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Kyle Birch, West End Star of A STRANGE LOOP & More, Has Passed Away
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2024

Kyle Birch, West End stage star of shows including A Strange Loop and more has passed away. Learn more about Birch's life and career on BroadwayWorld here.

FAWLTY TOWERS â€" THE PLAY Extends West End Run Once Again
by Stephi Wild - Oct 25, 2024

John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers – The Play has announced that it is extending its West End run for a second time. Currently playing at London’s Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue, the critically acclaimed production will now run until Saturday 1 March 2025.

Karen Egan's WARRIOR Comes to Dublin Theatre Festival
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2023

Exploring the vulnerability, chaos and humour of what it means to be a patient, Karen Egan's engaging new show Warrior, loosely based on her own experience with breast cancer, will receive its stage world premiere at Smock Alley Theatre, 2-7 October 2023 as part of Dublin Theatre Festival.

Kyle Birch Will Lead A STRANGE LOOP in London as 'Usher'
by Stephi Wild - Aug 14, 2023

It has been confirmed that Kyle Birch will take over as Usher in A Strange Loop in London! Also joining the cast as the Usher understudy is Christopher Michael Richardson. The casting was confirmed in a post on the show's social media accounts.

New York Youth Symphony Announces New Music Director
by Stephi Wild - Dec 1, 2022

​​​​​​​ The New York Youth Symphony (NYYS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Jinhong Kim as Music Director of the Orchestra beginning in the 2023/2024 season. The position is currently held by Michael Repper, who completing his tenure at the end of this season after six years. Mr. Kim is joining an illustrious roster of prior NYYS Music Directors, including Leonard Slatkin, David Alan Miller, Samuel Wong, and Miguel-Bedoya.

Georgie Buckland, Junior Delius & More to Star in CLAUS THE MUSICAL World Premiere; Full Cast & Creative Team Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 18, 2022

Katy Lipson for Aria Entertainment has announced the casting for the world premiere of Claus The Musical which will run at The Lowry from 14 December 2022 – 8 January. The cast includes Georgie Buckland who will play Necile, Junior Delius (AK), Chris Draper (Will Knook), Jazz Evans (Awgwa), and more.

Photos: First Look at the World Premiere of CAMP ALBION at The Watermill
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 20, 2022

The world premiere of CAMP ALBION – a new play about environmental activism and the 1996 ‘Battle of Newbury’ - by Danielle Pearson, directed by Georgie Staight, and designed by Isobel Nicolson Camp Albion will play at The Watermill from Wednesday 6 July until Saturday 16 July. Check out photos here!

Full Cast Announced For CAMP ALBION at the Watermill
by Stephi Wild - May 23, 2022

Full casting and creative team have been announced for the world premiere of CAMP ALBION, a new play by Danielle Pearson, directed by Georgie Staight, and designed by Isobel Nicolson.

Quad City Symphony Orchestra Will Host Virtual Soirée: Moonlight Sonata
by Stephi Wild - Sep 13, 2020

Due to the global pandemic, the Quad City Symphony Orchestraa??s (QCSO) annual Signature Soirée fundraising event has moved online for 2020.  

Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra Announces Lineup For 2020-21 Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2020

Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra has announced the lineup for its upcoming 2020-21 season. Dates and programs are subject to change.

BWW Review: Molière's 17th Century Satire Is Given a Modern Makeover In The Hilarious New Adaptation of THE MISER
by Jade Kops - Mar 7, 2019

Bell Shakespeare starts off the 2019 season with Justin Fleming's hysterical new adaptation of Moliere's THE MISER.

VIDEO: American Ballet Theatre Previews Fall Season Featuring World Premieres by Michelle Dorrance and Jessica Lang
by Alan Henry - Aug 21, 2018

Programming for American Ballet Theatre's 2018 Fall season, October 17-28 at the David H. Koch Theater, was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. The season will feature World Premieres by Michelle Dorrance and Jessica Lang, as well as centennial tribute performances of Jerome Robbins's and Leonard Bernstein's Fancy Free. Check out a video preview of the season below!

Keigwin + Company Celebrates Bernstein Featuring The University Symphony Orchestra
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 5, 2018

To commemorate Leonard Bernstein's 100th birthday this year, Northrop presents KEIGWIN + COMPANY Celebrates Bernstein featuring The University Symphony Orchestra on Sat, Apr 14, at 7:30 pm. KEIGWIN dancers blend Broadway and club styles on stage with a theatrical flair while musicians with the University's Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mark Russell Smith, perform many Bernstein classics.

