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Review: PETE THE CAT at First Stage

'Pete the Cat' vibrates with positive energy, gentle lesson.
STRING Studio Cast Recording Out Now; Theatrical Licensing Now Available

Theatrical licensing for the musical, String, with book by Sarah Hammond, and music and lyrics by Adam Gown, is now available, alongside the release of its six-song original studio cast recording
RIDE THE CYCLONE & More Set for First Stage 2024/25 Season

First Stage has unveiled its  2024/25 season – a lineup of eight captivating productions featuring the power of unlikely heroes. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets for mainstage productions at the Marcus Performing Arts Center Todd Wehr Theater and additional productions at the Goodman Mainstage Hall in the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center.
THE TOURIST to Stream on Netflix

Netflix announced that the first and second seasons of The Tourist will be available in February. The series stars Jamie Dornan and Danielle Macdonald and was created and written by Harry and Jack Williams. The show features Shalom Brune-Franklin and Greg Larsen as co-stars alongside Dornan and Macdonald.
Complete Company Set for LIZARD BOY New York Premiere at Theatre Row

Prospect Theater Company has announced the complete company for the New York premiere of the award-winning new indie-rock musical Lizard Boy. See who is starring, and learn how to purchase tickets!
PlayGround-Chicago Concludes Season 1 In-Person With Best Of PlayGround-Chicago Gala

Playwright incubator PlayGround-Chicago celebrates the best writers and short works from its inaugural season and its first in-person performance at the BEST OF PLAYGROUND-CHICAGO GALA.
Westport Country Playhouse to Present PETE'S BIG HOLLYWOOD ADVENTURE This Month

Westport Country Playhouse's Family Festivities will bring the popular children's book character, Pete the Cat, to its stage in the musical, “Pete's Big Hollywood Adventure,” on Sunday, February 26, at 1 and 4 p.m. Produced by TheaterWorksUSA, the show is based on the “Pete the Cat” series of books by Kimberly and James Dean.
New Musical LIZARD BOY to Have New York Premiere at Theatre Row in June

Prospect Theater Company will present the New York premiere of the award-winning new indie-rock musical Lizard Boy, with book, music and lyrics by Justin Huertas and directed by Brandon Ivie.
HURRICANE DIANE Opens at Trustus Theatre This Week

Hurricane Diane opens at Trustus Theatre on Friday, December 2nd and runs for ten shows through December 17th. In this Obie-winning comedy with a twist, Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeline George pens a hilarious evisceration of the blind eye we all turn to climate change and the bacchanalian catharsis that awaits us, even in our own backyards.
Prospect Announces The Full Cast For CAPTION THIS, 2022 Musical Theater Lab

Prospect Theater Company has announced the performers who will be appearing in its 2022 Musical Theater Lab Concert presentation: Caption This. Thirty actors from Broadway and beyond will bring their talents to the stage to celebrate the hot-off-the-presses new works generated in this year's lab process. 
Prospect Announces Writers For CAPTION THIS, 2022 Musical Theater Lab

Prospect Theater Company has announced the writers selected for the 2022 edition of its annual Musical Theater Lab: Caption This. 
Photos & Video: First Look at PETE THE CAT'S BIG HOLLYWOOD ADVENTURE at TheaterWorksUSA

Before its national tour, TheaterWorksUSA will debut their new family musical Pete the Cat's Big Hollywood Adventure at Five Angels Theater on Friday, September 30 at 6:30 PM. Get a first look at photos and videos from the production here!
TheaterWorksUSA Announces 22-23 Season Featuring Touring Premiere of THE LIGHTNING THIEF: TYA EDITION & More

TheaterWorksUSA has announced their upcoming 2022 - 2023 season, including the national touring premieres of PETE THE CAT'S BIG HOLLYWOOD ADVENTURE, EL OTRO OZ, and THE LIGHTNING THIEF: TYA EDITION, along with returning favorites touring across the country.
Showtime Adds Cast to New Comedy Series ENTITLED Starring Brett Gelman

SHOWTIME has announced that Donald Sumpter (Game of Thrones), Brendan Patricks (Downton Abbey), Pippa Bennett-Warner (Gangs of London), Mark Quartley (Lucky Man), Jonathan Livingstone (Peacock), Charlotte Louise Arrowsmith (This is Going to Hurt), and Kelly Wenham (Merlin) have joined the cast of ENTITLED.
Cast Announced for For The World Premiere Of CONNECTED, THE MUSICAL

Acting Out! Theater Company Inc. has announced the cast for the world premiere of 'Connected, the Musical.'
Showtime Orders Comedy Series ENTITLED Starring and Executive Produced by Brett Gelman

The series is co-produced by SHOWTIME and Channel 4 in the UK, in association with All3Media International. Harry Williams, Jack Williams and Sarah Hammond of Two Brothers Pictures – the producers of the Emmy® winning Fleabag and International Emmy nominee BACK TO LIFE – also executive produce.
The Coterie Theatre to Stage PETE THE CAT

This spring, The Coterie returns to indoor performances with the charming family musical, Pete the Cat, based on the best-selling book series by Kimberly and James Dean. Transforming the fabulous blue feline from the book to the stage, Pete the Cat brings the ever-adventurous but always mellow, Pete, to life on stage with toe-tapping, pop-inspired tunes featuring book & lyrics by Sarah Hammond and music by Will Aronson. Directed by Heidi Van with musical direction by Anthony T. Edwards and choreography by Marc Wayne, Pete the Cat will be performed live on The Coterie’s mainstage located in Crown Center, April 1-May 22, 2022.
PETE THE CAT Rocks Kansas City In Purr-fectly Groovy Musical At The Coterie

This spring, The Coterie returns to indoor performances with the charming family musical, Pete the Cat, based on the best-selling book series by Kimberly and James Dean. Transforming the fabulous blue feline from the book to the stage, Pete the Cat brings the ever-adventurous but always mellow, Pete, to life on stage with toe-tapping, pop-inspired tunes featuring book & lyrics by Sarah Hammond and music by Will Aronson.
VIDEO: First Look at PETE THE CAT at Orlando REP

Closed prematurely in 2020, the favorite children’s book and television character created by James Dean and Kimberly Dean comes back to life onstage in the musical Pete The Cat (February 18 – April 10, 2022), written by Sarah Hammond and Will Aronson.
Bernadette Peters, Richard Maltby, Jr. & More to Appear at 32nd Annual Kleban Prize Ceremony

The Kleban Foundation will present the 32nd annual Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre in a virtual ceremony streaming online at Broadway On Demand starting Monday, February 21 at 7PM.

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