baron. The Ballerina. The Bookkeeper. The Mobster. The Mistress. The Concierge, the Bellboys, and even the Lady's room attendant… You'll meet them all and more in the Barn Players upcoming regional and local premiere production of the award winning musical, GRAND HOTEL, running April 25th through May 5th, 2019, at The Arts Asylum: 1000 East 9th Street, (between Troost and Harrison Street), Kansas City, MO 64106.

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Opens At Olathe Civic Theatre Association

Olathe Civic Theatre Association gears up for the theater's first production of 2019, the musical SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE. Directed by Tiffany Coville-Schweigert and music direction by Betsy Bledsoe, the show runs February 8-24, Todays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm. Music and lyrics are by Stephen Sondheim and the book is by James Lapine.

Next Stage Theatre Festival Comes to Factory Theatre January 9 - 20th

Toronto's premiere winter arts celebration, the Next Stage Theatre Festival, begins this January 2019 with a stellar lineup of unique and innovative theatre. Presented by the Toronto Fringe, twelve carefully curated shows will be presented for the Festival's 12th anniversary, showcasing strong voices and well-written new plays. The festival will take place at the Factory Theatre and a site-specific venue from January 9 to 20, 2019.

Sheridan Kicks Off The 2018 Canadian Music Theatre Project Workshops

Yesterday, fourth year students in Sheridan's renowned Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program began workshopping four new musicals as part of the Canadian Music Theatre Project (CMTP), an international centre of excellence for the development of new musicals at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.

Tamara Lawrance, Haley Atwell, & More to Star in BBC One's THE LONG SONG

Tamara Lawrance (Kings Charles III, Undercover) leads the cast as protagonist July in The Long Song, a three-part adaptation of Andrea Levy's award-winning, best-selling novel for BBC One, which will also star Hayley Atwell (Howards End, Avengers), Jack Lowden (War & Peace, Dunkirk) and Sir Lenny Henry (Broadchurch). As previously announced, the series director is Mahalia Belo.

SOUTH PACIFIC Comes Ashore at Theatre in the Park

Love conquering prejudice is one of the powerful themes of Rodgers and Hammerstein's memorable musical SOUTH PACIFIC, the second production on Theatre in the Park's (TTIP) 2018 summer outdoor season. TTIP's most often requested musical, SOUTH PACIFIC will have seven performances at the outdoor amphitheater Today through Sunday, June 22-24 and the following Wednesday through Saturday June 27-30. Showtime for all productions is 8:30 p.m. with gates opening at 7 p.m.

SOUTH PACIFIC Comes Ashore at Theatre in the Park

Love conquering prejudice is one of the powerful themes of Rodgers and Hammerstein's memorable musical SOUTH PACIFIC, the second production on Theatre in the Park's (TTIP) 2018 summer outdoor season. TTIP's most often requested musical, SOUTH PACIFIC will have seven performances at the outdoor amphitheater Friday through Sunday, June 22-24 and the following Wednesday through Saturday June 27-30. Showtime for all productions is 8:30 p.m. with gates opening at 7 p.m.