Bell Shakespeare to Tour JULIUS CAESAR
by Julie Musbach - Oct 16, 2017

Bell Shakespeare will present Julius Caesar as the 2018 national touring production, directed by Associate Director James Evans.

Northrop Announces 2017-18 Dance Season
by Julie Musbach - Apr 9, 2017

 Northrop announces its 2017//2018 dance season featuring nine great dance companies, with three ballet presentations, four performances with live music, and vibrant contemporary dance. In addition to two story ballets, there are new Family and seasonal series packages and a family dance special.

Met Box Office to Open Sunday
by Julie Musbach - Mar 24, 2017

American Ballet Theatre's 2017 Spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House, May 15-July 8, will feature the New York Premiere of Alexei Ratmansky's Whipped Cream and the Company Premiere of Ratmansky's Souvenir d'un lieu cher. Tickets for ABT's Spring Season at the Metropolitan Opera House go on sale at the box office on Sunday, March 26 at 12 Noon.

Brent Palmer to Direct Nik Rabinowitz in FORTYFIED at The Baxter Theatre
by David Fick - Nov 28, 2016

Nik Rabinowitz has just turned 40 and is on the verge of a midlife crisis. While he is figuring it all out, he has decided that instead of buying a Ferrari and abandoning his family, he's going to put on another solo show, FORTYFIED.

Donald Owen's Paranormal Thriller 'Wilderness of Divine Precedent' to Hit Amazon, 11/28
by Christina Mancuso - Nov 22, 2016

An unresolved past clashes with an unstable future in Donald Owen's Wilderness of Divine Precedent, a paranormal thriller from Creative Dynamics Multimedia Publishing that goes on sale Nov. 28 at Amazon.com. The novel follows retired businessman Henry Yamaguchi, the patriarch of a Japanese American family in present-day Granada Hills, California. Yamaguchi is obsessed by the tale of an 18th-century woodland girl described as 'beyond understanding' in a journal written by a British army physician during Edward Braddock's expedition to Fort Duquesne in 1755. Claiming a 'deity of the forest' intervened repeatedly during that British military campaign in North America, physician Shimazu Masahiro also reveals in his journal that a young aide-de-camp from Virginia named George Washington died when Braddock's army encountered a force of French and Indians near the Monongahela River. And what begins as a hobby to satisfy Yamaguchi's curiosity instead turns into a life-changing crusade. Yamaguchi's obsession ignites a complex search that ends with a stunning revelation that is terrifying yet strangely familiar. 'This story combines historical fiction from colonial America with present-day elements of the paranormal, and it produces a mystery with several twists,' said Owen, a native of Newport, Ky. 'But this story isn't a rewind to the past, and it has nothing to do with time travel. What actually happened in 1755 during Braddock's expedition to Fort Duquesne only sets up this story. Those events from the past lead to a number of complex situations in the present, and Henry Yamaguchi eventually discovers the circumstances are much more than coincidence.' Yamaguchi's pursuit of the truth leads to the diary of a colonial scout (Luther Smith) who also encountered the woodland girl during Braddock's expedition. Smith's diary includes an entry confirming George Washington's death in the forest near the Monongahela River. In addition, Yamaguchi discovers a peculiar old book-Kiky?ki-a document written entirely in Japanese by Shimazu Masahiro's wife in the eighteenth century and later given to the scout as a gift. The translation of Kiky?ki produces an equally disturbing revelation, setting in motion a stirring sequence of events for both Yamaguchi and Dr. Russell Smith-a descendant of the scout and a history professor who is haunted by bizarre nightmares of Indian torture. These discoveries confound Dr. Lisa Okamoto, a professor of Japanese language and history who helps translate Kiky?ki and later finds her life-and beliefs-forever changed by a series of astonishing events linked to the book.

Showtime Greenlights Fifth Season of Hit Drama Series RAY DONOVAN
by Caryn Robbins - Aug 12, 2016

On the heels of RAY DONOVAN scoring five Emmy nominations for its third season, SHOWTIME has ordered a fifth season of its hit drama series.

HOMELAND, RAY DONOVAN Among Showtime's 22 Emmy Award Nominations
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 14, 2016

Today, SHOWTIME was recognized with 22 Emmy nominations across multiple categories and genres including five nominations for the hit summer series RAY DONOVAN and four nominations for the network's flagship series HOMELAND.