Kate Smith

TEST FLIGHT 2025 (Part One) to be Presented at Cleveland Public Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 18, 2025

Cleveland Public Theatre will present the return of its quintessential play development series, Test Flight, back with ten up-and-coming Northeast Ohio playwrights. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards; SPRING AWAKENING at Elevator Theatre Company Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards; Elevator Theatre Company Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards; SPRING AWAKENING at Elevator Theatre Company Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Ottawa Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 9, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Video: Megan Hilty Performs at NBC's CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER Tree-Lighting Special
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 5, 2024

NBC rang in the holiday season with a special performance from Death Becomes Her star, Megan Hilty, who took the stage to sing, 'Hard Candy Christmas'. Watch a video of her performance below! 

First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Ottawa Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 2, 2024

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Review: BEOWULF IN AFGHANISTAN at Great Canadian Theatre Company
by Courtney Castelino - Nov 18, 2024

What did our critic think of BEOWULF IN AFGHANISTAN at Great Canadian Theatre Company?

Megan Hilty, Jennifer Hudson, & More Join NBC's CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 18, 2024

In a tradition spanning over nine decades, NBC will celebrate the holiday season with the annual lighting of one of the world’s most famous trees in the heart of New York City. Audiences will be treated to festive performances from an all-star lineup of musical guests.

Kelly Clarkson Returning as Host of NBC's CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER Special
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 4, 2024

This year, for the second time in a row, Emmy and Grammy Award winner Kelly Clarkson will host the annual two-hour Christmas in Rockefeller Center tree-lighting special. The live special will air Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. ET – 10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and simulcast on Peacock

Great Canadian Theatre Company to Present World Premiere of BEOWULF IN AFGHANISTAN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 1, 2024

Anniversary celebrations continue at the Great Canadian Theatre Company, with the second play of the season, Beowulf in Afghanistan, a world premiere by local playwright Laurie Fyffe, developed with support from GCTC’s Tributary Project. Learn how to purchase tickets.

HIGHWAY OF LOST HEARTS Comes to Riverside Theatres in June
by Stephi Wild - May 8, 2024

Riverside Theatres and Lingua Franca will present a new gig theatre production, Highway of Lost Hearts at Riverside Theatres Parramatta from 14th to 15th June.

Review: Daryl Sherman Gets Into the Swing with BORN TO SWING at Birdland
by Rob Lester - Apr 14, 2024

Daryl Sherman is honoring an early jazz legend at Birdland -- one songbird chirping about another. A relaxed show with vintage music and musical cohorts playing with her. The show returns Tuesday at 5:30 pm.

Kelly Clarkson to Host & Perform at NBC's CHRISTMAS IN ROCKEFELLER CENTER Tree-Lighting Special
by Michael Major - Oct 26, 2023

Kelly Clarkson will not only host NBC’s iconic Christmas special, but also deliver festive performances – all from the historic NYC spot that is now also home to her eponymous talk show “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker and Craig Melvin will once again join the tree lighting for a special appearance. 

Review: EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR at Convergence-continuum
by Roy Berko - Aug 14, 2023

What did our critic think of EXIT, PURSUED BY A BEAR at Convergence-continuum? Perhaps one of the most famous, or infamous of Shakespeare’s stage directions, ‘Exit, pursued by a bear’ in Act III of THE WINTER’S TALE, sees Antigonus meet death in the most unlikely of ways: at the hands – or rather the claws – of a bear.

Review: LOYOLA, Grimeborn Festival, Arcola Theatre
by Gary Naylor - Aug 12, 2023

Beautifully sung South American opera flawed a little by its overpowering religious messaging.

Odyssey's Theatre Under The Stars to Return With THE MISER
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 24, 2023

Odyssey Theatre will be returning to live performance for the first time since 2019 with a contemporary adaptation of Molière's masterpiece The Miser. Performed on the banks of the Rideau River in beautiful Strathcona Park, The Miser is a biting satire about the pervasiveness of self-interest and greed.

Lainey McCarter and Sawyer Curtis To Represent Nashville's Spotlight Awards at 2023 Jimmy Awards in June
by Jeffrey Ellis - May 15, 2023

Nolensville High School’s Lainey McCarter and Independence High’s Sawyer Curtis were recognized as Outstanding Lead Performers at Saturday night’s presentation of the 2023 Spotlight Awards, assuring them both of a spot at this summer’s Jimmy Awards competition in New York City. Murfreesboro’s Siegel High School’s production of Les Misérables was named Outstanding Musical during The Spotlight Awards.

Interview: Stephanie Blythe of SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PUCCINI DUO at The San Diego Civic Theater
by Ron Bierman - Feb 13, 2023

Stephanie Blythe looks for “creativity, imagination and curiosity” in her students. The first two are required of any good artist. Curiosity is a little less obvious, but she credits it for her ever expanding interests. Kate Smith led to reading about song writers, which In turn led to playing ukulele, then writing her own songs and designing new concerts and cabaret shows.

Interview: Stephanie Blythe of SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PUCCINI DUO at The San Diego Civic Theater
by Ron Bierman - Feb 9, 2023

Stephanie Blythe’s dad had no use for singers. “He liked my voice, but I wasn't allowed to sing in the chorus. So all through junior high I wanted to be part of a rock band with my three best friends. But since we played euphonium, trombone, saxophone and flute, I was like, well, that's not going to work. We formed a barbershop quartet instead. And that was the singing I did in junior high. When I got into high school, my choral conductor Martin Banner insisted that I join the chorus and called my father to change his mind about that. Thank God for Martin Banner. Joining the chorus has led to everything for me.